After researching through the website LibraryThing, I have found several books which i have read or have great interest in reading.. Most of them have the same agenda.. Take a look at my library collection.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=ES2EODJC&collection=-1&shelf=list&collection=-1
Enjoy!
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Item 22: eBooks and Audio eBooks
After searching around for free eBooks of various types. I have come to a conclusion of my top 10 places to find free eBooks and the different titles they have.
1) Project Gutenberg
- This site is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet. Their collection, pieced together by thousands of volunteers, now amount to over 20,000 works which have fallen into public domain. With great numbers however, comes the headache of picking true literary gems from the fodder - That’s why this Top 100 page is so valuable.
2) BookMooch
- Want a real physical book for a change? BookMooch is a community for exchanging used books. Under a points system, it lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want.
3) eBook Spyder
- This site specializes in technical books ranging anywhere from C# to AJAX. Many commercial works can be found here though.
4) Google Book Search
- This service has been giving Google a fair bit of copyright headaches, but has moved forward quite well in spite of the circumstances. It comes with a book-like interface which many people like.
5) Escape Pod
- This site specializes in audio books ranging from various sources. Most of the works are done by special authors even though they are not very famous.
6) Free Computer Books
- I think the name of the site says it all. What I like about this site is that all their books are very specifically tagged so you can zoom down on whatever topic you want very quickly.
7) LibriVox
- Too lazy to read? Get Librivox to read it to you! These guys are undertaking a collaborative project and working with volunteers to make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the Internet. They also offer podcasts for their recent work too, so you can get books on your MP3 player with a snap of your fingers.
8) Cliff Notes
- Yes – CliffsNotes, the all time favorite resource for literary study guides, are now GIVING away their a lot of their literary material. A truly excellent resource if you’re cramming for a test.
9) Wikibooks
- WikiBooks is yet another awesome project by the Jimmy Wales and the WikiMedia team (The same guys who brought you Wikipedia) with a mission to create a free collection of open-content textbooks that anyone can edit.
10) Daily Lit
- No time to read? DailyLit breaks down big books into smaller chunks so you can read it in palatable parts.
1) Project Gutenberg
- This site is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet. Their collection, pieced together by thousands of volunteers, now amount to over 20,000 works which have fallen into public domain. With great numbers however, comes the headache of picking true literary gems from the fodder - That’s why this Top 100 page is so valuable.
2) BookMooch
- Want a real physical book for a change? BookMooch is a community for exchanging used books. Under a points system, it lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want.
3) eBook Spyder
- This site specializes in technical books ranging anywhere from C# to AJAX. Many commercial works can be found here though.
4) Google Book Search
- This service has been giving Google a fair bit of copyright headaches, but has moved forward quite well in spite of the circumstances. It comes with a book-like interface which many people like.
5) Escape Pod
- This site specializes in audio books ranging from various sources. Most of the works are done by special authors even though they are not very famous.
6) Free Computer Books
- I think the name of the site says it all. What I like about this site is that all their books are very specifically tagged so you can zoom down on whatever topic you want very quickly.
7) LibriVox
- Too lazy to read? Get Librivox to read it to you! These guys are undertaking a collaborative project and working with volunteers to make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the Internet. They also offer podcasts for their recent work too, so you can get books on your MP3 player with a snap of your fingers.
8) Cliff Notes
- Yes – CliffsNotes, the all time favorite resource for literary study guides, are now GIVING away their a lot of their literary material. A truly excellent resource if you’re cramming for a test.
9) Wikibooks
- WikiBooks is yet another awesome project by the Jimmy Wales and the WikiMedia team (The same guys who brought you Wikipedia) with a mission to create a free collection of open-content textbooks that anyone can edit.
10) Daily Lit
- No time to read? DailyLit breaks down big books into smaller chunks so you can read it in palatable parts.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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