From where can I download books?

For stuff that really doesn't have ANYTHING to do with Puppy
Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
nic007
Posts: 3408
Joined: Sun 13 Nov 2011, 12:31
Location: Cradle of Humankind

From where can I download books?

#1 Post by nic007 »

Which sites are best to download books?
Top
User avatar
drunkjedi
Posts: 882
Joined: Mon 25 May 2015, 02:50

#2 Post by drunkjedi »

Try this old and trusted, https://www.gutenberg.org

Also see http://ebookfriendly.com/project-gutenberg-tips-tricks/
Top
User avatar
nic007
Posts: 3408
Joined: Sun 13 Nov 2011, 12:31
Location: Cradle of Humankind

#3 Post by nic007 »

New ones. I have a few but just testing the water.
Top
User avatar
drunkjedi
Posts: 882
Joined: Mon 25 May 2015, 02:50

#4 Post by drunkjedi »

Few months ago I downloaded FBReader and Aldiko Book Reader on my Android.
These readers also includes a browser/downloader to access different network ebook catalogues and stores.
Several popular English, French, Russian, Chinese, and Polish libraries were included.
Custom OPDS catalogues are supported too.
Just google OPDS catalogues and add it's link in it.

FBReader is available for puppy too, somewhere in the forum.
Top
User avatar
Burn_IT
Posts: 3650
Joined: Sat 12 Aug 2006, 19:25
Location: Tamworth UK

#5 Post by Burn_IT »

Amazon of course!! Some users sell second hand books.
I use Abebooks myself for hardbacks and Kobo for online.
"Just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush" - T Pratchett
Top
User avatar
nic007
Posts: 3408
Joined: Sun 13 Nov 2011, 12:31
Location: Cradle of Humankind

#6 Post by nic007 »

Alright people, I'm not in favour of illegal downloads but just giving the following "tips" merely as a matter of information. Using it is entirely YOUR decision and I do not accept any responsibility for any wrong doings. Website: bookzz.org ; google for "calibre choose a category to browse by"
Top
bark_bark_bark
Posts: 1885
Joined: Tue 05 Jun 2012, 12:17
Location: Wisconsin USA

#7 Post by bark_bark_bark »

you forgot to put quotes around illegal.
....
Top
User avatar
nic007
Posts: 3408
Joined: Sun 13 Nov 2011, 12:31
Location: Cradle of Humankind

#8 Post by nic007 »

bark_bark_bark wrote:you forgot to put quotes around illegal.
:D
Top
User avatar
drunkjedi
Posts: 882
Joined: Mon 25 May 2015, 02:50

#9 Post by drunkjedi »

Burn_IT wrote:Amazon of course!! Some users sell second hand books.
I use Abebooks myself for hardbacks and Kobo for online.
Nah best place to get used books is street side vendors, I sometimes get good book really cheap.
And the window shopping there is fun. You can actually handle those books, check them and.... bargain.
Sometimes the vender doesn't even know what jewel he has.
They are just uneducated trash collectors.
Whatever you want to buy, don't look interested or exited.
Top
User avatar
Burn_IT
Posts: 3650
Joined: Sat 12 Aug 2006, 19:25
Location: Tamworth UK

#10 Post by Burn_IT »

I didn't say that was the only place.
I also sell my old book back to those book shops.
I had a room full of shelves up till recently when I needed to but a bed in there and had to sell most of them.
The owner knows my preferences and keeps likely book on one side for me till I go in.
"Just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush" - T Pratchett
Top
User avatar
Flash
Official Dog Handler
Posts: 13071
Joined: Wed 04 May 2005, 16:04
Location: Arizona USA

#11 Post by Flash »

My city library has a big used book store which sells very cheap.
Top
rokytnji
Posts: 2262
Joined: Tue 20 Jan 2009, 15:54

#12 Post by rokytnji »

Isn't the wayback site all the Puppy isos are on chock full of movies and books?

https://openlibrary.org/

I have also found personal libraries maintained on peoples personal servers online but I never book marked the links.. Things available like novels from "Brian Lumley" and comics like "Afro Samurai".

https://librivox.org/short-science-fict ... n-vol-008/
Top
User avatar
Geoffrey
Posts: 2355
Joined: Sun 30 May 2010, 08:42
Location: Queensland

#13 Post by Geoffrey »

There are millions of free books at https://www.hathitrust.org/,
there is also a qt application that will download these book as pdf's without the need to be signed in with an account.
The site has a download limit which will make you wait to continue large file downloads.

Needs QT installed HathiDownloadHelper-1.1.0.pet
[b]Carolina:[/b] [url=http://smokey01.com/carolina/pages/recent-repo.html]Recent Repository Additions[/url]
[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ahfade8q4def1lq/signbot.gif[/img]
Top
gcmartin

#14 Post by gcmartin »

I've used this for years.

Hope this helps
Top
infromthepound
Posts: 220
Joined: Sat 13 Jun 2009, 01:29

#15 Post by infromthepound »

There are several sites for free self-published ebooks if you google.
Some of the publishings are teRRRible, as if they were an unfinished tail by a teenager,
Others are quite good.
My 'doze computer with the list I had on crashed, so I managed to loose them. Currently my local library has free ebooks
JB
Top
rokytnji
Posts: 2262
Joined: Tue 20 Jan 2009, 15:54

#16 Post by rokytnji »

Others are quite good.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/UM/ ... ete_HR.pdf

The book is a tribute to Jim Gray, missing at sea since 2007, who foresaw the importance of data and the cloud before most scientists realized that a transformation was underway -- these words are his.
Top
User avatar
bignono1
Posts: 360
Joined: Sun 17 May 2009, 07:30
Location: Q8

#17 Post by bignono1 »

Books and other media https://archive.org/
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Truly off-topic conversations”