Fictionwise

Written by Ginny on October 7, 2010

There is nothing like a book to keep you entertained, no matter where you are and no matter the time. Thanks to the creation of ebooks you at least no longer need to lug around pocket books. You can now enjoy your favorites and get hold of new books easily online.

A good place to get some ebooks is Fictionwise. They have the works of quite a number of the best writers on the planet, including quite a few Hugo Award winners. It was wonderful to see the works of some of my favorite authors available. It was particularly thrilling to get hold of some books immediately that have been unavailable in our local bookstores for years.

Star Trek fans will enjoy the fact that some of their favorites are currently on sale. There are classics like Moby Dick and the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Of course there are also more current bestsellers such as Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons and the Da Vinci Code.

Navigating the site is also so easy. You can choose to look for books by genre, by title or by author. The home page will show you all ongoing promos such as discounts, and buy 1 take 1 specials. There are even some free ebooks though currently not a lot.

The ebooks are available in various formats including audiobooks, Secure Adobe Rader, Secure Mobi pocket, Secure msreader and Secure palm reader. There are also a few books that are available in multi format. The webmasters of this site made it really for you to filter out the books according to the format that works for your particular device. With just one click you will see only the books that work with your specific reader, just like that.

As for me, I’m now about to begin reading the ebook Tall Stones by Moyra Caldecott that I found there. Hope you find treasure of your own too.

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The New and All Legal NAPSTER

Written by Nick on May 16, 2008

One of the pioneers of the music file sharing business, they have been persecuted, shut down and mimicked by many and idolized by the myriad of music file sharing sites that have popped up during their brief legal wrangling, but guess what, they’re back! Napster is one of the very first sites where people got free MP3′s and other audio files free and fast during the hay days of the digital music revolution. They have gone legal with memberships and other legalities but they still have free downloads for the first few songs you do get from them. They have re-worked their looks and have begun to comply with the many laws and statutes they have been subjected to and they are still one of the heroes of the digital music world when it came to MP3′s. With offerings for free web music access and their new and ever popular Napster Mobile, they have continued to revolutionize the music file sharing industry. They even offer discounts for military personnel in hopes of doing their part for the war effort overseas where music is one of the few luxuries people in the military can share and enjoy whatever the battle scenario may be.
They have also added support to the many digital multimedia players that are now common stay in every household and carry several versions of songs encoded in the formats they support. They also have functionality for mobile phones through Napster Mobile where music in all formats that are supported by phone manufacturers are offered for download. They have added a new and revised legal terms of use of their web site and the music they share emphasizing on the point that music you get from them is only for personal use, after that you’re on your own in the legalities of all the stuff you get. Most music sites (even the most reputable and publicized ones) have inclusions that though you have obtained music legally thought their web sites, the way and manner in which you use these tracks are covered by laws that prohibits use for anything other than personal entertainment.
Registration is necessary and there is a free music library along with a streaming music system they offer to subscribers and members but the free stuff is mostly offered to clients and users in the US only. Most of their permanent download files come with DRM included in the encoding of the files that allows a maximum of use for up to 3 computers only. There is also a clause which states that transfers from the parent device (the one you used to get the music with) along a maximum of two other computers are allowed. Three multimedia devices can safely be loaded with the music that has been purchased though there is not much indication of how they manage the DRM software and the way it works if you happen to have exceeded the copy restrictions.
In order to control Piracy, they have restricted their services to the US and territories cutting off many of their previous followers from around the globe. The licensing terms restricts them to the said area preventing further clashes with legalities that had hounded them in the past.