Free Mobipocket Books

paulkbiba · 03-09-2007, 04:15 PM

I came across this link on another forum. It has 11,656 books in Mobipocket format. The books are in English, French, Finnish, Dutch and other languages. I don't know where they came from, but they include such things as Chromosome Number 20 from the Human Genome Project.

http://www.mobipocket.com/freebooks/default.aspx

ashkulz · 03-10-2007, 02:06 AM

Most of them look like they come from Project Gutenberg.

katania · 05-12-2007, 07:16 PM

Many times I have tried to acsess the free mobipocket site, but I always just get a emty page with Mobipocket free eBooks on the top of the page

Why is that????? I just wanted to see what is available. Do I do something wrong? do you have to be a member to look at theese pages??

Moonraker · 05-12-2007, 10:41 PM

I can access it with no problems.

That website uses Javascript. If you have Javascript disabled then it won't display properly.

Or it could be the settings in your anti virus/firewall preventing access to that site.

You could also try clearing the browser cache.
(In Internet Explorer -- Tools/Internet Options/general tab -- and delete cookies and delete files -- also clear history).

I believe some pop-up blockers can prevent web pages displaying properly.

wallcraft · 05-12-2007, 11:42 PM

These appear to be automatically generated from sites such a Project Gutenberg. I don't know if these are even the best "computer generated" versions in .prc form, but they might be because MobiPocket does not provide Linux tools for conversion (which prevents some sites from producing MobiPocket files).

The Portable Library includes manually formated versions of the Harvard Classics, but they are 99c each. I think they are worth the price, but they are also encrypted which means they can't be read by FBReader. This is not the only version of Harvard Classics, see an earlier thread for alternatives.

JSWolf · 06-02-2007, 11:08 AM

The Portable Library is crap. It used to be truly portable and now it's not. So these DRM protected non-portable versions should just go away since the name is 100% misleading.

Hadrien · 06-02-2007, 12:43 PM

The lack of a linux tool for generating those files is a real problem. I've read somewhere on their forum that they're planning on releasing such a tool, but I don't have any specific date for this release.

We'll support Mobipocket on Feedbooks once this tool is available, with our usual TOC and other specific page elements.

Robert Marquard · 06-03-2007, 12:47 AM

Generating Mobipocket books in Palm compression is not really complicated.

JSWolf · 06-06-2007, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulkbiba

I came across this link on another forum. It has 11,656 books in Mobipocket format. The books are in English, French, Finnish, Dutch and other languages. I don't know where they came from, but they include such things as Chromosome Number 20 from the Human Genome Project.

http://www.mobipocket.com/freebooks/default.aspx

Do these free ebooks have DRM? If they do, then they are not really free as they limit me to the devices I can read them on. Can't read them on my Sony Reader if they have DRM. if they don't, then they truly are free since I'd be able to convert to some other format and read them.

Robert Marquard · 06-06-2007, 03:45 AM

I had a look at one of the books and it is without DRM and in Palm compression.
Easy to see because the text starts with <html>. Both the proprietary Mobipocket compression or their encryption/DRM would not show readable text.
It would be better to directly convert the source files from Project Gutenberg.

JSWolf · 06-06-2007, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Marquard

I had a look at one of the books and it is without DRM and in Palm compression.
Easy to see because the text starts with <html>. Both the proprietary Mobipocket compression or their encryption/DRM would not show readable text.
It would be better to directly convert the source files from Project Gutenberg.

So the free MobiPocket books are taken directly from PG? How do they compare with the conversions done to some PG books in the Sony Reader forum?

Jon

Robert Marquard · 06-06-2007, 01:50 PM

The conversion is obviously automatic because otherwise they would not have that many books available. The sony Reader books here are handcrafted (sometimes with covers created for them). Any questions remaining?

03-09-2007, 04:15 PM	#1
paulkbiba Connoisseur Posts: 84 Karma: 45 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Device: Nokia e61i, iPhone	Free Mobipocket Books I came across this link on another forum. It has 11,656 books in Mobipocket format. The books are in English, French, Finnish, Dutch and other languages. I don't know where they came from, but they include such things as Chromosome Number 20 from the Human Genome Project. http://www.mobipocket.com/freebooks/default.aspx

05-12-2007, 10:41 PM	#4
Moonraker Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 1002965 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Device: ILiad. Gen 3, PocketBook 360, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Oasis 2	I can access it with no problems. That website uses Javascript. If you have Javascript disabled then it won't display properly. Or it could be the settings in your anti virus/firewall preventing access to that site. You could also try clearing the browser cache. (In Internet Explorer -- Tools/Internet Options/general tab -- and delete cookies and delete files -- also clear history). I believe some pop-up blockers can prevent web pages displaying properly. Last edited by Moonraker; 05-12-2007 at 10:48 PM.

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ashkulz Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 705 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Kindle 1/REB 1200	Most of them look like they come from Project Gutenberg.

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katania Member Posts: 22 Karma: 153 Join Date: May 2007	Many times I have tried to acsess the free mobipocket site, but I always just get a emty page with Mobipocket free eBooks on the top of the page Why is that????? I just wanted to see what is available. Do I do something wrong? do you have to be a member to look at theese pages??

05-12-2007, 11:42 PM	#5
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	These appear to be automatically generated from sites such a Project Gutenberg. I don't know if these are even the best "computer generated" versions in .prc form, but they might be because MobiPocket does not provide Linux tools for conversion (which prevents some sites from producing MobiPocket files). The Portable Library includes manually formated versions of the Harvard Classics, but they are 99c each. I think they are worth the price, but they are also encrypted which means they can't be read by FBReader. This is not the only version of Harvard Classics, see an earlier thread for alternatives.

06-02-2007, 11:08 AM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 75,172 Karma: 132820308 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The Portable Library is crap. It used to be truly portable and now it's not. So these DRM protected non-portable versions should just go away since the name is 100% misleading.

06-02-2007, 12:43 PM	#7
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	The lack of a linux tool for generating those files is a real problem. I've read somewhere on their forum that they're planning on releasing such a tool, but I don't have any specific date for this release. We'll support Mobipocket on Feedbooks once this tool is available, with our usual TOC and other specific page elements.

06-03-2007, 12:47 AM	#8
Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	Generating Mobipocket books in Palm compression is not really complicated.

06-06-2007, 03:45 AM	#10
Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	I had a look at one of the books and it is without DRM and in Palm compression. Easy to see because the text starts with <html>. Both the proprietary Mobipocket compression or their encryption/DRM would not show readable text. It would be better to directly convert the source files from Project Gutenberg.

06-06-2007, 01:50 PM	#12
Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	The conversion is obviously automatic because otherwise they would not have that many books available. The sony Reader books here are handcrafted (sometimes with covers created for them). Any questions remaining?