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    what are the best places to download ebooks?

    i have lent my favourite book to a friend but i need it in the meantime. even if i can find a crappy .txt version online that'd be awesome. anyone?

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    The modern books that are still in copyright won't be in the full view. If it's an old book then you might be in luck.

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    I hear demonoid has a few.

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    ebooks suck.


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    I never really liked the idea of ebooks.
    I like reading, but I imagine reading a book on a screen would hurt my eyes.

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    Well, one of the major reasons why I hate e-books is that you can't flip through them. I feel like I'm a slave to going linearly through the book. The format would work well for a reference work like an encyclopedia or a dictionary, but even then there is something to be said for being able to just flip through a dictionary or encyclopedia.

    That, and tree-carcass books are quite a bit more durable than electronic books. I got drop, stuff, bang, etc. a real book without having to worry about it not working, but a even a relatively durable portable device is much more prone to breaking. Or its batteries could simply run out, and if there's one less way that I can be liberated from electronic power, then all the better.
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    Well the oled technology is going to help with your eyes in book readers.

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    Download it on a kindle

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    Quote Originally Posted by Atomic View Post
    Well the oled technology is going to help with your eyes in book readers.
    Fuck OLEDs.

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    Download it on a kindle
    Fuck Kindle(c).


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    Quote Originally Posted by pon\ View Post
    one day i will publish in arxiv

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    Quote Originally Posted by pon\ View Post
    Okay, you know arXiv.

    So... you know a thin' or two about science-style publications.

    The funny thing is that I don't even bother to check arXiv unless I have a specific citation to look up there, which is rare.


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