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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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OOP
Out-of-print on demand
The question is how valuable the books would remain as physical objects. And that depends on how they're made. It seems likely that print-on-demand could lead to a twin books culture. One strand would be the cheap, throwaway book: you pick all the cheapest options, you take your book on vacation, and you toss it or give it away when you're done reading it, like I now do with magazines when I'm traveling. The other strand would be the "permanent" book that you bought to keep or as a gift. Even more than now, the selection of books a person chose to keep would indicate their serious interests to visitors scanning their bookshelves.
Now, I know what you're going to say. You're going to say: eBooks. Certainly. For studying and required reading and frequently updated 700-page manuals for repairing airplanes. But for mystery novels to take to the beach? We're still a long way off from incorporating the all-weather, all-terrain convenience and readability of paper into an electronic device.
Original link comes from eBookweb.org
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