Stupid Kindle.
Darn your sinister attraction!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Sue - Jan 20, 2011 3:42:05 am PST #13641 of 28288
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flea - Jan 20, 2011 3:56:03 am PST #13642 of 28288
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Sue, is Project Gutenberg Canadian-Friendly?
Sue - Jan 20, 2011 4:42:42 am PST #13643 of 28288
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I've downloaded a couple of books from there, but I haven't tried loading them on the Kindle. I know there are other resources for public domain stuff out there, it's just that not making PD stuff available internationally is BS.
Jessica - Jan 20, 2011 5:34:46 am PST #13644 of 28288
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
it's just that not making PD stuff available internationally is BS.
In the case of something as old as Jane Austen, yes, but generally speaking, "public domain" is not an international standard since each country has its own copyright laws.
Sue - Jan 20, 2011 5:38:41 am PST #13645 of 28288
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Yes, and our copyright terms are shorter than the United States. Death of the creator + 50 years.
Dana - Jan 20, 2011 6:16:43 am PST #13646 of 28288
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Project Gutenberg does offer Kindle format.
Polter-Cow - Jan 20, 2011 7:01:34 am PST #13647 of 28288
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Witness my reviews of Shades of Milk and Honey and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The former would probably be of interest to Jane Austen-loving Buffistas.
Liese S. - Jan 20, 2011 7:23:31 am PST #13648 of 28288
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ah, you want gutenberg.ca, looks like. Hm, except that doesn't seem to load at the moment.
Sue - Jan 20, 2011 7:34:42 am PST #13649 of 28288
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I don't know that Canadian Project Gutenberg has much more to offer than regular project Gutenberg, except for some Canadiana. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I am also going to download Calibre and see about conversions. Chapters-Indigo, the Canadian online store has books available that aren't available to me on the Kindle store, like Franzen's Freedom, ETA: and Wolf Hall. I should have gotten them to get me a Kobo instead.
Gris - Jan 20, 2011 8:19:02 am PST #13650 of 28288
Hey. New board.
Sue, if you need some help with converting, send me an e-mail at my profile addy. I've basically figured out how to convert almost anything to Kindle format using Calibre.