A few free finds on the Kobo store

love2readca · 03-18-2014, 09:51 PM

Available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan:
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Available everywhere:
12 Years a Slave

PurpleStar · 03-18-2014, 10:46 PM

Thanks, I snagged 1984 and Animal Farm.

49Kat · 03-18-2014, 11:15 PM

12 Years a Slave was available for me, but the others were not. That's from the U.S. Any other U.S. customers having an issue with this?

Thanks for the links, love2readca.

Edited to add that 12 Years a Slave also has not download button in my library, but it shows as available in my Kobo app on my iPad. Must be one of those quirky Kobo things where they won't let you download to a different app.

arasyi · 03-18-2014, 11:21 PM

Thanks, all of those books are available in South Korea

peachiekene · 03-18-2014, 11:22 PM

I believe 1984 and Animal Farm are in public domain for the listed countries. They are not in the US.

12 Years a Slave: It's probably a kepub.

gabby98 · 03-18-2014, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by love2readca

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Available everywhere:
12 Years a Slave

Quote:

Originally Posted by peachiekene

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12 Years a Slave: It's probably a kepub.

Must be cause I can't download the file. I try to avoid those

GeoffR · 03-18-2014, 11:38 PM

The same publisher also has C. S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe free.

Edit: Just realised these are all now in the public domain, so the whole series is available free at Gutenberg.

49Kat · 03-18-2014, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gabby98

Must be cause I can't download the file. I try to avoid those

If you have a Kobo device or at least the app, you're not really losing anything by picking up a free book, though.

49Kat · 03-18-2014, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffR

The same publisher also has C. S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe free.

Not here. I'll be back in Canada next month, maybe they'll all be available there.

gabby98 · 03-19-2014, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 49Kat

If you have a Kobo device or at least the app, you're not really losing anything by picking up a free book, though.

I uninstalled the app from my phone since I never use it but I guess I could use it for those only.ty

peachiekene · 03-19-2014, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gabby98

I uninstalled the app from my phone since I never use it but I guess I could use it for those only.ty

12 Years a Slave is actually offered in the ebook library here for mobi and epub if you don't want to use the app.

gabby98 · 03-19-2014, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peachiekene

12 Years a Slave is actually offered in the ebook library here for mobi and epub if you don't want to use the app.

Oh cool

Froide · 03-19-2014, 06:35 PM

In the US, 12 Years a Slave is a freebie at Feedbooks, and Orwell's books are freebies at ebooks.Adelaide.edu.

GtrsRGr8 · 03-19-2014, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Froide

In the US, 12 Years a Slave is a freebie at Feedbooks, and Orwell's books are freebies at ebooks.Adelaide.edu.

ebooks.Adelaide.edu didn't work but http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au (note the .au at the end) did work.

Thanks for the good lead.

sqdancer · 03-19-2014, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Froide

In the US, 12 Years a Slave is a freebie at Feedbooks, and Orwell's books are freebies at ebooks.Adelaide.edu.

To the best of my knowledge, Orwell died in 1950 and his books are not public domain in the USA yet. Copyright regulations are different in different countries, which is why the University of Adelaide posts a copyright warning in their FAQs.

03-18-2014, 09:51 PM	#1
love2readca Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: iPad	A few free finds on the Kobo store Available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan: 1984 by George Orwell Animal Farm by George Orwell Available everywhere: 12 Years a Slave

03-18-2014, 11:15 PM	#3
49Kat Fanatic Posts: 580 Karma: 1309104 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: BC,Canada/NV, USA Device: iPad 9th Gen, iPhone 11, Paperwhite 10th Gen.	12 Years a Slave was available for me, but the others were not. That's from the U.S. Any other U.S. customers having an issue with this? Thanks for the links, love2readca. Edited to add that 12 Years a Slave also has not download button in my library, but it shows as available in my Kobo app on my iPad. Must be one of those quirky Kobo things where they won't let you download to a different app. Last edited by 49Kat; 03-18-2014 at 11:19 PM.

03-18-2014, 11:38 PM	#7
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	The same publisher also has C. S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe free. Edit: Just realised these are all now in the public domain, so the whole series is available free at Gutenberg. Last edited by GeoffR; 03-18-2014 at 11:53 PM.

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