ebooks ?

Ron Burgundy !

hello i saw that on the pirate bay there are ebooks to download i was wondering is this legal ? and would these work on a kindle ? or has anyone got these on their devices ? please share

blatantrereg

"the pirate bay" - The clue is in the name...

Here is a collection of legally free e-books, including kindle e-books:

http://www.gutenberg.org/

Ron Burgundy !

are the ones on the pirate bay even compatible with kindles though i'd imagine amazon would have blocks on those sort of things wouldn't they ? :P

joker jonboy

Ron Burgundy ! wrote: »

are the ones on the pirate bay even compatible with kindles though i'd imagine amazon would have blocks on those sort of things wouldn't they ? :P

any file that ends in mobi is compatible with kindle just drag and drop onto device

calibre is good tool for converting books to mobi I use it for converting pdfs

Ron Burgundy !

and do they end up in the cloud too ?

joker jonboy

Ron Burgundy ! wrote: »

and do they end up in the cloud too ?

yep you can upload them to cloud on pc

nedd

email any mobi file to your kindle email address and they will be on the Amazon cloud. download them over wifi onto your kindle.

unless the book your looking for is out of copyright then if you get it without paying it's illegal.

that said, if you do get some out of copyright books then calibre is the best application ever.

Bellu

maybe this list of FREE ebooks worth a reading: http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Free_eBooks

Ecarg

Calibre is a very useful ebook manager which can be used to convert various ebook formats to kindle's mobi format, and then can be sent to device (kindle) via calibre. If you have 'shared' books from various sources this tool is fantastic for transferring the books to your kindle. I've had no problems so far using it. If you're looking for free books, check Amazon's list of top 100 free Kindle books each week, there's bound to be a few of interest now and again.

AlarmBelle

Ron Burgundy ! wrote: »

are the ones on the pirate bay even compatible with kindles though i'd imagine amazon would have blocks on those sort of things wouldn't they ? :P

I think only amazon bought books will work on kindle. May be wrong

Ecarg

If you use Calibre you can transfer ebooks from anywhere onto kindle. I've been using this method since I bought my Kindle last year.

Ron Burgundy !

I know it's illegal but for example if you downloaded a book like harry potter off of tpb and used calibre to convert it it would work ? :P and would the books off of calibre be stored in the cloud ? :P

Ecarg

It will convert it, but it won't be saved in the cloud, just on your laptop, pc , external hard-drive, or where-ever you backup your files. Amazon will not know that you posess the file. You can't find every book on tpb but, to be honest, having to buy one book in ten saves a fortune, plus you can try authors you otherwise might not have bought.

Ron Burgundy !

Yeah I spend a fortune on books so I thought it might be worth getting a kindle so I can save money on books cand decide between the paperwhite and the touch :P

Ecarg

Plus, consider the shelf space it saves I don't know what the paperwhite is like, but the e-ink of the touch or original kindle is so easy on the eye. Love that you can change the font to suit your taste.

Ron Burgundy !

Yeah I had the kindle keyboard but it broke so I'm looking for a new one :P