Just Got A Kindle, Next Steps?

grechzoo · 05-21-2010, 10:18 AM

Having just bought my mum a kindle im looking for my first steps.

Research on these forums have shown me the marvels of the public domain, and i know a user here has created a great site (1001). so i will browse that for sure and try and fill out all the free classics i can get my hands on.

basically im lookign for more suggestions of free and cheap, high quality books, mostly fiction. also any recommendations where i can get good value sci-fi and fantasy books? as i want to get my real life book colllection in e-book form as cheaply as possible. (again for my mum, so i can take my books with me

)

please bear in mind i will be based in the UK so i know sites like fiction wise dont play too well with me. however i have succeeded in getting the amazon store working for me without any surcharge. and indeed will stick to only usb delivery from now on just in case too.

so basically, guides, links to good shops, and links to great free rescources etc. would be a massive help. and i promise this will be my final "help" topic

hope you guys can help

-
Idris

AnemicOak · 05-21-2010, 10:32 AM

A great source for quality titles if you like sci-fi (in tons of formats) with no DRM is http://www.webscription.net/ while there be sure to check out the free library http://www.webscription.net/c-1-free-library.aspx

nancyl · 05-21-2010, 10:38 AM

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/free
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.getfreeebooks.com/
http://manybooks.net/
http://www.baen.com/

nancyl · 05-21-2010, 10:41 AM

Let us know if you find any good ones in your search; good luck!

abookreader · 05-21-2010, 10:59 AM

Next step?

Go read a book.

Worldwalker · 05-21-2010, 11:39 AM

Right here on MobileRead is a good start -- the ebooks are built by hand by MobileRead members, and in my opinion they have the best formatting. There are a lot of other good ebook sites out there. Here's my personal free ebook source list:

Public Domain

MobileRead - best formatting, limited selection

ManyBooks - PG scraper, but sometimes has books from other sources, good formatting

Feedbooks - mostly scrapes PG, improves formatting

Project Gutenberg - the granddaddy of them all, phenomenal selection

Munseys - painful to use, but has books nobody else does

the Internet Archive - generally only the scans are readable

Google Books - most of the time, what's good isn't free, and what's free isn't good
(note: if you have not seen Google's logo today, GO LOOK. It's playable.

Free non-PD

Baen Free Library - amazing selection; also, they will tempt you into buying books

5th Imperium - Baen CD collections

Other Things

Search: Inkmesh. Sadly, it's not a very comprehensive search engine - it misses a lot - but as far as I know, it's the only ebook-specific one out there.

If you're using free ebooks, it's only right to give something back: proofread a page a day at the Distributed Proofreading Project.

P.S.

I almost forgot: get calibre. Its support forum is a few boards down from here.

AnemicOak · 05-21-2010, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worldwalker

(note: if you have not seen Google's logo today, GO LOOK. It's playable.

LOL, been a long time since I played that.

kjk · 05-21-2010, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

LOL, been a long time since I played that.

Very cool. Even works on the iPad.

nancyl · 05-21-2010, 12:59 PM

The mobileread wiki page has lots of links for free e-books:
https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Free_eBooks

grechzoo · 05-21-2010, 10:07 PM

thansk guys, this looks all great,

and i have messed around wityh calibre before, will defintily use it as my main software, so i can feel confident i can convert and (simply) format whatever books i get my hand on.

delphidb96 · 05-22-2010, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grechzoo

Having just bought my mum a kindle im looking for my first steps.

Research on these forums have shown me the marvels of the public domain, and i know a user here has created a great site (1001). so i will browse that for sure and try and fill out all the free classics i can get my hands on.

basically im lookign for more suggestions of free and cheap, high quality books, mostly fiction. also any recommendations where i can get good value sci-fi and fantasy books? as i want to get my real life book colllection in e-book form as cheaply as possible. (again for my mum, so i can take my books with me

)

please bear in mind i will be based in the UK so i know sites like fiction wise dont play too well with me. however i have succeeded in getting the amazon store working for me without any surcharge. and indeed will stick to only usb delivery from now on just in case too.

so basically, guides, links to good shops, and links to great free rescources etc. would be a massive help. and i promise this will be my final "help" topic

hope you guys can help

-
Idris

The steps are *always* the same!

1. Receive Kindle in it's shipping box.
2. Open box.
3. Unwrap Kindle and accessories.
4. Charge Kindle.
5. Register Kindle.
6. Load in ebook.
7. Read ebook.
8. Delete completed ebook.
9. Repeat Steps 6-8 as needed until tension dissipates.

Derek

Blue Tyson · 05-22-2010, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grechzoo

thansk guys, this looks all great,

and i have messed around wityh calibre before, will defintily use it as my main software, so i can feel confident i can convert and (simply) format whatever books i get my hand on.

More specifically :-

http://freesfonline.de
http://freesf.blogspot.com

Will link you to humongous amounts of stuff.

grechzoo · 05-22-2010, 09:52 AM

thanks, i love this community

.

dont mean to be annoying, but any good free/cheap fantasy sites as well

:P

Worldwalker · 05-22-2010, 11:58 AM

Check Baen. They have a fair amount of fantasy mixed in with the SF in the Baen Free Library, and Webscriptions has a lot of fantasy at below-paperback prices. I'm not going there to get you the exact URL -- last time I did that, I came back with two more ebooks, and I haven't read them yet.

grechzoo · 05-22-2010, 12:08 PM

Haha no problem. Thanks a lot

05-21-2010, 10:18 AM	#1
grechzoo Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 485252 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle 2 or Sony PRS	Just Got A Kindle, Next Steps? Having just bought my mum a kindle im looking for my first steps. Research on these forums have shown me the marvels of the public domain, and i know a user here has created a great site (1001). so i will browse that for sure and try and fill out all the free classics i can get my hands on. basically im lookign for more suggestions of free and cheap, high quality books, mostly fiction. also any recommendations where i can get good value sci-fi and fantasy books? as i want to get my real life book colllection in e-book form as cheaply as possible. (again for my mum, so i can take my books with me ) please bear in mind i will be based in the UK so i know sites like fiction wise dont play too well with me. however i have succeeded in getting the amazon store working for me without any surcharge. and indeed will stick to only usb delivery from now on just in case too. so basically, guides, links to good shops, and links to great free rescources etc. would be a massive help. and i promise this will be my final "help" topic hope you guys can help - Idris

05-21-2010, 10:41 AM	#4
nancyl Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle2	Let us know if you find any good ones in your search; good luck! Last edited by nancyl; 05-21-2010 at 10:44 AM.

05-21-2010, 11:39 AM	#6
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	Right here on MobileRead is a good start -- the ebooks are built by hand by MobileRead members, and in my opinion they have the best formatting. There are a lot of other good ebook sites out there. Here's my personal free ebook source list: Public Domain MobileRead - best formatting, limited selection ManyBooks - PG scraper, but sometimes has books from other sources, good formatting Feedbooks - mostly scrapes PG, improves formatting Project Gutenberg - the granddaddy of them all, phenomenal selection Munseys - painful to use, but has books nobody else does the Internet Archive - generally only the scans are readable Google Books - most of the time, what's good isn't free, and what's free isn't good (note: if you have not seen Google's logo today, GO LOOK. It's playable. Free non-PD Baen Free Library - amazing selection; also, they will tempt you into buying books 5th Imperium - Baen CD collections Other Things Search: Inkmesh. Sadly, it's not a very comprehensive search engine - it misses a lot - but as far as I know, it's the only ebook-specific one out there. If you're using free ebooks, it's only right to give something back: proofread a page a day at the Distributed Proofreading Project. P.S. I almost forgot: get calibre. Its support forum is a few boards down from here. Last edited by Worldwalker; 05-21-2010 at 11:43 AM.

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05-21-2010, 10:32 AM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	A great source for quality titles if you like sci-fi (in tons of formats) with no DRM is http://www.webscription.net/ while there be sure to check out the free library http://www.webscription.net/c-1-free-library.aspx

05-21-2010, 10:38 AM	#3
nancyl Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle2	http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/free http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.getfreeebooks.com/ http://manybooks.net/ http://www.baen.com/

05-21-2010, 10:59 AM	#5
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Next step? Go read a book.

05-21-2010, 12:59 PM	#9
nancyl Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle2	The mobileread wiki page has lots of links for free e-books: https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Free_eBooks

05-21-2010, 10:07 PM	#10
grechzoo Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 485252 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle 2 or Sony PRS	thansk guys, this looks all great, and i have messed around wityh calibre before, will defintily use it as my main software, so i can feel confident i can convert and (simply) format whatever books i get my hand on.

05-22-2010, 09:52 AM	#13
grechzoo Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 485252 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle 2 or Sony PRS	thanks, i love this community . dont mean to be annoying, but any good free/cheap fantasy sites as well :P

05-22-2010, 11:58 AM	#14
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	Check Baen. They have a fair amount of fantasy mixed in with the SF in the Baen Free Library, and Webscriptions has a lot of fantasy at below-paperback prices. I'm not going there to get you the exact URL -- last time I did that, I came back with two more ebooks, and I haven't read them yet.

05-22-2010, 12:08 PM	#15
grechzoo Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 485252 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle 2 or Sony PRS	Haha no problem. Thanks a lot

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