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Posted by Mach X on Jan-24-2011 07:21:

Kobo/Kindle/Ebook etc...

So I got my mom one of these for Christmas... ain't really played with it much, besides going on Chapters and seeing how you can buy books etc...

But does anyone know where to get books for free? Or other ways to get more digital publications?

Or any good sites for kobo/kindles?

Thanks!

Posted by Mach X on Jan-24-2011 11:54:

Even cool stuff to do with them, hacks, mods, etc...

Posted by devnull on Jan-24-2011 12:16:

removing DRM on purchased ebooks
http://lifehacker.com/5733075/how-t...r-kindle-ebooks

Posted by English Rachel on Jan-24-2011 18:40:

I love my kindle! If you go onto Amazon, you can get literally thousand of out-of-copyright books for free!

Posted by rabbitjoker on Jan-24-2011 19:30:

Nice device! I enjoy it but it has given me an expensive book habit.

Posted by Yohan on Jan-24-2011 20:04:

I could never get into ebooks. Something about it just doesn't feel right. I find myself more skimming than reading, and there is something about flipping pages of a real book that just feels... normal

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Jan-24-2011 20:13:

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Originally posted by Yohan
I could never get into ebooks. Something about it just doesn't feel right. I find myself more skimming than reading, and there is something about flipping pages of a real book that just feels... normal

+1

I've tried ebooks and I just can't get into them....my attention span on computer devices is just not there. There is just something about a real book that makes me sit down for hours at a time and just read.

Posted by Orko on Jan-24-2011 20:36:

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
+1

I've tried ebooks and I just can't get into them....my attention span on computer devices is just not there. There is just something about a real book that makes me sit down for hours at a time and just read.

It is usually the screen. The e-ink screens help a lot.

I just wish the prices were better. Many of reference books just are not cheap enough to justify getting the ebook version. For a book that is 1000 pages, and costs $40, to be sold for $35 is a bit outrageous. They expect us to believe that printing and shipping is only $5 of the cost?

I guess it will take them a while to realise (just like the music industry) that they need to have better pricing.

Posted by Mach X on Jan-24-2011 22:34:

I was very skeptical at first too, preffered the book and thought tablet reading would be annoying, hurt the eyes etc. But the kobo (don't call it a kindle or the bitches at Chapters and Indigo with crucify you!). [Kobo{CANADA]=Kindle{US}]

But the Kobo, very lightweight, not hard to hold at all, and the screen is very easy on the eyes. Not to fond of the buttons, but that's not a huge deal.

So, back to the original questions, besides the non copyright, and school, or classic novels etc... anyone know where to get some non DRM'ed or free version of the popular stuff? The bestsellers etc?

Posted by devnull on Jan-24-2011 23:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Mach X
I was very skeptical at first too, preffered the book and thought tablet reading would be annoying, hurt the eyes etc. But the kobo (don't call it a kindle or the bitches at Chapters and Indigo with crucify you!). [Kobo{CANADA]=Kindle{US}]

But the Kobo, very lightweight, not hard to hold at all, and the screen is very easy on the eyes. Not to fond of the buttons, but that's not a huge deal.

So, back to the original questions, besides the non copyright, and school, or classic novels etc... anyone know where to get some non DRM'ed or free version of the popular stuff? The bestsellers etc?

BestSellers ....i havent found online. Computer related books on the other hand....got tons.

I read on my iPad and I havent had issues so far (PDF's). My only issue with the ipad is the weight. I've weighed the kindle and its super light... I need the screen size of ipad tho...

Posted by FunkyCrew on Jan-24-2011 23:54:

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.archive.org/index.php

http://www.epubbooks.com/

http://elibtronic.ca/content/201007...ok-ebook-piracy

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Jan-25-2011 00:05:

quote:
Originally posted by devnull
I've weighed the kindle and its super light...

Would you say it's like a croissant?

Posted by VERTiG0 on Jan-25-2011 01:36:

I have a Kindle 3 Wifi+3G and I cannot put it down. It's the greatest device ever made, in my opinion. All I do now is read.

Posted by Orko on Jan-25-2011 02:13:

quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
I have a Kindle 3 Wifi+3G and I cannot put it down. It's the greatest device ever made, in my opinion. All I do now is read.

Why the fuck is the DX so expensive!? It is the right size (6" is too small), but that price is just too much. I'd rather pay an extra $100 and get a full tablet.

Posted by Mach X on Jan-25-2011 02:21:

quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
I have a Kindle 3 Wifi+3G and I cannot put it down. It's the greatest device ever made, in my opinion. All I do now is read.

See, this is why I was thinking about getting myself one as well. I really need to start reading more again.

But I was going to wait till the BlackBerry playbook to come and try that first...

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Jan-25-2011 03:29:

quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
It's the greatest device ever made, in my opinion.

Until 4 months from now when you start bashing it for being the worst piece of garbage ever and move on to something else.

Posted by devnull on Jan-25-2011 03:56:

quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
Would you say it's like a croissant?

heheh

in comparison to an ipad...its a feather!

Posted by VERTiG0 on Jan-25-2011 23:53:

If anybody is going to buy an ebook reader and you're hung up on the Kobo or Kindle, get the Kindle. The screen is a generation newer and is much easier to read, and it turns pages faster. I bought my mom a Kobo for Mother's Day last year, and I compared them this past weekend - it's night and day, the Kindle's screen is so much nicer.

quote:
Originally posted by Orko
Why the fuck is the DX so expensive!? It is the right size (6" is too small), but that price is just too much. I'd rather pay an extra $100 and get a full tablet.

Because it's a 9" screen. It's one of very few out there, and as such it's a very niche product. Nobody buys them. Also if you try to read for any extended period of time on an LCD display-equipped tablet, your eyes will bleed and you will die from an aneurysm.

quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
Until 4 months from now when you start bashing it for being the worst piece of garbage ever and move on to something else.

Embrace progress Lisa, embrace it.

Also,

Posted by Mach X on Jan-29-2011 08:49:

Thought this was fitting lol...

Ohh, and so I found out that Pirate Bay has a E-Books, not alot of fiction, but some New York Times bestseller packs, lots of textbooks and learning stuff, and a SHIT TON of books on how to get her off guarantee and lengthen you love making with 9 easy steps...