Got a Kindle? Get thee to the British Library! Not only are they giving away a ton of old 19th-century literature in e-book form, but they’re a special “first edition” e-book with the original typeface and illustrations baked in. The 1800s encompass nearly all of my favorite literature, so this is actually making me want a Kindle pretty bad right now. Original typefaces! O lawd!
If Dickens and Austen aren’t your thing (pity) there are lots of other great works as well. None of the articles describing the project list more than a few titles, but I’m guessing you are likely to have some Dumas, Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle, and of course Melville. Whatever the case, they’re going to be beautiful copies that make good use of those high contrast e-ink screens.
The project is funded by Microsoft, which donated “a very generous amount” to the library to enable the giveaway. They’ll be made available in the spring, at which time I’ll probably post again because I love love love this.
*badLY
i think “wanting something bad” is pretty fully accepted into the idiom at this point, especially in pieces with conversational tone. -butI appreciate your vigilance.
Microsoft and Amazon (and others) are busy digitizing every written word….the plan is to eventually control the reading of every written word.
The sheeple will love their new world order….that is, of course, until Revelation 19:20 dashes all their plans.
Only Jesus can save us from the luciferian nwo (see Albert Pike’s “Morals & Dogma”—I wonder if Bill “NWO Seed Vault in the Arctic” Gates will digitize that one?)
weird
I agree with Dissentfromdayone, the reason why Steve Jobs said the iPad was the most important product he has ever worked on, is it’s a step towards the planned future control of the written word,and the news.
Bill Gates doesn’t want to help humanity in any way especially in Africa.His foundation’s aim is depopulation and Eugenics (his father started Planned Parenthood)
All this is the New World Order that we hear so often.Orwell’s book is their goal-total authoritarian rule!
I don’t approve of burning books, but in the case of the bible I’m willing to make an exception.
Will these be an option for people with other ereaders? I have a Sony reader and love it far too much to get a Kindle.
I doubt there will be an official way, but we’ll figure something out.