Gutenberg Books VS Standard Ebooks

You can also read free books at archive.org and gutenberg.org. Source: 4 months ago

If you like classics you can get public domain books from gutenberg.org. Source: 5 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: 7 months ago

"This is an altered version of [book name] that's freely available at gutenberg.org.". Source: 8 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: 8 months ago

Hey a little later to the party here but I'm really enjoying this. I started reading a book with it and while I agree with others it's not great for grammar it certainly shows me many new words without requiring me to read at a glacial pace. PS: You should def try to include some books from https://standardebooks.org/ which are much nicer formatted than the ones you're using from Project Gutenberg. Good luck and I... - Source: Hacker News / 26 days ago

As an aside, for anyone looking for free classic books to read on their various eReaders, these are very well done: https://standardebooks.org. Source: 5 months ago

It is the same when you download a kepub book from standardebooks.org. You will have the epub file with kepub features. Source: 5 months ago

Now I have also just sideloaded a free ebook offered by Standard Ebooks, which provide kepub versions of its catalogue. They recommend the following :. Source: 5 months ago

> https://standardebooks.org/ Standard Ebooks is seriously impressive. One of my favorite sources of books in the public domain. I’d also add in addition to this excellent list of DRM-free ebooks, it’s always worth looking into borrowing a book from the library via Libby/Overdrive. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago