e-Book Requests and Begging (Public Domain Books Only!) - Page 48

HarryT · 05-16-2016, 09:47 AM

There are a number of collections of her work available at very low cost, but "Love" does not appear to be in any of them.

BookCat · 05-23-2016, 01:47 PM

Amazon's kindle version of it seems rather expensive, so I'll wait till it's available on one of the sites which hosts public domain ebooks. Till then, I have lots of other things to read. Thanks for trying.

tompe · 05-24-2016, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BookCat

Amazon's kindle version of it seems rather expensive, so I'll wait till it's available on one of the sites which hosts public domain ebooks. Till then, I have lots of other things to read. Thanks for trying.

If the book is in public domain why has not somebody taken the text from the Kindle version and put up on some public domain book web site?

HarryT · 05-24-2016, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tompe

If the book is in public domain why has not somebody taken the text from the Kindle version and put up on some public domain book web site?

Perhaps nobody's willing to spend £8 to buy the book in order to do so.

tompe · 05-24-2016, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps nobody's willing to spend £8 to buy the book in order to do so.

Well, you can always sell it on Amazon for £1 after you have removed the introduction and get some money back...

doubleshuffle · 05-24-2016, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tompe

Well, you can always sell it on Amazon for £1 after you have removed the introduction and get some money back...

So are you expecting someone who isn't particularly interested in the book to spend good money on it and put in work so that someone who actually is interested in it can download it here for free?

BookCat · 05-24-2016, 02:04 PM

@Doubleshuffle: good point. I wasn't expecting anyone to do that; I'm just hoping it'll filter on to a public domain site sometime.

tompe · 05-24-2016, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

So are you expecting someone who isn't particularly interested in the book to spend good money on it and put in work so that someone who actually is interested in it can download it here for free?

No, but if it is selling why have not somebody created a cheaper edition?

And why do you think nobody could do it? I thought about doing it myself just for the principle of it. If it is public domain the ebook should be sold as you buing the introduction.

doubleshuffle · 05-26-2016, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BookCat

@Doubleshuffle: good point. I wasn't expecting anyone to do that; I'm just hoping it'll filter on to a public domain site sometime.

I know you weren't expecting that; Tompe sounded a bit as if they were, though. I myself have actually sometimes spent money in the process of preparing uploads for Mobileread. But I only do that when I am interested in the books myself.

HarryT · 05-26-2016, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by doubleshuffle

I know you weren't expecting that; Tompe sounded a bit as if they were, though. I myself have actually sometimes spent money in the process of preparing uploads for Mobileread. But I only do that when I am interested in the books myself.

Me too

. I bought secondhand copies of all of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Barsoom" books when I was preparing my "Barsoom Omnibus", because the PG versions were such poor quality. It's a good thing I did, because I found a lot of missing text.

pynch · 05-26-2016, 10:02 AM

Who didn’t? I must have paid for at least 5,000 scans from library books by now.

BookCat · 07-10-2016, 08:04 AM

Just thought I'd point out that Edith Wharton's Glimpses of the Moon isn't available as a kindle book in the library.

DaleDe · 07-10-2016, 08:36 PM

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Just thought I'd point out that Edith Wharton's Glimpses of the Moon isn't available as a kindle book in the library.

what about https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20115

Dale

BookCat · 07-11-2016, 12:50 PM

I'd swear that wasn't there when I looked yesterday. Luckily, Amazon wasn't charging for it; this is already on my kindle, but I might delete it and use the MR version instead. Thanks for pointing it out

BookCat · 07-22-2016, 11:59 AM

Maybe I can't see for looking but I can't find a Kindle version of Come Out of the Kitchen by Alice Duer Miller in the library. I looked under D and M. By my reckoning it's in the public domain as she died in 1942. However, she was American, so maybe this has an effect?

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05-16-2016, 09:47 AM	#706
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	There are a number of collections of her work available at very low cost, but "Love" does not appear to be in any of them.

05-23-2016, 01:47 PM	#707
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Amazon's kindle version of it seems rather expensive, so I'll wait till it's available on one of the sites which hosts public domain ebooks. Till then, I have lots of other things to read. Thanks for trying.

05-24-2016, 02:04 PM	#712
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	@Doubleshuffle: good point. I wasn't expecting anyone to do that; I'm just hoping it'll filter on to a public domain site sometime.

05-26-2016, 10:02 AM	#716
pynch why in? Posts: 1,620 Karma: 28802432 Join Date: Apr 2012 Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Aura	Who didn’t? I must have paid for at least 5,000 scans from library books by now.

07-10-2016, 08:04 AM	#717
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Just thought I'd point out that Edith Wharton's Glimpses of the Moon isn't available as a kindle book in the library.

07-11-2016, 12:50 PM	#719
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I'd swear that wasn't there when I looked yesterday. Luckily, Amazon wasn't charging for it; this is already on my kindle, but I might delete it and use the MR version instead. Thanks for pointing it out

07-22-2016, 11:59 AM	#720
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	Maybe I can't see for looking but I can't find a Kindle version of Come Out of the Kitchen by Alice Duer Miller in the library. I looked under D and M. By my reckoning it's in the public domain as she died in 1942. However, she was American, so maybe this has an effect?

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