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http://librivox.org/newcatalog/
I'll add a link from the California digital textbook project. So far the bo=
oks are only for high school math and science=2C but the quality is excelle=
nt:
http://about.ck12.org/
Kevin Mark (kevin.mark at verizon.net) suggested that there needs to be a site=
where there is a list of books available with evaluations. Sounds like a g=
reat idea for some one to pick up on.
Check them out and let me know if you find anything you like.
Cheers!
Caryl OLPC Support Volunteer.
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ier"><font class=3D"ecxecxecxecxApple-style-span" color=3D"#444444" face=3D=
"Tahoma"><p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">Hi All=2C</p><p st=
yle=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444"><br></p><p style=3D"font:13.0px =
Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">A few days ago I asked for links to sites with free=
digital textbooks.  =3BThanks to all who sent links. I thought it woul=
d be a good idea to put them all in one place and share them with you all. =
 =3B(I'm sorry the formatting of this page seems to have a mind of its =
own!)</p><p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444"><br></p><p style=
=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444"><br></p><p style=3D"font:13.0px Tah=
oma=3Bcolor:#444444">From<b> Tabitha Roder</b> (tabitha at tabitha.net.nz)Inte=
rnational Childrens Digital Library (some other languages also available)</=
p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444"><a href=3D"http://en.childr=
enslibrary.org/">http://en.childrenslibrary.org/</a></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><br></p=
>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">From <b>Avash Mulmi</b> (av=
ash.mulmi at olenepal.org) in Nepal=2C but will lots of children's books in En=
glish as well. Put "English" in the search box and you will get some in Eng=
lish.</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#2f6ac9"><span style=3D"text-decorat=
ion:underline"><a href=3D"http://www.pustakalaya.org">http://www.pustakalay=
a.org</a></span></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#2f6ac9=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><span s=
tyle=3D"text-decoration:underline"></span><br></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">From <b>Abhishek Indoria</b=
> (indoria_abhishek at hotmail.com)</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">You need to register first =
(free) for this one. And=2C =3Byou must have a gmail account to use thi=
s site. =3BThen=2C you can login. Please choose gigapedia from the sear=
ch menu at the upper right corner of the site after you log in=2C and searc=
h for any book you like.  =3BAlso=2C please visit the site's categories=
page to sort through them. It has more than 3 million books!</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><a href=
=3D"http://gigapedia.com">http://gigapedia.com</a> . =3B</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><br></p=
>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">And=2C here are 3 more sent=
without comments:</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#2f6ac9=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><span s=
tyle=3D"text-decoration:underline"></span><br></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">From<b> Edward Cherlin</b> =
(echerlin at gmail.com)</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Courier=3Bcolor:#2f6ac9"><a href=3D"http://www.libr=
arianchick.com/">http://www.librarianchick.com/</a></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><br></p=
>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">From (forster at ozonline.com.=
au)</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Courier=3Bcolor:#2f6ac9"><a href=3D"http://www.seat=
on-olpc-ug.org/?q=3Dnode/227">http://www.seaton-olpc-ug.org/?q=3Dnode/227</=
a></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Courier=3Bcolor:#2f6ac9=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><br></=
p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">From<b> Nicholas Doiron</b>=
(ndoiron at andrew.cmu.edu) Audio versions of free ebooks.</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Courier=3Bcolor:#2f6ac9"><span style=3D"text-decora=
tion:underline"><a href=3D"http://librivox.org/newcatalog/">http://librivox=
.org/newcatalog/</a></span></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Courier=3Bcolor:#2f6ac9=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><span =
style=3D"text-decoration:underline"></span><br></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">I'll add a link from the Ca=
lifornia digital textbook project. So far the books are only for high schoo=
l math and science=2C but the quality is excellent:</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444"><a href=3D"http://about.ck1=
2.org/">http://about.ck12.org/</a></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><b></b>=
<br></p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444"><b>Kevin Mark</b> (kevin.ma=
rk at verizon.net) suggested that there needs to be a site where there is a li=
st of books available with evaluations. Sounds like a great idea for some o=
ne to pick up on.</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><br></p=
>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><br></p=
>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">Check them out and let me k=
now if you find anything you like.</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444=3Bmin-height:16.0px"><br></p=
>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">Cheers!</p>
<p style=3D"font:13.0px Tahoma=3Bcolor:#444444">Caryl OLPC Support Voluntee=
r.</p><div><br></div></font></font><br> </body>
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