02-15-2010, 02:12 PM | #1 |
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New Free Ebook from Barnes & Noble
Our bots that update the free ebook lists at http://inkmesh.com/free-ebooks/ just found a new B&N free ebook: The Hands of the Buddha by Susan Brassfield Cogan.
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02-15-2010, 02:23 PM | #2 |
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Unfortunately, even though it is free, you have to give them your credit card information. So, not for me.
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02-15-2010, 02:55 PM | #3 |
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I like their slogan "It works with the ereader you already own". NOT!
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02-15-2010, 04:42 PM | #4 |
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Yeah this is really more of a Nook owners deal, even though you can read the book on your PC/iPhone through their app.
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02-15-2010, 05:10 PM | #5 |
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02-16-2010, 09:00 AM | #6 |
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And it's the nature of the poor format that is eReader and the lousy DRM that is B&N ePub.
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02-16-2010, 09:46 AM | #8 |
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02-16-2010, 10:30 AM | #9 |
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Not that you even get epub with this one. In fact, almost every freebie I've downloaded at B&N has turned out to be in the eReader format.
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02-16-2010, 03:26 PM | #10 |
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When I downloaded it via their Desktop Reader app (instead of through the website), I got the epub version. It worked the same way with the last freebie I picked up there (Altar of Eden).
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02-16-2010, 03:31 PM | #11 |
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I wish I had done it that way. My free copy of "Altar Of Eden" from B&N has DRM so I can't open it in Calibre (and I've since deleted my Desktop Reader as it had gotten a bit buggy).
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Do you need to give them your credit card info if you download via the desktop app?
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