This will be a place where any author can, at their own personal discretion, put up online for free any book. Baen has made liberal use of free content in its marketing efforts. The baen free books program is one of the oldest and best around. Baen allows these cds to be distributed not simply to provide free. Do not merge this with baen books, there are two completely different. World library ebooks read ebooks online free ebooks. These formats have been specially designed to be crossplatform compatible with all pcs.
Baen often had to remove titles from the free library, or drop them from webscriptions, after the rights reverted to the authors and they took them elsewhere. Its long but worth a read if you are interested in the effects of purported piracy on the popularity of books. Each month baen produces a host of moving science fiction stories. Many of baen s ed books, including the majority of the honor harrington novels, are available in the baen free library, a project supported by many of baen s authors. Lindskold, timothy zahn, john ringo, victor mitchell, and eric flint. This cdrom has the full electronic contents of as many books as jim baens skilled people could cram into it. Oct 01, 2005 baen books po box 1403, riverdale, ny 10471.
If youve explored baens free cd collection of free ebooks before, this may interest you with an awesome library of hundreds of free ebooks available in every major format. Baen free library offers nocost ebooks science fiction. The books are in several formats so that you can read them on your. Baen polled its readers, on facebook and on baens bar, for a list of recommended military sf. The sea hag by david drake, starliner by david drake, seas of venus by david drake, with the lightnings by david drak. Anyone who wishes can read these titles online no conditions, no strings attached. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where as of december 2008 112 full books can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without copy protection. I have a notsosecret crush on eric flint, for one thing. If you like science fiction and fantasy, and want to read some for free, check out the baen free library. Upvote and share baen free library, save it to a list or send it. Honor harrington index page jim baens publishoverse.
The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where as of december 2008 112 full books can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without. David weber weber, david, 1952 the online books page. However, it is up to each author and whoever controls the electronic rights if they will place a book in that collection. The best of jim baen s universe cd is currently available as a boundin cd inside the first edition hardcover release of the best of jim baen s universe. Before his recent death, jim baen believed, and others still believe that at present ebooks help to increase the sales of dead tree editions, so baen gives away a number of ebooks for free in the baen. Baen books announces winner of the baen fantasy adventure award.
Many of baens ed books, including the majority of the honor harrington novels, are available in. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where as of february 2007 94 full books are available for free download in a number of formats, without copy protection. Baen free library freeware free download baen free library. Nov 12, 2010 free sf electronic books baen free library. For example, free sample chapters of its books are typically available on the baen web site. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where as of february 2007 94 full books are available for free download in a number of formats. Mar 12, 2019 the baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where 61 e books as of june 2016 112 e books as of december 2008 can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without copy protection. For that matter, the baen cd repository at the fifth imperium had to remove an entire cd of lois mcmaster bujolds stuff after baen lost the rights to those books. Download content as a zip file download iso as a zip file.
The publisher has also granted permission for these cd. Many of baens ed books, including the majority of the honor harrington novels, are available in the baen free library, a project supported by many of baens authors. Any novel in the free library is also available for free on amazon. Before his recent death, jim baen believed, and others still believe that at present ebooks help to increase the sales of dead tree editions, so baen gives away a number of ebooks for free in the baen free library and on cdroms included with or associated with selected baen hardcovers. The books are in several formats so that you can read them on your pda if you know what youre doing, and on virtually any word processor even if you dont know what youre doing any better than i do. This library allows you to download all the free ebooks without any registration, and even comes as collections of short stories that theyve posted previously. And, one would assume, baen free librarys continued existence. Baen books is now making available for free a number of its titles in electronic format.
The first stories were space hero by patrick lundrigan. Baen free library software free download baen free library. Baen readers list of recommended military sf wwend. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where 61 ebooks as of june 2016 112 ebooks as of december 2008 can be. In january of 2011 we started posting free short stories we thought might be of interest to baen readers. Baen polled its readers, on facebook and on baen s bar, for a list of recommended military sf.
Jun 16, 2016 any novel in the free library is also available for free on amazon. Baen free library project gutenberg selfpublishing. Its all the books written by the same author actually. David drake is also a fine writer, in my experience. Baen free library academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. In addition to the baens free library online, if you buy a hardcover book i think it applies to all hc books, but not sure you get a cd which contains all the previous books in the series in ebookform five different formats. Baen ebooks is proud to announce an agreement to distribute the english translation of judgment in moscow by vladimir bukovsky on its retail ebook site, as well as offering a selection of other ebooks. Via udhay from eric flint who started the baen free library. Ive recently discovered baens free library, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions.
All of the ebooks are in pdf file format, and all audio ebooks are in mp3 file format. If youve explored baen s free cd collection of free ebooks before, this may interest you with an awesome library of hundreds of free ebooks available in every major format. And, one would assume, baen free librarys continued existence supports the idea that offering some books for free has not hurt baen books bottom line, or the publisher would not continue to make free. Many more people gain free access to books from friends and from the library, flint says, than will ever access them on the internet. It is a digital library where over 110 full books can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without any copy protection. In addition to the baens free library online, if you buy a hardcover book i think it applies to all hc books, but not sure you get a cd which contains all.
Free sf electronic books baen free library technoviking. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where 61 e books as of june 2016 112 e books as of december 2008 can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without copy protection. Do not merge this with baen books, there are two completely different timeframes and three different logos. Most users ever online was 1973 on sun, 17 november 2019 04. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where 61 ebooks as of june 2016 can be downloaded. There are about 100 books available in several different formats, including html that can be read with your web browser on just about any computer. Baen free books library at webscription smart bitches. Mar 01, 2005 baen books po box 1403, riverdale, ny 10471. The baen free library serves much the same purpose. Focused on science fiction and fantasy, this site provides freelyavailable ebooks in multiple formats, including the ability to read online.
For all baen free library cds, zipped iso images are provided click on zip to download them or on the titlepicture to browse contents if you are wondering why some numbers are duplicated, but some other numbers are missing in the names of the cds, the answer is because baen made it so i have kept their original numbering. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where 61 ebooks as of june 2016 112 ebooks as of december 2008 can be downloaded free in a. It decodes mpeg1 and mpeg2 video streams, and also includes a. Webgrid free library package contains utilities used by webgrid plug and play grid and are found in the namespace webgrid. The baen cds hosted on the site linked on this page are freelydistributable disks provided to promote the sale of the books contained within. Thus the baen free library also includes a few books from other publishers. This cdrom has the full electronic contents of as many books as jim baen s skilled people could cram into it.
Publisher jim baen s last cdrom orientation cd 9 author david drakes cdrom orientation cd 3. Upvote and share baen free library, save it to a list or send it to a friend. It was founded in late 1999 by science fiction writer e. On basilisk station html at baen free library weber, david, 1952, ed the service of the sword included on a baen cd image, contrib. Baen ebooks is proud to announce an agreement to distribute the english translation of judgment in moscow by vladimir bukovsky on its retail ebook site, as well as offering a selection of other ebooks from judgment in moscow publisher, ninth of november press.
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