how to get free e-books

[crzydan81]

how do u guys download them for free?

[Stone]

Torrents

[Heavy_'TalMeMan]

Well, aside from torrents, you can acually get ebooks from independent ebook makers/ marketers if you just ask nicely/lie a bit about yourself. I've gotten several ebooks this way. :saevilw:

[DIzzIE]

A few potentially pertinent links:

~The 2005 Beginner's Guide to Getting Warez on IRC (http://www.rorta.net/index.php?page=guidetogettingwarezonirc)

~How to Search for Specific Ebooks With Google (http://www.rorta.net/index.php?page=searchforebooksgoogle)

~Stop Paying for Shit! ? The College Edition: A Mini-Manual of Scams, Cons, and Grifts (http://forum.rorta.net/showthread.php?t=735) also has an (admittedly brief) section on "Free Ebooks and Journals"

~The Reviewer Scam (http://www.rorta.net/index.php?page=pressscam) may also come in handy ;)

~This (https://www.totse.com/bbs/Forum27/HTML/002371.html) thread may also have some resources which could prove to be quite useful for like-minded endeavours ;).

~There's also a seemingly endless amount of websites devoted to ebooks; b213.net, avaxhome.ru, and ebooksclub.org are just a few that come to mind off-hand.

~As Stone mentioned, most general torrent sites now have ebook sections, with some sites like www.textbooktorrents.com devoted exclusively to ebooks...

And I must say, Heavy_'TalMeMan's idea sounds quite fun as well :-P.

Hope this helps point you in the right direction(s)...

Nota Bene 1: Procuring Treeware

In case you also want some ideas on how to score free treeware copies so that you then having something to scan in (making sure not to violate any copyright laws in your jurisdiction, of course), here are a few links to some guides on getting cheap/free treeware in general:

~How to Get Free (unlimited) Bookstore Credit in 4-8 Weeks (http://forum.rorta.net/showthread.php?t=204)

~Getting Free Magazines (http://www.rorta.net/index.php?page=freemags)

~Recommended Reading and How to Get It (http://www.rorta.net/index.php?page=recreadingbydizzie)

~Again, a couple sections in SPFS-CE (http://forum.rorta.net/showthread.php?t=735) may prove useful, particularly "Free Books from the Library" and "Free Textbooks."

~The aforementioned reviewer scam is also as useful for obtaining treeware advance review copies as it is for procuring digital versions :)

Nota Bene 2: Digitizing Treeware

Should you want to start scanning in your own books, we have a couple guides on hand to cover that too.

Namely, How to Digitize Books (http://www.rorta.net/index.php?page=scanbooks), and the shorter Free Your Books! A Guide to Scanning Books and Zines (http://www.rorta.net/textfiles/free.your.books.singleside.pdf) (also available for printing (http://www.rorta.net/textfiles/free.your.books.doubleside.pdf), as well as in French (http://www.rorta.net/textfiles/liberez.vos.livres.singleside.pdf), and the French version for printing (http://www.rorta.net/textfiles/liberez.vos.livres.doubleside.pdf)).

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Oops, and I forgot to mention that all of the above assumes that you either own the kopyright to the work in question, or have the kopyright holder's permission. It is your patriotic duty to sacrifice everything before the altar of Intellectual Property.
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[blaksun]

http://www.gutenberg.org

actually, just listen to dizzie. i remember when he posted that guide to finding ebooks with amazon + google, and when i tried it out it was like :o it worked so well.

[crzydan81]

I guess what im looking for arent really books, but manuals. stuff like books on how to fight or workouts and stuff like that. will the amazon google thing work on them also?