The sea hag by david drake, starliner by david drake, seas of venus by david drake, with the lightnings by david drak. For the game rules and the final pictures youll have to wait for the printed book, maybe around christmas, 2003. Baen free library software free download baen free library. The baen free library allows free access to dozens of titles from the companys backlist, often the first book published in a series by a baen author. Comic book library noahs archive about the world library ebooks all of the ebooks are in pdf file format, and all audio ebooks are in mp3 file format. When i walked away from the posleen universe after skyrocketing sales and two nyt best sellers, my readers and my publisher and the sales reps let out a collective cry of oh, john ringo, no. Thus the baen free library also includes a few books from other publishers. Unlike most e book suppliers, it does not use digital rights management. It implements structure of suffix tree that is highly optimized for 256character alphabet.
Any book found in the baen free library is listed using a light purple background. Baen polled its readers, on facebook and on baen s bar, for a list of recommended military sf. The shrinking baen free ebook library reminds me how ebooks used to be a pain in the ass. Find out more about the baen free library on our faq page. And yes, baen had always used the free library to drive book sales. Of course weve kept all the free stuffthe monthly stories and nonfiction, the extensive teachers guides, and the baen free library.
Plus the baen free library was directly adjacent to webscriptions, the baen ebookstore, which at that time was the best option for buying sf ebooks fictionwise came in second. Find out more about the electronic advance reader copies on our faq page. Free sf electronic books baen free library technoviking. Ive recently discovered baens free library, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. Though some scoffed at the idea of the free library, giving away ebooks turned out to increase sales. Many more people gain free access to books from friends and from the library, flint says, than will ever access them on the internet. Mccarthy has also written for television, and appeared on the history channel and the science channel.
Many of baens ed books, including the majority of the honor harrington novels, are available in. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where as of december 2008 112 full books can be downloaded free in. A message to booksellers from new york times bestselling author john ringo. Public forums if you have not logged in, this is the only forum you can see welcome to the bar baen s bar is a private. Baen books is now making available for free a number of its titles in electronic format.
It sells e books for baen and some other publishers, as well as hosting the baen free library. It is a digital library where over 110 full books can be downloaded free in a. Baen readers list of recommended military sf wwend. It was founded in autumn 1999 by science fiction writer eric flint and publisher jim baen to determine whether the availability of books free of charge on the internet. Any book found on one or more baen cdroms is listed using a noticeably fainter purple background. Jun 16, 2016 when they first started the free library, they advertised it with a banner ad featuring a bugeyed alien in a trenchcoat promising us that the first taste is free. Its long but worth a read if you are interested in the effects of purported piracy on the popularity of books.
Thus i suggest the following method when obtaining baen ebooks. Unlike most e book suppliers, it does not use digital rights management i. If you are wondering why some numbers are duplicated, but some other numbers are missing in the names of the cds, the answer is because baen made it so i have kept their original numbering. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Please nominate yourself or another registered steward by filling out this form by april 20.
Purchasers can download the same e book in seven different formats, even long after the initial purchase. Its also why cory doctorow releases all of his ebooks under a cc license. Before his recent death, jim baen believed, and others still believe that at present ebooks help to increase the sales of dead tree editions, so baen gives away a number of ebooks for free in the baen free library and on cdroms included with or associated with selected baen hardcovers. The books are in several formats so that you can read them on your pda if you know what youre doing, and on virtually any word processor even if you dont know what you. Reconstructed baen free library 37 books goodreads. Mar 12, 2019 baen ebooks is an e book supplier operated by baen books. Theres a notice over on the baen books facebook page this week, and while it is causing some readers to break out in hives the notice made me glad i read ebooks in 2012. The best in science fiction and fantasy publishing. World library ebooks read ebooks online free ebooks.
The baen free library serves much the same purpose. On the left side, you can browse the e books in four ways. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where 61 ebooks as of june 2016 112 ebooks as of december 2008 can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without copy protection. Along with webscriptions, baen created the baen free library, where authors can make books available free of charge in the hope of attracting new readers. This will be a place where any author can, at their own personal discretion, put up online for free any book published by baen that they so desire. The shrinking baen free ebook library reminds me how. Baen free books library at webscription smart bitches. Honor harrington index page jim baens publishoverse. However, it is up to each author and whoever controls the electronic rights if they will place a book in that collection. The site hosts the cds bundled with some of their books under a baen books license that allows redistribution. For all baen free library cds, zipped iso images are provided click on zip to download them or on the titlepicture to browse contents. Baen free library project gutenberg selfpublishing. Publisher jim baen s last cdrom orientation cd 9 author david drakes cdrom orientation cd 3. Whats new which e books are the newest to the collection.
The baen free library publisher jim baens last cdrom orientation cd 9 author david drakes cdrom orientation cd 3. Baen allows these cds to be distributed not simply to provide free electronic copies of their books, but to generate sales for those same books. Lost in transmission, an entry in mccarthys queendom of sol series is out from baen, and the collapsium, the wellstone, and to crush the moon will appear in allnew baen editions throughout 2020. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. At that time it made a lot of sense to have one site for all of baen s free ebooks, and that was mainly because the ebook buying experience was a pain in the ass. David weber weber, david, 1952 a wikipedia article about this author is available weber, david, 1952. In this post i want to look, first, at a variation on the idea of using permanently free electronic books to increase sales of your other work. Baen free library offers nocost ebooks science fiction.
It sells ebooks for baen and some other publishers, as well as hosting the baen free library. If you like science fiction and fantasy, and want to read some for free, check out the baen free library. Mar 01, 2005 baen books po box 1403, riverdale, ny 10471. All of the ebooks are in pdf file format, and all audio ebooks are in mp3 file format. Public forums if you have not logged in, this is the only forum you can see welcome to the bar baen s bar is a private site. Focused on science fiction and fantasy, this site provides freelyavailable e books in multiple formats, including the ability to read online. Anyone who wishes can read these titles online no conditions, no strings attached. Find out more about the monthly baen bundles on our faq page. Download free ebooks for kindle from these 12 sites. Baen s e books did not use encryption or digital rights management drm. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where 61 ebooks as of june 2016 can be downloaded. And for any content that cannot be purchased from webscriptions, that section of the page background will be solid white instead of a pale grey grid.
Via udhay from eric flint who started the baen free library. These cds are generally available bound into the first edition of the books they are titled for. On basilisk station by david weber, 1632 by eric flint, a hymn before battle by john ringo, old nathan by david. Baen also provides free electronic copies of its books to readers who are blind, paralyzed, dyslexic, or are amputees. The books are in several formats so that you can read them on your pda if you know what youre doing, and on virtually any word processor even if you dont know what youre doing any better than i do.
Baen free library focused on science fiction and fantasy, this site provides freelyavailable ebooks in multiple formats, including the ability to read online. In addition to the baens free library online, if you buy a hardcover book i think it applies to all hc books, but not sure you get a cd which contains all the previous books in the series in e book form five different formats. The shrinking baen free ebook library reminds me how ebooks. How beneficial was the baen free library to baen publishing. Some content is based on isfdb data which is available under a creative commons license if you encounter any errors or dead links, please email me comments and new links are always appreciated, but see my link policy. David weber weber, david, 1952 the online books page. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where as of february 2007 94 full books are available for free download in a number of formats, without copy protection. Many of baen s ed books, including the majority of the honor harrington novels, are available in the baen free library, a project supported by many of baen s authors.
It was originally implemented for finding signatures in tcp dumps. Just like wikipedia, you can contribute new information or corrections to the catalog. Any book in both collections will somehow use both purples. These formats have been specially designed to be crossplatform compatible with all pcs, laptops, pdas, kindle dx, kindle 3 ipadipods, ereaders, or smartphones. To see the other forums you must register or log in. Bol awards for outstanding achievement recognizing five exceptional little free library stewards for their dedication to little free librarys mission. The publisher has also granted permission for these cd. The testimony of the traitor ratul by larry correia today i remember by martin l.
On the other hand, both the baen free library and the baen cdrom library are longterm promotional giveaways, for the purpose of generating more lasting book sales. For all baen free library cds, zipped iso images are provided click on zip to download them or on the titlepicture to browse contents if you are wondering why some numbers are duplicated, but some other numbers are missing in the names of the cds, the answer is because baen made it so i have kept their original numbering. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where as of december 2008 112 full books can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without copy protection. Authorized they pay me royalties electronic copies of my books including tor titles are available at baen ebooks. Starting with an honor harrington book, baen started handing out free library cds. There are hundreds of books here from david drake, david weber, bujold, and more. These formats have been specially designed to be crossplatform compatible with all pcs, laptops, pdas. But if thats not enough, baen tried out another experiment a few years later. Baen ebooks is an e book supplier operated by baen books. This cdrom has the full electronic contents of as many books as jim baen s skilled people could cram into it. Baen ebooks is an ebook supplier operated by baen books. A few of the cds those marked with the p prefix are not bound in any book and were made available as publishing industry promotional material. If youre inclined to read scifi and fantasy, which often has that delightful thing we call the luuuuuuurve in it as well, baen has a free ebooks library online at webscription, with piles upon piles of free download options.
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