Thread: how to get free ebooks...as requested by boonmee

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

like a fully literate Bill Bryson.

Bryson is a brilliant writer. I'd like to get some of his ebooks on audio with him doing the voice.

Originally Posted by chassamui

I'd like to get some of his ebooks on audio with him doing the voice.

plenty of them available with bryson himself narrating

i listened to the one he did about the apalachean (sic) trail

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

don't think you can beat a kindle....certainly not for value for money

both my kids have a nook.... cost £28

not as many features as the kindle, but perfectly good for reading

takes epub files

Originally Posted by Necron99

How fucking delusional or disingenuous are you? I'm not sure which.....but would bank on the former.

don't know what you're on about

but I very rarely charge my kindle, once every 2 or 3 months

anyone who uses a tablet for reading is a bit mad

13 bryson audio books here


The Pirate Bay - The galaxy's most resilient bittorrent site

i really like a short history of nearly everything

Originally Posted by NickA

but I very rarely charge my kindle, once every 2 or 3 months

me neither but necro99 knows best

i've put him on ignore for now

bulb was driving me mad

e-ink is also so much nicer than reading off a phone/tablet

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

me neither but necro99 knows best

once people have spent their £300/£400/£500 on an ipad or expensive tablet, they feel they have to do everything with it, whether it does the job well or not

the fact you can get a decent e-reader for less than £30 doesn't come into it

absolutely great for kids

Originally Posted by NickA

e-ink is also so much nicer than reading off a phone/tablet

I find the white on black setting on my tablet works fine and I have no eye-strain issues with it.

I like the book readers cos they are matte screen, nothing worse than catching a reflection of my ugly mug mid story.
also they are very light to hold -
.
The best new one seems to be the kobo Aura HD , has a 6.8 inch screen -kindles 6, I think .
reads epub and had Sd card slot too .

Originally Posted by blue

I like the book readers cos they are matte screen, nothing worse than catching a reflection of my ugly mug mid story.
also they are very light to hold -
.
The best new one seems to be the kobo Aura HD , has a 6.8 inch screen -kindles 6, I think .
reads epub and had Sd card slot too .

Blue - did you torrent UFC 168?

Anderson Silva totally broke his leg. It was gross. He has very weak pouffy homo legs.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by NickA

e-ink is also so much nicer than reading off a phone/tablet

I find the white on black setting on my tablet works fine and I have no eye-strain issues with it.

I like this view best on the android tablet , using free Cool Reader
as you can see I've imported someones building caper from a TD construction thread...

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

13 bryson audio books here The Pirate Bay - The galaxy's most resilient bittorrent site i really like a short history of nearly everything

Thanks for the link, appreciated.

Originally Posted by blue

I like this view best on the android tablet , using free Cool Reader as you can see I've imported someones building caper from a TD construction thread..

Keep it quiet eh. my kids still think I was reading them a real fairy tale.

Originally Posted by The Ghost Of The Moog

Blue - did you torrent UFC 168? Anderson Silva totally broke his leg. It was gross. He has very weak pouffy homo legs.

yeh i downloaded it - ultra carefull not to read any torrent spoiler comments,
or not to log into TD or read any news website etc , I had the previous one ruined by a person the boxing thread .
Then just before watching it, I logged into youtube , I forgot it knows I'm a bloodthirsty swine, and before I knew it, I had read
silva breaks leg in huge letters in the recommended videos.
......

Originally Posted by blue

Originally Posted by The Ghost Of The Moog

Blue - did you torrent UFC 168? Anderson Silva totally broke his leg. It was gross. He has very weak pouffy homo legs.

yeh i downloaded it - ultra carefull not to read any torrent spoiler comments,
or not to log into TD or read any news website etc , I had the previous one ruined by a person the boxing thread .
Then just before watching it, I logged into youtube , I forgot it knows I'm a bloodthirsty swine, and before I knew it, I had read
silva breaks leg in huge letters in the recommended videos.
......

When Silva was writhing around on the floor sighing and moaning, I never feel so erotic since Brian Clough kissed that boy on live television.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I find the white on black setting on my tablet works fine and I have no eye-strain issues with it.

there's nothing wrong with it

but it's not as good as a reader

and it uses battery all the time you're reading

surely it's only a matter of time before someone invents a tablet that can change into "reader" mode

Here's another free / safe ebook site, sometimes useful for hard to find books.

you can only download a few books a day , more if you sign in .
Electronic library. Download books free. Finding books

for a format converter I use
calibre - E-book management

eg -
input epub
output mobi
click page setup and choose output profile to match your device

you can also change the cover during the conversion with one from google images etc.

it will have a go at converting pdf files too , but no converter seems expert at that task.

I'm still debating on getting a kindle or the like.

I still read paperback books? Am I odd?

Originally Posted by MissTraveller

Am I odd?

most certainly

Originally Posted by MissTraveller

I still read paperback books.

Not many of them, I'd wager.

You getting a kindle would be a bit like stephen hawking getting football boots.