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Try this link, for example: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...elzoni&f=false This should display the title page of a book called "Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries Within the Pyramids", by Giovani Belzoni, published in 1820. In the upper right corner of the page is a "gearwheel" button. Click it and you get a drop-down menu which says: My Library Help Advanced Book Search Download EPUB Download PDF Plain Text The bottom three items on the menu get you the page scan PDF (which is what I always download), a horrible ePub generated from uncorrected OCR on the scanned pages, and the same thing as ASCII text. |
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It does seem that Google does not follow the purpose stated in the header attached to each scanned book. If you can find them, Google books can be downloaded from Acquire.com which can be a PITA to use. |
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If you get a free app for your Android phone or tablet, it's the same account with a credit card attached. You will get a receipt marked free. I like to trial some apps, and some utility apps are free.
I don't know about now, but when Google first got involved with the old books, the books were included in your Google Dashboard Account under books. Google Books from Play and old scans were in the same book account. I got some old out of print, and they were on the my Google account Dashboard. Google account is like the "One Ring" |
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And now it's all just Alphabet soup.
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I occasionally use Google Play books, but with the exception of a few classics I want to revisit, I tend to avoid public domain books. Most of them just don't seem relevant to me.
I also admit to being spoiled by the Kindle environment. Google Play just isn't as slick and smooth operating as Kindle. If a book seems oddly expensive on Kindle (It happens), I will shop around, going to Google, and Kobo first. But usually they aren't any cheaper. I'll try a couple other places, but if none of them come closer to my desired price, I wait until their price DOES come down. I simply WILL NOT pay more than $8 US for an ebook, regardless of Author or how well received it is by reviewers. |
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