Re: Free online Springer books

Posted by Joe Spinden on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Free-online-Springer-books-tp7597175p7597224.html

Agreed.  Also texts with explanatory photos and/or illustrations which
you want to see full-sized.  But relatively little of my reading is in
that category.


On 6/16/20 6:35 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:

> For textbooks or other explanatory text, having the extra real estate is handy for next to the computer.  My screens are full all the time with other stuff.
>
> On 6/16/20, 5:30 PM, "Friam on behalf of Joe Spinden" <[hidden email] on behalf of [hidden email]> wrote:
>
>      ebooks are great, especially the epub format, which is far superior to
>      pdf.  I carry 2-300 books on my iPhone.  Easy to read in bed, too.  Too
>      bad the Springer site does not make everything available in epub format.
>
>
>      On 6/16/20 5:34 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote:
>      > I rather hate to admit it, but a good part of my preference for
>      > electronic versions of information these days is highly related to my
>      > lack of good reading glasses, which is in turn related to my laziness
>      > when it comes to getting out to buy some. Here in EC, I can't just go
>      > to the drug store to buy cheapies,
>      > I would have to actually go to an optometrist (5 hour round trip), get
>      > an exam, go back a week later, and pick them up. With e-books, I can
>      > just change to a bigger font and/or zoom. Plus, I can read in the dark.
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