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Great times to be alive indeed. 8 years ago I was taught by Jerome Mcgann, his pet project was the etext library at the Uni of Virginia (mentioned in the first post). Although he was a leading Byron authority at the time, he had dedicated all his time and energy to this project. He told us that soon a time would come when we would be able to enjoy the global literary heritage for free. That time has arrived. If you like classics, then there is absolutely no need to go out and spend your money on dead-tree books. I am reading Proust these days and the excellent downloads from Feedbooks have made my printed copies totally redundant. I have them on my iLiad and Pocket PCs, I can read them in bed, in my car (during my lunch-breaks at work as I work night shifts) and obviously during the day on my iLiad. I must say mobipocket's reader for Pocket PC is a huge advancement over the Microsoft Reader. Yes great times to be alive indeed. Feedbooks.com, mobipocket and pocket pc make an excellent combination.
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