Any members of World Public Library?

daesdaemar · 10-20-2008, 05:18 PM

Is anyone a paying member of the World Public Library (http://worldlibrary.net/)?

Is it worthwhile? Good books?

daffy4u · 10-20-2008, 05:19 PM

Interesting. I've never heard of it before. Off to go check it out.

Seabound · 10-20-2008, 07:10 PM

Unfortunately, their main format is PDF.

JSWolf · 10-29-2008, 05:10 AM

I am so tempted to call these people and tell them that what they are doing just is so wrong. All they offer is PDF and a lot of the books they offer are free anyway. Like the BAEN books they have in PDF. They don't get what an eBook really is. No way I'd tell anyone this site is a good idea to support.

Robotech_Master · 10-29-2008, 05:47 PM

You can learn about a few more e-book libraries here. (In the comments someone points to a free one that I didn't happen to review yet.)

These libraries do encrypted Mobipocket format books (which still leaves folks out who don't have Mobi-supported devices and are unwilling to break the DRM, of course).

DaleDe · 10-29-2008, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robotech_Master

You can learn about a few more e-book libraries here. (In the comments someone points to a free one that I didn't happen to review yet.)

These libraries do encrypted Mobipocket format books (which still leaves folks out who don't have Mobi-supported devices and are unwilling to break the DRM, of course).

Why would you point off to someone else's site when we have a better reference in our own wiki.

Dale

HunterRead · 11-30-2012, 04:45 PM

I just came across the site recently and found it to be of huge help. The PDFs work well on both my kindle and ipad which is really convenient and its super affordable. I actually really like the pdf because once its downloaded its always there, you don't have to be connected to an internet (like when on an airplane). Depending on what type of book you are looking for, the site is really of great educational use. And I found that it is related to a self publishing site so there is a lot of unique books on there that are not found everywhere else. World Public Library also has audiobooks too. I would recommend it for sure. Great site overall.

JSWolf · 11-30-2012, 05:11 PM

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piperclassique · 12-02-2012, 01:46 AM

Hunter, you don't have to be connected to internet to read any other sort of book either,once it is downloaded to your device. Even kindle cloud reader lets you pin the books so you can read offline. Most people on ereaders as opposed to tablets find pdf an awkward format, needing a lot of zooming and scrolling.
Just out ofinterest, how much does membership cost?

sunnysmiles · 12-02-2012, 02:58 AM

They have different levels of fees but its not expensive I think I paid about £ 20 But they have a huge range of stuff from the Classics to Military , Asian Studies etc

JoHunt · 12-02-2012, 09:39 AM

Is there any way to browse subjects? I'd like to see the books they offer but I'm finding navigation a bit difficult.

JSWolf · 12-02-2012, 11:05 PM

Why should we pay to borrow PDF? They should pay us to borrow PDF.

10-20-2008, 05:18 PM	#1
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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I am so tempted to call these people and tell them that what they are doing just is so wrong. All they offer is PDF and a lot of the books they offer are free anyway. Like the BAEN books they have in PDF. They don't get what an eBook really is. No way I'd tell anyone this site is a good idea to support.

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Robotech_Master Fanatic Posts: 514 Karma: 2954711 Join Date: May 2006	You can learn about a few more e-book libraries here. (In the comments someone points to a free one that I didn't happen to review yet.) These libraries do encrypted Mobipocket format books (which still leaves folks out who don't have Mobi-supported devices and are unwilling to break the DRM, of course).

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HunterRead Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: none	I just came across the site recently and found it to be of huge help. The PDFs work well on both my kindle and ipad which is really convenient and its super affordable. I actually really like the pdf because once its downloaded its always there, you don't have to be connected to an internet (like when on an airplane). Depending on what type of book you are looking for, the site is really of great educational use. And I found that it is related to a self publishing site so there is a lot of unique books on there that are not found everywhere else. World Public Library also has audiobooks too. I would recommend it for sure. Great site overall.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	delete post

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piperclassique A garbling groftpot Posts: 974 Karma: 9234667 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Oasis, Voyage, Kobo mini, Samsung tablet, phones, whatever.	Hunter, you don't have to be connected to internet to read any other sort of book either,once it is downloaded to your device. Even kindle cloud reader lets you pin the books so you can read offline. Most people on ereaders as opposed to tablets find pdf an awkward format, needing a lot of zooming and scrolling. Just out ofinterest, how much does membership cost?

12-02-2012, 02:58 AM	#10
sunnysmiles Addict Posts: 279 Karma: 1188010 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Device: I pad air, kindle pw2 and kindle touch , kindle had fire Nook pad nook	They have different levels of fees but its not expensive I think I paid about £ 20 But they have a huge range of stuff from the Classics to Military , Asian Studies etc

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JoHunt I am what I am Posts: 6,625 Karma: 62235665 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPad3, Voyage	Is there any way to browse subjects? I'd like to see the books they offer but I'm finding navigation a bit difficult.

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