- Ebook scene
Merge to Warez date October 2010 Notability date October 2010 Unreferenced date October 2010 Ebook scene is the system of pirates who release ebook s. Books were first converted to digital form in the 1980s. At that time most books were usually typed manually. Originally books were distributed through Bulletin board system BBSes and early networks. Also, a number of legitimate projects such as Project Gutenberg were started that concentrated on digitizing and distributing public domain books. The ebook scene started to take shape in late 1990s. Distributions of pirated ebooks are known as releases. One ebook release was ActiveX and VBS Web Workshop by JGT one of the first and most active groups in February 2000, although other releases can be traced to 1999. In 2002 several other groups became active, including ROR that specialised on Information Technology IT books and EEn , releasing non IT books and magazines. In 2003 LiB joined the scene, releasing IT literature. In late 2003, DEMENTiA joined the scene, releasing magazine and comic scans, and ebooks later. Another IT group, DDU, started work in 2004. A variety of other groups also emerged, some of them short lived. Pirated ebooks are mostly created by scanning and then Optical character recognition OCRing paper books. The genres best represented in ebook piracy are sci fi , small press horror , and fantasy , technical IT literature, classics and popular books of various genres. Many pirate sites now accept ebooks in addition ... distributed through normal Warez scene scene channels. Ordinary users can access ebook archives through IRC channels. Another development that is unique to the eBook scene has been the distribution of eBooks by embedding an ebook in an image, utilizing existing image boards as a distribution medium ... http web.archive.org web 20060530055327 http www.searchlores.org h ebook.htm Piece of ebook scene ... 2007 was not used in writing this entry someone check it out Reflist DEFAULTSORT Ebook Scene Category ... more details
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- Elonex ebook
Use mdy dates date September 2010 Notability date September 2009 The Elonex eBook is an e book reader from UK company Elonex available since July 2009. Elonex 511EB This model operates on the same system as another model by Hanvon . Specifications ref name specsborders http www.elonex.co.uk news articles 2009 600eb.shtm Elonex Plc News , captured Feb 2, 2010 ref Thickness 9mm br Weight 180g br Battery life 8000 pages between charges br Screen E Ink , 5 inch screen br Memory Micro SD card slot up to 32gb supported . 512 MB onboard memory. br File support Supports ebook formats TXT , PDF , HTML , ePub br Other Variable font size, headphone jack, microphone, QWERTY keyboard, text to speech Sale This model was sold with a free 4gb micro SD card for 129.99 toward the end of December 2009 and during January 2010, by Waterstone s in the UK. ref name waterstonesnews http www.thebookseller.com news 108469 waterstones backs budget elonex.html Waterstone s backs budget Elonex , TheBookseller.com, captured Feb 2, 2010 ref Previously, it was sold through Borders for 189 without the micro SD card. Bugs Originally, the reader was unable to interpret carriage returns in .htm files this caused words to run together when displayed on the screen. A firmware update is made available through the Elonex support page that fixes this issue. Another firmware update was due to be made available in the first week of February 2010 to address some minor unresolved issues and also add additional note taking functionality to the 511EB. ref name firmwareupdate http www.elonex.co.uk support products ebook 511 eBook.shtm Elonex Support , captured Feb 2, 2010. ref This update has been delayed several times, no date is given for the update with note taking facilities References references Ebooks navbox DEFAULTSORT Elonex Ebook Category Dedicated e book devices Category Electronic paper technology ... more details
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Move to Commons Source The Illustrated London Reading Book http www.gutenberg.org etext 11921 Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 PD US ... more details
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Starling Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 PD Gutenberg Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm THE STARLING from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 ... more details
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Mongoose Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 PD Gutenberg Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h img 0111.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm THE MANGOUSTE from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 ... more details
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Swallow Hirundinidae Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 PD Gutenberg Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h img 0064a.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm THE NESTS OF BIRDS from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 ... more details
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Strata Florida Abbey Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 PD Gutenberg Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h img 0172.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm STRATA FLORIDA ABBEY from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 ... more details
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Statue of John Hampden Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h img 0235.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm JOHN HAMPDEN from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 PD Gutenberg ... more details
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Christine de Pizan Project Gutenberg eBook 12254 PD Gutenberg Creator Litchfield, Frederick 1850 1930 Title Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time EText No. 12254 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 2 2 5 12254 12254 h images illus045.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 2 2 5 12254 12254 h 12254 h.htm from http www.gutenberg.net etext 12254 ... more details
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Wonder Book of Bible Stories Compiled by Logan Marshall This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title The Wonder Book of Bible Stories Author Compiled by Logan Marshall Editor Logan Marshall Release Date June 12, 2005 EBook 16042 PD release ... more details
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Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight PD Gutenberg From The Project Gutenberg eBook, Brannon s Picture of The Isle of Wight, by George Brannon ... more details
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- Jetbook
Jetbook may refer to ECTACO jetBook , a line of eBook readers A line of notebook computers by Jetta electronics company Jetta disambig ... more details
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Thurlow Weed From An Iron Will , by Orison Swett Marden Project Gutenberg EBook 13160 http www.gutenberg.org dirs 1 3 1 6 13160 13160 h 13160 h.htm PD Gutenberg ... more details
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- Rocketbook
Rocketbook may refer to Rocketbook Study Guide Rocketbook Study Guide , a series of video study guides RocketBook , an early eBook reader disambig ... more details
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