Just got my 505 and I'm clueless! - Page 2

ruth1304 · 05-29-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by usnwifeaustin

Thanks everybody! I'm going to dig deeper into what my local library has. Call me crazy but I like modern books and I guess I will be paying for them. I was required to read way to many classic in college and it was take a few years before I ever want to read one again. Thansk Again!

I sympathise - I read lots of classics for my literature degree, and mostly pre 1900 because of the options I chose (including old English, pre 1066, and lots of medieval literature). After I'd graduated I had to have more of a balance for a few years.

I've recently (nearly 10 years on from graduation) found myself returning to the classics, and this site has been brilliant because I can download excellent versions for free. I'm loving going back to these classics, although I'm not going to stop reading new releases either!

Elfwreck · 05-29-2009, 02:32 PM

There are also lots of free modern books; many publishers offer freebies as short-term promotional gimmicks, and some authors have free ebook versions of their works. There's not as many as the public domain works, but it's possible to fill a Reader, and keep it filled, with free contemporary professional-quality literature.

The NYTimes bestsellers generally won't be there, but there are a lot of good, free, current ebooks. (And sometimes, NY Times bestsellers may be there--Doctorow's Little Brother is available for free in several ebook formats.)

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05-29-2009, 02:32 PM	#17
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	There are also lots of free modern books; many publishers offer freebies as short-term promotional gimmicks, and some authors have free ebook versions of their works. There's not as many as the public domain works, but it's possible to fill a Reader, and keep it filled, with free contemporary professional-quality literature. The NYTimes bestsellers generally won't be there, but there are a lot of good, free, current ebooks. (And sometimes, NY Times bestsellers may be there--Doctorow's Little Brother is available for free in several ebook formats.)

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