Through the friendly FriendFeed Fantasy Writers Room I discovered that Tor.com is sending free ebooks to registered folks. OMG it’s so awesome to see a huge publication company do this! I really think the wave of the future is with online publication, .pdfs, and the like (not to mention CC licensing…). Yay! Books to read
Not only that, but the wallpaper offerings are truly gorgeous. I’m usually the kind of gal who keeps my wallpaper the same for a while, but I’ve been changing every day.
What are you still here for? Go sign up!
The Aldersgate Cycle 
June 24, 2008 at 4:53 am
I signed up at the end of March when I learned about it. I do not usually read novels on the computer, but I will read some chapters to decide if I want the book. The only time I read full-length novels on the computer was when I was sick in bed, very bored, and out of paper-based books to read, at which time I was exceedingly grateful to Baen Free Books.
You can still sign up at http://www.tor.com/ and receive free ebooks and wallpapers. I read that the expected debut of their website is around July 20, so that means several more. For those of you who have missed the ebooks up to now, here are the links:
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn Book 1) by Brandon Sanderson, only available as a PDF file
Click to access 9780765350381.pdf
The other books are available as PDF, HTML, and Mobi files. Here are links to the PDF files of the other books.
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
Click to access Scalzi,%20John%20-%20Old%20Mans%20War.pdf
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
Click to access Wilson,%20Robert%20Charles%20-%20Spin.pdf
The Outstretched Shadow (Obsidian Trilogy Book 1) by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
Click to access Lackey,%20Mercedes%20and%20James%20Mallory%20-%20The%20Outstretched%20Shadow.pdf
Farthing by Jo Walton
Click to access Walton,%20Jo%20-%20Farthing.pdf
Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell
Click to access Buckell,%20Tobias%20-%20Crystal%20Rain.pdf
Lord of the Isles (Lord of the Isles Book 1) by David Drake
Click to access Drake,%20David%20-%20Lord%20of%20the%20Isles.pdf
Through Wolf’s Eyes (Wolf Book 1) by Jane Lindskold
Click to access Lindskold,%20Jane%20-%20Through%20Wolfs%20Eyes.pdf
The Disunited States of America (Crosstime Traffic series) by Harry Turtledove
Click to access Turtledove,%20Harry%20-%20The%20Disunited%20States%20of%20America.pdf
Reiffen’s Choice (Stoneways Trilogy Book 1) by S. C. Butler
Click to access Butler,%20S.%20C.%20-%20Reiffeins%20Choice.pdf
Sun of Suns (Virga Book 1) by Karl Schroeder
Click to access Schroeder,%20Karl%20-%20Sun%20of%20Suns.pdf
Four and Twenty Blackbirds (first in Eden Moore series) by Cherie Priest
Click to access Priest,%20Cherie%20-%20Four%20and%20Twenty%20Blackbirds.pdf
Spirit Gate (Crossroads Book 1) by Kate Elliott
Click to access Elliott,%20Kate%20-%20Spirit%20Gate.pdf
Starfish (Rifters Trilogy Book 1) by Peter Watts
Click to access Watts,%20Peter%20-%20Starfish.pdf
Touch of Evil (Thrall Book 1) by C. T. Adams and Cathy Clamp
Click to access Adams,%20C.T.%20and%20Cathy%20Clamp%20-%20Touch%20of%20Evil.pdf
A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet Book 1) by Daniel Abraham
Click to access Abraham,%20Daniel%20-%20A%20Shadow%20in%20Summer.pdf
Orphans of Chaos (Chronicles of Chaos Book 1) by John C. Wright
Click to access Wright,%20John%20-%20Orphans%20of%20Chaos.pdf
In the Garden of Iden (The Company Book 1) by Kage Baker
Click to access Baker,%20Kage%20-%20In%20the%20Garden%20of%20Iden.pdf
In the Midnight Hour (Light Warriors Book 1) by Patti O’Shea
Click to access OShea,%20Patti%20-%20In%20the%20Midnight%20Hour.pdf
I also have all the wallpapers (and their individual URLS) except those from the 11th newsletter with Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo (that were offered at the same time as the ebook Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder) and the very first wallpaper offering in the 3rd newsletter with Todd Lockwood and Stephan Martiniere (that were offered at the same time as the ebook Spin by Robert Charles Wilson). If anyone has those wallpapers, I would be interested in obtaining them. If you are interested in one of the other wallpapers, which I do have, let me know.
June 24, 2008 at 11:43 am
Wow, Linda. Thanks! I guess I was late on this one; I don’t think I managed to get half of those books (not to mention my hard-drive crashed last week and I’d thought I couldn’t get the ones I did have back).
You are truly awesome!
June 26, 2008 at 12:32 am
The links to the ebooks in other file formats are available at
http://foo.ca/wp/2008/06/21/free-science-fiction-to-print-at-work/
The links to most of the wallpapers in the 1600×1200 size are available at
http://foo.ca/wp/2008/06/24/torcom-wallpaper/