Copia offers 22 free epub books - Page 4

snipenekkid · 03-05-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Don't bother reading or even downloading A Passage to India. It's one of the worst book ever written and it's a waste of your life to actually read it. It's even a waste of your life to download it and then have to delete it.

so you are saying it waste a sub-optimal reading experience? It's unclear from your context.

I feel the same about The English Patient (well the movie anyway). Apparently we have the book but I don't have the stamina to even load it onto any reader I use.

abookreader · 03-05-2011, 07:39 PM

I got them converted into Mobi in Calibre - finally.

I should have read everybody's directions. I managed to De-Authorize my computer for ADE and had to fix that. Then ... every time I tried to download the Red Alert/Dr. Strangelove one the Copia Software kept crashing and shutting down.

I have everything tucked away in Calibre now and I need another Reading Software/App like I need another dog. And I REALLY REALLY do not need another dog.

All in all even more of a PITA than the Sony Reader software.

Andanzas · 03-05-2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by carpetmojo

"Hope this helps. "

HOPE THIS HELPS.....?

Did it ever !!!

Adanzas, you're a star, that's gone into my "never forget this" collection of cribs & tips - marvellous, thank you so much. Bunged 'em in without a whimper - definitely fooled the dread machine (P.C.) into thinking I knew what I was doing !
'Course, I do now ! (fingers xing, wood tapping).
I'd EVEN give you a personal smilie if I could get the things to work, but here's my attempt -

Always wondered if I'd ever use that bit up the top.

Koland - flushed with success, I shall consult your tip also, but just at this point, I have to go out and buy some ducks................

What an exuberant and pleasant way to say thank you. I am glad I could help. I hope you enjoy your new ebooks as much as you enjoyed putting them on your reader.

hgwlackey · 03-05-2011, 09:00 PM

Wow, the Copia user experience rates a -2. If I hadn't come here (after ten minutes of going "WTF?"), I wouldn't have managed to get any of the books onto my computer. In addition to the fact that they just don't make it clear how to do things, I was ending up on 404 error pages left and right. And then there was the endless shopping cart loop--to get free books???

I think it's actually easier to figure out how to find and illegally download books than it is to get them free from Copia.

snipenekkid · 03-05-2011, 09:13 PM

nice to know I'm not the only one. I balked when they required me to install their software on my system to download the "free" ebooks. I have plenty to read and there were only one or two of the 7 that I have not read or ever want to read again.

Just too much overhead to save a few bucks. But will keep an eye on the site to see how it evolves as it never hurts to have options, unless those options hurt more than not having them.

FF2 · 03-05-2011, 10:12 PM

I, too, am NOT inclined to get yet another reader on my overburden computer. If they use ADE why not just provide those ascm (??) files and allow ade to grab the actual book.

GA Russell · 03-05-2011, 10:13 PM

Thanks Don!

ardeegee · 03-05-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by hgwlackey

I think it's actually easier to figure out how to find and illegally download books than it is to get them free from Copia.

No contest-- finding and downloading books illegally is an order of magnitude easier than dealing with Copia's pathetic system.

EZ Reader · 03-06-2011, 12:04 PM

Thanks for the tip. Those are great fairly modern books, unlike so much of the other free and cheap stuff that I see offered around.

winspiration · 03-06-2011, 06:46 PM

Thanks very much for the information, and for the detailed instructions also, which made the whole process very painless

koland · 03-06-2011, 07:17 PM

Just FYI, if anyone cares. Copia commented on my blog - the license allows transfer to any ereader that supports Adobe DRM.

mutsy67 · 03-11-2011, 07:54 PM

thank you for super easy-to-follow instructions. I was done in minutes with everything loaded to my Nook. I already had ADE so that made it easier of course. I am anxious to read all seven books!

bookratt · 03-13-2011, 11:32 PM

Thanks Don/dmunsil for the excellent directions - thanks for the free books tip

caleb72 · 05-08-2011, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dmunsil

Copia, the new "social reading" company, is offering 7 good books free for anyone with an account, and 15 Harlequin romances, basically a sampling of their various imprints.

The seven quality books are:

A Passage To India - E. M. Forster
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Red Alert - Peter George (the novel "Dr. Strangelove" was based on)
Shoeless Joe - W. P. Kinsella (the novel "Field of Dreams" was based on)
Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
The Graduate - Charles Webb
Midnight Cowboy - James Leo Herlihy

Oh yay yay yay! Thanks for that info.
I'd like a bunch of those freebies and could not find them to buy as ebooks in Australia. Now I get them for free.

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03-05-2011, 07:39 PM	#47
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	I got them converted into Mobi in Calibre - finally. I should have read everybody's directions. I managed to De-Authorize my computer for ADE and had to fix that. Then ... every time I tried to download the Red Alert/Dr. Strangelove one the Copia Software kept crashing and shutting down. I have everything tucked away in Calibre now and I need another Reading Software/App like I need another dog. And I REALLY REALLY do not need another dog. All in all even more of a PITA than the Sony Reader software.

03-05-2011, 09:00 PM	#49
hgwlackey Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 9550 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee, USA Device: Kindle Touch, HTC Thunderbolt	Wow, the Copia user experience rates a -2. If I hadn't come here (after ten minutes of going "WTF?"), I wouldn't have managed to get any of the books onto my computer. In addition to the fact that they just don't make it clear how to do things, I was ending up on 404 error pages left and right. And then there was the endless shopping cart loop--to get free books??? I think it's actually easier to figure out how to find and illegally download books than it is to get them free from Copia.

03-05-2011, 09:13 PM	#50
snipenekkid Banned Posts: 760 Karma: 51034 Join Date: Feb 2009	nice to know I'm not the only one. I balked when they required me to install their software on my system to download the "free" ebooks. I have plenty to read and there were only one or two of the 7 that I have not read or ever want to read again. Just too much overhead to save a few bucks. But will keep an eye on the site to see how it evolves as it never hurts to have options, unless those options hurt more than not having them.

03-05-2011, 10:12 PM	#51
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	I, too, am NOT inclined to get yet another reader on my overburden computer. If they use ADE why not just provide those ascm (??) files and allow ade to grab the actual book.

03-05-2011, 10:13 PM	#52
GA Russell Ticats/Als, Riders/Lions Posts: 7,717 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Thanks Don!

03-06-2011, 12:04 PM	#54
EZ Reader Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: nook, ipad, laptop	Thanks for the tip. Those are great fairly modern books, unlike so much of the other free and cheap stuff that I see offered around.

03-06-2011, 06:46 PM	#55
winspiration Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 1305 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, Kindle Fire HD	Thanks very much for the information, and for the detailed instructions also, which made the whole process very painless

03-06-2011, 07:17 PM	#56
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,563 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Just FYI, if anyone cares. Copia commented on my blog - the license allows transfer to any ereader that supports Adobe DRM.

03-11-2011, 07:54 PM	#57
mutsy67 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook	thank you for super easy-to-follow instructions. I was done in minutes with everything loaded to my Nook. I already had ADE so that made it easier of course. I am anxious to read all seven books!

03-13-2011, 11:32 PM	#58
bookratt Wizard Posts: 1,513 Karma: 1953200 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Kingdom of Nye, Nevada Device: Sony Reader PRS505 & PRS600, iPad, Pandigital Novel, iPad 2	Thanks Don/dmunsil for the excellent directions - thanks for the free books tip