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    Does anyone know a good repository for ebooks, mrs has found ebooks on instalous but not a great deal of choice.

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    If you don't mind old books there is a fair selection on the iBooks store for free, from Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde to Treasure Island to Shakespeare. Search for "free" or "gutenberg" to see the sort of thing that's on offer.

    edit - Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
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    The Android store has an app called Laputa which has loads... Dunno if there's an app store version though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ganty View Post
    The Android store has an app called Laputa which has loads... Dunno if there's an app store version though.
    There's one called Stanza, I guess they're similar.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kry0genik View Post
    Newsgroups are absolutely teeming with them.
    What are you using to search for them I tried NZBmatrix etc but could never find the books I wanted.

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    622 ipod,iphone,ipad books here in epub format just download ibook app free from itunes and click add folder to install on non jb or jb doesn't matter which works on both

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=02T03CFA - Part 1
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GKAAOYG7 - Part 2
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EP1N9SNO - Part 3
    Last edited by Raptor; 4th August 2010 at 05:09 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swingo View Post
    622 ipod,iphone,ipad books here in epub format just download ibook app free from itunes and click add folder to install on non jb or jb doesn't matter which works on both

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=02T03CFA - Part 1
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GKAAOYG7 - Part 2
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EP1N9SNO - Part 3
    Some cracking reads in there, cheers!
    Last edited by Raptor; 4th August 2010 at 05:09 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swingo View Post
    622 ipod,iphone,ipad books here in epub format just download ibook app free from itunes and click add folder to install on non jb or jb doesn't matter which works on both

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=02T03CFA - Part 1
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GKAAOYG7 - Part 2
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EP1N9SNO - Part 3

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    There are shit loads out there - and the best tool to convert etc is called CALIBRE - I use it all the time with my iPad. Converts pretty much anything to iBook format (or whatever else you require)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raptor View Post
    There are shit loads out there - and the best tool to convert etc is called CALIBRE - I use it all the time with my iPad. Converts pretty much anything to iBook format (or whatever else you require)
    ya its really cool and very easy to use used that with my old ebook reader does it would with the rss feeds too Rap?

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    Any good places for audiobooks too? I tend to just search and grab from nzb however if anyone knows any better places ??
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    Just sent books to the phone with calibre and they aren't showing up in iBook, what have I done wrong?

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    Tom just drag them into iTunes under books and sync, they'll show up in iBooks on phone, got a load which I'll post tomorrow as I'm currently away from the computer. Good old Tapatalk

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    Quote Originally Posted by TomCrute View Post
    Just sent books to the phone with calibre and they aren't showing up in iBook, what have I done wrong?
    Open iTunes and look for Books down the left hand side under Libraries. Click this and then drag the books over. Once you sync they will show up on the phone in iBooks.
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    Think of getting the new Kindle for the Mrs for Xmas, she likes real crime/murder and Mills & Boon, looking around can find some real crime but the mills and boon seem very hard to get.

    Found 11 free from mills and boon http://www.everyonesreading.com/

    any other ideas of sites were I can get them free?

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