How do you get your books?

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Alij
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Well i come from here >

https://trisquel.info/es/forum/how-do-you-get-your-music
https://trisquel.info/es/forum/how-do-you-get-your-movies

I ussualy borrow from library's and buy second hand books (not enough money to buy new books, as i wich). Also i use amule to download rare pdf's and others services like archive.org or academic searchers :) what about you guys?

Alij
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usually*

farliz
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http://sci-hub.cc/ is a controversial but very useful project for the academic and scientific communities. With the DOI or url of the paper or book chapter, you can obtain the pdf without paying.
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SuperTramp83

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Alij
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Well i found some comics there, interesting site. i also register in the forum.

Takumi13
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Very very good that one! Thanks

JadedCtrl
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For reading, I mainly use my old Nook SimpleTouch with Android 2.2 installed-- old versions of everything from F-Droid to PageTurner run just fine.
If a book I want isn't available on Gutenberg or gratis online, I'll download it from TPB. I try to donate to the author if I like the book. A lot of authors don't have PayPal/Patreon/anything like that, though. :/

Mangy Dog

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oh well, I love books

i love to read "books"

in "paper"

not on a damn screen..!

From either public libraries or bought directly from the local(s) bookstrore, or second hand.In fact i have far too many books and have considerably refrained the aquisitions..

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Alij
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I agree with you. But lets DEBATE start again.

;)

Mangy Dog

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Alij said :
I agree with you. But lets DEBATE start again.

Reading, lending, sharing, giving books is a pleasure, and can be done anywhere without electricity or the need of tecnology.I guess i never have enjoyed reading on a screen since the few years that i have been using a computer.I don't think it's that too good for ones eyes (ledlight)

On the other hand it's obvious that in remote areas of the world, where books are not available, Internet has permitted many to access information, and download pdf books otherwise impossible to grab & read.Some books are censored in certain countries, pdf books are a way to bypass that censorship.

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Alij
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"On the other hand it's obvious that in remote areas of the world, where books are not available, Internet has permitted many to access information, and download pdf books otherwise impossible to grab & read."

Indeed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu_Manuscripts#Destruction_and_evacuation_of_manuscripts

Jodiendo
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sometimes I got no choice but to download the pdf version because the book is not available.

Jodiendo
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Gents
For Listening music and record, there is a good tool that allows you to stream THE SOUNDWAVES and you could listen and copy the sound waves without repercussions that will be using audacity, then you could format and copy separately into your hard-drive, the way you want.

For VIDEO and sound recording to your desktop, I use the plugins for Audacity. Basically you are streaming a Movie or a sound track from youtube and you want to recorded then I use again Audacity.
or videolan pluggins..

vita_cell
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Can someone recommend me the most powerful books search engine (pdf and epub)?

Alij
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DDG ;)

vita_cell
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what is DDG?

Soon.to.be.Free
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DuckDuckGo- probably not the kind of thing you were asking for, but it does the job adequately. To search for a specific file type, use f: followed by the file extensions (e.g. f:pdf).

Alij
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farliz
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Great website, I found interesting textbooks..

farliz
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Something is wrong with the website, books can not be downloaded...

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Alij
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United Nations Digital Library ;) (public domain)

https://digitallibrary.un.org/?ln=en

Alij
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J.B. Nicholson-Owens
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name at domain wrote:
> I ussualy borrow from library's and buy second hand books

Chiefly borrowing from libraries & buying used books, much like you do.
Judging by the turnover in used books in my town, I'd say there's no
shortage of people who want books. Books offer no digital restrictions
management, no tracking, excellent portability, and no need for electrical
power or electronic devices. I can sit in the sun or near a window and read.

Alij
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" I can sit in the sun or near a window and read."

;)

Alij
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Another site to get free books (spanish only)

http://www.elsarbresdefahrenheit.net/en/index.php?

Alij
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Free ebooks sources

http://manybooks.net/

https://centslessbooks.com/ (free amazons kindle ebooks)

Alij
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Dictionary of Untranslatables:
A Philosophical Lexicon

I donwloaded interesting articles.

http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10097.html

And also i just read about "vending library" :0

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22vending+library%22&t=ffab&iax=1&ia=images&iai=http%3A%2F%2Feditorial.designtaxi.com%2Fnews-books24062013a%2F2.jpg

Alij
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Mangy Dog

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On the road again :)
http://www.bibliobus.ch/

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Mangy Dog

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