Tor.com's Freebies Bonanza - get'em now!

TadW · 07-23-2008, 03:16 AM

Laying bored on the beach? Need a good read? Here we go... all of Tor's freebie novels listed on one page in various DRM-free formats, ready for immediate consumption.

Quote:

Now that the life of our doughty little holding page is drawing to a close (shed a tear), we thought we'd make everything we gave away there--all the novels, all of the desktop wallpaper--available for one additional week, starting today and running through Sunday, July 27.

Source: Tor.com

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Farthing by Jo Walton
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedies Lackey & James Mallory
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Lord of the Isles by David Drake
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

The Disunited States of America by Harry Turtledove
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Reiffen's Choice by S.C. Butler
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Spirit Gate by Kate Elliot
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Starfish by Peter Watts
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Touch of Evil by C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Orphans of Chaos by John Wright
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

In the Midnight Hour by Patti O'Shea
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Battlestar Galactica by Jeffrey A. Carver
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Flash by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Soul by Tobsha Learner
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Darkness of the Light by Peter David
PDF || HTML || HTML zip || Mobi

Three Shadows by Cyril Pedrosa
PDF || ePub

Prash · 07-23-2008, 03:36 AM

Thanks for the compiled links TadW...

HappyMartin · 07-23-2008, 04:05 AM

I do not understand where people find the time to "acquire" and read pirated books. I cannot even keep up with the legitimately free stuff. Its like a rich relative died and left me a library.

Antartica · 07-23-2008, 06:02 AM

Thanks a lot TadW; there are some of those that I was intending to read and didn't noticed they were there. Also, thanks to the Tor guys for doing this to make us broaden our personal "I-like-this-writer" list

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Snassek · 07-23-2008, 07:32 AM

Which would be the best format to get for the Sony Reader to convert?

Krystian Galaj · 07-23-2008, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyMartin

I do not understand where people find the time to "acquire" and read pirated books. I cannot even keep up with the legitimately free stuff. Its like a rich relative died and left me a library.

I think they find time to acquire them, but not to read them - it's like shopaholics, they buy and buy and buy and like shopping, not using the stuff. Similarly some people gather in their collections every pirated book they can find on Darknet, and end up never reading any of them.

13xforever · 07-23-2008, 08:44 AM

Ouch, I've subscribed to this event and didn't get any one notification :-(. So, thank you, TadW for this news.

TheLongshot · 07-23-2008, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snassek

Which would be the best format to get for the Sony Reader to convert?

Get the HTML version and convert with Calibre.

Jason

nrapallo · 07-23-2008, 08:52 AM

[true colours]
arrr, arrr, arrr, I've added them all to my COLLECTION.

Now to find time to read them.

[/true colours]

Thanks for all the links; one-stop shopping at its best!

bob315 · 07-23-2008, 01:35 PM

This looks great, but I'm having difficulty actually getting the books to open. I have downloaded 4 books in mobi format to my Mac and transferred them across the USB cable to my Kindle. When I try to open them on the Kindle, I get "Unexpected error."

Any ideas what might need to be done? FWIW, I got a couple of Baen books the same way recently and they opened without a hitch.

Prash · 07-23-2008, 02:57 PM

And what would be the best format for a Windows mobile pc(an iPaq in particular)?

bob315 · 07-23-2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob315

Any ideas what might need to be done?

Hmm... Still don't know what caused the error, but restarting the Kindle cleared it up.

JSWolf · 07-23-2008, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prash

And what would be the best format for a Windows mobile pc(an iPaq in particular)?

That depends. Can it deal with HTML or Mobipocket formats?

Studio717 · 07-23-2008, 04:08 PM

Thanks for this list! I subscribed as soon as I heard about Tor's generous offer, but missed a few of the early ones. Now my list is complete.

I haven't used Calibre but for my Sony Reader, I download in html and use the Word template I set up (according to Sony's instructions) for creating a PDF that's formated for the Reader's screen. So far, it has worked nicely and doesn't take too long. (It's not set up for batch files, though, so I'm sure there are faster ways out there to convert a lot of books at one time.)

Html seemed the most versatile format to me, since I could easily reformat it to fit whatever device I wanted to read the ebook on.

seajewel · 07-23-2008, 04:31 PM

I would highly recommend Calibre. It will make your Reader even more attractive. And if having proper page breaks matters to you, only the .mobi version converts with proper page breaks in Calibre, btw.

07-23-2008, 08:44 AM	#7
13xforever Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Russia, near Yekatrinburg Device: Sony PRS-700 & iPhone + Stanza	Ouch, I've subscribed to this event and didn't get any one notification :-(. So, thank you, TadW for this news. __________________ 雪道の傘の重みや本五冊　　　白菊

07-23-2008, 08:52 AM	#9
nrapallo GuteBook/Mobi2IMP Creator Posts: 2,955 Karma: 2530531 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: REB1200 EBW1150 Device: T1 NSTG iLiad_v2 NC Device: Asus_TF Next1 WPDN	[true colours] arrr, arrr, arrr, I've added them all to my COLLECTION. Now to find time to read them. [/true colours] Thanks for all the links; one-stop shopping at its best! __________________ -Nick ‹The REB1200 Guy›

07-23-2008, 04:08 PM	#14
Studio717 Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 79 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California Device: Kindle DX, Kindle 1, Sony Reader 505, Palm T\|X, iPhone, Tablet	Thanks for this list! I subscribed as soon as I heard about Tor's generous offer, but missed a few of the early ones. Now my list is complete. I haven't used Calibre but for my Sony Reader, I download in html and use the Word template I set up (according to Sony's instructions) for creating a PDF that's formated for the Reader's screen. So far, it has worked nicely and doesn't take too long. (It's not set up for batch files, though, so I'm sure there are faster ways out there to convert a lot of books at one time.) Html seemed the most versatile format to me, since I could easily reformat it to fit whatever device I wanted to read the ebook on. Last edited by Studio717; 07-23-2008 at 04:10 PM. Reason: Added a graf.

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Prash Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 387 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore, India Device: iPAQ 3650, Utopia Apad and my computer	Thanks for the compiled links TadW...

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HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,431 Karma: 6517492 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	I do not understand where people find the time to "acquire" and read pirated books. I cannot even keep up with the legitimately free stuff. Its like a rich relative died and left me a library.

07-23-2008, 06:02 AM	#4
Antartica Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 754 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: iliad, onhandpc, newton, zaurus	Thanks a lot TadW; there are some of those that I was intending to read and didn't noticed they were there. Also, thanks to the Tor guys for doing this to make us broaden our personal "I-like-this-writer" list .

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Snassek Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 61 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Covington, KY US Device: Sony eReader	Which would be the best format to get for the Sony Reader to convert?

07-23-2008, 01:35 PM	#10
bob315 Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle	This looks great, but I'm having difficulty actually getting the books to open. I have downloaded 4 books in mobi format to my Mac and transferred them across the USB cable to my Kindle. When I try to open them on the Kindle, I get "Unexpected error." Any ideas what might need to be done? FWIW, I got a couple of Baen books the same way recently and they opened without a hitch.

07-23-2008, 02:57 PM	#11
Prash Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 387 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore, India Device: iPAQ 3650, Utopia Apad and my computer	And what would be the best format for a Windows mobile pc(an iPaq in particular)?

07-23-2008, 04:31 PM	#15
seajewel Fanatic Posts: 586 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	I would highly recommend Calibre. It will make your Reader even more attractive. And if having proper page breaks matters to you, only the .mobi version converts with proper page breaks in Calibre, btw.


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