Random Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Has anyone heard of this? I saw this yesterday and thought it was pretty awesome, it's basically a place where works of literature that has been release into the public domain(according to US copyright law) are available in electronic form for free. Project Gutenberg Found this on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gutenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 It's a bit of a pain to listen through all of those isn't it? Imho, I'd rather have the e-books where you read it on the computer. :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted June 17, 2006 Author Share Posted June 17, 2006 It's a bit of a pain to listen through all of those isn't it? Imho, I'd rather have the e-boks where you read it on the computer. lol, maybe I should've stated this on the opening post :P but these are all ebooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 yep, ive heard of it :D . i downloaded a dvd image of 9418 of the "best" books, it was about 4 gigs worth. its only about half of what they have available right now, and they are actually planning on joining another free ebook company and almost tripling their size. ill see if i can find the article about it. EDIT: this is what i was thinking of. 300,000 ebooks available, for free, from july4th to august 4th :shock: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjbj1991 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 ^ I need to get some more gmail drives. Thats alot of reading! *Presses 'Submit buttion' cursing US copywrite restrictions* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 If you look hard enough you can order a free DVD and a CD to share with friends ;) I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromagus Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Hehe, probably the best way to appear to be working at the office while spending your time productively :P (This site was actually recommended in The Joy of Work, a book by Dilbert author Scott Adams on how to get the most out of your office job) My Tip.It Times Articles (10 and counting) || The Varrock Library Author Index projectDo you dare to dream? - Part 19 added. || The Hospital (WIP) - New story!Necromagus looks like a viking ... with glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 If you look hard enough you can order a free DVD and a CD to share with friends ;) yep, and if you dont want to wait for them to ship it, you can download the dvd image and burn your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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