Buy Books

Academic & Technical

(a) e-Bookshops

ABC-CLIO History reference e-books (U.S.oriented subjects) for secondary & tertiary education & public libraries.
http://www.abc-clio.com/splash/

Central & East European Current Affairs e-books, in Adobe Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Reader formats, from the respected Central European Review.
http://www.ce-review.org/ebookstore/ebooks_main.html

Taylor & Francis eBookstore Scholarly imprints including Routledge, Taylor & Francis, Europa Publications, Garland, Routledge Falmer, Spon Press, Psychology Press and Brunner-Routledge. From complete e-books to page/chapter micro-purchases.
http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/index.asp

WizeUp Students tertiary texts (U.S. texts). Find, buy & download digital textbooks. For Win 95, 98, ME or NT, & Mac O/S 8 or higher. Lets you add custom hyperlinks, organize the textbook, add notes, highlights & bookmarks.
http://www.wizeup.com/

(b) Subscription libraries

Academic Library
is a fully searchable commercial online library for tertiary students. Subject areas include the liberal arts, business, law, science & technology. It contains over 40,000 full-length research papers and articles spanning the last four years. Access is by subscription, which costs US$4.95 per month for individuals. A library subscription model is also available. The e-texts are viewed online as PDFs.
http://www.academiclibrary.com

Books24x7
Referenceware For Professionals. Access to thousands of searchable full text business and technology titles. Publishers present include MIT Press, Microsoft Press, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Que, Sams, Sybex and Wiley. Cost of a corporate annual subscription is based on the collections selected and the number of users per collection. Individual annual subscriptions are available to three collections - OfficeEssentials for US$49.00, ITPro for US$299.00 & BusinessPro $299.00.
http://www.books24x7.com

eLibrary
eLibrary is a commercial service of Tucows Inc. It is " a comprehensive digital archive for information seekers of all ages. Users can do business research, use it for homework, get background materials for term papers, find out about both current and historical events, and more, all in one vast database designed for both depth of content and simplicity of interface…" Yearly subscription is US $79.95 (billed annually after your free trial expires.) Monthly subscription costs US $14.95.
http://ask.elibrary.com/index.asp

Knovel
Over 330 technical reference e-books, handbooks, and databases, including the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, all searchable through a Web-based interface. Available by subscription. Includes the ability to search not only the text, but also the tables, graphs, and equations. Prominent publishers included in Knovel are CRC Press, McGraw-Hill, Institute of Physics, Kluwer, Elsevier and Wiley.
http://www.knovel.com

Questia
Keyed to tertiary students especially, this US online reference library holds over 70,000 full text books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences. Unlimited use of materials & hyperlinking of footnotes and bibliographies are appealing features, plus you can print pages for free. Questia costs students $US19.95 per month or an annual subscription of $US119.40. There is no membership available for libraries, but librarians can use the free Questia search function as a tool to assist in reference queries. http://www.questia.com

Safari
Safari Books Online provides subscriptions to reference works in technology, from publishers & imprints such as O'Reilly, Addison-Wesley, Que, Peachpit, & Cisco Press. Full-text searching, & customised collections from among c. 600 e-book titles are offered. Safari mainly sells to corporations, libraries, and other enterprises, charging by size of collection and the number of users. However individual subscriptions are available through O'Reilly and InformIT for as low as $US10 per month. http://www.safaribooksonline.com

Action/Adventure

Action Tales sell fast paced action stories ( full-length novels only). Action, adventure, mystery, horror & sci-fi. are catered for. A brand-new site, so a re-visit later might find much more . Will offer books in most major formats. Authors being solicited. http://actiontales.com

Adventure Books Showcasing new authors and original stories. Available as .pdf files, for reading online or download (may be printed out). Print versions also available.
http://www.puzzlesbyshar.com/adventurebook

Art

Full-colour fine art e-books.
http://www.ipicturebooks.com/scala.html

Business

Lionheart offer e-books on e-commerce, management, manufacturing, operations research, finance, intelligent systems, technology and education. All as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.
http://www.lionhrtpub.com/ebooks/

Pocket Manager
Business e-books and software for the mobile manager. Small focused range, in formats for Palm, Psion/EPOC, Adobe PDF & Microsoft Reader..
http://www.pocketmanager.com/index.jsp

Comics/Manga

Out-of-print classics & never-before-seen work by new talents, in Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader editions. http://www.unboundcomics.com/

Manga to buy, with a couple of free downloads too. Classy e-comics, with sound effects as well, for a fraction of the cost of the printed type ($US2.95 v. $US9.95). They currently have around thirty varieties of 200-400 page comic books available.The free samples offer good previews.
http://www.comicsone.com/

Computers

Computer Forensics Handbook, Hack Proofing series & more. Plus for teenagers Journey to the Center of the Internet. As PDF, CD ROMs & print.
http://www.syngress.com/

Erotic

Amatory Ink
This UK site offers" Erotic Fantasy". Titles ranges from " risque romance" to the downright kinky. NB: These are texts, not illustrated books, but under UK law are still available only to persons aged 18 & over. Books are in Adobe PDF, RTF & HTML formats.
http://www.amatory-ink.co.uk/

Food & Recipies

The E-Cookbooks Library is a members only site. Permanent membership costs $US14.97, with free access to the e-cookbooks thereafter. Lots of interesting articles too. There's a free newsletter & even food humour, but just reading their home page should stimulate the most jaded appeites. Format is PDF for Adobe Acrobat Reader.
http://www.e-cookbooks.net/

Gay & Lesbian

DLSIJ Press Lesbian-oriented women's site. Genres include romance, mystery, suspense, SciFi/Fantasy, many GLB. Formats are PDF, MS Reader, Rocket, Palm Reader. Also, their book files will work with text-to-speech technology and alternative viewing programs & are Braille Printer-Friendly.
http://dlsijpress.com/

Moonlit Books Gay and Lesbian Romances, in a wide variety of sub-genres. Located in New Zealand, but publishes authors from anywhere in the world. In .PDF format, also floppy disk & CD ROM.
http://www.moonlitbooks.com/

GLB Publishers They publish novels, novellas, short stories, plays & non-fiction for gay, lesbian & bisexual readers. Up to ten different electronic formats plus POD paperbacks are available.
http://www.glbpubs.com/

Health

GetWellBooks.com Comprehensive collection of health care books. "Read before you buy. - a site where you can browse the e-text or buy the print version.
http://backroom.elpress.com:8082/

Law

Cavendish Publishing
Offers a wide range of law e-texts including such local yokels as "Essential Australian Administrative Law", "Essential Australian Criminal Law" & "Contract Law in the South Pacific". By registering you can have a free time-limited preview (five minutes), and then choose to buy any combination of chapters. You can do this across texts too, to assemble your own uniquely relevant jumbo reference work. You can also buy "view" rights onlyif you want to, or "print" rights to keep a permanent copy as a .pdf file.
http://www.cavendishpublishing.com/ebooks.asp

Nolo
Nolo supply many legal titles, based on U.S, law. Refreshingly, this helpful site is aimed at the ordinary person rather than the wealthy, & is pitched towards common situations & dilemmas rather than the nefarious angles of smartipants & chisellers. Nolo also offers free access to a Legal Encyclopedia & Law Dictionary here. In Adobe PDF, some CD Rom, & print. http://www.nolo.com/

Occult and "alternative paradigm" thinking
Not suitable for children, or the overly impressionable. As Adobe pdfs, for Windows & MacIntosh computers.
http://www.occultebooks.com/

Pets

Pet Care An appealing site with pet care e-books for many types of pets, including, dogs, cats, ferrets, birds, rodents, fish, amphibians, crustaceans, spiders, snakes & lizards. As PDF &/or Windows exe files. Site is optimised for IE browser. http://www.pets-select.com/

Religion

Cokesbury.com. - Christian e-books in Adobe, Microsoft & Palm reader formats. Linked to the United Methodist Church. http://www.cokesbury.com/digitalstore/default.asp

Laridian
They sell MyBible for Palm OS devices, & PocketBible for Pocket PCs. Versions available are New International Version (NIV), Revised Standard Version (RSV), King James Version (KJV), New King James Version (NKJV), New Living Translation (NLT), & theNew American Standard Bible (NASB). Plus somedevotional works.
http://www.laridian.com/

Official Catholic liturgical texts
Lectionary, Jerusalem Bible, Grail Psalms, NRSV Bible, & ICEL texts of the Roman Catholic Church, available online from this Australian website based in North Hobart, TASMANIA. Site works by subscription, available only to Catholic parishes and schools. http://www.liturgyhelp.com

OmniQuill are a spirituality-focused US site with an Australian connection. You can buy from their shelf of e-books, with some free too. In Adobe PDF & Palm versions.
http://www.omniquill.com/pathways/bookshelf.htm

PDA Shine
Seventh Day Adventists particularly will appreciate this Christian site for Palm powered PDA users. http://pdashine.lesliefranke.com/index.html

Romance

CleanRomance.com
Specialise in romance without graphic violence, language and/or sex . Titles may be downloaded directly to your computer, or forwarded on CD-ROM or floppy disk. Registraion required to use this site.
http://www.cleanromance.com/

Jennifer novels
Contemporary romance e-books. Available as Palm/Handspring .pdb, Adobe .pdf, MS Reader .lit or HTML formats.
http://www.aare-publishing.co.uk/

LionHearted Publishing
Lighter romantic fiction with a "likeable heroine, and a hero readers will fall in love with by the end of the book". Free sample chapters often available. In PDF for the Adobe Reader, or as paperback.
http://www.lionhearted.com/

LTD Books
LTD Books in their Romance section have four classifications: Sweet ; Sensual (suggestive language); Steamy (romantic situations with highly sensual language) & Scorching (romantic situations with extremely explicit language -R18). Each to their own under applicable laws, in Adobe PDF, Palm DOC, HTML, or floppy disk at:
http://www.ltdbooks.com/

WINGS ePRESS
All genres of Romantic fiction.. Meaning it could be Fantasy, SciFi, Historical, Mystery, Gothic, Paranormal etc, but whichever you select romance seems to underly the lot. PDF, HTML & MS Reader are their formats.
http://www.wings-press.com/

Note: many general e-bookstores feature strong romance sections too.

Science fiction & fantasy

Abintra Press
Ed.Howdershelt's site for his own SF & other writings. Formats are : Adobe (.pdf), Gemstar/REB (.rb), Hiebook (.kml) , MS Reader (.lit), & Palm Reader (.pdb). A few freebies too.
http://abintrapress.tripod.com/

Ebook Heaven
UK haven for science fiction & fantasy fans. Formats are PDF, MS Reader & Mobipocket. http://www.ebookheaven.co.uk/ebook_store.html

Scorpius Digital Publishing
Seattle-based, they specialise in science fiction, fantasy ,and horror e-books. In Microsoft Reader format only however. Some free books also on offer here.
http://www.scorpiusdigital.com/

Sports & Physical Recreation

Assorted sports Serious-minded non-fiction titles in basketball, hockey & fishing.
http://www.mywirelesskit.com/sports-ebooks.html

More assorted sports/recreation titles
Especially golf, martial arts, windsurfing & outdoor adventure.
http://www.wisdomebooks.com/sports.html

Skating
Ice-skating fiction, some free online, plus PDF & HTML for- purchase items.
http://www.skatefic.com/

Soccer
Soccer recovery e-book. Avoid or recover from the dangers of over-training.
http://www.soccerrecovery.com/

First Aid in Sport, Coaching Basketball, & The Art of Swimming are the first titles available at this new, wholly sports e-bookstore. .Rather than immediate download they're sent by email as attached HTML files.
http://www.sport-ebooks.com/

Powells have a large range of U.S-based sports & fitness books available, including sporting biographies & inspirational titles. May be In Gemstar Rocket format, Microsoft Reader or Adobe Acrobat PDF. http://www.powells.com/subsection/SportsandFitnesseBooks.html .

Travel

At present Fodor's and Rough Guides are the main guidebook publishers offering e-books. Not all titles are available in both the Palm & Pocket PC formats shown below.

For Palm OS device travel guides, go to the Palm Digital Media site at: http://www.peanutpress.com/S=971667f0bfdaa65a5865cbfa0ee3c3adPOwBH8CoAAIAAAbVwbQ278332/category.cgi/TRA

For Pocket PC-compatible titles, try Barnes and Noble: http://ebooks.barnesandnoble.com/subjects/browse_ebooks.asp?userid=2PEBGBZDZV

Downloadable (& printable) Travel & Outdoor Guide Books (in PDF).
http://rp.drmserver.com/travelpage/default.asp

Good range of travel e-books. Opportunities for travel authors too. In PDF only - read with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
http://www.hadami.com/

Audio Books

Audible.com Bookstore
http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/welcome.jsp

Audible.COM has 5,500 titles available for download. They support devices as follows:

MP 3Devices : Audible Otis; SonicBlue - Rio 500, Rio 600, Rio 800 ; Philips - Rush SA 101; Iomega - HipZip 31311; Digisette - Duo-MP3

WinCE Devices: Compaq Aero; Casio Cassiopeia E-100 (and lower)

Pocket PC Devices: Compaq iPAQ - 3635, 3650, 3630; HP Jornada; Casio Cassiopeia - EM-500, E-125

Others: Franklin : eBookman EBM-911, EBM-901, EBM-900; Sony IC Recorder; Audible Advisor for Handspring Visor ;Casio BE-300. Also copying to CD.

Format notes:

Unencrypted HTML versions of books can be read on your PC or laptop in any web browser. They may also be downloaded to many devices, e.g. the Rocket eBook, various Palm OS devices, the Franklin eBookman and others. You should follow the directions that came with your device.

Microsoft Reader e-books (.lit) require installation of the MS Reader . They may be read on PCs & laptops, Windows CE devices & Pocket PCs.( Note that first generation Pocket PCs do not support MS Reader version 2 however).

PDF e-books may be read with either the Adobe Acrobat Reader or the Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader (formerly known as the Glassbook Reader). They may have been prepared with either more in mind, so for best results it is better to use the one recommended where you buy the book. The eBook Reader will give you a superior reading experience compared to the Acrobat Reader provided books have been prepared for it.

The multi-format e-book reader Mobipocket can be installed on Palm OS, Franklin eBookman, Pocket PC, Windows CE & some Psion devices. It is designed particularly for handheld devices (however there is also a version for PCs). The formats Mobipocket will read are .doc, OEB, .prc, .txt, & HTML.. Note that It will not read e-books formatted as PDFs or for MS Reader.

Zipped files are files that have been compressd or "zipped" for speedier download. To read them you need to decompress or "unzip" them with special software. Examples of such software are Winzip, PKZip & PowerArchiver. You can get shareware versions of these free for evaluation, or purchase them for permanent use. OR save your money & get the fully free program called Stuffit Expander*, available from: http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander

*NB: Stuffit Expander will unzip zipped files, but cannot be used as a file compressor (zipper).

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