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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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DRM 1-3 Promote illegal distribution of eBooks?
Remember on March 2001, I conducted a personal research on an underground-study to find commercial ebooks in MS Reader format that are sold via Barnes and Nobles which do not use DRM level 5 protection, which means it will be PDA friendly and can be copied easily...To my surprise I did NOT find any illegal distribution of this non-copy protected ebook.
Well Jeff Narvit from Narvitopia also did similiar research:
"I conducted a very similar experiment. After I bought a bunch of unprotected ebooks from fictionwise, I thought 'Lets see if the publishers are right. Fictionwise stuff is unprotected, so it MUST be easy to find!' Nope. I tried my damndest and used every little underground resource I know to see if they are out there, and they just aren't. I really think that if people buy something, they aren't willing to just put it out there for everyone. I really feel that most warez come from people cracking software or distributing serial numbers rather than posting original unprotected works. Anyway, my $.02"
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