What is eBooks-Library.com?

Sonist · 03-23-2009, 03:19 AM

Does anyone have any experience with them?

I was doing a search for W. Somerset Maugham's In the Narrow Corner, and the only place which lists it as available in electronic format is eBooks-Library.com.

£30.00 per year may be worth it, if they had nicely formated stuff, without DRM. So, anyone who has tried them?

SteveK · 03-23-2009, 11:01 PM

Sonist - I hadn't heard of ebooks-library.com until your post, but I did check their website. They apparently only offer books in PDF format. I can't tell if their books are protected by DRM or not; however they do indicate you can use your book on as many computers or hand-held devices as you like, so I would assume they're not protected by DRM, but I could be mistaken. I've sent them an email to ask if their PDF files can be converted to other formats or if they are protected by DRM and thus impossible to convert. I'll provide any information if they respond.

I have no idea what 30 pounds translates to in terms of dollars, but this may be a very good value.

Thanks for the find!

SteveK

AnemicOak · 03-23-2009, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveK

I have no idea what 30 pounds translates to in terms of dollars, but this may be a very good value.

About $44-$45 right now.

JSWolf · 03-24-2009, 01:37 PM

Forget the site. it's not worth the money & effort to convert PDF into something usable. You first have to convert the PDF into some other format. Then you have to compare the converted document with the PDF to fix all the errors and then you have to convert it yet again into the format you want. Do you really want to pay for all that hassle?

SteveK · 03-24-2009, 06:51 PM

I was able to find out that DRM is NOT applied to the books. However, as JSWolf indicates above, the hassle of converting from PDF to something a bit more user-friendly makes this of questionable value. For epub, I'd join in a minute, but I'll probably pass on PDF.

SteveK

JSWolf · 03-24-2009, 07:07 PM

For anyone interested in the eBook offered, if they were ePub, I'd recommend it easily. But for PDF, I'd stay far away.

forcheville · 10-17-2009, 09:55 AM

I joined and find it to be a wonderful resource. They have a great many books that can't be found at Gutenberg and they been very well proofed and prepared.
The format is a locked pdf, so I need to unlock them and reformat them into the sort of clean bookmarked pdf (via a doc file) that I prefer for my mobile device (Sony prs505), this takes anywhere from 5-30 mins per book, but the result is a book exactly as I want it.

Some resources are needed for the conversion process, however, and if you aren't is a position to use them you are stuck with rather clunky looking pdf pages.

I consider the GBP30.00 as money well-spent.

03-23-2009, 03:19 AM	#1
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	What is eBooks-Library.com? Does anyone have any experience with them? I was doing a search for W. Somerset Maugham's *In the Narrow Corner*, and the only place which lists it as available in electronic format is eBooks-Library.com. £30.00 per year may be worth it, if they had nicely formated stuff, without DRM. So, anyone who has tried them?

03-23-2009, 11:01 PM	#2
SteveK Addict Posts: 272 Karma: 1017902 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Kindle PW, PW2, Kindle3, Kobo Glo, tablets, phone	Sonist - I hadn't heard of ebooks-library.com until your post, but I did check their website. They apparently only offer books in PDF format. I can't tell if their books are protected by DRM or not; however they do indicate you can use your book on as many computers or hand-held devices as you like, so I would assume they're not protected by DRM, but I could be mistaken. I've sent them an email to ask if their PDF files can be converted to other formats or if they are protected by DRM and thus impossible to convert. I'll provide any information if they respond. I have no idea what 30 pounds translates to in terms of dollars, but this may be a very good value. Thanks for the find! SteveK Last edited by SteveK; 03-23-2009 at 11:27 PM.

10-17-2009, 09:55 AM	#7
forcheville Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 672100 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Sony prs650, Boox M92, Samsung Slate 7	I joined and find it to be a wonderful resource. They have a great many books that can't be found at Gutenberg and they been very well proofed and prepared. The format is a locked pdf, so I need to unlock them and reformat them into the sort of clean bookmarked pdf (via a doc file) that I prefer for my mobile device (Sony prs505), this takes anywhere from 5-30 mins per book, but the result is a book exactly as I want it. Some resources are needed for the conversion process, however, and if you aren't is a position to use them you are stuck with rather clunky looking pdf pages. I consider the GBP30.00 as money well-spent. Last edited by forcheville; 10-17-2009 at 09:58 AM.

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03-24-2009, 01:37 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 78,945 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Forget the site. it's not worth the money & effort to convert PDF into something usable. You first have to convert the PDF into some other format. Then you have to compare the converted document with the PDF to fix all the errors and then you have to convert it yet again into the format you want. Do you really want to pay for all that hassle?

03-24-2009, 06:51 PM	#5
SteveK Addict Posts: 272 Karma: 1017902 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Kindle PW, PW2, Kindle3, Kobo Glo, tablets, phone	I was able to find out that DRM is NOT applied to the books. However, as JSWolf indicates above, the hassle of converting from PDF to something a bit more user-friendly makes this of questionable value. For epub, I'd join in a minute, but I'll probably pass on PDF. SteveK

03-24-2009, 07:07 PM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 78,945 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	For anyone interested in the eBook offered, if they were ePub, I'd recommend it easily. But for PDF, I'd stay far away.

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