Downloading free books

Catlady · 10-08-2010, 12:19 AM

I just got my first e-reader the other day and am busy loading it up with public domain books. It's getting tedious, and I'm wondering if there are any sites that offer a batch download so I could get, say, all of an author's books, or all books in a certain category, in my desired format in one fell swoop. I know PG offers a torrent download of a CD's worth of books, which I tried, but that's so much to wade through as to be just as tedious as downloading one by one. Any suggestions?

crich70 · 10-08-2010, 12:32 AM

If you go to http://www.munseys.com/mobi/ you can go to seperate genre pages and use downthemall to download several at once. That and http://www.mobipocket.com (the free book section) as well.

Worldwalker · 10-08-2010, 02:22 AM

You may also wish to check out www.manybooks.net and www.feedbooks.com.

I bought my ebook reader to read Project Gutenberg in bed, and I've never regretted it.

desertgrandma · 10-08-2010, 02:43 AM

We don't offer batch downloads, but we do have the best formatted free books on the 'net.

Our own members format each book, checking for errors, deleting extraneous pages, and format them for individual devices.

Click on the link below for more info.....

Catlady · 10-08-2010, 02:52 PM

Thanks for the recommendations. I've been able to find a plethora of sources for free books, but they all seem to require downloading one book at a time. I will check out downthemall.

Desertgrandma, I have indeed happily found a few hundred books here to download--I especially like the omnibus volumes (e.g., Tom Swift, Sherlock Holmes). Right now I am still in the process of accumulating books, rather than reading them, but the ones I've briefly looked at from this site are indeed really nicely done, and I applaud the people who have put so much work into them.

GhostHawk · 10-08-2010, 10:59 PM

Manybooks I highly recomend.

The only place your going to find big batch's is on the darknet doing torrents.
Which depending on your philosophy and ethics can be either a good thing or a bad.

Just remember from what I have seen on many posts here, it's not illegal to down load that torrent. Just to upload it. Feel free to PM me for help, advice, etc.

HarryT · 10-09-2010, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhostHawk

Just remember from what I have seen on many posts here, it's not illegal to down load that torrent. Just to upload it.

This is absolutely not true. Not in the US, not in the UK. Not in most countries.

Krystian Galaj · 10-09-2010, 11:53 AM

It would be legal in many countries, for example in Poland, if you were downloading it using HTTP, for example from mediafire, rapidshare or megaupload. If you're using torrent, you're sharing parts of the file you already downloaded with others, ie. uploading it to them, and that part is illegal in most countries.

speakingtohe · 10-09-2010, 07:42 PM

I thought that the op just wanted to download public domain books. I thought that was legal most places bittorrent or not.

Helen

HarryT · 10-09-2010, 07:45 PM

Yes, downloading public domain books is absolutely fine.

DMcCunney · 10-09-2010, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhostHawk

Just remember from what I have seen on many posts here, it's not illegal to down load that torrent. Just to upload it. Feel free to PM me for help, advice, etc.

The whole point to the Bit Torrent protocol was to ease the load on servers through distributed downloads. When you download a parts of a torrent you don't have, you are simultaneously uploading parts you do have to other peers that need them. For practical purposes, you can't just download. (You technically can, but download speeds will be very, very poor.)

And if you are downloading illegal content, it's illegal regardless which protocol you use.
______
Dennis

10-08-2010, 12:19 AM	#1
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,423 Karma: 52734361 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Downloading free books I just got my first e-reader the other day and am busy loading it up with public domain books. It's getting tedious, and I'm wondering if there are any sites that offer a batch download so I could get, say, all of an author's books, or all books in a certain category, in my desired format in one fell swoop. I know PG offers a torrent download of a CD's worth of books, which I tried, but that's so much to wade through as to be just as tedious as downloading one by one. Any suggestions?

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10-08-2010, 12:32 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)	If you go to http://www.munseys.com/mobi/ you can go to seperate genre pages and use downthemall to download several at once. That and http://www.mobipocket.com (the free book section) as well.

10-08-2010, 02:22 AM	#3
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	You may also wish to check out www.manybooks.net and www.feedbooks.com. I bought my ebook reader to read Project Gutenberg in bed, and I've never regretted it.

10-08-2010, 02:43 AM	#4
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	We don't offer batch downloads, but we do have the best formatted free books on the 'net. Our own members format each book, checking for errors, deleting extraneous pages, and format them for individual devices. Click on the link below for more info.....

10-08-2010, 02:52 PM	#5
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,423 Karma: 52734361 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Thanks for the recommendations. I've been able to find a plethora of sources for free books, but they all seem to require downloading one book at a time. I will check out downthemall. Desertgrandma, I have indeed happily found a few hundred books here to download--I especially like the omnibus volumes (e.g., Tom Swift, Sherlock Holmes). Right now I am still in the process of accumulating books, rather than reading them, but the ones I've briefly looked at from this site are indeed really nicely done, and I applaud the people who have put so much work into them.

10-08-2010, 10:59 PM	#6
GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	Manybooks I highly recomend. The only place your going to find big batch's is on the darknet doing torrents. Which depending on your philosophy and ethics can be either a good thing or a bad. Just remember from what I have seen on many posts here, it's not illegal to down load that torrent. Just to upload it. Feel free to PM me for help, advice, etc.

10-09-2010, 11:53 AM	#8
Krystian Galaj Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 11012 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Device: Bookeen Cybook	It would be legal in many countries, for example in Poland, if you were downloading it using HTTP, for example from mediafire, rapidshare or megaupload. If you're using torrent, you're sharing parts of the file you already downloaded with others, ie. uploading it to them, and that part is illegal in most countries.

10-09-2010, 07:42 PM	#9
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	I thought that the op just wanted to download public domain books. I thought that was legal most places bittorrent or not. Helen

10-09-2010, 07:45 PM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yes, downloading public domain books is absolutely fine.