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8 Places for Thrifty Bookworms to Download Free E-Books

8 Places for Thrifty Bookworms to Download Free E-Books | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Summertime is prime time for getting a good read in. Here's a list of eight places where you can download free e-books.
Beth Dichter's insight:

Here is one list with eight places where you can find free e-books. Some are well known, but others may be new to you. The sites are:

* Google eBookstore

* Project Gutenberg

* Open Library

* Internet Archive

* Book Boon

* ManyBooks.net

* Free eBooks

* LibreVox

Each has a brief explanation and there is also an extra feature, a video that shares 5 Facts About Comic Books. Have fun exploring!

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Internet Archive Amasses All TV News Since 2009

Internet Archive Amasses All TV News Since 2009 | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
The Internet Archive plans to make more than 350,000 programs available on its Web site beginning Tuesday.

Are you interested in exploring news produced from 2009 to present? If so, check out a new online collection at Internet Archive. "...every morsel of news produced in the last three years by 20 different channels, encompassing more than 1,000 news series that have generated more than 350,000 separeate programs devoted to news..." is now available in one location. The site will continue to add news from years prior to 2009 as well as adding new material (as in current news) 24 hours after broadcast.

This article in the NY Times provides additional information.

Edward McCain's curator insight, August 13, 2015 10:37 AM

Broadcast news archives that are searchable online - a great idea with lots of potential for researchers in many fields.