Digtal Books - Kindle etc

[Traditionalist]

For fishing and nature stuff;

http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/

Example search;  http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search.aspx?SearchTerm=angling&SearchCat=

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[Traditionalist]

Downloading torrents for Windows;

http://www.utorrent.com/

For Linux;

http://www.transmissionbt.com/  (runs on various systems).

Both freeware.

If you download torrents it is your responsibility to ensure that what you are downloading is legal!

http://gigaom.com/video/ten-sites-for-free-and-legal-torrents/

It is perfectly legal to use torrents, but not to download copyrighted material. There are plenty of legal torrents available.  In practice only some film and music downloads are "risky". But downloading ANY copyrighted material is a risk.

Quite a few governments have declared torrents legal for personal use. It is a bit of of a grey area.

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[Fishtales]

Opera has a Bitorrent client built in so clicking on one automatically starts the download without needing standalone Torrent software.

[Traditionalist]

Opera has a Bitorrent client built in so clicking on one automatically starts the download without needing standalone Torrent software.

Yes, it's a very good browser too, but I prefer the stand-alone stuff because you can just let it run in the background and I can choose the ports it uses. I can also set it to randomise the port used when starting. The browser keeps too many known ports open, especially in Windows.

I use Firefox because mine is very heavily customised.

You can set up the software to start automatically when a torrent is clicked. Usually just a matter of ticking a box.

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[dazdidge]

I got my wife a kindle for her birthday and she loves it, I am dropping hints for one on my birthday as well as I am always borrowing hers. Getting books is not really a problem, you just have to know where to look :wink:

[Ripple]

 I got a Kindle for xmas and I love it. No more losing the place when I nod off when reading

[rubberwellie]

I have a Sony E-Reader and the thing I love most about it is the sheer convenience of it, I do a lot of travelling with work and it's great for that. 

You can carry as many books as you want at any given time, if you're halfway through a book you don't have to worry about finishing it before the end of the journey.  If you read a book and enjoy it you can download the next one in the series straight away provided you have an internet connection.  It even has a wee light so's you can read in the dark. 

I've found that new books are pretty much the same price as the printed versions but older books are much cheaper. 

I'd say a kindle is a must have for anyone that likes to read.  Alternatively, my iPhone doubles as an E-Reader, the screen is smaller but the writings the same size and you can just scroll through, it's pretty good.  I imagine other smart phones can be used in the same way.

[Ripple]

I have a Sony E-Reader and the thing I love most about it is the sheer convenience of it, I do a lot of travelling with work and it's great for that. 

You can carry as many books as you want at any given time, if you're halfway through a book you don't have to worry about finishing it before the end of the journey.  If you read a book and enjoy it you can download the next one in the series straight away provided you have an internet connection.  It even has a wee light so's you can read in the dark. 

I've found that new books are pretty much the same price as the printed versions but older books are much cheaper. 

I'd say a kindle is a must have for anyone that likes to read.  Alternatively, my iPhone doubles as an E-Reader, the screen is smaller but the writings the same size and you can just scroll through, it's pretty good.  I imagine other smart phones can be used in the same way.

Wow that you can read on a phone, auld age doesnt come alone:)  I havent used my phone to read any articles ect.
I have enough to read with mail and FB and messenger. I remember when I used to read on the Lap top its just sore on the eyes.