[HN Gopher] Free public domain ebooks in PDf, ePub, mobi formats
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       Free public domain ebooks in PDf, ePub, mobi formats
        
       Author : notanexpert
       Score  : 69 points
       Date   : 2022-02-15 20:29 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.globalgreyebooks.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.globalgreyebooks.com)
        
       | pyreal wrote:
       | I'm doing a test of IPFS and just started uploading a library of
       | public-domain books on a variety of topics that would be useful
       | in a post-EMP or massive technical disruption scenario.
       | 
       | The books are mostly pre-electrical age - mid-1800s to early
       | 1900s.
       | 
       | Check out the survivor-library here:
       | 
       | https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmPPiFydDCcpeaXTYdRap5NpPDpczA1es4kHzgj...
        
         | alin23 wrote:
         | Wait.. how are you going to read those ebooks in a post-EMP
         | scenario?
        
           | pyreal wrote:
           | Using an old technology called paper to print the books
           | before trouble hits.
        
       | proteal wrote:
       | https://standardebooks.org/
       | 
       | Another great source of well formatted, public domain books.
        
         | Booktrope wrote:
         | libravox.org
         | 
         | A great source of free (public domain) audiobooks, mostly read
         | very well.
        
           | mrtranscendence wrote:
           | Well, it's definitely a great source of free audiobooks. (I
           | kid.)
        
           | mynameisash wrote:
           | * https://librivox.org/
        
         | Booktrope wrote:
         | Still the supreme source of free public domain ebooks
         | 
         | https://www.gutenberg.org/
        
         | [deleted]
        
         | adhesive_wombat wrote:
         | Wikisource provides ebooks too, though the formatting can be
         | patchy for complex formatting like tables and parallel texts.
         | 
         | https://en.wikisource.org
        
       | AdmiralAsshat wrote:
       | Quite a bit of overlap with Standard EBooks, but it looks like
       | Global Grey has some in categories that SE typically shies away
       | from, so that's a plus.
        
       | bryanrasmussen wrote:
       | The page said only 15 people donated, I think some people may
       | have been put off by the requirement of providing an email. I
       | nearly was.
       | 
       | on edit: 15 out of a larger amount downloading I mean
        
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