Comments on: Website lists all the free ebooks available on Amazon http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 22:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: dino http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1625786 dino Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1625786 I too would love to be able to buy ebooks from Amazon without a Kindle or their software. I don't care for the hardware and I'm a 100% Linux user. I too would love to be able to buy ebooks from Amazon without a Kindle or their software. I don’t care for the hardware and I’m a 100% Linux user.

]]> By: stasike http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1624424 stasike Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1624424  You have to have a physical Kindle. Even broken one purchased for a few bucks. You need serial number of a physical Kindle. Search the net for Aprentice Alf and unofficial DRM removing plugin for Calibre. For older format, there *is* way. I have liberated a few Amazon books in the past strictly for my personal use. I purchased (or won or was given) a few books and I didn't have physical Kindle device at the time. You have to install Kindle for PC 1.0 - the very first version and then install software called Unswindle. You have to find Kindle for PC 1.0 somewhere on the net, it can't be downloaded from Amazon anymore. Then you disconnect your PC from the net, install Kindle for PC 1.0, configure it not to check for updates and connect to net again. Then run Unswindle and it will start Kindle for PC and liberate your book. But, this only works for books that are still in the old format - not the new azw3 ones.  You have to have a physical Kindle. Even broken one purchased for a few bucks. You need serial number of a physical Kindle. Search the net for Aprentice Alf and unofficial DRM removing plugin for Calibre.

For older format, there *is* way. I have liberated a few Amazon books in the past strictly for my personal use. I purchased (or won or was given) a few books and I didn’t have physical Kindle device at the time. You have to install Kindle for PC 1.0 – the very first version and then install software called Unswindle. You have to find Kindle for PC 1.0 somewhere on the net, it can’t be downloaded from Amazon anymore. Then you disconnect your PC from the net, install Kindle for PC 1.0, configure it not to check for updates and connect to net again. Then run Unswindle and it will start Kindle for PC and liberate your book. But, this only works for books that are still in the old format – not the new azw3 ones.

]]> By: Angel Moberly http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1623871 Angel Moberly Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1623871 Not having a Kindle, is there anyway to D/L these titles so I can port them my mobile reader (Aldiko)?  They all want to d/l to the 'Kindle Cloud Reader'. Not having a Kindle, is there anyway to D/L these titles so I can port them my mobile reader (Aldiko)?  They all want to d/l to the ‘Kindle Cloud Reader’.

]]> By: Jeff Del Papa http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1623300 Jeff Del Papa Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1623300 Another candidate is onehundredfreebooks.com Another candidate is onehundredfreebooks.com

]]> By: James Penrose http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1623087 James Penrose Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1623087 Looking at the first page on a typical day I'd have to say the majority of those books are *way* overpriced at "free". I'd demand my consulting rates to read some of them based oin their titles. Looking at the first page on a typical day I’d have to say the majority of those books are *way* overpriced at “free”.

I’d demand my consulting rates to read some of them based oin their titles.

]]> By: Ramone http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1623035 Ramone Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1623035 I do enjoy the Open Library, but there are plenty of great self-published writers out there. I wouldn't want to miss out on something really wonderful just because they're a square peg in a round-holed publishing industry. I do enjoy the Open Library, but there are plenty of great self-published writers out there. I wouldn’t want to miss out on something really wonderful just because they’re a square peg in a round-holed publishing industry.

]]> By: Rob O'Daniel http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1622903 Rob O'Daniel Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1622903 Altho they're not yours to keep, OverDrive.com is a great resource for checking out e-books via your local library: http://www.overdrive.com/ Altho they’re not yours to keep, OverDrive.com is a great resource for checking out e-books via your local library:

http://www.overdrive.com/

]]> By: RayCornwall http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1622741 RayCornwall Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1622741 I'm a big fan of dailycheapreads.com. She gets a bit too much inspirational fiction for my tastes, but she also catches a lot of authors that I like. I've been introduced to quite a few authors I like through her site. I’m a big fan of dailycheapreads.com. She gets a bit too much inspirational fiction for my tastes, but she also catches a lot of authors that I like. I’ve been introduced to quite a few authors I like through her site.

]]> By: Smart E Pantz http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1622735 Smart E Pantz Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1622735 Mark, may I suggest something *better*?   http://openlibrary.org/ The Internet Archive's Open Library is really good for this.  It has better quality books from real, actual libraries.  Speaking strictly of Amazon, the problem there is that Amazon offers a lot of self-published and vanity material that may or may not be good.  And as far as I can tell, Freebooksifter doesn't filter for that. Mark, may I suggest something *better*?  

http://openlibrary.org/

The Internet Archive’s Open Library is really good for this.  It has better quality books from real, actual libraries.  Speaking strictly of Amazon, the problem there is that Amazon offers a lot of self-published and vanity material that may or may not be good.  And as far as I can tell, Freebooksifter doesn’t filter for that.

]]> By: Rob Jordan http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1622604 Rob Jordan Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1622604 Having all the data in one spot is great, but if you're looking for something a little more curated I like blog.booksontheknob.org blog.booksontheknob.org/feeds/posts/default She lists deals as well as free stuff and also lists other things like Nook freebies and DRM-free stuff that publishers or authors list themselves. She also conveniently filters out (most of) the romance/porn-or-erotica and Christian books into separate blogs. Sometimes deals on these books will show up in the main blog. Having all the data in one spot is great, but if you’re looking for something a little more curated I like blog.booksontheknob.org
blog.booksontheknob.org/feeds/posts/default

She lists deals as well as free stuff and also lists other things like Nook freebies and DRM-free stuff that publishers or authors list themselves. She also conveniently filters out (most of) the romance/porn-or-erotica and Christian books into separate blogs. Sometimes deals on these books will show up in the main blog.

]]> By: Mark_Frauenfelder http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1622586 Mark_Frauenfelder Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1622586 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: Vole_tron http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1622580 Vole_tron Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1622580 Here's a quick bookmarklet for anyone in the UK needing to change a book's URL from .com to .co.uk. Create a new bookmark with this as its location... javascript:location=location.href.replace('amazon.com/','amazon.co.uk/'); ...and then click your new bookmark to jump from Amazon US to Amazon UK. Here’s a quick bookmarklet for anyone in the UK needing to change a book’s URL from .com to .co.uk.

Create a new bookmark with this as its location…

javascript:location=location.href.replace(‘amazon.com/’,'amazon.co.uk/’);

…and then click your new bookmark to jump from Amazon US to Amazon UK.

]]> By: Ross Peter Nelson http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/website-lists-all-the-free-ebo.html#comment-1622574 Ross Peter Nelson Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204529#comment-1622574 According to them Nicholas Nickleby and Bartleby the Scrivener are history. According to them Nicholas Nickleby and Bartleby the Scrivener are history.

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