Tech From an E-booker’s Viewpoint

Well, it’s another Sunday.  I hurt my shoulder the other day and so I haven’t been able to post as I would have liked.  I am still working on “Where to get e-books” section.  I have had to recheck the sites I have bookmarked.  Some of the places have disappeared or have changed addresses.  I will get those up as soon as I can if my shoulder will cooperate.  Also I will add those sites recommended via your comments.  One site that I often take for granted is Project Gutenberg (PG).  While first e-book adopters are well aware of the many titles available through PG , many new comers may not be.  Project Gutenberg was founded by Michael Hart in 1971.  Today it is the largest single collection of totally free e-books.   Its online catalog lists over 20,000 e-books.  You can sign up for RSS feeds of newly added material in addition to their weekly newsletter and while you’re at it, consider a small donation.  The project also needs volunteers for a variety of things.  You can read more on the site.  I use to volunteer to send CD/DVDs to people who could not download the files.  If you chose you can be reimbursed for expenses such as postage. I enjoyed it, but school work got in the way.  I have decided to get back into it.  There was no minimum per month to send out, so I’ll start slower this time.  I would also hand out the discs to my daughter’s friends at school and to anyone else I thought would benefit.  It’s one way to spread the joy of e-books.