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GabyBaby (original poster member #26928) posted at 8:55 PM on Friday, July 23rd, 2010
After the lively discussion on the Nook vs. the Kindle, I thought I'd share a website called "Project Gutenberg" that I use frequently.
The web address is:
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
For those interested, its a site that offers more than 30,000 FREE ebooks.
The books downloaded on this site can be read using your PC, Nook, Kindle, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, and other portable devices.
Their ebooks can be downloaded in a variety of formats including ePub, Mobipocket, HTML, and simple text.
I just thought I'd share with my fellow bookworms!
ETA: Mods, if this type of linking of sites is off limits, please delete my post and accept my apology!
[This message edited by GabyBaby at 5:49 PM, July 23rd (Friday)]
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marzipan ( member #28544) posted at 9:54 PM on Friday, July 23rd, 2010
I love project gutenberg! You can also access the downloads from iBooks.
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GabyBaby (original poster member #26928) posted at 11:50 PM on Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Thanks for the tip on iBooks, Marzipan!
Me - late 40s
DD(27), DS(24, PDD-NOS)
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
I edit often for clarity/typos.
mom of 2 ( member #11214) posted at 12:24 AM on Monday, July 26th, 2010
Thanks for the site info GabyBaby! My daughter has a Kindle and I passed the website along to her. 
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Divorced after 23 years of M thanks to XH's truth trickle.
Status: Recovering and healing. It's going to be a long hard road.
Update November 2013: It only took seven years but I finally turned a corner. :)
stepbuild ( member #11951) posted at 12:27 AM on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Project gutenberg is a really great site.
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Threnody ( member #1558) posted at 3:07 PM on Friday, July 30th, 2010
I frequently read/refer to classic literature, and PG has been my go-to source for years. I love it! On my phone I currently have a few books, including all of the Sherlock Holmes collections by Doyle. I have hard-bound copies on my shelf, but I carry it on my phone as well for those times I'm stuck somewhere and need to NOT dwell on the waiting.
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GabyBaby (original poster member #26928) posted at 4:10 PM on Friday, July 30th, 2010
I absolutely LOVE that site!
I visit the site at least once a week just to browse and drool, lol.
I too love classic literature...hell...I love reading PERIOD!
My hubby recently bought a nook for me, so you know I'm loading that puppy up with as many books as it'll hold. Project Gutenberg was my first stop!
Me - late 40s
DD(27), DS(24, PDD-NOS)
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
I edit often for clarity/typos.
wincing_at_light ( member #14393) posted at 6:21 AM on Saturday, August 7th, 2010
In the same vein, if you want free e-books, you really should be checking out manybooks.net.
You name the device, they've converted it into that format, and they often have contemporary stuff long before PG gets it converted.
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GabyBaby (original poster member #26928) posted at 6:31 AM on Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Thanks Wincing! I'm on my way to that site right now!
Me - late 40s
DD(27), DS(24, PDD-NOS)
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
I edit often for clarity/typos.
wincing_at_light ( member #14393) posted at 2:11 PM on Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Cool.
I've developed something of an e-mail friendship with the guy who developed that site after he approached me about converting/hosting some of my novels that I'd released under a Creative Commons license, so I try to help him out with plugs when it's appropriate.
You can't beat the Axis if you get VD
GabyBaby (original poster member #26928) posted at 4:32 PM on Saturday, August 7th, 2010
I've forwarded the site to a few friends and my brother-in-law who is also a writer.
Me - late 40s
DD(27), DS(24, PDD-NOS)
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
I edit often for clarity/typos.
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