Google Book Search adds Printable PDFs
Posted August 30, 2006 07:53 AM
The Internet Library
As I noted elsewhere the other day, there are several resources where one can go to download copies and audio recording of public domain works including Project Gutenberg (text) and Librivox (audio).
Joining this group is Google Books which has just added a PDF download feature for out-of-copyright or public domain works.
One of the books now available for download on Google Books is Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America [Download PDF - 19.5M]. To search for other titles simply select "full view books" under the search box. Note that not all full view books are avialable for download at this time.
Related: Download the classics
The Internet Theater
The Library of Congress web site and Youtube are two good places to search for public domain films. Check out this 1899 short film by Thomas Edison on Bicycle Trck Riding [.mov]
Related
* Torrentfreak - 5 Movie Classics: Free and Legal on Bittorrent: "Nosferatu, The Last Man On Earth, House on Haunted Hill, Detour, and The Little shop of Horrors are 5 movie classics that are in the public domain. Free to download, free to share, free of DRM."
* Lee Gomes crunches youtube stats for the wsj.