Where do you get your books?

[whoiam]

Where do you mainly get the books that you are reading?

[Barbarossa]

bookshops

[wmrawls]

I have hundreds of books stored electronicly. Many I get from online e-book sites, many are scrounged on the net either at other sites or via Torrent searchs. I can usually find waht I want in electronic format given enough time.

[Timer]

Either the library or the internet (e-books), I haven't bought a book in years...

[DefX]

Public library mostly. Good thing is i can borrow books from other branches online and have them sent to the local library 1 block from my house. I havent tried e-books yet for some reason.

[bornwithnoname]

I get them from the internet.

[SinWithin]

internet bookshops libreries..

[SinWithin]

sorry for double post my bad.. :(

[milkman_dan]

I have a good number of eBooks, but I'm not a real big fan of them. I get most of my books through half.com because you can find some real good deals - especially the sellers that represent libraries who are clearing up shelf space. Amazon also has a good mix of new and used stuff for a good price.

[Bo0ddha]

Question to all of the eBook lovers out there. How do you read the books? Do you spend the time printing them out or throw them on to your cell or Ipod? I like the idea of them, but don't see myself sitting at the computer for a couple of hours reading them. It's just too uncomfortable.

[rodawg01]

I have never read an ebook for long periods of time because like Bo0ddha said it can probably be very uncomfortable over an extended period of time. Its very covenient though i imagine

[bornwithnoname]

I use the microsoft e reader on my laptop. I think this works well, however I would like a good portable reader.

[snowbums]

i use my Nintendo DS to read my books and comics

works great!

http://gnese.free.fr/NDS/ComicBookDS/

[Dedalus^]

Can you read ebooks on the PSP?
I have a large collection of ebooks - but i rarely read any of them. The most I can handle is a few magazine articles.

[plndrm]

I generally read ebooks on my monitor. It's not really that uncomfortable to sit in my nice chair and scroll down occasionally. I don't have to hold a book, I can adjust font sizes etc, but reclining is difficult.

[TBE]

I usually print them...

[Kruger]

I frequently visit some bookshops ;)
I just can't read a book from monitor, my eyes get tired quite quickly :-/

[TorrenTy]

internet and some bookshops

[maightt]

bookshops

[burtz]

internet. i print the ones that i know i would look up into frequently.

[callum]

Question to all of the eBook lovers out there. How do you read the books? Do you spend the time printing them out or throw them on to your cell or Ipod? I like the idea of them, but don't see myself sitting at the computer for a couple of hours reading them. It's just too uncomfortable.

I've read hundreds of ebooks on various pda's that I have owned. I'm currently using a palm tungsten e2. The Palm Z22 pda would be a good starter, it's fairly cheap and can hold dozens of ebooks.

[alk]

bookshops i guess,but i havnet bought a book for quite a time

[jelogisa]

Mostly Internet bookstores (because I live in a country where english books are not very common), bookstores, downloading audio-books.

I've never found easy or convenient to read a book on a computer screen, so I don't eBooks, except computer/programming books where I search from time to time a specific answer to a problem. But I never read several pages on my computer screen.

[Amun_The_Unsee]

I have hundreds of books stored electronicly. Many I get from online e-book sites, many are scrounged on the net either at other sites or via Torrent searchs. I can usually find waht I want in electronic format given enough time.

I 2nd that.

I have a pretty big library on my external drive. If I cant find it online I just get it from the library and scan it and put it online lol.

:ph34r:

[wmrawls]

I post lots of E-books here:

http://www.owlhoot-trail.com

Free to download.

[leeter]

At Internet bookstores.

[Saroman]

Book Shops ;)

[valhallabjj]

Borders or Amazon for most of them and any interesting E books on the topics I'm interested in :yup:

[crabmed]

from the internet..much cheaper. :D

[WHRST]

Barnes & Noble

[ethanpil]

In Maryland, they have The Book Thing, http://bookthing.org where you can take books for free. Its like a huge used bookstore, except you dont have to pay for anything. Great selection! Serious!!

[Hairbautt]

Either Books-A-Million or Amazon.com.

Amazon is great for old books and really buying used can save alotta money :yes: Been doing it for well over a year now.

[Herakles]

I get them from internet. Easiest way. but can't read :)

[Hairbautt]

I get them from internet. Easiest way. but can't read :)
:frusty:

[SHUVT]

Local mini mart... They get Hustler before anyone else.

[DefX]

Local mini mart... They get Hustler before anyone else.

:lol: Yea I hear their editorials and feature articles are quiet a nice read

[sargiga]

from internet...sometimes from bookstores but not so often...

[drgnomb]

Amazon...or good old irc if I'm feelin lucky.

[samoyan]

http://www.half.ebay.com/

[Brenya]

The Demon of Hoid.

[Andeers]

from the internet. much cheaper!

[vobilli]

If I can't find it for under $5 used at amazon then I'll grab it from the Library. I'm pretty lazy tho so I try to avoid the library at all costs =/

[wmrawls]

http://linkzshare.net

Lots of e-books and Audio Books,

[crabmed]

http://fullybook.wordpress.com/

absolutely free ebook downloads..:)

[wmrawls]

Not much there....but thanks

[anions]

thanks for the(crapass) links


...edited this post on second thought

[sear]

Books are pretty expensive here so I usually go to this great cheap bookshop that gets all the seconds as in books the big chains didn't sell or ones that have slight font errors or whatever. about half to a quarter of the price and I haven't not been able to find a book I'm keen on yet I just have to wait.

[AmpeD]

bookstore, ebooks are too hard on my eyes to read.

[c.a.t.]

e-bay

[AmpeD]

O, also amazon.com has really good deals on books

[tacoflavakiss]

I buy 90% of my books from Amazon.com

[SpiderPig]

Library

[Spelko]

http://www.half.ebay.com/

[Brenya]

definitely not in pdf format. ebooks are so annoying. just buy the damn book.

[jiggawhaaat]

The library, for sure.
What can beat a large selection of free books that you can hold in your very own two hands while reading?

[SAM]

library i love library
especially our famous Alexandria library
http://www.aboutarek.com/new_site/media_files/Alexandria-library1.jpg

http://www.visitingegypt.com/photo_gallery/Alexandria/014_Egypt_Alexandria_library_at_night.jpg

[MSF]

Library

[j2k4]

Anywhere and everywhere.

I push books to those for whom I think the subject matter would be appropriate and occasionally receive some in return.

I've got about two dozen next to my bed just now; I have to move them around to use my reading light. :rolleyes:

[sexydingo]

Bookcloseouts.com <-awesome prices if they happen to have what you're looking for

[Grind$oFine]

library i love library
especially our famous Alexandria library
http://www.aboutarek.com/new_site/media_files/Alexandria-library1.jpg

http://www.visitingegypt.com/photo_gallery/Alexandria/014_Egypt_Alexandria_library_at_night.jpg


Wowwww, I could sure use that. :yup:

[f*ck]

from internet.

[polarix]

friends, or family, usually. or I already have it digitally.

[terapidas]

Go here:

http://cooldogebooks.blogspot.com/2006/08/academics.html (http://gigapedia.org/)


Enjoy.


By the way, use a pda (Palm, HP, HTC, etc.) or e-book reader (iRex Iliad, Sony reader, etc). Laptops are not really suitable for ebook reading, I think.

[markoo]

Library for plain books and P2P for all my e-book needs.

[kelly338825]

I still go to the old fashioned library. If I want to buy a book, I go into a used book store usually, instead of spending my money at Barnes and Noble or Strand here in NYC.Sometimes even from a street vender, as the price is usually right.

[smokey]

local bookstore. i rarely buy brand new books though.

[grimms]

Barnes and Nobles all day.

[nkhlsrf]

mainly my library and sometimes on the net

[105]

Almost always from library. I love going to library and spending time there.

And then I also buy (order from US) quite a lot (maybe too much) of books that I can't find here in my country.

I also have a nice collection of e-books but I don't really read them as I hate reading on computer...

[orfik]

um

[YONITED]

i downloaded it from trackers like Czone and bitme

[punki_rach]

i get them from book shops. I don't like ebooks, I need the real deal

[OXO]

sure from bookshops http://torrents.czone.ro/pic/smilies/tongue.gif

[Asdvert]

book shops is my choice :)

[snowultra]

ya, i goto half priced books.

[BurntBlue]

Library...free is great...

[wolverine88]

here

http://comics.sendboard.com (http://comics.sendboard.com/)

[thaking]

Library, sometimes book shop :)

[naq]

Lots of books in IRC here:
Server: undernet.org
channel: #bookz

I read ebooks using ubook on my Dell Axim X51V.

Edit: When I said lots, I meant tens of thousands of books :).

[Adama]

bookshops or from the net

[mrnobody]

Lots of books in IRC here:
Server: undernet.org
channel: #bookz

I read ebooks using ubook on my Dell Axim X51V.

Edit: When I said lots, I meant tens of thousands of books :).

i use this often

very helpful

torrent sites as textbooks are plus.

[Michellin]

i used to get my books from bitme or occassionaly what.cd

[Papps78]

Mostly e-books, where I get them from depends on what they are.

[Phearlez]

Before I moved I got 99% of my books from the library. With Greasemonkey and a repurposed version of this script here http://www.mundell.org/2005/07/07/seattle-public-library-greasemonkey-script-part-2/ I could look at books on Amazon and it would automagically show me if it was in my library.

If your library's website has the name HORIZON on the bottom as their online catalog provider you can edit the script pretty easy to check your library.

[pirateofpapu]

1. Buy them :(
2. Look up in my university library.
3. Beg someone in the US to ship a book (from amazon to me).

[kayvanblue]

dc++ hub

[iamKy666]

prive trackers .....

[waulu]

http://www.ebookshare.net/

[NorBis]

bookshops

[BurntBlue]

i would love to get an ebook reader, it just hurts my eyes too much to get into a book on my desk top you know?

[grimms]

Mostly from book stores or in private trackers with ebooks.

[Aerozin]

Usually get then on the internet :#

[LadyNox]

Bookshops, and online stores. But browsing bookstores stays my favorite saturday morning recreation.
E-books just ain't my thing. What can i say, i'm old-fashioned :happy:

[Qlix]

Library and book store.

[joeshmendrick]

any sites other than the library where you can ebooks online free?

[Septimus]

I actually take photocopies of the books I use at University because here in my country the books are really expensive

[Nogof]

I usually print them...

[bilkenter]

i most likely get them from library, and there are pretty amazing books there:P also since there are lots of books, it is high likely that you find the one...

[markupmaster]

Barnes and Noble..

:P

[Ali-g]

private trackers, online libraries and libraries

[Acumen]

E-books just ain't my thing. What can i say, i'm old-fashioned :happy:
Yeah, I know what you mean (LCD sucks)... I need a Sony Reader.

I find what I need on TPB. For free, minimum risk. Just non-fiction.

[OTO]

From E-lEarning trackers

[leomero]

From E-lEarning trackers... too

[maverick_andy]

gigapedia - here u wil get all the books from A-Z:D it's not a tracker

[#Palestinian#]

Bitme.org , demonoid.com and learnbits.info all of them are trackers

[eram]

yeah lokal bookshops. here are pretty huge ones where youll find everything . if not amazon. stoped going to libaries cause ill always forgot to take them books back

[kyind]

in bookshops

[pifpaf]

demonoid.com and emule.

[bilkenter]

gigapedia - here u wil get all the books from A-Z:D it's not a tracker
we agree on one 2 things,
First, gigapedia is really a great i was getting medical books from here and quite a good ones too

Second i am the spam king :P

[maverick_andy]

gigapedia - here u wil get all the books from A-Z:D it's not a tracker
we agree on one 2 things,
First, gigapedia is really a great i was getting medical books from here and quite a good ones too

Second i am the spam king :P
That should be I not We :P
One man army:lol:

[bilkenter]

No way, if you are persistant, lets elect our new spamking and see for ourselves who is the king here ;)

I already have an election campaign do you?

[maverick_andy]

No way, if you are persistant, lets elect our new spamking and see for ourselves who is the king here ;)

I already have an election campaign do you?

Nope I am withdrawing from FST soon.and also:shifty: I don't campaign myself with ppl like you:lol::shutup:

[bilkenter]

OmG I didnt know you were a picky one :) ok then get yourself a campaign buddy

[Hwoarang20]

can someone give me a demonoid invitation?

[Ramus]

book shops

[Crab]

www.ebooksshares.org offer a good book selection.

[Eargasm]

the library
Mine is great for e-books and regular books

retail
amazon
half price books
borders
b&n

torrent trackers
bitme
bitseduce

the rest are gifts from friends and family

[JGB]

I HATEHATEHATEHATEHATEthe library:(
even though I love being able to read the books there, I will never borrow one again.
late fees that are 3x the price of the damn magazine, or twice the price of the book are lame and I'm forgetful.


New books:wherever I get a giftcard for.


I am a huge fan of brick and mortar second hand book stores:)
I tend to buy books I am fairly certain they will take for cheap from garage sales, then trade them in on other books.
I avoid paying more then 2-3$ for Pbooks that way.
There are 2 good ones near me, incredibly helpful, and it's nice to have someone who really cares about books and is interested in similar subjects to help you find similar books, google hasn't got nothing on a good human being for that yet IMO.

For Ebooks I love donation supported books(cory doctorow etc)
I will happily send them some dollars, because they make it easy, and don't make getting their books into a huge hassle:)
I like supporting the people who make stuff a reasonable amount, I make things for my living and I like when people pay for them too.


I've looked at docs.torrents, elbitz, bitme, textbooktorrents, demonoid, but haven't found much fiction, although they do a good job on nonfiction.
Honestly, I just stick to the piratebay for fiction and obscure ebooks, a non-dedicated tracker is too small to find stuff like that on IMO.


Usenet for new books/magazines, encrypted download at 1.5 megabytes/sec is hard to beat.

I believe(hopefully someday I'll find out:)) that ebookvortex is the only really good private tracker for ebooks.

[aaggie_john]

which site or tracker offering books and magazines relate to graphics design
also novels

[crabmed]

I have a collection of ebooks and I posted them on my blog where you can download them for free..:happy:


Click my sig to get there! :yup:

[McBride]

bookshops

[silent h3ro]

I got my school books from Borders Books and local libraries.

[namtuoc8x]

I often read book on my PDA
So that, A lot of books I had from internet

[Pudenry]

Get mine from bookshops, not really a fan of e-books.

[Xapsa]

From the library.
That or if I really want to own the books and not have to fool around with the whole borrowing time restraint, I'll either check out ebay or half.com
Can't stand e-books, books are meant to be read in a book! (except comic books ;)Same goes with audio versions.

[iLOVENZB]

alt.binaries.ebooks, torrents and file sharing communities like PhrozenFilez

eBookShare (http://www.ebookshare.net/) is good if your into torrents and FileBook (http://www.filebook.net/) is good if you like direct download links.

Enjoy

[alvina3]

alt.binaries.ebooks, torrents and file sharing communities like PhrozenFilez

eBookShare (http://www.ebookshare.net/) is good if your into torrents and FileBook (http://www.filebook.net/) is good if you like direct download links.

Enjoy
have just searched half a dozen of my fave authors on both sites - nothing came up :(

Come to think, maybe there are separate ebook sites for fiction and for e-learining...

[iLOVENZB]

alt.binaries.ebooks, torrents and file sharing communities like PhrozenFilez

eBookShare (http://www.ebookshare.net/) is good if your into torrents and FileBook (http://www.filebook.net/) is good if you like direct download links.

Enjoy
have just searched half a dozen of my fave authors on both sites - nothing came up :(

Come to think, maybe there are separate ebook sites for fiction and for e-learining...

What artist where they?

[alvina3]

What artist where they?
Example of the authors? No problem.
Alan Hollinghurst, Donna Tartt, David Levithan, Nick Alexander...
Need some more?

[dr jones]

i buy them online :)

[alvina3]

i buy them online :)

you mean, like in pdf format or something?

[dr jones]

books

from barnes & noble

[sheriff 01]

i get all my books from a store called chapters here in canada.

[mickalpet1]

Sometimes search books in online stores, sometime borrow form the library.

[HeavyMetalParkingLot]

Mainly from the website paperbackswap.com. Recycling of books is a good thing. If any of you check out the site and decide to give it a try, please use me as a reference with my nickname there jrbeasley.

[Smithy]

Most of the time I buy them online, but sometimes in bookshops or at second hand. Which by the way is great, it's cheap and you get to re-use something that otherwise maybe would've been tossed in the garbage. :coffee:

[abosamer]

library and sometimes from trackers

[cuck]

BitMe/DOcs.ro

[ostracizado]

Usually from any library in Portugal/Spain .. but also use quite a lot Amazon.co.uk .. i really enjoy to have the book .. so i don't like to download books .. only in last resource ..

[Popov]

Mostly amazon.com

[clocker]

Library.

[EstelleD]

Bitme & thevault.

[oneillsurf]

bitme and adlibris.com

[rmartin]

I usually get them from either amazon or the barnes and noble store at my local mall.
I'm not a big fan of ebooks. Reading books on a monitor just doesn't feel right to me, and those book readers like the amazon kindle are way too expensive at the moment.

[bentomans]

book shops

[no_bother]

amazon.co.uk
Play.com
or
Thepiratebay.org

[h0r1a]

Library

[Darth_Duane]

Lots of books in IRC here:
Server: undernet.org
channel: #bookz

I read ebooks using ubook on my Dell Axim X51V.

Edit: When I said lots, I meant tens of thousands of books :).

This is where I get all my Ebooks from. I read them on my pocket PC phone. Very convenient.

[HurriGame]

from the library or i sometimes go to secondhand bookshoops

[RSPKaR]

Public Libraries, Barnes and Noble, Books-a-Million, and other book shops. Haven't ever used e-books, never tried to.

[SpeakingSoul]

bookmooch, swaptree, bookstores, audible.com

[ultrasmiky]

docs.ro

[jezemy]

waterstones. the real thing.

[0control]

Book shops. Reading whole (e-)books on a monitor don't give the same feeling as reading the good ol' paper books.

[WannaB]

I usually browse the shelves at Barnes and Noble but buy at amazon ;-)

[walkman79]

Amazon is great for books in english, I have also bought from a site called OfertondeLibros.com where they have a lot of Bargain Books.

[viltzuh]

Local library or bookshops

[iceman0113]

Library, book shops, or amazon

[copacabana]

bookshops and library
anyway, having a book in your hands and browsing it is totally different by scrolling the pages up or down on a .doc or .pdf file.

[Darth_Duane]

bookshops and library
anyway, having a book in your hands and browsing it is totally different by scrolling the pages up or down on a .doc or .pdf file.

If you are going to read Ebooks you need to read them in an Ebook format. They mimic a book a lot better than a standard document. It's still not the same thing but it's much closer. I also read on my PDA which means I don't have to stare at a monitor and can lounge like I would with a book.