Archive for August 2007

wowio

www.wowio.com

You won’t be disappointed. Promise. Cross my heart, hope to die. Totally free site lets you download pdf versions of books LEGALLY. You can get a lot of good classics (including a large portion of the works of Shakespeare) and even more random books you’ve never heard of. I can’t remember the last time I found something so good. There are just a few catches. For one, you can only download five books a day. I don’t read that fast, but it’d be nice if I could just download the books I wanted on the spot instead of making a list (which isn’t actually all that bad since WOWIO kind of makes a queue for you automatically). Second, each book begins with a plug from the sponsor. For all the books I’ve downloaded, it’s been Verizon, but that’s not too bad. I don’t think it’s worth complaining about until you see Big Macs in Fast Food Nation. Third, and this may be a pro for some of you: your name is printed into the pdf along with the ad. I personally think it’s a neat little personalization.

If you want an idea of what I think looks good, go under the comics and graphic novels section and check out Lullaby.   From the book description: “Join JIM HAWKINS, ALICE (From Wonderland), PINOCCHIO, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, and the PIED PIPER as they join forces to stop a dark magic that has been warping this wonderful world into it’s own image, and discover who is behind the unleashing of this darkness…”  Try and tell me that doesn’t sound badass.

And remember. I found it first.

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