Looking for bbeb African American Authors

sminarovich · 02-03-2008, 11:46 AM

Hi I have been looking for books by James Baldwin, W.E.B. de Bois, and other black authors, particularly of the 50s, but have been having a difficult time. Also, are any of the Project Gutenburg books compatable with the Sony Reader, which format do I choose?

Stephanie

vivaldirules · 02-03-2008, 12:56 PM

Great idea! Gutenberg has several books by du Bois (e.g., The Souls of Black Folk): http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a226

For your Sony Reader, you'd need to either import the TXT file from Gutenberg (which won't look very nice), find a better format somewhere else, or do the conversion (using, for example, Book Designer). But I think I'm just going to go ahead, if it's okay with you, and I'll convert this title right now and then upload it in an hour or so.

The works from the '50's won't be in the public domain so Gutenberg is unlikely to have them. For those, you'll need to look for what you can buy (e.g., Sony, etc.).

vivaldirules · 02-03-2008, 02:15 PM

I have converted and uploaded one of Du Bois' books in Sony's format here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20041

02-03-2008, 11:46 AM	#1
sminarovich Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 3133 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: sony ereader 500 & 600	Looking for bbeb African American Authors Hi I have been looking for books by James Baldwin, W.E.B. de Bois, and other black authors, particularly of the 50s, but have been having a difficult time. Also, are any of the Project Gutenburg books compatable with the Sony Reader, which format do I choose? Stephanie

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02-03-2008, 12:56 PM	#2
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Great idea! Gutenberg has several books by du Bois (e.g., The Souls of Black Folk): http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/d#a226 For your Sony Reader, you'd need to either import the TXT file from Gutenberg (which won't look very nice), find a better format somewhere else, or do the conversion (using, for example, Book Designer). But I think I'm just going to go ahead, if it's okay with you, and I'll convert this title right now and then upload it in an hour or so. The works from the '50's won't be in the public domain so Gutenberg is unlikely to have them. For those, you'll need to look for what you can buy (e.g., Sony, etc.).

02-03-2008, 02:15 PM	#3
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I have converted and uploaded one of Du Bois' books in Sony's format here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20041

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