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The World's Best Public Library


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There are 22,000 classic books available to download free of charge at Project Gutenberg and 400 more are added every month
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6 responses // The World's Best Public Library

  • http://books.google.com/
    There was a huge fuss over Google books (which as far as I can tell is pretty much the same as this Project Gutenberg), and a lawsuit a couple years back. I can't really remember what the case was about or how it ended, but...how is this different than Google books?
    Tori
  • One is for public domain books and the other was for copyrighted books and the ability to read samples of them.
    TheRealEdwin
  • Although I love the concept of online public libraries, i personally have a hard time reading a book from my computer screen. anyone else feel that way? I have trouble reading from a screen for an extensive period of time, and when i'm reading a wonderful story, i want to be able to underline, to walk around and take my book with me everywhere. I feel like the relationship is very different between your favorite book and your laptop/desktop. I guess McLuhans "the medium is the message" really applies to what I'm saying. I treasure my books- I don't think i treasure my downloads and documents. I really like the idea of everyone having free access to these works, but i feel like there is something missing when I read Edward Abbey or Jane Austen from my laptop.
    anyone feel the same?
    vavavicky
  • It's all about the paper....Recycled of course! :D
    mattbrawn
  • I like to have my books in person, not on the computer screen.
    e7even
  • http://www.publicdomainreprints.org/
    You could always print it out with books on demand.

    Ever feel supremely stiffed after paying good money for a textbook or paperback copy of a book that's been in the public domain for decades? The Public Domain Books Reprints Service acts as a go-between for sites like Project Gutenberg, Google Books' public works, and other copyright-free sites and self-publishing service Lulu.com, which charges fairly decent prices to print nice-looking tomes. It's not free, but it could save you a bit of cash on textbooks, or help you find a paper copy of any obscure works you're looking for.
    TheRealEdwin

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