I have discovered AvaxHome years ago. I think I got most of my music and movies from this way before I knew how to use BT. Granted I have to pay for a cyberlocker to download their contents, but what's amazing is the number of ebooks available through them. I stopped buying a lot of magazines because I could find them there. They have everything I consume regularly - Economist, New Yorker, MacWorld, MOJO, Uncut,... Source: about 2 years ago

You can also read free books at archive.org and gutenberg.org. Source: 6 months ago

If you like classics you can get public domain books from gutenberg.org. Source: 7 months ago

Now, there is a bit of a twist to this read. While all 4 of these short stories are available on gutenberg.org, they are not always printed as a single collection of short stories. In fact, if you search online for The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories, then the table of contents may list a completely different set of "other stories." If you prefer to purchase a copy of the works and/or acquire a physical... Source: 9 months ago

"This is an altered version of [book name] that's freely available at gutenberg.org.". Source: 9 months ago

I'd like to get the Leroux novel in the original French (I know it's on gutenberg.org, which is great but I'd like a paper one too), but there are so many editions out there, many of which are either self-published by randos or are in simplified French. On top of that, it's tough nowadays when online booksellers' listings either lump all the editions together or don't seem trustworthy to actually send the one... Source: 9 months ago