ebooks - Page 3

mfblume · #1 04-12-2011, 01:45 PM

Does flash work on any of them yet?

pelathais · #2 04-12-2011, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheFritz

I, of course, have no specific knowledge - but Peerblock is based off of Peer Guardian, but still has a development path and easier install. These things I've learned by searching interwebs only, of course.

It's been awhile, but a few years back I knew a man, whether in the flesh or in the spirit I know not; but such a man downloaded a ton of scientific textbooks from dc++ ebook hubs that cost upwards of $100 a piece and thus would have been unavailable to him through traditional channels.

He now pays retail for such purchases, but at a time of an intense thirst for knowledge and a temporary condition of poverty it made a difference.

Dedicated Mind · #3 04-12-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by pelathais

It's been awhile, but a few years back I knew a man, whether in the flesh or in the spirit I know not; but such a man downloaded a ton of scientific textbooks from dc++ ebook hubs that cost upwards of $100 a piece and thus would have been unavailable to him through traditional channels.

He now pays retail for such purchases, but at a time of an intense thirst for knowledge and a temporary condition of poverty it made a difference.

pel, I downloaded dc++ and looked at the public hubs. I only found 2 for books. One required registration and the other redirected me, so I don't think it was available. Is there a particular hub you know about? I wasn't too enthused with dc++.

commonsense · #4 04-12-2011, 08:48 PM

As I understand it, there are updates rolling out this spring for Nookcolor and flash is one of the features.

Our newspaper referenced a you-tube tutorial on converting the nookcolor to a full use tablet.

You can "check out" library ebooks on the nook.

ReformedDave · #5 04-12-2011, 09:30 PM

I have both an iPad and a Kindle. Love them both!

Dedicated Mind · #6 04-22-2011, 01:01 PM

found another ebook site. show your love aff. religous books under theology. winrar is needed to decompress, can be found at download.com.

http://avaxhome.ws/ebooks

Apocrypha · #7 04-22-2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

anyone have an ebook reader? I'm thinking about a kindle but use my computer for now. I found thousands of free ebooks at thepiratebay.org, plus there is an IRC network channel devoted to sharing ebooks called #bookz. Anyone interested look up IRC networks, undernet.org, #bookz or mIRC software. mIRC software is free and you need it to connect to the undernet network and find the #bookz channel. There are thousands of books available. If you download, you will need winrar to unzip files. Winrar is free at download.com. Any questions pm me or post in this thread. Happy reading!

i use my iPod touch 16 gig with a free app called Stanza and i convert files to epub with another free program called Calipher.

I like the iPod touch more than the kindle because i can watch downsized movies on it, put a ton of music on it, and load up hundreds of ebooks i download for it. plus its better than the kindle because i can hold it with one hand and flick from one page the the next with my thumb using Stanza.

Dedicated Mind · #8 04-22-2011, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Apocrypha

i use my iPod touch 16 gig with a free app called Stanza and i convert files to epub with another free program called Calipher.

I like the iPod touch more than the kindle because i can watch downsized movies on it, put a ton of music on it, and load up hundreds of ebooks i download for it. plus its better than the kindle because i can hold it with one hand and flick from one page the the next with my thumb using Stanza.

do you mean calibre or calipher?

Apocrypha · #9 04-23-2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dedicated Mind

do you mean calibre or calipher?

Calibre

Sweet Pea · #10 06-09-2011, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Apocrypha

i use my iPod touch 16 gig with a free app called Stanza and i convert files to epub with another free program called Calipher.

I like the iPod touch more than the kindle because i can watch downsized movies on it, put a ton of music on it, and load up hundreds of ebooks i download for it. plus its better than the kindle because i can hold it with one hand and flick from one page the the next with my thumb using Stanza.

So ........... did you "purchase" the movies to download? I was told I could download my own movie from my computer DVD player to my IPod touch - to date, I have not been successful. Any suggestions? Thanks!