University of Adelaide Ebook Library seems to be gone - Page 3

GrannyGrump · 01-10-2020, 05:53 AM

I think s/he meant "retroactive"

Quoth · 01-10-2020, 02:36 PM

yes. Retroactive.

barryem · 01-10-2020, 07:55 PM

Since the eastern half of Australia is on fire and volunteers from all over the place have gone to help fight it maybe the library is short-handed. Or maybe they're spending money to help out. Or maybe they're just having financial problems.

Their motives for discontinuing that service could be anything, honorable or not. Until we know it seems a bit silly to criticize.

It's not like there's a shortage of sources for PD books.

As for old books or old translations not being worth anything, well, that idea is worth criticizing. Maybe someone doesn't want to read old books or old translations but there are a lot of us who do! The book I'm currently reading, "Cimarron" which Edna Ferber wrote in 1930. She won a Pulitzer in 1924 for "So Big", one of the best books I've read in years. Each has been made into 2 movies, as have most of her other books.

I'd guess that probably 20% of the books I read are over 70 years old and some of the translations are that old as well. There's some mighty good reading.

Barry

teija · 01-16-2020, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by barryem

Since the eastern half of Australia is on fire and volunteers from all over the place have gone to help fight it maybe the library is short-handed. Or maybe they're spending money to help out. Or maybe they're just having financial problems.

Their motives for discontinuing that service could be anything, honorable or not. Until we know it seems a bit silly to criticize.

Thank you Barry!! I started reading this thread and one of the first things I thought was, "What if they are busy or otherwise occupied with the FIRES?"... Then I couldn't believe I had to get all the way to PAGE 3 of the comments for ANYONE to have even said anything about it.

It remains to be seen if it will be offline indefinitely or is just a temporary thing. Could be their power or internet provider is down or any number of things... but I'm sure eBooks are not on the top of most Australians' list of priorities right now...

binaryhermit · 01-16-2020, 01:25 AM

I doubt their internet provider or power is down as it responds and redirects to a statement on its closure.

SleepyBob · 01-16-2020, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by teija

Thank you Barry!! I started reading this thread and one of the first things I thought was, "What if they are busy or otherwise occupied with the FIRES?"... Then I couldn't believe I had to get all the way to PAGE 3 of the comments for ANYONE to have even said anything about it.

It remains to be seen if it will be offline indefinitely or is just a temporary thing. Could be their power or internet provider is down or any number of things... but I'm sure eBooks are not on the top of most Australians' list of priorities right now...

How many people are out fighting the fires, though? An existing website being taken offline seems pretty far down the list of things I would expect to be impacted by wildfires.

Pulpmeister · 01-16-2020, 06:23 PM

I doubt fires had anything to do with it. None in downtown Adelaide near the University. Also, to be out firefighting you need to have training and equipment, such as the volunteer bush fire brigades in rural areas.

However, it is a shame it has gone. I used the University of Adelaide text file for the ebook I made of "Gone with the Wind", which is now in the Patricia Clark Memorial Library, and their proofing was so good it was a breeze.

snarkophilus · 01-17-2020, 03:20 AM

I've got an archive of the University of Adelaide ebooks. I'm in Australia, I'd be happy to make it available if I knew it was ok to do.

I'll send off an email to the Uni library contact address and see what they say.

Kindleing · 01-17-2020, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by snarkophilus

I've got an archive of the University of Adelaide ebooks. I'm in Australia, I'd be happy to make it available if I knew it was ok to do.

I'm curious about the approximate size of the collection - about how much disc space does it take?

snarkophilus · 01-17-2020, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kindleing

I'm curious about the approximate size of the collection - about how much disc space does it take?

The site is about 15.7GB total.

Quoth · 01-18-2020, 04:31 AM

So one homing pigeon with a cheap 32G microSD card.

@snarkophilus : I hope you make a backup and store it off site, on HDD as Flash fades. (So do DVDs unless pressed).

snarkophilus · 01-18-2020, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by FrustratedReader

@snarkophilus : I hope you make a backup and store it off site, on HDD as Flash fades. (So do DVDs unless pressed).

I've got copies on three computers spread across two continents. Hopefully safe

.

SteveEisenberg · 01-18-2020, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

The Margaret Mitchell estate, just as one example, still makes money in the US from the copyright of Gone with the Wind.

Yes. It can be legally downloaded from Gutenberg Australia when in almost any nation excepting the United States and, I think, Mexico.

P.S. It also seems to be in the Life + 70 Patricia Clark Library here.

doubleshuffle · 01-18-2020, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by snarkophilus

I've got an archive of the University of Adelaide ebooks. I'm in Australia, I'd be happy to make it available if I knew it was ok to do.

I'll send off an email to the Uni library contact address and see what they say.

Fantastic. Thanks!

doubleshuffle · 01-18-2020, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg

P.S. It also seems to be in the Life + 70 Patricia Clark Library here.

Yes, Pulpmeister was quick. Since Mitchell died in 1949, her works became public domain on Jan. 1.

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01-10-2020, 05:53 AM	#31
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,200 Karma: 34977896 Join Date: May 2011 Location: JAPAN (US expatriate) Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	I think s/he meant "retroactive"

01-10-2020, 02:36 PM	#32
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,154 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	yes. Retroactive.

01-10-2020, 07:55 PM	#33
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	Since the eastern half of Australia is on fire and volunteers from all over the place have gone to help fight it maybe the library is short-handed. Or maybe they're spending money to help out. Or maybe they're just having financial problems. Their motives for discontinuing that service could be anything, honorable or not. Until we know it seems a bit silly to criticize. It's not like there's a shortage of sources for PD books. As for old books or old translations not being worth anything, well, that idea is worth criticizing. Maybe someone doesn't want to read old books or old translations but there are a lot of us who do! The book I'm currently reading, "Cimarron" which Edna Ferber wrote in 1930. She won a Pulitzer in 1924 for "So Big", one of the best books I've read in years. Each has been made into 2 movies, as have most of her other books. I'd guess that probably 20% of the books I read are over 70 years old and some of the translations are that old as well. There's some mighty good reading. Barry

01-16-2020, 01:25 AM	#35
binaryhermit Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,696 Karma: 20469902 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Lockport, IL Device: Kindle PW4, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I doubt their internet provider or power is down as it responds and redirects to a statement on its closure.

01-16-2020, 06:23 PM	#37
Pulpmeister Wizard Posts: 2,502 Karma: 28893796 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle	I doubt fires had anything to do with it. None in downtown Adelaide near the University. Also, to be out firefighting you need to have training and equipment, such as the volunteer bush fire brigades in rural areas. However, it is a shame it has gone. I used the University of Adelaide text file for the ebook I made of "Gone with the Wind", which is now in the Patricia Clark Memorial Library, and their proofing was so good it was a breeze.

01-17-2020, 03:20 AM	#38
snarkophilus Wannabe Connoisseur Posts: 425 Karma: 2516674 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Geelong, Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura 2, Sony PRS-T1, Sony PRS-350, Palm TX	I've got an archive of the University of Adelaide ebooks. I'm in Australia, I'd be happy to make it available if I knew it was ok to do. I'll send off an email to the Uni library contact address and see what they say.

01-18-2020, 04:31 AM	#41
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,154 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	So one homing pigeon with a cheap 32G microSD card. @snarkophilus : I hope you make a backup and store it off site, on HDD as Flash fades. (So do DVDs unless pressed).

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