MORE OF EVERYTHING "E"1:
Etexts, Ebooks, Online

ANYTHING BUT NOW - EVERYTHING BUT NEW

With the exception of computer technical manuals, you Can Not Find It On The Internet. So long as it Is New, Current, Contemporary, and In Copyright.

The Internet has a wide variety of everything in Etexts and Ebooks ranging from the Obscure to the Occult and the religious to the ridiculous. However, most print text copyright, is restricted and defended against the public domain of the Internet.

THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY LOST IN A PAPER-SEA:

  • Against the mass accumulation of Print Text , even the Library Of Congress can only afford to transcribe a minuscule fraction of their paper print text to electronic media. While Card Catalogs are both up to date and online, Print Text Libraries are lost in a sea of deteriorating paper and antiquated microfilm technology.

    Beyond past accumulation, there is an ever growing tidal wave of new Print Text and Books. The majority of currently accumulated paper print text collections, stacks and archives, will "turn to dust" long before they are reached by the Virtual Library Revolution.

  • Meanwhile fiscal frugality is changing both large and small Community Libraries. Providing greater physical access, while fiscally reducing hours, personnel, facilities, collections and acquisitions. Many community libraries are discarding their hardcover printed texts to be replaced by less costly paperback editions.

    Rather than a technical and research reference resource, community libraries are becoming topical and periodical. Hardbound technical and research reference texts are flowing from these libraries into the secondary "used" book markets. Already some community libraries have opened their own Used Books Outlet Shops.

  • The Paper Text Library is "trending" toward both fiscal and physical distruction. Before the Virtual Library technology arrives. The end results will be:

    • 1. By the time a Print Text Book is out -of- copyright; the Printed Book is out -of- existance.

    • 2. More books -to- dust accumulation, than the Vatican Library Archives.

    • 3. A bigger fire-sale, than when the Great Library Of Alexanderia burned.

    WHERE TO GO - What To Do ?

  • VIRTUAL LIBRARIES, ONLINE ARCHIVES and COLLECTIONS. Searching for Virtual Libraries and Collections can be frustrating. Many are only a collection of Link Pages without direct access to any Archives or Collections anywhere. Some are Commercial Link Pages to Online Print Publishers and Print Book Stores. There is a large number of "dead" links to small personal collection ftp sites. When searching: GO SITE -TO- SITE, and LINK -TO- LINK, to FIND THE ARCHIVE SOURCE BEHIND. The following Links -Go- Direct to two major online accessible Electronic Archives:

  • COMMUNITY, EDUCATIONAL and INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES, ELECTRONIC ARCHIVES and COLLECTIONS. Many institutional, educational, and community libraries maintain small electronic archives and collections. Educational institutions [School District, College and University] may maintain small "departmental" electronic archives and collections outside of [and in addition to] their Institutional Library.

    While Electronic Card Catalogs may be accessed online, many cataloged Electronic Archives Are Not Online Accessible. Additionally, institutional and community libraries may limit access to their their own constituency or community.

    Remember an online site showing a large selection, can be only a collection of Link Pages without Direct Access to any archives or collections. Just because it is cataloged does not mean it is available to online access. When searching: LOOK BEHIND and BEYOND THE LINKS, to VERIFY THE SOURCE. Expect Large Selection with already Limited Choice.

  • ETEXT AND ONLINE ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES.
    While current topical Ebooks are hard to find Electronic Magazines "Zines" are everywhere and cover everything. One of the definitive e-zine resources is:

  • EZINES, ONLINE NEWS AND REVIEWS.
    While current topical Ebooks are hard to find, Literary Reviews and Special Interest Newsletters are as prolific as Electronic "Zines". Some of the good examples are:

  • COMMERCIAL PUBLISHERS, BOOKSTORES, WRITERS and SELF -PUBLISHERS. The following are brief descriptions of the forms and formats likely to be found on internet web sites.

    • 1. Most commercial publishers and bookstores do not carry Etexts, Ebooks, or Literary CD Rom Collections.

    • 2. Some commercial bookstores do carry Audio Book Recordings of current Print Books.

    • 3. A few commercial publishers and bookstores maintain web sites which download the first chapters of featured Print Books as Etext Samples.

    • 4. There are personal and professional web sites of Writers and Self -Publishers where their Print Texts are featured as Etexts.

    • 5. There are a few personal and professional web sites for writers and self -publishers to display joint collections of their Etexts and Ebooks.

    • 6. Occasionally there are web sites where Etexts and Ebooks are Written Online as an individual or group workshop effort.

    • Writers and Readers Sources.
      Writers and Readers References On-line Reference Works Database of Published Writers on the Internet. Catalogue of Electronic Texts.
      http://www.smartlink.net/~hiller/pgwriter.htm

  • IF YOU ARE DISABLED and ETEXT DEPENDENT.
    Access to Etexts and Ebooks are available from national organizations for the visually and physically impaired. These are institutions and organizations with massive collections with a wide variety of Currently Published and Copywritten Books which can be copied for Individual Access and Personal Use by the Disabled and Impaired.

    • 1. Join Recordings For The Blind And Dyslixic, [RFBD] is a membership organization. Specializing in Audio Recorded Books, and On -Disk Etext and Ebooks. This is a major source for Text Books, Academic References, and Technical Reference Manuals. While audio, large print, and braille are free; Etext -Disks are priced and available for a fee.

    • 2. Scanners And Scanning Services - Alternatives.
      In the scanning process Print Text is converted by OCR [Optical Character Recognition] to ASCII [Etext].

    • Personal PC Scanners can now be purchased under $350.00. However some physical manipulation and dexterity is usually required.

    • Mail Order Braille and Large Print Scanning Services. There are Commercial Custom Scanning Services, by -and- for the blind and sight impaired. Converting print text to braille and /or Large Text. In the scanning process Print Text is converted by OCR [Optical Character Recognition] to ASCII [Etext] before printing to braille or Large Text. You can order custom scanning of your print text to ASCII [Etext] On-Disk; without the printing of Braille or Large Text. You can also inquire about previously scanned print texts on file and on-disk. Scanning and ASCII [Etext] Disks are priced and available for a fee.

    • "Please Copy This Disk Project" - Scan Service And Internet- On- A- Disk.
      The B&R Samizdat Express is a small book publishing company which sells public domain and freely available electronic texts on IBM and Macintosh diskettes. Mainly classic works of literature and government documents. Please note that this is a large [text based] web site, and some internal links "load- from- the top". Give them time to start. Web site traffic can be heavey. Give it time to load.
      Please Copy This Disk:
    • Out-of-print books
    • Classic works of literature and history
    • Government documents
    • Texts retrieved from the Internet [custom] on-demand
    • Books for the blind [plain text ASCII, speech accessible]
      • The Please Copy This Disk Online Catalog:
      http://www.samizdat.com/catalog.html
      What's new:
      http://www.samizdat.com/new.html
      How to order:
      http://www.samizdat.com/howto.html
      To receive the current catalog list by email:
      samizdat@samizdat.com
      and request catalog.txt.

    • Internet-On-A-Disk:
      Since January 1994, the B&R Samizdat Express has published Internet-On-A-Disk, a FREE electronic newsletter. Internet-on-a-Disk points people to the best sites for electronic texts on the Internet and discusses related issues. The newsletter now has a direct email circulation of nearly 9,000, and an estimated readership of over 100,000. It is reposted on numerous gophers and LISTSERVs, and is frequently cited as one of the best education and blind resources. Internet-On-A-Disk takes particular interest E-Texts and the needs of individuals dependent upon text -to- speech screen reader synthesizers applications.
      To receive the Internet-on-a-Disk newsletter for FREE send email to:
      samizdat@samizdat.com and request a subscription.
      Back issues of Internet-On-A-Disk are posted at:
      http://www.samizdat.com/#ioad
      For more information:
      http://www.samizdat.com/who.html

    • SEARCHING FOR MORE OF EVERYTHING "E"

    Everyone has their favorite Web Search Engine. Go to yours, or select one of ours from The Ultima -Mega- Maxima Search Source, brought to you by The Father Of Shareware Web Site.

    Conduct A Controlled Search.

    The following are suggested basic subject /topic word-string "targets" to enter into your search engine. Remember use lower case words only. Some search engines are case [capital] sensitive.

    Primary subject /topic word -string "targets" to search are:

      1. Etext
      2. Ebook
      3. Hypertext
      4. Virtual Library

    • Secondary subject /topic word- string "targets" to refine your primary search. Secondary subject /topics can be added as combinations of two or more. For greater serach control, you may want to add secondary subjects /topics one at a time:
    Remember, searching for Virtual Libraries, Online Archives and Collections can be frustrating. Many are only a collection of Link Pages without direct access to any Archives or Collections anywhere. When searching for Etext and Ebook Online Archives and Collections, Go Site -To- Site, and Link -To- Link, to Find and Verify, the Archive Source Behind.

    Subject /Topic Search Examples.

    The following are pre-set search engine links. Just read the description and click on the [highted] link name to go and search.

    Excite Internet Search.

    1. Subject /topic: "etext"
    To see more listings click on Next Results Link Button [below near left margin of the search page].
    http://www.excite.com/search.gw?trace=a&search=etext

    2. Subject /topic: "ebooks"
    To see more listings click on Next Results Link Button [below near left margin of the search page].
    http://www.excite.com/search.gw?trace=a&search=ebooks

    3. Subject /topic: "hypertext"
    To see more listings click on Next Results Link Button [below near left margin of the search page].
    http://www.excite.com/search.gw?trace=a&search=hypertext

    4. Subject /topic: "virtual library"
    To see more listings click on Next Results Link Button [below near left margin of the search page].
    http://www.excite.com/search.gw?look=default&search=virtual+library&tsug=0&csug=10&Search=Search&collection=web&clk=b-b-F1&showSummary=true&sorig=rpage&trace=b

    5. Subject /topic: "etext archive"
    To see more listings click on Next Results Link Button [below near left margin of the search page].
    http://www.excite.com/search.gw?look=default&search=etext+archive&bsug=0&csug=10&Search=Search&collection=web&clk=b-b-F1&showSummary=true&sorig=rpage&trace=b

    Excite Search Site
    Start Here: to Search your own subject /topics
    http://www.excite.com/

    Due to internet "traffic", some search engine web sites are slow to respond. Don't give up, keep trying, or try at another time.

    SOURCES, SAMPLES AND EXAMPLES

    [POST YOUR FAVORITE SOURCES HERE]:
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    The Empowerment Zone
    A personal and professional Etext Collection for the disaled with direct online access to an ftp site.
    http://www.empowermentzone.com

    Camera Obscura.
    Online Reference Library, Etext Archives, Electronic Reading Rooms, News, and Literature. This web site is a diversified and virtual representation of a Main Branch Library complete with Reading Rooms and classic Latin Headings. The only things missing are the over-stuffed chairs, library cards, late fees, and librarians.
    http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/index.html

    Wiretap Electronic Text Archive
    Summary: com address, though we will attempt to keep the old address active. Video Arcade Collectors Archive Read the following rant for an introduction to Wiretap:
    http://wiretap.spies.com/

    Science Fiction Resource Guide
    Science fiction resource guide Science fiction was discussed on computer networks almost from the beginning (see Bruce Sterling).
    http://goliat.upc.es/www/fun/science-fiction.html

    The Mysterious Home Page
    Electronic Texts Links to 96 outside Resources. Abstract: The Mysterious Home Page as one Page How to View These Pages The Mysterious Home Page Electronic Texts Content: Introduction General Guides Specific Authors Specific Characters Themes in Mystery Fiction Newsgroups Mailing Lists Conferences, Conventions and Seminars
    http://www.db.dk/dbaa/jbs/tmhp/etext.htm

    Reading (Leisure and Recreation) .
    Links to 297 outside Resources. Abstract: Galaxy - The professional's guide to a world of information. Descriptions: Reading http://doradus.einet.net/galaxy/Leisure-and-Recreation/Reading.html

    Provincetown Library Resource Directory
    The Provincetown Library's Directory Of Etext, Periodicals and Reference Resources: This WWW directory and archive is maintained as a community service.
    http://www.ptownlib.com/libndx.html

    CyberCity InfoLink: Reading Nook
    The '*' denotes a Canadian Site Select the item of your choice to jump directly to it: Books, Poetry and Literature Book Stores and Publishers News Newspapers Writers Resources. Book Stores and Publishers. *Atlantic Canada's: The Mystical.
    http://www.ridgeco.com/read2.html

    Cascade Net's Links to Other Pages: Books and Literature
    Cascade Net's Recommended Literature and Books Pages. Authors. The Jane Austen Page Biography of the English author, and the etexts of many of her books, including Pride and Prejudice, Love and Friendship, Mansfield Park, and Lady Susan. Also light verse.
    http://www.cascade.net/books.html

    Detective Fiction
    Detective Fiction WWW Resources for Detective Fiction ClueLass HomePage A mystery newsletter, with the latest news for mystery writers and fans.
    http://athena.english.vt.edu/UG_Curric/Lower_Level/Soph/DetectiveB.html

    Archive of Mystery and Suspense Fiction - CyberSpace Spinner. Archive of Mystery and Suspense Fiction. Mystery and Suspense Fiction Writers A Directory of Fictional Characters in Mystery Suspense and Fiction.
    http://www.hycyber.com/MYST.html

    Ultimate Mystery Fiction Web Guide - Publishers.
    Compiled by Magic Dragon Multimedia. Go to Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide Go to Haversine Enterprises. Copyright 1996, 1997 by Magic.
    http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateMystery/pub.html
    Publishers
    http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/publishers.html
    Libraries
    http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/

    Dark Fantasy, SF, Mystery, and Mainstream Fiction
    Whether you're a concerned parent, a fan of mysteries or dark fantasy, a writer of fiction, or a poet.
    http://www.hsv.tis.net/~csfuqua/fiction.html

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