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1. What special features does Bibliophile offer? Bibliophile offers both texts of great works of literature and resources enabling you to interact with said works. You can view the literature either online in an HTML (webpage) file or download the compressed file (A text file contained in a ZIP file) to your computer for offline reading. There are advantages to each. Downloading a copy of the text and storing it on your harddrive allows you to read it whenever you want and without an Internet connection. Most of the files are definetly small enough to fit on a disk so you can even carry them with you from terminal to terminal. When using the online version of the text you are able to "bookmark" where you leave off in a book and return to it later without having to reread or skim over what you've already read. The online version is also always available so you can read it from any computer with an Internet connection. Besides the actual texts each of these accompanies the literature: A Message Board to discuss the literature with scholars and students and share with others your interpretaion of the work, Notes and a summary of each book from Sparknotes.com, and The option to buy the work of literature in either paperback or hardcover from Borders.com. (Back to top) 2. What is "Bookmarking"? The online versions (HTML files) of text on this site offer "Bookmarking". "Bookmarking" allows readers to place a virtual bookmark in the text so readers can return to where they left off in the literature. To "bookmark" the text simply click on each link in the text as you come to them. When you finish reading for that session save the webpage to your favorites or copy and paste the URL (Webpage address that appears in your address bar) into a text file and save it to your computer. When you want to return to where you left off in the book simply enter that URL into your address bar and you will return to, approximately, where you left off. (Back to top) 3. What can I post on the Message Boards? You are welcome to post anything to the message boards within the following guidelines: The post should be intelligent. The post must be about the literature in question. No profanities or foul language may be used. You must respect the rights of others. (Back to top) 4. What are the terms and conditions for the use of these texts? Terms, conditions and legal stuff can be found on the page of each text. Typically these texts are public domain and are no longer under copyright (unless otherwise specified) and you can do with them whatever you want. Have fun :-) (Back to top) 5. Why are the books purchased through this site purchased from Borders.com? What an odd question... But there happens to be a pretty good answer. First of all the books purchased through this site need to be purchased from somewhere other than my house as I do not have a sales license or 8,000 copies of Tolstoy stacked up on my living room floor. That left me with a choice; where do I direct my users to but these books? I chose Borders.com due to the fact that I am part of a boycott of Amazon.com. The taxes that would be required if Amazon enforces certain patents would severly hinder the advancement of shopping on the Internet. For more information on this boycott please visit NoWebPatents.org. (Back to top) 6. Where can I find other sites that supply online texts? It's very hard to find good sites on the Internet that actually supply a decent selection of online texts. These two sites change that. Project Gutenberg - One of the most noble literary causes on the Internet. Also one of the biggest. Eserver.org - Run by the University of Washington, Eserver offers over 30,000 works available online. (Back to top) bibliophilic@bibliophile.cjb.net |
