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Re: ebook programs and ebooks

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From: Phred
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:41
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In article <c5otm1$gj8$1@zook.lafn.org>, "Andy" <sweetandy@licious.com> wrote:
>Are there freeware ebook programs; and by extension are there free ebooks.
>Inquiring minds want to know.

I would have thought anyone flogging e-books would have give-away 
e-readers (the Gillette principle :).  However, there may well be 
many free e-books that don't need a specific reader (after all, I 
suspect the e-readers are built especially to preserve copyrite issues 
and similar).

One place with a number of links to e-books (and I presume you want to 
read books rather than just collect programs? ;-) is the Queensland 
DPI e-Library at <http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/rerc/>.

You'll find a link to "Online books" in the list of contents on the 
left hand side of the page. The blurb says:
<quoting>
On this page is our virtual reading room which includes access to 
thousands of free fiction and non-fiction titles. 
</quoting>






Cheers, Phred.

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Subject: Re: ebook programs and ebooks
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:41:01 GMT
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