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Ladies Workbook - free ebooks B Vaugha 09-26-2006
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Posted by B Vaugha on September 26, 2006, 6:21 am
I've found a great website:

http://manybooks.net

It has thousands of books that can be downloaded free, in all sorts of
formats. They ask for a contribition, and I gave them one, because
they deserve it. Most of the books are pre-1930s, and thus out of
copyright, but there are a few more recent ones whose authors have
made them available. I downloaded about 30 books, some very long ones,
such as Boswell's Life of Johnson, to put (a few at a time) on my Palm
Lifedrive, which has a 4 gigabyte hard drive.

One of the books I found was the Ladies Workbook of Knitting, Crochet
and Lacepoint. It intrigued me, but the free copy didn't have any of
the diagrams. However, I googled the book and found a copy (not free,
though) at www.tradebit.com

So I bit the bullet and bought it, for about 8 euros, I think. (4.50
pounds sterling.) Tradebit is another site that looks interesting. It
is a hosting service for selling anything downloadable. At first
glance, I would say it's a bit disorganized, but it might be a good
place to sell patterns. Unfortunately, they seem to go in a category
called recipes/manuals, which is 33 pages long, without subdivisions,
and 95% recipes.

Speaking of Palm computers, I think that in the future when I'm
working on a pattern, I'll scan it and put it on my palm computer. It
should be easier than carrying around the printed instructions.

Right now, I've been too busy with my consulting work to do any
crocheting. I haven't touched it for several months now.


--
Barbara Vaughan

My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it.

Posted by SpikeDriver on September 26, 2006, 8:27 pm
B Vaughan wrote:
> I've found a great website:
>
> http://manybooks.net
>
> It has thousands of books that can be downloaded free, in all sorts of
> formats. They ask for a contribition, and I gave them one, because
> they deserve it. Most of the books are pre-1930s, and thus out of
> copyright, but there are a few more recent ones whose authors have
> made them available. I downloaded about 30 books, some very long ones,
> such as Boswell's Life of Johnson, to put (a few at a time) on my Palm
> Lifedrive, which has a 4 gigabyte hard drive.
>
> One of the books I found was the Ladies Workbook of Knitting, Crochet
> and Lacepoint. It intrigued me, but the free copy didn't have any of
> the diagrams. However, I googled the book and found a copy (not free,
> though) at www.tradebit.com
>
> So I bit the bullet and bought it, for about 8 euros, I think. (4.50
> pounds sterling.) Tradebit is another site that looks interesting. It
> is a hosting service for selling anything downloadable. At first
> glance, I would say it's a bit disorganized, but it might be a good
> place to sell patterns. Unfortunately, they seem to go in a category
> called recipes/manuals, which is 33 pages long, without subdivisions,
> and 95% recipes.
>
> Speaking of Palm computers, I think that in the future when I'm
> working on a pattern, I'll scan it and put it on my palm computer. It
> should be easier than carrying around the printed instructions.
>
> Right now, I've been too busy with my consulting work to do any
> crocheting. I haven't touched it for several months now.
>
>
Thanks for the book!

Hugs & God bless,
Dennis & Gail

Posted by Wooly on September 26, 2006, 9:26 pm
forth :


>Speaking of Palm computers, I think that in the future when I'm
>working on a pattern, I'll scan it and put it on my palm computer. It
>should be easier than carrying around the printed instructions.
>

I do this, but I have to say that a paper pattern has distinct
advantages, especially if one is prone to marking things up as one
knits.

+++++++++++++

Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.
This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.
Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

Posted by SpikeDriver on September 26, 2006, 9:38 pm
Wooly wrote:
> forth :
>
>
>> Speaking of Palm computers, I think that in the future when I'm
>> working on a pattern, I'll scan it and put it on my palm computer. It
>> should be easier than carrying around the printed instructions.
>>
>
> I do this, but I have to say that a paper pattern has distinct
> advantages, especially if one is prone to marking things up as one
> knits.
>
> +++++++++++++
>
> Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.
> This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.
> Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...
Wooly,

I have printed one out already and can mark it up as much as I want.

If you can't print one, email me and I will print it out and mail it to
you, I would be glad to do that.

Hugs & God bless,
Dennis & Gail

Posted by Wooly on September 26, 2006, 10:12 pm
spewed forth :

>
>I have printed one out already and can mark it up as much as I want.
>
>If you can't print one, email me and I will print it out and mail it to
>you, I would be glad to do that.

Buh? What are we printing, and for whom, and why? I've got printers
stacked under the desk - no lack of printing ability here! I'm just
saying, it's handy to have a copy of a pattern stashed in a handheld
(I do it with most of the patterns I use) but nothing beats having a
paper copy to mark up as one goes.

+++++++++++++

Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET.
This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%.
Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account...

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