Digtal Books - Kindle etc

[Wildfisher]

I was looking into buying something like a Kindle until I discovered that in many cases digital books cost  more than the printed originals.

One thing you might not know (and is not widely advertised)  is that unlike print books, digital books are subject to VAT.

[Fishtales]

I tend to check for free books and download them. There aren't very many up to date ones but as long as it is a decent read they do me.

[shanksi]

Got a Kindle for Xmas and have really enjoyed using it especially on my recent holiday.  Like Sandy have downloaded free books but one wee con is that if it's part of a series the first book is free but the following ones have to be bought.  Loads of sites to download from and plenty of choice and don't think I've paid more than £4.

Ian

[James]

the most my mum has ever paid for a book was 98p , seen a book in Sainsburys and it was priced at £9.99. she checked on Amazon and same book was less than £1 lol.
she loves having it.
she has even said i am welcome to download any fly fishing book and borrow her Kindle any time i want.

[Fishtales]

I've put this up before.

http://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows

With the above you can down load any book for any reader and convert it to be read by any of them, or just read it on the pc using the program. I have a Sony eReader and have books from all over the net in different formats and converted for reading. Sometimes they come out a bit garbled but they are still readable with a bit of imagination, adds to the read as you try and work out what the word really is

[Traditionalist]

A small selection;

http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/50-places-free-books-online.htm

http://www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-computer

http://www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-science-fiction-fantasy

http://www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-biography

http://www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-children

There are lots more possibilities.

TL
MC

[Traditionalist]

I've put this up before.

http://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows

That's the best available right now. I use it on Linux. The built in reader/viewer is also pretty good.

http://calibre-ebook.com/download

TL
MC

[Traditionalist]

The main alphabetical listing;

http://www.techsupportalert.com/long-list-nid.htm/725

If you get Calibre get it direct from the downloads Sandy and I posted. The versions in the Linux repositories are not usually the newest. 

The add-ons for Calibre are also first class and extremely useful for various things. Depends how you use your books and what for;

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/customize.html

index of plug-ins;  http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118764

TL
MC

[Traditionalist]

Also;

http://isohunt.com/torrents/fishing?ihs1=11&iho1=d&iht=9

http://isohunt.com/torrents/?iht=9&ihq=general

http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/116854845/general?tab=summary

at your own risk!

TL
MC

[Fishtales]

Some books that may be of interest to download.

http://www.ebooksread.com/search.shtml?t=book&q=fly+fishing