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Good Online Sources for Free Books?

hydopower asks: "I recently stumbled upon a collection of online libraries. This was fascinating to me, but too many of them cost money or offer Google Print-like limited functionality. I decided to put together a list of sites that offer free books in a format that would allow a person to actually read through them. As Slashdot readers are known for being well read and for enjoying free things, I figured I'd tap into the knowledge pool here. Any suggestions?"

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  1. Re:Free programming and computer science books by GigsVT · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do they have a book on basic use of HTML? :)

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  2. Free books? by Carik · · Score: 3, Funny

    There's a great place a few buildings over from here. The registration process is a pain (you have to give them various bits of personal information), but the books you can get are almost unlimited -- they've had almost everything I've looked for, including some fairly obscure SF -- and it's free.

    The real advantage is the books you get can be read with no special equipment. (Some people use special glasses, but I've never needed them)

    It's called a library.

    Or did you mean books you can keep, and only in electronic format?

  3. Re:Free programming and computer science books by bmsleight · · Score: 2, Funny
    Tech books for free
    Not using Preview - priceless