1250 books for $20.

DaleDe · 02-01-2019, 12:43 PM

https://www.pulsetv.com/prodinfo.asp...2&sid=81229486 This site sells a Library of eBooks on a 8 GB USB card. The card itself is almost worth the price. Books are all in 3 formats, Kindle, ePUB, and PDF. I have bought other items from this site before.

I just noticed that https://www.heartlandamerica.com/e-g...PER+Cyber+Sale! Heartland also has this on sale. Their price is $25 but includes free shipping making it only slightly more that PulseTV. They also have some audio books included but PulseTV may have them also. I am not sure.

Dale

piperclassique · 02-01-2019, 02:34 PM

So, let me see if I understand this. 250 public domain classics and 1000 Indies of unknown quality. On an 8gb USB key of unknown make, worth about 4€. For 25$ including postage. So if you actually read eight of the non pd works you have read about eight dollars worth (maybe) and have a four dollar USB key, which together cost you 25$.
I think I'll continue getting my pd from Gutenberg. As for the Indies, I suppose if you find something you really like it's worth it, but I'm sure they are available on an individual basis to download.
Thanks for posting, but I think I'll pass on this.
BTW, how do they justify 5$ to post it? Must weigh about 6 grams.

DaleDe · 02-01-2019, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piperclassique

So, let me see if I understand this. 250 public domain classics and 1000 Indies of unknown quality. On an 8gb USB key of unknown make, worth about 4€. For 25$ including postage. So if you actually read eight of the non pd works you have read about eight dollars worth (maybe) and have a four dollar USB key, which together cost you 25$.
I think I'll continue getting my pd from Gutenberg. As for the Indies, I suppose if you find something you really like it's worth it, but I'm sure they are available on an individual basis to download.
Thanks for posting, but I think I'll pass on this.
BTW, how do they justify 5$ to post it? Must weigh about 6 grams.

They call is shipping and handling. I should have said shipping. The first one is cheaper with about $4 for shipping. The prices for the base product are not the same.

Dale

Deskisamess · 02-01-2019, 03:23 PM

You can get a 16gb drive from Sandisk or Kingston for $5-$8 on Amazon.

Why pay for public domain classics, or unknown Indie titles?

binaryhermit · 02-01-2019, 03:29 PM

This seems to be targeted at low-information buyers, to be honest.

EDITED to add: Not saying it's bad or anything, just saying it the way I see it.

maddz · 02-01-2019, 04:09 PM

The author/title list is here: https://www.egolibrary.com/books

I scanned the SFF and only spotted 2 names I knew - Terah Edun (YA) and Lindsey Buroker - The Emperor's Edge. (I wasn't particularly impressed by the first in that series and didn't continue.) I have a Terah Edun on my TBR pile so can't comment.

Saladin Ahmed's Throne of the Crescent Moon is included (oddly in the Fiction category - it's actually Fantasy). That's pretty good.

3 books out of around 600 in fiction - not a good hit rate. The SFF PD section is better!

DiapDealer · 02-01-2019, 04:15 PM

Throne of the Crescent Moon is neither PD, nor indie. It was published by DAW. Are we certain the rights holders to all of these books are on board with this?

maddz · 02-01-2019, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Throne of the Crescent Moon is neither PD, nor indie. It was published by DAW. Are we certain the rights holders to all of these books are on board with this?

You know, I was kind of thinking that myself.

I do know Throne of the Crescent Moon has a free sampler, and I think the first in The Emperor's Edge series is a freebie. It would perhaps be instructive to poke around Amazon or Smashwords to see how many of the titles are available there.

binaryhermit · 02-02-2019, 10:56 PM

The type of website these deals are on, gives me a caveat emptor feeling. Buyer beware. I mean, I guess what I'm saying is, the deals sound better in the "Big print" than they are once you look at the "fine print". But isn't that life? The big print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

Although regarding the price of a 16 GB flash drive on Amazon given issues I've heard related to Amazon's fulfillment and 3rd party sellers related to counterfeiting and that counterfeit flash memory is a real thing and would cause actual issues in some cases, I'm not sure I'd go with them for flash memory. But I'm not attacking the point made.

Although this flash drive has a MicroUSB connector as well, if you care.

DaleDe · 02-03-2019, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by binaryhermit

The type of website these deals are on, gives me a caveat emptor feeling. Buyer beware. I mean, I guess what I'm saying is, the deals sound better in the "Big print" than they are once you look at the "fine print". But isn't that life? The big print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

Although this flash drive has a MicroUSB connector as well, if you care.

I have purchased stuff from both of the sites before. Note that the original source for this product is at https://www.egolibrary.com/

Dale

crich70 · 02-03-2019, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

I have purchased stuff from both of the sites before. Note that the original source for this product is at https://www.egolibrary.com/

Dale

I know another site that sells the same thing. Small world isn't it.

DaleDe · 02-17-2019, 12:52 PM

Well, I decided to order it and received it yesterday. The quality of the books is not nearly as good as the posts here at MobileRead but I expected that. The cover page is present on books but is of low resolution, Ok for library viewing but not for first page viewing. The format is generally no paragraph indent with a line space between paragraphs. The TOC is basically minimal and not really useful. The text seems ok from the ones I looked at with italics and bold used. Looks ok for most reading. I have not yet looked at the audio files. They have apps for iOS and Android. Once you set up an account with the host site you can download the apps and log into the site. At this point you can download the books directly if you wish instead of having to sideload them. The small microUSB end can be used on Android to directly extract files from the USB drive if you wish. Either end will work for a computer. They are all sortable and placed in categories for easy access. All three formats, PDF, mobi, ePub were present in the books I looked at. There are instruction manuals in PDF at the root of the USB drive.

02-01-2019, 12:43 PM	#1
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	1250 books for $20. https://www.pulsetv.com/prodinfo.asp...2&sid=81229486 This site sells a Library of eBooks on a 8 GB USB card. The card itself is almost worth the price. Books are all in 3 formats, Kindle, ePUB, and PDF. I have bought other items from this site before. I just noticed that https://www.heartlandamerica.com/e-g...PER+Cyber+Sale! Heartland also has this on sale. Their price is $25 but includes free shipping making it only slightly more that PulseTV. They also have some audio books included but PulseTV may have them also. I am not sure. Dale Last edited by DaleDe; 02-01-2019 at 02:05 PM. Reason: add Heartland

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02-01-2019, 02:34 PM	#2
piperclassique A garbling groftpot Posts: 974 Karma: 9234667 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Oasis, Voyage, Kobo mini, Samsung tablet, phones, whatever.	So, let me see if I understand this. 250 public domain classics and 1000 Indies of unknown quality. On an 8gb USB key of unknown make, worth about 4€. For 25$ including postage. So if you actually read eight of the non pd works you have read about eight dollars worth (maybe) and have a four dollar USB key, which together cost you 25$. I think I'll continue getting my pd from Gutenberg. As for the Indies, I suppose if you find something you really like it's worth it, but I'm sure they are available on an individual basis to download. Thanks for posting, but I think I'll pass on this. BTW, how do they justify 5$ to post it? Must weigh about 6 grams.

02-01-2019, 03:23 PM	#4
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,609 Karma: 42697471 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	You can get a 16gb drive from Sandisk or Kingston for $5-$8 on Amazon. Why pay for public domain classics, or unknown Indie titles?

02-01-2019, 03:29 PM	#5
binaryhermit Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,696 Karma: 20469902 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Lockport, IL Device: Kindle PW4, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	This seems to be targeted at low-information buyers, to be honest. EDITED to add: Not saying it's bad or anything, just saying it the way I see it.

02-01-2019, 04:09 PM	#6
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,273 Karma: 28630044 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	The author/title list is here: https://www.egolibrary.com/books I scanned the SFF and only spotted 2 names I knew - Terah Edun (YA) and Lindsey Buroker - The Emperor's Edge. (I wasn't particularly impressed by the first in that series and didn't continue.) I have a Terah Edun on my TBR pile so can't comment. Saladin Ahmed's Throne of the Crescent Moon is included (oddly in the Fiction category - it's actually Fantasy). That's pretty good. 3 books out of around 600 in fiction - not a good hit rate. The SFF PD section is better!

02-01-2019, 04:15 PM	#7
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Throne of the Crescent Moon is neither PD, nor indie. It was published by DAW. Are we certain the rights holders to all of these books are on board with this?

02-02-2019, 10:56 PM	#9
binaryhermit Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,696 Karma: 20469902 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Lockport, IL Device: Kindle PW4, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	The type of website these deals are on, gives me a caveat emptor feeling. Buyer beware. I mean, I guess what I'm saying is, the deals sound better in the "Big print" than they are once you look at the "fine print". But isn't that life? The big print giveth and the fine print taketh away. Although regarding the price of a 16 GB flash drive on Amazon given issues I've heard related to Amazon's fulfillment and 3rd party sellers related to counterfeiting and that counterfeit flash memory is a real thing and would cause actual issues in some cases, I'm not sure I'd go with them for flash memory. But I'm not attacking the point made. Although this flash drive has a MicroUSB connector as well, if you care.

02-17-2019, 12:52 PM	#12
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Well, I decided to order it and received it yesterday. The quality of the books is not nearly as good as the posts here at MobileRead but I expected that. The cover page is present on books but is of low resolution, Ok for library viewing but not for first page viewing. The format is generally no paragraph indent with a line space between paragraphs. The TOC is basically minimal and not really useful. The text seems ok from the ones I looked at with italics and bold used. Looks ok for most reading. I have not yet looked at the audio files. They have apps for iOS and Android. Once you set up an account with the host site you can download the apps and log into the site. At this point you can download the books directly if you wish instead of having to sideload them. The small microUSB end can be used on Android to directly extract files from the USB drive if you wish. Either end will work for a computer. They are all sortable and placed in categories for easy access. All three formats, PDF, mobi, ePub were present in the books I looked at. There are instruction manuals in PDF at the root of the USB drive.

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