Those that know me know I LOVE to read. I am grateful to everyone in my life growing
up who read to me, gave me money to buy my own books, or sent me books to help
build my personal library. I grew up in
public libraries, by choice, and to this day, I can not walk into a library
without inhaling deeply, breathing in that sweet smell of ink on paper.
With books dying, giving way to
ebooks, things are changing. Don’t get
me wrong, I will ALWAYS pick a paper
book or ebook if given the choice but ebooks is the way of the future. My
personal library has tripled thanks to ebooks.
Even though I self publish, and
if I want to get paid I have to sell my work, I have always believed that
books, in any format, should be allowed to be shared freely with anyone willing
to read it. While this puts me in direct
competition with myself I do not mind if it means someone gets to enjoy the
story I am trying to tell.
When I trying to build a fan base
it was suggested to me to post my work on Obooko.com. Since I made a pledge to allow all my ebooks
free until 2013 I uploaded what I had.
The response I received from their readers was amazing. At times I was discouraged as a writer and
ready to quit then I would receive an email from a reader of the site telling
me how they enjoyed my work. They helped
to keep me going, giving me encouragement when I needed it the most.
To say thank you I am permanently
adding a link to their website on my blog. You can always find a copy of my ebooks on
their site and download it, for FREE. Here is a little bit about Obooko and I hope
you will visit their site. There is a LOT of great
talent out there just waiting to be discovered.
Enjoy.
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| www.obooko.com |
Since its conception in 2009,
Obooko has established itself as the go-to website for contemporary
fiction and non-fiction ebooks. Downloads are free of charge to anyone,
anywhere, regardless of means.
With hundreds of titles in more
than 30 genres, the site is a virtual treasure trove of literary gems. There
are fiction books to suit every taste, from contemporary romance, crime, action
and mystery to horror and science fiction. A bulging non-fiction section
includes books on arts, travel, spirituality, computing and business
management.
While the majority of free ebooks
on Obooko are by independent (Indie) authors, the site also offers fans titles
from favourites such as best selling thriller writer, Stephen Leather and the
New York Times bestselling romance author, Sylvia Day. There are also six books
by Paulo Coelho.
Almost 100% of Obooko’s digital
inventory is contemporary fiction and non-fiction, rather than the
out-of-copyright and classic books some competitor sites favour. The site is
funded by advertising alone and is entirely free to use, with no joining,
membership or download fees. Users wanting to download a free ebook simply
register their details such as age and email address. This measure helps the
site to comply with COPPA, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
All books are provided in common
file types such as PDF, ePub and Kindle formats and all are legally
distributed. Obooko has a strict policy of upholding Copyright law and only
distributes work with the author's written consent. People cannot ‘post’ books
on the site; authors are invited to publish on Obooko, which means users can be
confident that every book they download is a legal copy and that they are not
associated with or supporting digital piracy.
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