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TOP 10
ebook sites
(updated April 4, 04)
1. FictionWise,
multi formats one stop
shopping site, include non fiction and exclusive short fictions.
2. BlackMask,
the best free ebook site in several
formats.
3. PeanutPress, award winning ebook store
for PDA, friendly DRM solutions.
4. Execubook,
eSummaries that deliver wisdom. Perfect for PDA users.
5. eBookAd, many indies label are here
6.
Univ. of Virginia
Library, Free ebooks
7. FreeeLiterature dot com,
classics for free
8. Memoware, free documents from
volunteers.
9.
ESSPC, great place to
start your collection (Free)
10.The Online Book Page,
from U.Penn. new
5
Recommended eBooks from my ebook shelf
(April 04)
(email me for 10%
off coupon)
1.
Don't Know Much About History
2.
Dirty Little Secrets
3.
Killing The Buddha
4.
The Get With the Program! Guide to Fast Food and Family Restaurants
5.
Flirt Coach
Pocket
PC eBooks
Bestseller List
(Jan-Mar 04)
1.
Star Trek Series
2.
Angels and Demons
3.
Holly Bible NIV ed.
4.
The
Da Vinci Code
5.
Deception Points
6.
Letters to Penthouse XIX
7.
Letters to Penthouse XVIII
8.
Resolutions
9.
7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom
10.
Against All Enemies
Pocket PC eBooks Watch - eBook and beyond
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Pros and cons of electronic reading devices vs. books
ebooks:
1) It stores a shelfload of works - you can hop from Virginia Woolf to Naomi Wolf with the touch of a stylus. 2) It's back-lit - you can read in the dark. 3) It hooks up to the Internet - so you can download a book in the middle of the night and begin reading it immediately. 4) It can handle sound, moving images, Internet documents and heaven knows what else. 5) You can change the size of the text, and it is searchable. 6) It weighs 22 ounces - you won't break your back toting 10 books around.
Printed books:
1) It has pages and is easier to thumb through. 2) It has margins you can write in - without a ridiculously small keyboard. 3) It doesn't need batteries - or an electric cord. 4) It doesn't look like a purse. 5) It's unbreakable - if you drop it, it won't cost you $199 to replace it. 6) It's a book, damn it - we've been holding them and loving them and reading them for five centuries.
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