Free Sony Classic Books for USA Schools

Tracey · 04-11-2009, 09:09 AM

Good afternoon everyone,

Apologies if this already exists in another post but i can't see it. Sony's website has a promotion whereby you can help USA schools receive free eBook classic titles. Here is the link to it -

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...ution_1#/home/

It says you can nominate a particular school once you have watched the video; i wasn't given this option, probably because i am in the UK.

Not sure when the promotion started but the first 100 schools to register will also receive 5 Sony Readers as well. The schools don't need readers to be able to read the books though.

catsittingstill · 04-11-2009, 10:04 AM

Well, the 5 sony readers would be nice.

However, if I understand right, the "classic titles" are just the free Project Gutenberg books. There are way more than 100 of these; they result from the dedication of a lot of people who scan, ocr and proofread out-of-copyright books to make them available to everyone, and they have nothing to do with Sony.

If you (or any school) want them, they are freely available from Project Gutenberg, or, converted into formats for most e-book readers, from Manybooks.net. Fictionwise also has a lot of this sort of e-book (not sure if they're from Gutenberg, though) and Mobileread itself has many more (produced by Mobileread members).

Pass the word!

AbFabGab · 04-11-2009, 10:35 AM

They have a Winners List on the site so I'm thinking it's over now.
There was no place to enter my name and school info either.

well, the early bird gets the worm!

zelda_pinwheel · 04-11-2009, 10:39 AM

pilotbob's wife works for a school who was one of the winners. he first mentioned it here. maybe we should poke him for an update.

Tracey · 04-11-2009, 12:40 PM

Hi Guys,

Doh, sorry to have posted something as new which has already ended. I didn't notice the list of winners at the time.

AbFabGab · 04-11-2009, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tracey

Hi Guys,

Doh, sorry to have posted something as new which has already ended. I didn't notice the list of winners at the time.

Thanks for the thought anyway.

pilotbob · 04-11-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

pilotbob's wife works for a school who was one of the winners. he first mentioned it here. maybe we should poke him for an update.

If you read through the thread you will see that they did get the readers a few weeks ago.

I am pretty sure this promotion is over.

BOb

HarryT · 04-12-2009, 04:12 AM

The classics here on MR are, almost without exception, much better formatted than those available from Sony.

04-11-2009, 09:09 AM	#1
Tracey Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 68 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wilburton, Ely Device: Sony PRS-505	Free Sony Classic Books for USA Schools Good afternoon everyone, Apologies if this already exists in another post but i can't see it. Sony's website has a promotion whereby you can help USA schools receive free eBook classic titles. Here is the link to it - http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...ution_1#/home/ It says you can nominate a particular school once you have watched the video; i wasn't given this option, probably because i am in the UK. Not sure when the promotion started but the first 100 schools to register will also receive 5 Sony Readers as well. The schools don't need readers to be able to read the books though.

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04-11-2009, 10:04 AM	#2
catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	Well, the 5 sony readers would be nice. However, if I understand right, the "classic titles" are just the free Project Gutenberg books. There are way more than 100 of these; they result from the dedication of a lot of people who scan, ocr and proofread out-of-copyright books to make them available to everyone, and they have nothing to do with Sony. If you (or any school) want them, they are freely available from Project Gutenberg, or, converted into formats for most e-book readers, from Manybooks.net. Fictionwise also has a lot of this sort of e-book (not sure if they're from Gutenberg, though) and Mobileread itself has many more (produced by Mobileread members). Pass the word!

04-11-2009, 10:35 AM	#3
AbFabGab Gadget-Luster Posts: 330 Karma: 2157280 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NY - USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2	They have a Winners List on the site so I'm thinking it's over now. There was no place to enter my name and school info either. well, the early bird gets the worm!

04-11-2009, 10:39 AM	#4
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	pilotbob's wife works for a school who was one of the winners. he first mentioned it here. maybe we should poke him for an update.

04-11-2009, 12:40 PM	#5
Tracey Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 68 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wilburton, Ely Device: Sony PRS-505	Hi Guys, Doh, sorry to have posted something as new which has already ended. I didn't notice the list of winners at the time.

04-12-2009, 04:12 AM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The classics here on MR are, almost without exception, much better formatted than those available from Sony.

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