tuckstar Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/150-free-science-textbooks-legit-download.256083/ Free download of 150 science books from Google Gutenberg project. Like it or loath it the books are free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Sweet. Looks like soom good books on there. I suspect most will be well over my head though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Yep me too, but some good stuff on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest devil74 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Some great books on there...thanks Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbz2 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) I will check them out, some may come in handy for next year. Thanks Edited April 26, 2013 by Tibbz2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Great link, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Not sure if my reply was lost or modded out but I'm against free books online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I'm all for the sharing of knowledge. Cool link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 If books are shared legally i don't see a problem, and it is useful for people who are doing a bit of research and don't want/need the whole book or for people who can't afford a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I've just checked about 10 books at random and they are either Creative Commons licenced, public domain or marked as free in the title. If it's above board then I don't see any issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 As long as the authors aren't getting ripped off. Illegal downloads of my books outnumber sales. Being of special interest genre, astronomy writers aren't paid like JK Rowling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Blame Google's project Gutenberg , like I said like it or loath it. Personally I still prefer to sit down with a real made o' trees book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 @Phil - Your paperbacks are expensive (in comparison to a Rowling novel, for instance) but I think that's fair because they are for a niche subject and have short run prints - expensive to produce, to store etc. Harry Potter and the like are cheaper because of the high volume runs and fast sales. Your e-books (Kindle) however, are only fractionally cheaper than the paper copies. I don't believe they are at a price point where most people would readily part with their hard earned cash for a non-physical item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I'm addicted to real books, and don't like to get rid of any, but have almost run out of room for more bookshelves. Kindle is great for taking on holiday. I sometimes buy novels (usually sci fi or Clive Cussler) for Kindle, but have had bad experiences with more technical, astronomy type books on Kindle. Pictures don't look good and formulae and tables often get messed up. So I now only buy real paper factual and text books which I think are great value for money. I can happily spend a few hours in Waterstones. It is a real shame if illegal downloads of Phils (or anyones books) outnumber sales. Illegal downloading of books should be stopped, but I'm all for sharing free information if the author is in agreement with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 @Phil - Your paperbacks are expensive (in comparison to a Rowling novel, for instance) but I think that's fair because they are for a niche subject and have short run prints - expensive to produce, to store etc. Harry Potter and the like are cheaper because of the high volume runs and fast sales. Your e-books (Kindle) however, are only fractionally cheaper than the paper copies. I don't believe they are at a price point where most people would readily part with their hard earned cash for a non-physical item. I'm really stuck with Springer or a mainstream publisher for now at least and I know how complex the production process is. I'm surprised that Kindle books are not much cheaper, though, but then most publishers are not registered charities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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