Hard to find e.books

Kumabjorn · 08-14-2010, 06:46 AM

Not quite sure if this is the correct sub-fora.

I wanted to get a copy of "Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition" by Paulo Freire but alas cannot find it.
Tried Addall and similar sources, even did a torrent search (some scary stuff appeared). How will a more experience E-book reader do in a situation like this? Give up? Buy a paper edition and OCR it?

Dr. Drib · 08-16-2010, 02:25 PM

It is apparently not available legally as an ebook.

My suggestion is your suggestion: Buy a copy.

Don

Kumabjorn · 08-16-2010, 03:07 PM

I am leaning towards doing that. With my luck it will be like the Kindle, two days after finishing the OCR, proofing and formatting, it will be available for $0.99.

AnemicOak · 08-16-2010, 03:17 PM

Looks like the publisher does do some ebooks. Maybe contact them and see if anything's coming???

Quote:

US Office

The Continuum International Publishing Group
80 Maiden Lane
Suite 704
New York
NY 10038
Tel: +1 212 953 5858
Fax: +1 212 953 5944
Email: info@continuum-books.com

UK Office

The Continuum International Publishing Group
The Tower Building
11 York Road
London
SE1 7NX
Tel: +44 (0)20 7922 0880
Fax: +44 (0)20 7928 7894
Email: info@continuumbooks.com

Kumabjorn · 08-16-2010, 04:02 PM

Done & done!

Will be interesting to see if I receive a reply.

AnemicOak · 08-16-2010, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

Done & done!

Will be interesting to see if I receive a reply.

Yeah, it's worth a shot. Some publishers are really good about responding while others don't even give a courtesy reply.

bitemeok · 08-20-2010, 11:55 AM

While it's not the book, there are a lot of articles about the book and Freire's theories available for free download here:

http://www.freireproject.org/Critica...y_Reading_Room

Mike L · 08-20-2010, 12:14 PM

Hi Kumabjorn,

I don't know about the 30th Anniversary Edition, but it seems easy to find Penguin and other editions. For example, here.

Kumabjorn · 08-20-2010, 12:47 PM

Thanks for the links.
The Penguin books were not exactly digital. I began looking at it in a used bookstore here in town and liked it so I thought I should have it in my Kindle.

nimblem · 08-22-2010, 09:42 AM

I have been looking for Bless Me Ultima for the kindle or in any format really. I can always change the format if I need it. Has anyone been able to come across it as an ebook?

v1k1ng1001 · 08-23-2010, 01:06 AM

There is no small amount of irony in the fact that we are on our computers, comfortably discussing how best to purchase a Post-Colonial, Marxist/Fanonian analysis of the social and political disenfranchisement of illiterates from various corporations so that we can leisurely consume them on the devices made possible by the economic oppression of third world laborers.

This is a book you have to steal--I mean liberate--from the used book store. After reading it you have to smash your devices, give away the rest of your possessions and start the revolution.

Good luck!

08-14-2010, 06:46 AM	#1
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Hard to find e.books Not quite sure if this is the correct sub-fora. I wanted to get a copy of "Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 30th Anniversary Edition" by Paulo Freire but alas cannot find it. Tried Addall and similar sources, even did a torrent search (some scary stuff appeared). How will a more experience E-book reader do in a situation like this? Give up? Buy a paper edition and OCR it?

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08-16-2010, 02:25 PM	#2
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,358 Karma: 59451559 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	It is apparently not available legally as an ebook. My suggestion is your suggestion: Buy a copy. Don

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Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	I am leaning towards doing that. With my luck it will be like the Kindle, two days after finishing the OCR, proofing and formatting, it will be available for $0.99.

08-16-2010, 04:02 PM	#5
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Done & done! Will be interesting to see if I receive a reply.

08-20-2010, 11:55 AM	#7
bitemeok Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 42 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Silver Spring, MD Device: Sony PRS-300	While it's not the book, there are a lot of articles about the book and Freire's theories available for free download here: http://www.freireproject.org/Critica...y_Reading_Room

08-20-2010, 12:14 PM	#8
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Hi Kumabjorn, I don't know about the 30th Anniversary Edition, but it seems easy to find Penguin and other editions. For example, here.

08-20-2010, 12:47 PM	#9
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	Thanks for the links. The Penguin books were not exactly digital. I began looking at it in a used bookstore here in town and liked it so I thought I should have it in my Kindle.

08-22-2010, 09:42 AM	#10
nimblem Addict Posts: 304 Karma: 7102 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Pocket Pro, Kindle Dx	I have been looking for Bless Me Ultima for the kindle or in any format really. I can always change the format if I need it. Has anyone been able to come across it as an ebook?

08-23-2010, 01:06 AM	#11
v1k1ng1001 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1624276 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South, South Texas Device: Pocketbook 620	There is no small amount of irony in the fact that we are on our computers, comfortably discussing how best to purchase a Post-Colonial, Marxist/Fanonian analysis of the social and political disenfranchisement of illiterates from various corporations so that we can leisurely consume them on the devices made possible by the economic oppression of third world laborers. This is a book you have to steal--I mean liberate--from the used book store. After reading it you have to smash your devices, give away the rest of your possessions and start the revolution. Good luck!

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