Comments on: Bookyards – another resource for ebooks http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/bookyards-another-resource-for-ebooks/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: pond http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/bookyards-another-resource-for-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-947771 pond Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:27:52 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/11/03/bookyards-another-resource-for-ebooks/#comment-947771 The true 'library to the world' absolutely must be distributed and duplicated in many locations and countries -- the more the better. In this sense, P2P distribution is the best way to go. And the format should be either a single open standard, universally accessible and able to be transformed into any other format by end-users, or should be a collection of several such standards. As long as we are looking at an illegal copyright-busting operation, Pirate Bay is probably our best hope for the 'universal library.' The true ‘library to the world’ absolutely must be distributed and duplicated in many locations and countries — the more the better. In this sense, P2P distribution is the best way to go. And the format should be either a single open standard, universally accessible and able to be transformed into any other format by end-users, or should be a collection of several such standards.

As long as we are looking at an illegal copyright-busting operation, Pirate Bay is probably our best hope for the ‘universal library.’

]]> By: Rich Adin http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/bookyards-another-resource-for-ebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-947766 Rich Adin Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:58:31 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/11/03/bookyards-another-resource-for-ebooks/#comment-947766 Bookyards looks like it could be -- some day -- an excellent and valuable site. As for ebooks, it has a way to go. Also it should be noted that currently it offers ebooks only in Adobe PDF form. Another problem is that when you select a book, you do not get a description of the book, which means you have to be already familiar with the title/author or simply experiment. Bookyards looks like it could be — some day — an excellent and valuable site. As for ebooks, it has a way to go. Also it should be noted that currently it offers ebooks only in Adobe PDF form. Another problem is that when you select a book, you do not get a description of the book, which means you have to be already familiar with the title/author or simply experiment.

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