Bunch of Free books at B&N

nboshart · 11-03-2009, 02:09 PM

Forgive me if this is posted, but there's a HUGE list up.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Free...&cds2Pid=29905

chilady1 · 11-03-2009, 02:29 PM

Thanks for the tip on the freebies at B&N, but a lot of these books, especially some of the Harlenquin books have been free for some time. Thanks for the heads up, keep posting them.

askyn · 11-03-2009, 05:44 PM

WHY do they require you to enter a credit card for a free book tho?

And then they are going to do a .01 cent transaction on your card (granted 1 penny is next to free but still why the credit card at all? )

pilotbob · 11-03-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by askyn

WHY do they require you to enter a credit card for a free book tho?

And then they are going to do a .01 cent transaction on your card (granted 1 penny is next to free but still why the credit card at all? )

Because B&N DRM uses part of your Credit Card number and your Name to create the encrytion key that "protects" the books from being used unless you know that info.

BOb

koland · 11-03-2009, 08:12 PM

Yes, it's just part of the encryption scheme (so remember what you tell the, with the exact name, middle init, etc). No actual charges (not even a penny) go thru.

askyn · 11-03-2009, 08:33 PM

aaaahhhh ~!~

ok that makes perfect sense then .. thank you =)

Treven · 11-03-2009, 10:46 PM

Did I see right, that B&N doesn't support Sony readers?

bgalbrecht · 11-04-2009, 12:09 AM

Don't bother downloading the books that were digitized from Google Books, the formatting is so bad it makes them unreadable, and they have not been proofread so they are full of typos.

koland · 11-04-2009, 04:06 AM

B&N uses ereader format (same as fictionwise). The Nook will use a B&N version of EPUB DRM as well, but I haven't run into it on the free reads.

11-03-2009, 02:09 PM	#1
nboshart Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 456 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo	Bunch of Free books at B&N Forgive me if this is posted, but there's a HUGE list up. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Free...&cds2Pid=29905

11-03-2009, 02:29 PM	#2
chilady1 I devour books! Posts: 789 Karma: 1285226 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad Air, Kindle 3/Kobo Aura HD, iPhone 6	A lot of these are free on Amazon and Gutenberg Thanks for the tip on the freebies at B&N, but a lot of these books, especially some of the Harlenquin books have been free for some time. Thanks for the heads up, keep posting them.

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11-03-2009, 05:44 PM	#3
askyn Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 1006538 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	WHY do they require you to enter a credit card for a free book tho? And then they are going to do a .01 cent transaction on your card (granted 1 penny is next to free but still why the credit card at all? )

11-03-2009, 08:12 PM	#5
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Yes, it's just part of the encryption scheme (so remember what you tell the, with the exact name, middle init, etc). No actual charges (not even a penny) go thru.

11-03-2009, 08:33 PM	#6
askyn Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 1006538 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	aaaahhhh ~!~ ok that makes perfect sense then .. thank you =)

11-03-2009, 10:46 PM	#7
Treven Addict Posts: 222 Karma: 680 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: the Left Coast Device: iPad	Did I see right, that B&N doesn't support Sony readers?

11-04-2009, 12:09 AM	#8
bgalbrecht Wizard Posts: 1,806 Karma: 13399999 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4	Don't bother downloading the books that were digitized from Google Books, the formatting is so bad it makes them unreadable, and they have not been proofread so they are full of typos.

11-04-2009, 04:06 AM	#9
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	B&N uses ereader format (same as fictionwise). The Nook will use a B&N version of EPUB DRM as well, but I haven't run into it on the free reads.

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