The amount of ads thrown randomly over this site, including ads that pop up when trying to navigate is too damn high.
This seems like a skill issue on your end. I don't see a single ad.
Planet eBook: free literature for your device
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Re: Planet eBook: free literature for your device
#12The amount of ads thrown randomly over this site, including ads that pop up when trying to navigate is too damn high.
This seems like a skill issue on your end. I don't see a single ad.
it is important for us (the nerds with skills) to appreciate what the internet is like for those who aren't in the know. you and I will never see an ad, our grandparents will see thousands.
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#13The amount of ads thrown randomly over this site, including ads that pop up when trying to navigate is too damn high.
This seems like a skill issue on your end. I don't see a single ad.
People are busy. Not everyone is willing to spend their time diving into the latest ad block tricks. Some have decided that it's a better use of time to just avoid sites that use dark patterns and aggressively anti-user-friendly design to get you to click on ads instead of the actual content you came to see. This doesn't mean they lack skill — it's possible they just have different priorities.
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#14the about section says the books are public domain in Australia. I wonder if there’s much catalog difference between this and https://www.gutenberg.org/ (books under public domain in the U.S.)
They have used Gutenberg Austrália, I guess: https://gutenberg.net.au/
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#15Maybe I'm missing something but this seems like Project Gutenberg with less options
The difference is UX and aesthetics. Planet eBook is a more pleasant experience if you're a casual consumer browsing around for a well-known book to read, while Gutenberg's site suits someone with more specific needs wanting to explore the long tail of public domain content.
To borrow a DevOps analogy, Gutenberg's website handles books as cattle, Planet eBook treats books a bit more like individual kittens insofar as they're hand-picked with (presumably) humans selecting the extracts and covers. The Gutenberg site has an early 2000s programmatically generated UI aesthetic that is similar to Internet Archive and the Wikipedia homepage. (At least in the case of Wikipedia, I've heard there's considerable community resistance to any significant UI changes - it's not just a budget constraint.)
A UX example. Search for "1984" on Gutenberg doesn't yield the book of that name. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=1984&submit_s.... Planet eBook site does: https://www.planetebook.com/?s=1984
To be clear, Gutenberg has been an incredible resource and gift to society. It's just that there's a need for custom front-ends to match different needs.
Re: Planet eBook: free literature for your device
#16The amount of ads thrown randomly over this site, including ads that pop up when trying to navigate is too damn high.
If you are going to shove this amount of ads on your users how can you say it's "free"
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#18The amount of ads thrown randomly over this site, including ads that pop up when trying to navigate is too damn high.
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#19Looks similar to what standard ebooks[0] has done with public domain books. Anything different compared to them? [0]: https://standardebooks.org/
Standard eBooks has nicer covers...
Is there some reason against using the original cover art if they're preserved somewhere? Surely the cover art doesn't have a longer copyright?
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Standard eBooks has nicer covers...
Is there some reason against using the original cover art if they're preserved somewhere? Surely the cover art doesn't have a longer copyright?
They need an oil painting that is submitted as a “link to a page scan of a book published before January 1, 1929 that reproduces the painting you selected”.
Section 10.3.3.7 of their Manual: https://standardebooks.org/manual/1.8.0/10-art-and-images
And yes, this is for US-Public Domain clearance. The cover art for an existing copy of the book has a separate copyright from the contents - creator lifetimes and what not, so they seem to be playing it safe.
And sticking to oil paintings give it a consistent aesthetic which I like.