[taggedzi]

Actually kennyc, I was serious about being happy that you had you "droidx" (I would love one) and was genuinely serious about thanking you for the best wishes. (It was and still is appreciated.) I did go a bit over the top with the rest... but fortunately it was done in good humor.

However, there are a lot of people who don't have spiffy gadgets like that (including me)... And we already know what the technology can do, but simply cannot afford or do not want to afford it. Yes, I know there are a ton of apps out there that can read books, but none of the ones I found worked with what I had... so that is why I created the site. I have tried to make it useful for as many people and gadgets as possible.

Your honesty doesn't upset me... but explaining how a list of apps obsolete the usefulness of my work does, because at the moment I (and many others) do not have access to the technology or the apps you mentioned. I would compare this to a man building a bicycles for homeless people and giving them away so that they could get around where they needed to go... and then a guy pulls up in a brand new BMW explaining how useless bikes are because his car gets him where he wants to go and fast, and how the GPS guides him so he never gets lost, and it has an integrated cellphone, and cameras front and back, etc... I'm sure you can see that as irksome to they guy building the bikes and the people who have to use them?

I'm not saying your phone isn't cool... I'd love one. (I'd love a BMW too) I'm not saying there are not other ebook apps out there that are better. I am saying this was created as an alternative, one capable of working with what people happen to have. (be that the proverbial bike or BMW)

I did not (and still do not) understand your comment about "special" books. I would gladly listen to what you meant in hopes of building a better site, even at the cost of ego. If there is something that would be cool to add, or there is something that is wrong and needs to be fixed I would love to listen.

To address your concerns:

At the moment they are all public domain texts, you are correct. I am looking for LEGAL ways to include NEW texts without violating copyright. I am investigating a way for authors to directly publish on site and allow others to read the texts royalty free while maintaining the copyright.

I also offer a lot of features you cannot get from other sites (at least that I know of). things like a cross device book shelf, multi book bookmarks, and the ability to annotate the texts... While it is not a lot, I found the features useful which is why they are there.