Free ebooks at eReader.com

Brian · 12-01-2004, 10:40 PM

www.ereader.com is running a December promotion by offering a free ebook for download every day. The only catch is that you have to create an account if you don't have one already.

Spread the word, this promotion could be a great way to expose people to ebooks for the first time with some great free titles.

Brian

[Editor's Note: Thanks for the tip Brian. Consider the word spread! Hmm... I wonder if there's going to be something similar at Palmgear and Pocketgear also? BobR]

Alexander Turcic · 12-02-2004, 07:43 AM

Heh Brian I was just going to post about this, but you were faster.

Alexander Turcic · 12-02-2004, 07:45 AM

Let's hope they will be offering something else besides classics such as "Around the world in 80 days" and "A little princess"...

Brian · 12-02-2004, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander

Let's hope they will be offering something else besides classics such as "Around the world in 80 days" and "A little princess"...

I agree, it would be nice if they gave away something in their promotion that wasn't already in the public domain and available for free at places like Project Gutenberg.

Brian

Pride Of Lions · 12-03-2004, 12:36 AM

I'm only vaguely familiar with eReader and a search of their website makes it seem like we have to use their special e-book reader to view the e-books. Somehow I thought that we could use our own e-book reader (iSilo, Palm Reader,...) or at least download the format that works for us. Am I confusing eReader with something else (like Memoware)?

I agree that offering up public domain works that are available elsewhere for free is kinda bunk. I think it'd be great if we could choose our daily e-book from topics that interest us. That'd speak more volumes of altruism and positive marketing than hoping to hook the target audience on books we already read in the 7th grade.

Anyways...
POL9A

Colin Dunstan · 12-07-2004, 05:24 PM

Well, today eReader.com offers Star Trek: New Frontier: Stone and Anvil. Although not my style, it is at least not a public domain book.

cbarnett · 12-07-2004, 06:35 PM

I agree it's about time, I agree. The normal listed price seemed a bit silly to me too (> $20 US!! ). I don't think so, Tim! I'd like to see some more non Star Trek SF, and some fantasy too, but won't hold my breath. In the meantime, I grabbed it of course.

I'll even get around to reading it one of these days...

So many books, so little time...

Craig.

12-01-2004, 10:40 PM	#1
Brian MobileRead Editor Posts: 447 Karma: 84 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts Device: Treo 700p, Zodiac2	Free ebooks at eReader.com www.ereader.com is running a December promotion by offering a free ebook for download every day. The only catch is that you have to create an account if you don't have one already. Spread the word, this promotion could be a great way to expose people to ebooks for the first time with some great free titles. Brian [Editor's Note: Thanks for the tip Brian. Consider the word spread! Hmm... I wonder if there's going to be something similar at Palmgear and Pocketgear also? BobR] __________________ Reading: Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing

12-02-2004, 07:43 AM	#2
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 12,179 Karma: 68037 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Sony Portable Reader	Heh Brian I was just going to post about this, but you were faster. __________________ Follow MR on Twitter

12-02-2004, 07:45 AM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 12,179 Karma: 68037 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Sony Portable Reader	Let's hope they will be offering something else besides classics such as "Around the world in 80 days" and "A little princess"... __________________ Follow MR on Twitter

12-03-2004, 12:36 AM	#5
Pride Of Lions just kinda geeky Posts: 379 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland, California Device: Axim x51v, retired Zodiac2	eReader app.? I'm only vaguely familiar with eReader and a search of their website makes it seem like we have to use their special e-book reader to view the e-books. Somehow I thought that we could use our own e-book reader (iSilo, Palm Reader,...) or at least download the format that works for us. Am I confusing eReader with something else (like Memoware)? I agree that offering up public domain works that are available elsewhere for free is kinda bunk. I think it'd be great if we could choose our daily e-book from topics that interest us. That'd speak more volumes of altruism and positive marketing than hoping to hook the target audience on books we already read in the 7th grade. Anyways... POL9A

12-07-2004, 05:24 PM	#6
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 211 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Well, today eReader.com offers Star Trek: New Frontier: Stone and Anvil. Although not my style, it is at least not a public domain book. __________________ If you’re the brightest person in the room, you’re in trouble. — James Watson, Nobel Prize winner

12-07-2004, 06:35 PM	#7
cbarnett Mobileread editor Posts: 963 Karma: 87 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Device: Dell Axim X50v	I agree it's about time, I agree. The normal listed price seemed a bit silly to me too (> $20 US!! ). I don't think so, Tim! I'd like to see some more non Star Trek SF, and some fantasy too, but won't hold my breath. In the meantime, I grabbed it of course. I'll even get around to reading it one of these days... So many books, so little time... Craig. __________________ Craig Barnett "Abort or Retry, there is no Ignore..." - Yoda DOS PDA History: Sony Clie T615C -> HP Ipaq h1930 -> Dell Axim X50v

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