Free Ebooks On The Web

Don't you still have the "Shift hunter letters" I gave you still on it as well?

Just in case this spurs interest in a Kindle or other e-book readers, may I recommend a free program called "Calibre" that can convert almost any ebook format from one to another, and also mimics a reader like the Kindle on your computer. Extremely worth the trouble to download.

Also maybe a caution on the new Kindle 3 that includes "special offers". This is a regular kindle that displays advertisements and banner ads at different intervals on the screen that you can't control or remove. The price of $114 is $25 less than the $139 without the ads but not worth it to me. They are also in the Walmart stores and Target stores, and the salesmen do not know what "special offers " are. One said there were coupons in the box :)

Jim

I bought the Kindle with 3G and special offers for $164. The ads only show up as screensavers when the unit is powered off and I love the 3G network. I can download books, post to social media sites or surf the web from anywhere!

Now there's a Kindle DX with a much larger screen - which might be nice for viewing stamp images in those free e-books. Pricetag is closer to the Apple iPad at $379.

Here's another book that is available FREE on Kindle:

"Stamp Collecting as a Pastime" - by Edward James Nankivell

I just downloaded it!

For the computer challenged people like myself

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle

But I am still lost as to why you would need a reader
cant one just read it normally on screen anyhows?

What I like about my Kindle reader over my laptop or desktop computer is that it is much more compact and portable. I can just tuck it into my briefcase. Also the viewing mechanism for Kindle is designed to be much more like real ink on paper, therefore you can read it in very sunny conditions outside and there will be no glare interference.

The Kindle has many other features that are very easy to use: highlighting, bookmarking, instant dictionary definition search for words you want to look up. Yes you can do these on your regular computer, but the Kindle has streamlined the process and after you become familiar with the key combinations it's actually very intuitive.

Ah! I see
the kindle is not only a program, but a thingy, a doohickey
something like a palmpilot, a thing with length and breadth and depth
now that makes sense.

Any one have any new additions to this thread???

Here's a book I found somewhat interesting:

The Postage Stamp in War

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3400.../34007-h.htm

I just had a glance at the "Postage Stamp in War" and it looks pretty interesting to me also.
Tom

Thanks for the tip.

It is free on the Amazon Kindle web site. I just downloaded it. Can't beat the price.

Just wanted to revive this thread.

I am looking for a a full volume of Mekeel's Stamp News from the year 1900. In particular, there was a 15 page article on US grills that was re-published by itself at a later date. The copyright on the Meekel's article has long since expired, so the articles can be digitized and reprinted without permission. I had no luck with Google books ...

Brian

Very old thread, just curious about the Boston Book...




Did you have to remove it? I get the error "moved or removed".

I just had the pleasure of reading Stamp Collecting as a Pastime by Edward Nankivell & Chats on Postage Stamps by F.J. Melville. Wonderful tone in both.

Both available at Project Gutenberg, free of course. www.gutenburg.org

The one quote I found particularly funny from Nankivell, writing in 1902 -

"But collectors look with considerable suspicion upon stamps of this showy class, for too many of them have been produced with the sole object of making a profit out of their sale to collectors, and not to meet any postal requirement."

He was referring to the Columbian Exposition stamps of the US from 1893 - he did not approve. Just imagine what he'd think of many countries' stamp issuing practices today!

Here is one for all the GB collectors from another thread

http://www.gbps.org.uk/information/downloads/

stamps, postmarks etc. etc. etc.