12-16-2003, 05:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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12 Free Ebooks From Palm Digital Media
http://www.palmdigitalmedia.com
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... 1 ebook.  Ok, it doesn't have the same sound as a partridge in a pear tree, but the ebook isn't going to mess up your floor. :lol:
I'm not sure when this promotion started, probably on December 13, so we've already missed 3 ebooks. :? Today's ebook is H.G. Wells' The Time Machine. You'll need to download and install the most excellent and free Palm Reader, which works on all Pocket PCs.
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12-16-2003, 05:35 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 333
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Yet another reason to love Peanut Press (just can't bring myself to call it Palm Digital Media.)
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12-16-2003, 05:58 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 630
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Free, but there is a caveat
The books are 'free' but you have to register at the site (no biggie), and then establish a credit card account. I don't like that. If they're going to make it free, make it with no strings attached. 8O
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12-16-2003, 06:07 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 19
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If you didn't know, it's because they use credit card IDs for their DRM.
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12-16-2003, 06:15 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 307
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Hey, Peanut: Microsoft gave us 60 books this summer... (hint hint)
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12-16-2003, 06:24 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,350
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by BugDude10
Hey, Peanut: Microsoft gave us 60 books this summer... (hint hint)
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I'll have 12 of these over 60 .lit files anytime. Call me a Peanutpress lover.
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12-16-2003, 06:24 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 2
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I won't leave my credit card number either. Too bad
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12-16-2003, 06:44 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Originally Posted by OJ
I won't leave my credit card number either. Too bad
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They do it to encrypt the book so you have to enter your CC# to decrypt. IT is totally secure. Your CC# isn't in the ebook itself, just a one way hash.
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12-16-2003, 06:49 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 8
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I'd be willing to leave my credit card number, but only if they come up with something a bit more enticing than books that are already in the public domain...
I'm not much of a Microsoft Reader fan (*cough* *convertlit* *cough*) either, but at least they "gave away" some books that aren't already available on Project Gutenberg...
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12-16-2003, 06:54 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 282
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The books are free for their registered users/clients.
I found that with the way that the ebooks are going with the DRM these days, PeanutPress have the best ebook security that a user can wish for. The books are tied to your credit card number, so you can open the books in all the devices you want with no problems.
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