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I prefer to read E-book formats now, but they're much more
difficult to light than paper.
E-book Readers:
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E-bookwise 1150 - My second E-book after the palm pilot. Free downloadable dictionary to link to from your e-books, too. |
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GEB
eBook Librarian - Excellent app to convert various formats for the 1150
reader above. |
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E-reader
Pro (Palm Pilot) - Free software (don't pay for it on unscrupulous
sites). Supports several DRM (copy protected) formats as well. |
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Kindle
- various versions, and e-ink displays are nice for low power drain, but no
built in backlighting. |
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Nook
- e-ink in monochrome for now, or color in LCD. Some nicer features
than the Kindle. |
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Comparisons of e-book readers on
Wikipedia and
e-book reader review. |
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Calibre
software, for managing / converting e-book formats, etc. |
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Use ePUBee
to remove annoying DRM from your e-books (so you can read it on *any* e-book
reader) |
Free Sources for E-Books:
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Project
Gutenberg - Funded by your own tax dollars. You can find a lot of
classics out there without paying for them on paper, as long as the
copyright is expired. |
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The
Tom Swift series,
in various e-formats. |
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Ebooksread has lots of obscure (OK, and strange) titles. |
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Freebookspot has more niche titles, usually in PDF format (convert with
utilities above) |
Paid Sources for E-books:
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Fictionwise - Awesome site, but not all DRM (copy protected) formats
work on all readers. |
Places to find paper books:
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Amazon
Be careful with the "Amazon marketplace" sellers - Some are OK, but you can
only get 3 refunds from Amazon on bad sellers in your LIFETIME. (Read the
fine print!) |
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Half.com
- Some of these link from Amazon marketplace too. Owned by e-bay now
days, so they take PayPal payments. |
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Alibris
- Great site to check for used and out-of-print books. |
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Abe Books
- Another great site to search, that also has out-of-print books. |
Finding free books the old fashioned way:
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