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Old 07-09-2014, 11:26 AM   #1
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Need Serious Help: Genuine and free .ePub e-books?
Hi all, I just wanted to know of a website that contained a collection of .ePub files.

I'm looking for a large website so that I can see user reviews of e-books so that I can be certain that the e-books I download haven't been altered in any way and that they're the genuine e-book.

Thanks for any help!
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Old 07-09-2014, 11:36 AM   #2
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Hi all, I just wanted to know of a website that contained a collection of .ePub files.

I'm looking for a large website so that I can see user reviews of e-books so that I can be certain that the e-books I download haven't been altered in any way and that they're the genuine e-book.

Thanks for any help!
Why on Earth would books have been "altered"?
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Old 07-09-2014, 11:50 AM   #4
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How do reviews have any bearing on whether the e-book has been altered?

A) Unless the reviewer is following along in a print copy or has very recently read it from a different source, they wouldn't be able to know if changes had been made in the first place. The majority of times a book is read, it is being read for the first time.

B) How would you know that the epub they read and reviewed is identical to the one currently on the site? Maybe it was updated after the reviews.
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I thought EbookNovice already expressed his concern in this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=236430

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However, one scary thought crept into my mind: What if the e-books I'm reading have been manipulated and their content is wrong? I find this extremely worrying to the point where I haven't been able to sleep.
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Hi all, I just wanted to know of a website that contained a collection of .ePub files.

I'm looking for a large website so that I can see user reviews of e-books so that I can be certain that the e-books I download haven't been altered in any way and that they're the genuine e-book.

Thanks for any help!
Are you *still* going on about this?

You just need to forget about reading ebooks. Actually you should just forget about reading books. They all can be altered and there are no guarantees.

And HarryT, Please put up warnings before you do that. I almost spit coffee all over my monitor.
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Old 07-09-2014, 12:36 PM   #9
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Are you *still* going on about this?

You just need to forget about reading ebooks. Actually you should just forget about reading books. They all can be altered and there are no guarantees.

And HarryT, Please put up warnings before you do that. I almost spit coffee all over my monitor.
Me too.

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I thought it was a conspiracy by the Aluminum Industry.
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Now you've done it! The govenment isn't going to be happy with you letting the cat out of the bag. They got the idea from the old trick of wrapping tin foil on rabbit ears to improve TV reception. The real trick was fooling people into thinking it did the opposite.
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Hi all, I just wanted to know of a website that contained a collection of .ePub files.

I'm looking for a large website so that I can see user reviews of e-books so that I can be certain that the e-books I download haven't been altered in any way and that they're the genuine e-book.

Thanks for any help!

Kobo contains a collection of epub files.

There are also some reviews there.
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Kobo contains a collection of epub files.

There are also some reviews there.
LOL. No shit, Sherlock
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The thread title is working for me.

Someone does appear to be in need of serious help.
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My roof is covered in tinfoil to prevent any heat signatures from being detected by airborne craft. Indoor gardening is a fun hobby if you do it correctly.
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