Project Gutenberg

  • To Oz on a Nook

    One of the best things about using an e-reader, as I keep saying, is the tons of out of print wonderful books available now. (“Tons” I use metaphorically, because being e-books, they don’t weigh a thing.) I eagerly browse the OverDrive Gutenberg E-Books and have hit the jackpot a number of times. Lately, since it’s… Continue reading

  • Catnip for the technophobe: Learn to love e-books

    As a great fan of detective stories, I have learned over the years that the genre includes many forgotten gems, no longer in print or on library shelves.  Part of the pleasure of reading such books is discovery of new authors—the phrase ‘new to me’ describes the work of so many authors it is impossible… Continue reading