Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Free Music and eBooks

Here are several sites that offer free music or e-books:

  1. Magnatune.  Most of magnatune's content is not free, although it is very reasonably priced.   However, they do provide a free song of the day.  I use Apple's Automator, triggered by iCal, to automatically download the song of the day and move it to my iTunes library.
  2. Baen Free Library.  Free science fiction in a variety of digital formats from some of the top authors in the field.
  3. Project Gutenberg.  Older books that are now in the public domain in the US.  Many of the classics are here.
  4. Net Library.  I can access this through affiliation with the Virginia Beach Public Library.  Includes e-books and downloadable audio books.
  5. iTunes Store.  Every week Apple provides a free single of the week.  Most of them, in my opinion, are worth the price, but there are some gems.  There's also free video content available.
  6. Zoot Radio.  Free downloads of old time radio shows, including "X Minus One" and many radio mystery dramas.
Downloading and enjoying content from the sites above will not violate any copyright laws, so you can get this material with a free conscience.

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