Content Wading Through Kindle Store Public Domain Books

ManosHandsOfFate · 11-11-2010, 12:16 PM

I just downloaded Something New by P.G. Wodehouse from Project Gutenberg. It has some formatting quirks.

I don't mind paying a buck or two for a properly formatted/proofread public domain book.

I checked out Amazon and there are six Kindle versions of this book ranging from $3.99 to $0.99.

Is there any chance that any of these will be any better?

Any advice for someone looking for public domain books that look good on the Kindle?

I know there are lots of places to download them. I'm looking for places other than mobileread where I'll have a better than average chance of getting a version that looks good on the Kindle.

TheKindleWorm · 11-11-2010, 12:28 PM

Have you also tried feedbooks.com and manybooks.net - these are the other sites I would recommend apart from mobileread.

ManosHandsOfFate · 11-11-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TheKindleWorm

Have you also tried feedbooks.com and manybooks.net - these are the other sites I would recommend apart from mobileread.

I do understand that there are lots of places to get these books. My question is more along the lines of are there certain sites that have a better reputation for releasing properly formatted/edited public domain books for the Kinde?

Or are all these sites using the same text with the same problems?

Or is it just a crap shoot and you have to try a bunch of them?

TheKindleWorm · 11-11-2010, 12:37 PM

Yes I understood your question and the sites I recommend are well known for being good ones usually with well formatted books

There are plenty of other sites I wouldn't recommend!

I'm pretty sure we had a similar thread recently where people were comparing the best free sites.

TallMomof2 · 11-11-2010, 12:37 PM

Try the books here first, they are formatted by hand and everyone I've read is beautiful.

TheKindleWorm · 11-11-2010, 12:43 PM

Here we go this thread has a few posts which explain a little better:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=105340

ManosHandsOfFate · 11-11-2010, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheKindleWorm

Here we go this thread has a few posts which explain a little better:

Thanks!

desertblues · 11-11-2010, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManosHandsOfFate

I do understand that there are lots of places to get these books. My question is more along the lines of are there certain sites that have a better reputation for releasing properly formatted/edited public domain books for the Kinde?

Or are all these sites using the same text with the same problems?

Or is it just a crap shoot and you have to try a bunch of them?

Mobile Read books and Feedbooks are very good. See ' Sticky' on upper half of this page.

desertgrandma · 11-11-2010, 04:03 PM

Click on my link.

JeremyR · 11-12-2010, 02:03 AM

Feedbooks seems to be the best place, but they have the worst selection, I think.

Here, sometimes you get a pretty good book, but sometimes the epub version is better formatted (or the mobi version is non-existant). There's one Wodehouse book from here that is epub only, Right Ho Jeeves).

Manybooks has some issues with older titles not having chapters on the Kindle. Again, best just getting the epub and converting. But even the older ones still are good to read, just the lack of chapters bugs me.

It's a shame that Amazon doesn't really care about this, nor about how people are getting ripped off by people selling poorly formatted PD books.

But looking at B&N, I see the same thing.

pendragginp · 11-12-2010, 07:28 AM

(Ooh, another Wodehouse fan!)

emalvick · 11-12-2010, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManosHandsOfFate

I just downloaded Something New by P.G. Wodehouse from Project Gutenberg. It has some formatting quirks.

I don't mind paying a buck or two for a properly formatted/proofread public domain book.

I checked out Amazon and there are six Kindle versions of this book ranging from $3.99 to $0.99.

Is there any chance that any of these will be any better?

Any advice for someone looking for public domain books that look good on the Kindle?

I know there are lots of places to download them. I'm looking for places other than mobileread where I'll have a better than average chance of getting a version that looks good on the Kindle.

I think the other posts are fantastic, and should be option 1 with public domain books,with Amazon you could download a free sample of the books in question. Presumably the content they provide in their samples would be enough to judge whether the books meet your criteria.

I only add the suggestion as it could be useful for books that are not in the public domain but are still available in multiple editions.

ManosHandsOfFate · 11-12-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pendragginp

(Ooh, another Wodehouse fan!)

I might be. I'm not sure yet since I haven't read any. It seems like something that would be up my alley. I have high hopes!

11-11-2010, 12:16 PM	#1
ManosHandsOfFate Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 1537324 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago Device: Nook, K3, Fire, Nexus 7	Wading Through Kindle Store Public Domain Books I just downloaded Something New by P.G. Wodehouse from Project Gutenberg. It has some formatting quirks. I don't mind paying a buck or two for a properly formatted/proofread public domain book. I checked out Amazon and there are six Kindle versions of this book ranging from $3.99 to $0.99. Is there any chance that any of these will be any better? Any advice for someone looking for public domain books that look good on the Kindle? I know there are lots of places to download them. I'm looking for places other than mobileread where I'll have a better than average chance of getting a version that looks good on the Kindle.

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11-11-2010, 12:28 PM	#2
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	Have you also tried feedbooks.com and manybooks.net - these are the other sites I would recommend apart from mobileread.

11-11-2010, 12:37 PM	#4
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	Yes I understood your question and the sites I recommend are well known for being good ones usually with well formatted books There are plenty of other sites I wouldn't recommend! I'm pretty sure we had a similar thread recently where people were comparing the best free sites.

11-11-2010, 12:37 PM	#5
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Try the books here first, they are formatted by hand and everyone I've read is beautiful.

11-11-2010, 12:43 PM	#6
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	Here we go this thread has a few posts which explain a little better: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=105340

11-11-2010, 04:03 PM	#9
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	Click on my link.

11-12-2010, 02:03 AM	#10
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	Feedbooks seems to be the best place, but they have the worst selection, I think. Here, sometimes you get a pretty good book, but sometimes the epub version is better formatted (or the mobi version is non-existant). There's one Wodehouse book from here that is epub only, Right Ho Jeeves). Manybooks has some issues with older titles not having chapters on the Kindle. Again, best just getting the epub and converting. But even the older ones still are good to read, just the lack of chapters bugs me. It's a shame that Amazon doesn't really care about this, nor about how people are getting ripped off by people selling poorly formatted PD books. But looking at B&N, I see the same thing.

11-12-2010, 07:28 AM	#11
pendragginp Guru Posts: 985 Karma: 4567263 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The End Of The Earth Device: Several	(Ooh, another Wodehouse fan!)