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Introduction Access to a virual ready-reference shelf of online resources is an indispensable tool. Below are links to the best reference bargins on the Web. Classic books, pre 1920's have passed into public domain and are available for download from many fee online libraries.
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Articles
- eBook Excitement: A Techtutorial - http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial039.shtml
- Getting a Read on eBooks -http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/200104/ebook.html
- E-Enabled Textbooks: Lower Cost, Higher Functionality - http://www.campus-technology.com/article.asp?id=6343
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eBooks Sources
- Project Gutenberg- http://www.gutenberg.org/ - 18,000 free books whose copyright has expired in the US. Plain text or html format.
- Electronic Text Center at UVa Library - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ - Search by language or subject.
- Electronic Text Center - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ - from the University of Virginia Library's Etext Center - for Microsoft Reader, Palm, and web version
- Classic Library Book - http://classicbook.info/index.html
- The Online Books Page - http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ - list of all books on-line from any source
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eBook Hardware and Software
- Microsoft Reader for Desktop and Laptop PC - http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/pc.asp
- Microsoft Reader for Pocket PC - http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/ppc.asp
- Microsoft Text to Speech Package - http://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/tts.asp
- Dictionaries - Dictionaries to use with eReaders - http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/dictionaries.asp
- Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader - http://www.adobe.com/products/ebookreader/
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Tools to use with eBooks
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Voycabulary - makes the words on any web page into links so that you can look them up with just a click!
http://www.voycabulary.com/
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Wordsmyth - Use the Wordsmyth toolbar button to look up any word on any web page.
http://www.wordsmyth.net
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Visual Thesaurus - an interactive map showing the meaning of your word.
No longer free - $39.95 CD or $19.95/year online version
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/index.jsp
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Editing with Microsoft Word - http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial031.shtml - ideas on what to do with an eBook copied into Microsoft Word
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