Another Free E-Book-A-Day Promo At eReader.com

[Ed Hansberry]

<a href="http://promo.ereader.com/free/">http://promo.ereader.com/free/</a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.ehansberry.com/pages/pocketpc/palmreader.gif" /> I'm not sure if this just started or if it has been going on since December 1. eReader.com is giving away a different free ebook each day. Today's ebook is <b>The Magazine of Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction August 2005</b> which is the latest one in ebook format. Normally these are $3.99. You do have to create an account with them which includes a credit card number. They use that to encode the ebook so you are less likely to share with the world. That is the kind of DRM I like. No activation or rootkit or any other nonsense. :) <br /><br />So, go ahead and add a repeating task to your Pocket PC from now until December 31 to check out what they are releasing each day.

[JoC]

Don't panic, it's only day 2 of the free e-books. There was a romance book yesterday - I didn't pay much more attention than that because it's not my sort of thing, but I downloaded today's!

[Foo Fighter]

There was a romance book yesterday - I didn't pay much more attention than that because it's not my sort of thing, but I downloaded today's!

What? You don't like romances? Will Dick marry Jane? Will Jane tell Dick about her secret affair with Eric? Will Eric tell Jane about his secret affair with Dick?

Sorry, I got caught up there for a moment. ;)

[MarcFou]

What? You don't like romances? Will Dick marry Jane? Will Jane tell Dick about her secret affair with Eric? Will Eric tell Jane about his secret affair with Dick?

Sorry, I got caught up there for a moment. ;)Sounds like a hot book :lol:

[KTamas]

There was a romance book yesterday - I didn't pay much more attention than that because it's not my sort of thing, but I downloaded today's!

What? You don't like romances? Will Dick marry Jane? Will Jane tell Dick about her secret affair with Eric? Will Eric tell Jane about his secret affair with Dick?

Sorry, I got caught up there for a moment. ;)
Joe almost marries Jane, but Jack recently finds out that Jane were cheating on with Dick, therefore he tells it to Joe. Joe decides to cancel the wedding. Jane is crying. Still crying. And still crying. Anyways, Eric meets with Donna again, and tells her, that he still loves her. Donna replies that she will marry with Dick anyways, and it is too late. They are both crying. And crying. Still crying. CUT

Whoops, this was a spoiler, wasn't it?

&lt;/sarcasm>

[ctmagnus]

Today's free e-book is Medics Wild! by Darrell Bain. Kinds MASH-ish.

[Myrddin]

Just a heads-up.... On December 27th, the free ebook will be "Star Trek: Titan - Taking Wing" the first book of the new series about Captain Riker (Commander Riker from Star Trek:TNG.) A really good read for any Trekkies.. :)

[KTamas]

Just a heads-up.... On December 27th, the free ebook will be "Star Trek: Titan - Taking Wing" the first book of the new series about Captain Riker (Commander Riker from Star Trek:TNG.) A really good read for any Trekkies.. :)
*makes a high priority task with reminder* thanks ;)

[Ed Hansberry]

December 19, 2005

Cult
by Warren Adler

[Ed Hansberry]

December 20, 2005

MechWarrior Dark Age: Ghost War
by Michael A. Stackpole.

http://static.motricity.com/promo/ereader/free/

[Ed Hansberry]

December 21, 2005

San Francisco DIRECTIONS
by Rough Guides

http://promo.ereader.com/free

[ctmagnus]

I checked the site shortly after midnight MST and saw the offer but when I went to the actual download page, it said that the book was discounted 10% to $4.49. That was strange.

[jlp]

I'm upset that eReader uses cc numbers as DRM (aka Digital Restrictions Madness) and I will certainly NEVER buy from them.

If you loose your PDA or get it stolen... you're toast. You might as well hand out your credit card... :roll:

Besides their dictionaries are as expensive as the printed ones which is unacceptable as well. And they REQUIRE you to upgrade to eReader Pro too.

Digital Restrictions Madness and outrageous pricing are the two reasons that have kept ebooks in a niche market.

0X

[Ed Hansberry]

I'm upset that eReader uses cc numbers as DRM (aka Digital Restrictions Madness) and I will certainly NEVER buy from them.

If you loose your PDA or get it stolen... you're toast. You might as well hand out your credit card... :roll:
Ahhhh, classic JLP. Another rant based on an incorrect assumption with no basis in fact. :roll:

That isn't how it works. They take your name and CC# when you buy the book and run it through a series of mathematical formulas and come up with a one way hash (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/one-way_hash_function.htm). The OWH goes into the book. You can't extract the CC# or name from the OWH, that is why it is called one way.

Then, when you get the ebook, you put your CC# and name into the eReader software. It has the same formulas in it and it genrates a OWH. If it matches, the ebook is opened. If not, then it isn't. You can read more about it here on PPCT (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=162404) or in this .ebook thread on usenet (http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.pocketpc.ebooks/browse_thread/thread/f66dab16e65e2bdc/7aa01ed40f0ae3cd?lnk=st&q=%22peter+fry%22+ebook+hash&rnum=1#7aa01ed40f0ae3cd) where Peter Fry, a former programmer at Palm Digital Media/eReader talks about the OWH the software and server uses.

[Ed Hansberry]

December 22, 2005

The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book
by Bruce Weinstein, Mark Scarbrough

http://promo.ereader.com/free

[Ed Hansberry]

December 23, 2005

Bloody Mary
by J. A. Konrath

http://promo.ereader.com/free

[Steven Cedrone]

December 25, 2005

How to Read the Bible
Gordon D. Free, Douglas Stuart

http://promo.ereader.com/free

[Ed Hansberry]

December 25, 2005

How to Read the Bible
Gordon D. Free, Douglas Stuart

http://promo.ereader.com/free
ha! you beat me to it. how appropriate for today. :)

[MadBison]

Hi

Was there a book between Bloody Mary and How to Read the Bible?

I missed it.

Thanks
David

[Ed Hansberry]

Hi

Was there a book between Bloody Mary and How to Read the Bible?

I missed it.

Thanks
David
Yes, I saw it late last night and didn't bother posting because 1, it ws so late and wouldn't have mattered and 2, it was some chick book. I swear, it was under the "chick lit" section. :lol: So, sorry to all the ladies that wanted a love story. Just wasn't around to post in time. :D

[MadBison]

OK, cool, I did not miss anything then :-)

[Ed Hansberry]

December 26, 2005

Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days
by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye

http://promo.ereader.com/free

[Hx4700]

Ed -
I just wanted to say thanks for keeping this list. Even when you or I miss a day, its interesting to know what the free tiltle was.
I haven't downloaded but a couple of books this time around - but tomorrow is suppose to be a StarTrek book (and just how did Myrddin know that ahead of time, anyways?)
Ron...

[Darius Wey]

I haven't downloaded but a couple of books this time around - but tomorrow is suppose to be a StarTrek book

It is. ;)

December 27, 2005

Titan, Book One
by Michael A. Martin, Andy Mangels

http://promo.ereader.com/free

[Myrddin]

Ed -
I just wanted to say thanks for keeping this list. Even when you or I miss a day, its interesting to know what the free tiltle was.
I haven't downloaded but a couple of books this time around - but tomorrow is suppose to be a StarTrek book (and just how did Myrddin know that ahead of time, anyways?)
Ron...

I have my ways 8)

T'is a damn good book too -- if you're into that sort of thing -- like me :D

[Steven Cedrone]

December 28, 2005

Roger Zelazny's The Dawn of Amber
by John Gregory Betancourt, Roger Zelazny

http://promo.ereader.com/free

[burtcom]

Hmm, we've got some repeats from the last promo -- Amber and Left Behind were also in the previous free book promo.

Anyone notice any others?

[Ed Hansberry]

December 29, 2005

The Golden Girl
by Erica Orloff

http://promo.ereader.com/free

[Ed Hansberry]

December 30, 2005

Along Came a Spider
by James Patterson

http://promo.ereader.com/free

[Ed Hansberry]

December 31, 2005

Colonization: Second Contact
by Harry Turtledove

http://promo.ereader.com/free

last one...

[beowolf]

Medics Wild! by Darrell Bain December 18, 2005
The Magazine of Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction August 2005: Volume 109, No. 2 by The Magazine of Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction December 18, 2005
Cult: A Novel of Brainwashing and Death by Warren Adler December 19, 2005
MechWarrior Dark Age: Ghost War: A Battletech Novel by Michael A. Stackpole December 20, 2005
San Francisco DIRECTIONS by Rough Guides December 21, 2005
The Ultimate Chocolate Cookie Book: From Chocolate Melties to Whoopie Pies, Chocolate Biscotti to Black and Whites, with Dozens of Chocolate Chip Cookies and Hundreds More by Bruce Weinstein December 22, 2005
Bloody Mary: A Jack Daniels Mystery by J. A. Konrath December 23, 2005
Kona Winds: Hawaii by Janet Dailey December 24, 2005
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding the Bible by Gordon D. Fee December 25, 2005
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Titan, Book One: Taking Wing by Michael A. Martin December 27, 2005
Roger Zelazny's The Dawn of Amber by John Gregory Betancourt December 28, 2005
The Golden Girl by Erica Orloff December 29, 2005
Along Came a Spider: An Alex Cross Mystery by James Patterson December 30, 2005
Colonization: Second Contact: Book 1 by Harry Turtledove December 31, 2005