If you like Sci-Fi/Fantasy at all you should check out Baen.
While many publishers are overcharging for e-books, Baen books http://baen.com/ sell electronic versions in multiple formats for very reasonable prices. I can buy six or seven Baen novels in a package for $US 15.00 without any DRM http://www.webscription.net/.
For several years I've been reading e-books on my palm pilot (currently a Tungsten T5) with plucker . I need the PDA for work anyway and it allows me to carry several novels with me everywhere I go.
Delayed at the doctor's office for 30 minutes? It's an opportunity for me to enjoy a chapter or two from David Weber's latest:)
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So, what happens when I build this thing, and try to get it registered at my local DMV?
DMV Drone: Make? Me: Me DMV Drone: No, who is the manufacturer? Me: Me DMV Drone: (sigh). Model? Me: Mostly done in Solidworks. DMV Drone: NEXT!
happens all the time Building sports cars, from scratch, at home is a growing hobby. Probably the most popular example is the Locost concept http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locost http://www.cheapsportscar.net/
If you like Sci-Fi/Fantasy at all you should check out Baen.
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While many publishers are overcharging for e-books, Baen books http://baen.com/ sell electronic versions in multiple formats for very reasonable prices. I can buy six or seven Baen novels in a package for $US 15.00 without any DRM http://www.webscription.net/.
Individual books are between $4 and $6.
Baen also has more than eighty novels available for free (again no DRM) here http://www.baen.com/library/
For several years I've been reading e-books on my palm pilot (currently a Tungsten T5) with plucker . I need the PDA for work anyway and it allows me to carry several novels with me everywhere I go.
Delayed at the doctor's office for 30 minutes? It's an opportunity for me to enjoy a chapter or two from David Weber's latest