University of Chicago Press books

FlorenceArt · 01-22-2011, 09:04 AM

Hi All,

Don't know if this can be of use to others, but I just noticed that books from University of Chicago Press, which I thought were only available in pdf format (and with DRM to boost, yuck), are available in ePub (unfortunately also with DRM, yuck) at Kobo. I don't know if they are geo-restricted but they are available for France at any rate.

I have my eyes on Loving Little Egypt, a book I heard about a few months ago, and I was very excited when I found it was offered as a free download, and very disappointed when it turned out it was in pdf format. I'm delighted to see it's now available in ePub, though I haven't made up my mind yet whether to buy it. I read a few pages of the pdf version and the writing looks OK, and the story seems intriguing.

Maggie Leung · 01-22-2011, 04:20 PM

UC Press offers a freebie every month, and if you sign up for one, they'll send you a monthly e-mail when a new freebie appears. I use the IOS Bluefire app to read mine, but here's a link in case anyone wants more info for other devices/formats:

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ebooks/index.html

(That page includes a link to the monthly freebie.)

FlorenceArt · 01-22-2011, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maggie Leung

UC Press offers a freebie every month, and if you sign up for one, they'll send you a monthly e-mail when a new freebie appears. I use the IOS Bluefire app to read mine, but here's a link in case anyone wants more info for other devices/formats:

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ebooks/index.html

(That page includes a link to the monthly freebie.)

That's right, but the freebies are in pdf format with DRM (unless that has changed?) so you will need Adobe Digital Edition to at least activate it first, before removing the DRM to read it with another software. Or did I miss something?

Maggie Leung · 01-22-2011, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

That's right, but the freebies are in pdf format with DRM (unless that has changed?) so you will need Adobe Digital Edition to at least activate it first, before removing the DRM to read it with another software. Or did I miss something?

I didn't check the freebies format, because I read 'em via ADE on iPad. I pasted the link so people can check for themselves.

jumpuphigh · 01-23-2011, 04:58 PM

The freebie is a pdf. It does not convert well into epub.

01-22-2011, 09:04 AM	#1
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	University of Chicago Press books Hi All, Don't know if this can be of use to others, but I just noticed that books from University of Chicago Press, which I thought were only available in pdf format (and with DRM to boost, yuck), are available in ePub (unfortunately also with DRM, yuck) at Kobo. I don't know if they are geo-restricted but they are available for France at any rate. I have my eyes on Loving Little Egypt, a book I heard about a few months ago, and I was very excited when I found it was offered as a free download, and very disappointed when it turned out it was in pdf format. I'm delighted to see it's now available in ePub, though I haven't made up my mind yet whether to buy it. I read a few pages of the pdf version and the writing looks OK, and the story seems intriguing.

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01-22-2011, 04:20 PM	#2
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	UC Press offers a freebie every month, and if you sign up for one, they'll send you a monthly e-mail when a new freebie appears. I use the IOS Bluefire app to read mine, but here's a link in case anyone wants more info for other devices/formats: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ebooks/index.html (That page includes a link to the monthly freebie.)

01-23-2011, 04:58 PM	#5
jumpuphigh Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: none	The freebie is a pdf. It does not convert well into epub.