[bookshare-discuss] Re: literary classics
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:33:24 -0800 (PST)
Aren't all the books, at least the classics, available
for online reading? A couple of years ago the
Discovery Channel had online research games that were
a lot of fun. In the course of trying to solve the
game, I read two PG books on line, Jules Verne's
Voyage to the Moon and parts of Darwin's Voyage of the
Beagle. The latter was so interesting I got the book
to read the whole thing. (The Jules Verne book was
short enough that I read the whole thing on line). I
was surprised at how readable it was.
Has PG changed so one has to download books now?
Cindy
--- Becky <beckyskipper1982@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, I think this has changed slightly. When I
> visited Gutenberg a few
> months ago, some books did have short synopses.
> Sometimes, you can even
> read the book on-line before you download it.
>
> Becky
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stu Turk" <sturk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:07 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: literary classics
>
>
> > The last time I was on Project Gutenberg
> (several years ago) there was
> > no synopsis of the books, only titles. Has this
> changed?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tony Baechler" <bookshare@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > [....]
> >> If you don't mind me asking, why do you prefer
> bookshare? Is it because
> >> you have a membership and it's easier to download
> from one site? Is it
> >> because PG doesn't offer .brf or DAISY files? If
> there is something that
> >> would make PG better for you, I'm interested. I
> can't make any official
> >> changes or anything, but I can pass on
> suggestions. If there is a demand
> >> for Braille files, I can work on a way to
> implement them. Great efforts
> >> have been made so the site is easy to use for the
> blind. You can even
> > read
> >> the books online if you want. I am in no way
> trying to not respect your
> >> preference for bookshare. I respect them very
> much and think they are a
> >> great resource. I'm just wondering how Project
> Gutenberg could be
> >> better. If you don't want to answer, that's
> fine.
> >
> >
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