Hey (:

lol.systema · 02-14-2014, 01:17 AM

name's lol.systema, glad to join the forums.
I'll be your friendly latin-american book pirate (:

I've just bought a Kindle Touch. Loved it since day 1 (despite ghosting and slowness) and I've been reading like mad. Kindle's have been one of the best types of readers imho.

I'm naturally spanish-spoken. It seems that ebooks in spanish are 'hella scarce (and without a doubt. Mostly in Latin America, reading is seen as awkward and nerd-like. People get off on twerking, reggaeton and TV mostly. Not saying it's bad, just saying it's the reason for low market on ebooks).

So books in spanish are rare and I have a Kindle. I still read in english, but I really do want to offer books in digital text. I thus chose to become a book pirate.

I get books from colleges, libraries, personal purchases. I bought Abby Finereader 11 (toughest 160$ I've spent) and started doing OCR. It's been going good and I'm learning from each book that I *puts on shades* bookleg. So far I've done a few books; not worthy of keeping since the formatting has been so choppy that the book doesn't fit well on any type of e-reader. So I start again a couple of times until shit gets done good.

I by no means wish to infringe on copyrights or damage authors' properties. It's just that books are expensive and the books I'm looking for are far away from my country of residence. With taxes, shipping, more taxes and all sorts of beaurocratic horses*** I can't afford to get physical books.

I also believe that I'm not a book pirate per se. The difference between me and a pirate is that I just get the ebook and keep it to myself (and avoid legal issues of any sort) while pirates spread their stuff around the internetz.

I might find somewhere to share my OCRs anonymously, and even if I do I would consider it. But for the time being, I chose to join the forums and learn the tools of the trade on how to OCR, format, edit, clean and re-clean ebooks like a Boss.

Any suggestions, comments, warnings, requests, advising of any nature is greatly appreciated

I'm at your service with whatever it is that I can help you with.

Regards,

crich70 · 02-14-2014, 01:35 AM

Hi,
One piece of advice I can suggest. Don't post requests or offers of pirate books on the forum. You'll get yourself banned very quickly if you do. Only Public Domain books are allowed around MR. The Mods are very strict about that rule. Welcome to Mobile Read.

HarryT · 02-14-2014, 02:19 AM

Moderator Notice
If you ever again use MobileRead's forums to advocate piracy you will be instantly and permanently banned.

Given your stated intention to use this forum to "learn the tools of the trade", we will be watching you like a hawk. Any post requesting assistance with your pirated ebooks will result in you being immediately and permanently banned.

This is the one and only warning you will receive. I recommend you to take it seriously.

lol.systema · 02-14-2014, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Hi,
One piece of advice I can suggest. Don't post requests or offers of pirate books on the forum. You'll get yourself banned very quickly if you do. Only Public Domain books are allowed around MR. The Mods are very strict about that rule. Welcome to Mobile Read.

Thanks. I'm currently working on college-based texts. Books from teachers, full texts on public domain and boring thesis'. I know copyright infringement is extremely easy to commit nowadays so yea, I'll keep that away from myself as much as possible

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

If you ever again use MobileRead's forums to advocate piracy you will be instantly and permanently banned.

Given your stated intention to use this forum to "learn the tools of the trade", we will be watching you like a hawk. Any post requesting assistance with your pirated ebooks will result in you being immediately and permanently banned.

This is the one and only warning you will receive. I recommend you to take it seriously.

yea thx for the warning

Let me reiterate: I will keep things to myself. I don't want to damage MR's reputation nor do I want to get you in trouble. Go watch me as much as you want, just don't ask for nudes.

and YES, I will take things seriously. As I said, I don't want to damage you or myself in the process of learning what I need to learn on OCR and formatting and stuff. Thank you very much.

Do you by any chance have the link that can direct me to the rules? Also the wikia? I've tried looking for both and I can't find them. I found the wikia a few weeks ago but I can't find it, that and the rules. Thx

Billi · 02-14-2014, 06:27 AM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/faq...ing_guidelines

Quexos · 02-15-2014, 03:48 AM

Your straightforwardness (Or should I say boldness) impresses me.
But as recommended by mods, try to keep it to yourself and never openly ask or provide for pirated stuff.
I wish this were a free world where all opinions and philosophies had equal ground and where powerful corporations did not wield such clout that "independent" forums keep frantically away from whatever could potentially cross the gospel of those corporations in question.
But if this were a free world, I probably would have heard of it in the news ;-)

In any case, welcome to a forum for those who enjoy books, particularly e-books

02-14-2014, 01:17 AM	#1
lol.systema Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: Kindle Touch	Hey (: name's lol.systema, glad to join the forums. I'll be your friendly latin-american book pirate (: I've just bought a Kindle Touch. Loved it since day 1 (despite ghosting and slowness) and I've been reading like mad. Kindle's have been one of the best types of readers imho. I'm naturally spanish-spoken. It seems that ebooks in spanish are 'hella scarce (and without a doubt. Mostly in Latin America, reading is seen as awkward and nerd-like. People get off on twerking, reggaeton and TV mostly. Not saying it's bad, just saying it's the reason for low market on ebooks). So books in spanish are rare and I have a Kindle. I still read in english, but I really do want to offer books in digital text. I thus chose to become a book pirate. I get books from colleges, libraries, personal purchases. I bought Abby Finereader 11 (toughest 160$ I've spent) and started doing OCR. It's been going good and I'm learning from each book that I puts on shades bookleg. So far I've done a few books; not worthy of keeping since the formatting has been so choppy that the book doesn't fit well on any type of e-reader. So I start again a couple of times until shit gets done good. I by no means wish to infringe on copyrights or damage authors' properties. It's just that books are expensive and the books I'm looking for are far away from my country of residence. With taxes, shipping, more taxes and all sorts of beaurocratic horses*** I can't afford to get physical books. I also believe that I'm not a book pirate per se. The difference between me and a pirate is that I just get the ebook and keep it to myself (and avoid legal issues of any sort) while pirates spread their stuff around the internetz. I might find somewhere to share my OCRs anonymously, and even if I do I would consider it. But for the time being, I chose to join the forums and learn the tools of the trade on how to OCR, format, edit, clean and re-clean ebooks like a Boss. Any suggestions, comments, warnings, requests, advising of any nature is greatly appreciated I'm at your service with whatever it is that I can help you with. Regards,

02-14-2014, 02:19 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Moderator Notice If you ever again use MobileRead's forums to advocate piracy you will be instantly and permanently banned. Given your stated intention to use this forum to "learn the tools of the trade", we will be watching you like a hawk. Any post requesting assistance with your pirated ebooks will result in you being immediately and permanently banned. This is the one and only warning you will receive. I recommend you to take it seriously. Last edited by HarryT; 02-14-2014 at 02:24 AM.

02-15-2014, 03:48 AM	#6
Quexos Member Retired Posts: 1,999 Karma: 11348924 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limbo Device: none	Your straightforwardness (Or should I say boldness) impresses me. But as recommended by mods, try to keep it to yourself and never openly ask or provide for pirated stuff. I wish this were a free world where all opinions and philosophies had equal ground and where powerful corporations did not wield such clout that "independent" forums keep frantically away from whatever could potentially cross the gospel of those corporations in question. But if this were a free world, I probably would have heard of it in the news ;-) In any case, welcome to a forum for those who enjoy books, particularly e-books Last edited by Quexos; 02-15-2014 at 04:13 AM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Hey hey to all my fellow bookworms	gorgeousbird	Introduce Yourself	7	08-14-2012 08:19 PM
Hey hey! I found the first Kindle 3 bug!	WilliamG	Amazon Kindle	22	02-14-2012 05:28 PM
Hey!	Nicki Justice	Introduce Yourself	6	01-13-2011 07:02 PM
HEY!	richardsKC	Introduce Yourself	7	12-22-2010 09:40 PM

02-14-2014, 01:35 AM	#2
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Hi, One piece of advice I can suggest. Don't post requests or offers of pirate books on the forum. You'll get yourself banned very quickly if you do. Only Public Domain books are allowed around MR. The Mods are very strict about that rule. Welcome to Mobile Read.

02-14-2014, 06:27 AM	#5
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/faq...ing_guidelines

Advert

Advert