list Sites Providing Free eBooks Download

 

With the growth of mobile devices, varied screen sizes and the ease of access has made it possible to leave the conventional reading of paper books. The new trend is to read eBooks that are easily available on almost every device made today. In this article, you will find some of the best resources, from where you can download thousands of free eBooks.

 

Here we have the most popular websites that allow you to download eBooks on your PC, laptops, mobile phones and other devices in an easiest manner. Also, you have many apps from both Android, iOS app store and other popular mobile platforms (windows mobile, blackberry).
Do tell us in the comment section below, which website offers you better options and flexibility with the ease of access, so that your views can help our readers. Happy reading..!!

1. Project Gutenberg

This is the community project devoted to providing the people with absolutely free eBooks. Though there isn’t a very huge range on there (say, compared to, Amazon!); however, there are weekly new titles updates.

2. Free eBooks

It is a great website as what it says exactly on the tin –huge free of cost source of eBooks obtainable for download. You even will get to search widely through various categories, as well.

3. Bookyards

Also known as “library to world”, here you’ll be capable to find lots of paid as well as free titles. They also have a particular section which is dedicated to the free downloads– which makes things quite easier.

4. Online Programming Books

In case you’re looking to refresh on the computing knowledge, then the website has a huge source of information in order to begin looking through.

5. Slideshare

This is a vast resource of free of cost downloadable eBooks and text documents. You’ll largely find the factual eBooks in addition to Shakespeare here.

6. Baen

This is a online library with wealth of free eBooks available for download. You can search by title, author, or the year of publication, which is great if you’re after anything specific.

7. Get Free eBooks

Like you’d expect, this one is the perfect store for free download eBooks and you’ll also find a vast variety here. They’ve an active twitter feed as well, meaning you can now stay updated with latest titles and releases.

8. Free Book Spot

This is an incredible place to initiate if you aren’t after a particular title – but just think of expanding your reading in addition to downloading a few interesting titles. There also are fairly a few varieties and genres on here.

9. Open Culture

It has many eBooks available for free downloading. Therefore, if you’re not particular about what contents you’re after then it is a great selection for you. You may stumble across an actual gem.

10. Free Tech Books

Searching for some tech books? Then check out Free Tech Books– perfect for anyone wishing to (freely) expand his or her knowledge about everything techy.

11. The Book Depository

This online store has both eBooks and “real” books, thus if you’re in search of a trustworthy source for tangible and digital, then this one is a wonderful website. They have special dedicated “free” section too – therefore you can explore knowing that you won’t need to spend a single penny.

12. Online Free eBooks

Like you’d expected from the name– this site is somewhat a hub for the eBooks – particularly the free ones! You’ll get it simple to search as well as navigate– which makes life little easier particularly if you’re in hurry.

13. GloBusz

Glo Busz is now leading the way of promoting new authors, simply by giving their work mainly for free. The thought being that you’ll like the books and then spread it to the world. And in turn, the individual you refer will happily pay the full charge

14. Memo Ware

In case you wish to search through different categories and surf an array of different styles and genres of books, then this one is a super site to go with. It’s straightforward to work and it has a huge quantity of choices for you.

15. Bibliotastic

If you’re in search of science fiction, historical, romance or mystery, then look through Bibliotastic; since it is good especially for these specific genres.

16. PDF Books

This site is not having much on offer, however it’s simple to work and get started with. So, if you wish to begin your journey to downloading eBooks for free with a speedy and simple website, then this one is the best.

17. e-Library

It is an extraordinary place to look for both free as well as paid eBooks because they’ve both available for downloading easily and simply. Their free range isn’t too great like some other websites on the list, but definitely worth checking out.

18. Alive and Free

The website doesn’t in fact provide the downloading facilities, but it’ll point you in right direction of the places where you really can download eBooks for free by recent authors which are offering their amazing work for free.

19. Diesel eBooks

This website sells both paid and free online books, but they’ve a repeatedly changing collection of the free books to offer, so it always is worth checking them to see in case anything free grabs your interest.

20. Book Boon

It is a superb little website –its design is simple and smart and here you’ll be capable to find the way within seconds. There offer business books, educational text books and travel guides; all obtainable with no necessary registration.
With such a big collection of eBooks for free, it is difficult to believe that now you would require to buy any book. But if you’re in search of a new releases, then you’ll probably require looking elsewhere. If that is the case, then you can make use of Google Books to explore by interest area, topic, or just some key words to assist you find that particular book to purchase from online eStores.

 

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Freelance Job Sites for Everyone

From past seven years, I have seen many freelance job sites that have allowed me to work online and earn my living. At the start, I opened an account on one site only, and I relied completely on that as it was enough to pay all my bills. After a while when I expanded my online business, I was comfortably getting much higher paying jobs, and they not only paid me high but also I had to spend less time than before. All this was a big bonus and win for me.
I have not used all of the freelancing job sites, but I’ve undoubtedly touched base with the major ones. Many of those gave me enough money in my saving account, but few of them were bad enough to think about a day job. Today, I have made a list of all those good sites that will save you some headache of finding them. Here are some of the best freelance job sites that you will find online for work as a freelancer. Best of luck.

Upwork

Every freelancer will be happy with Upwork (previously oDesk), due the vast number of clients ( almost 2 million) it has. With both long-term and short-term projects, entry-level, hourly, expert level and per-project based work can be found here. So, If you are beginner or intermediate or an expert in your field Upwork has something for all.

Elance

You will find thousand of active projects that include writing, web development, programming, graphic design, research and administrative.
All the payments are handled by Elance and they charge about 8.75% of what you ask of your clients. When your job is done, clients pay you and they deduct their fee and transfer the rest to you. They have several plans, and they offer additional benefits and features on them. Basic plan of Elance is totally free.

Freelancer

Freelancer is another popular website that has million of projects in it. This site allows you to compete with other registered freelancers, this means you can prove your skills with the help of contents. For a client, these type of contests will assist them in select freelancers with certain abilities.

Craigslist

Craigslist is another super site that help you fetch jobs in the freelancing sector. Most of the people know Craiglist as a trading and selling platform, but it also has categories where freelancers are expected to gain a lot. Many of my clients have come from Craigslist and they pay well.

Guru

You can showcase your past works and experiences that in turn will get offers from a job-matching system Guru has developed. Its management can be easily managed with Guru Work Room.

Behance.net

Basically, Behance is an online marketplace for showcasing your work and prior job assignments, but it also has search for part-time job and other freelancing opportunities.

Freelance Writing Gigs

This website is another great resource for bloggers, editors, publishers, writers. Writing jobs here are easy to find, and it provides a good interface for the ease of clients.

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6 Cool New Features in OnePlus 2 You Should Know About

 

 The OnePlus 2 is real. It's loaded with goodies and the pricing is pretty sweet. Here are all the cool new features in the OnePlus 2. (And pssst... some not so cool ones as well).

After a shaky, neck pain inducing, yet very well choreographed casual VR launch, the cat’s finally out of the bag. OnePlus 2 is here. It will cost $330/$390 for the 16/64 GB versions. Sales go live on August 11 in USA, Canada, EU, and India. The 16 GB version is coming in a couple of months. If you’re interested in finding out all the specs and the price in your region, check out our respective articles on the topic.

It seems like everyone has an opinion about the all-metal redesigned body. It doesn’t look that bad, really. Some think it’s gorgeous. Others think it’s not that great. Right now though, we’re going to talk about the really cool stuff in OnePlus 2 (and some not-so-cool stuff).

1. Fingerprint Sensor

It’s only since Galaxy S6 that I started to believe in fingerprint sensors on Android phones. And OnePlus claims their sensor is better/faster than the iPhone. What’s important is that it works and it works well. In his impressions video, MKBHD said the success rate was way above 90%, which is around the iPhone territory. You can add up to 5 fingerprints. And OnePlus 2 has this cool mode where you can just place your finger on the home button when the screen is off and the phone will just skip the lockscreen and take you directly to the homescreen. It’s really fast, as you can see in the GIF below (courtesy of Droid-Life).

2. USB Type-C

We’ve written an entire explainer guide on USB Type-C. It does a lot of stuff that would negate the need for other ports like HDMI but in this instance, the coolest thing about it is that it’s reversible. Yup, no need to do that turn it up-down-up-again USB dance we’re all too familiar with.

3. Laser Autofocus, OIS and A New Camera App

Here are the camera specs. 13 MP, f/2.0 aperture, Dual LED flash and you can still shoot in 4K. But it’s not the specs that are interesting, it’s the technologies and the software.

 

LG G3 was the first popular phone that introduced us to laser autofocus. If you weren’t briefed about it, here’s how it works. Before taking the shot, the phone emits a laser light burst that hits the subject and bounces back to the sensor. The software then calculates the time it took for the light to get there and back. Now that the camera knows exactly how far the subject is, it can focus really quickly and more importantly, do it right. The 2’s sensor does this all under 0.2 seconds.

The camera also supports Optical Image Stabilization. That should help smooth out all those shaky shots.
OnePlus has created a custom camera app that lets then do some cool stuff. The app will be able to create 50 MP shots, will have a slo-mo mode that goes upto 120 FPS and of course, a time-lapse mode.
From early hands-on and that MKBHD review, the general consensus seems to be that the camera is better than the One (which is great) but it’s still no current flagship killer. “It’s decent” is the name of the game. And for a $330 phone, maybe that’s not so bad.

4. There’s a Physical Mute Switch

The last time people were this excited about a physical mute switch was in 2007, when the first iPhone came out. And if you’ve ever used one, you know how useful the physical mute toggle switch is. So it’s surprising that it took 7 years to see it on a mainstream Android phone. OnePlus 2’s Alert Slider has three states, instead of two. All notifications, Priority notifications and Mute.

I’m not sure how well this is going to work, because when it comes to toggles, 3 is usually a crowd. Flicking a switch without thinking about it is easy. Tweaking a slider though, needs thought. Hopefully, we’ll get used to it.

5. Dat Kevlar Back Tho

OnePlus 2 ships with an improved version of the Sandstone back. But I think the StyleSwap replaceable backs is where the action’s at. You can choose between back covers made from real wood (Bamboo, Black Apricot and Rosewood). The best one though might just be Kevlar. At least in these pictures, it looks badass. Covers are $27 each.

6. OxygenOS Might Not Disappoint?

I have to say, Cyanogen OS did make a significant contribution to OnePlus One’s initial success. But OxygenOS is quickly catching up and even adding unique features of its own. Like CM and Android M, there’s a pro-level App Permissions feature. There’s also custom accent colors for the entire UI and a dark mode. Plus, there’s normal custom ROM like features – edit the toggles in Notification Drawer, change the behavior of physical buttons and more.

Feature wise, OxygenOS seems to be up there. But what about actual performance, or unforeseeable bugs? Well, only time will tell.

Now, the Not So Exciting Stuff

Has anyone told you yet, there’s no such thing as a perfect phone? And that rumors and perceptions and tweets from “experts” and “market-analysts” aren’t the final word on matters of what makes it to the production model?

OnePlus calls the 2 the “2016 Flagship Killer” (well, errr…) And in that future, there are no 2K displays, there are no NFC chips, IR blasters and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 doesn’t have any problems whatsoever. Future is a great place to be in.

Yes, we were all expecting a QHD display. But it’s only a 1080p panel here. But it looks like it’s much brighter and sharper than the old one (600 nits brightness level). Although text and images won’t be as crisp as on a Galaxy S6, it won’t be washed out either. It does help the battery life a great deal though. Also, we hear that there’s no Quick Charge feature either. Why you ask? We honestly don’t know. Maybe Qualcomm’s licensing fee is too high? And did we mention the IR blaster?

The real eyebrow raisers are the Snapdragon 810 processor and the lack of an NFC chip. We’ve read consistent reports of 810 getting a bit too warm under heavy duty stuff (and when it gets warm, it throttles). But hopefully, the 1080p screen will keep that in check. Still, I can’t think of one good reason to not include an NFC sensor. Do nerds not like to buy stuff using contactless payments? I’m sure they do. If you have a theory, leave it in the comment below.

What do you think of the OnePlus 2? Was the #HYPE worth it? What’s your number in the invite queue? Feel free to comment below.

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Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen Launched with 5-inch HD, 2GB RAM, 13MP Camera and Snapdragon 410

The hoopla around the upcoming Motorola devices seems to have finally settled after the company launched its iterative upgrade in G series, the Moto G 3rd gen at Rs 11,999 (~$185) for the 1GB RAM/8GB Storage and Rs 12,999 (~$203) for the 2GB RAM/16GB storage. Last couple of weeks have been full of Motorola leaks and rumors, and couple of days before we also saw a Moto G 2015 promotional video that left very little for imagination.

 

Disrupting the market with affordable produce has been Motorola’s forte, but all that seemed to have gone a bit offtrack (at least in India) with the launch of ultra affordable phones like Xiaomi Redmi 2 and Lenovo K3 Note which boasted of better specifications than the Moto E and the Moto G.

Moto G 2015 is propelled by the quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC clocked at 1.4GHz which is a slight improvement over the Snapdragon 400 we saw on Moto G 2nd gen last year, and paired with 1GB/ 2GB RAM. The display comes in the form of a 5-inch HD screen.

Moto G 3rd gen has also evolved relatively on the camera front, which has been an achilles heel for the company in the past, and the latest Moto G is equipped with a 13-Megapixel primary sensor and a 5-Megapixel secondary sensor. The 13-Megapixel sensor is directly picketed from the Nexus 6 and the additional features like color balancing flash mark the changes on the camera front in the Moto G 2015.
The phone will run on Android Lollipop 5.1.1 and being a Moto device it wont be entertaining the hoard of preloaded third party apps like in other phones. Along with the Vanilla Android experience Motorola have also bundled some innovative features like Moto Display (Glance notification), Quick Capture (Seen on earlier Moto X) and the new chop twice feature which will switch on the LED flash with the chopping moment.

The design of the new Moto G 2015 is not drastically different but it does leave us impressed with the new added bits like the dual tone finish at the back and the freshly textures back panel. The Moto G 2015 comes with IPX7 certification which makes it water resistant when immersed up to three feet of deep water for a maximum of 30 minutes.

Moto G 2015 comes with a bumped up 2740mAh battery pack and features the usual set of connectivity features including 4G LTE.

Its not surprising that Motorola has introduced swappable rear panels for the Moto G 2015 but that being said the it is not clear if the company will be launching the Moto Maker feature for the Indian market. Moto G 2015 will be sold in Flipkart and the initial buyers stand a chance to win 100% cashback and 100 Moto G for Rs 1. Apart from these the other goodies include shopping vouchers, Wync subscription and a 4G enabled SIM from Airtel. Additionally Motorola will be sprucing up the offers with a exchange offer where in they will buy back any recent Moto devices and offer a discount.

The thing that boggles us down is the fact that Motorola is sticking up with a rather mediocre chipset in the form of Snapdragon 410 inspite of the specification rat race in the market. In all likelihood Motorola might have played safe by not opting for the Snapdragon 615 SoC which reportedly had heating issues in Xiaomi Mi 4i.  We fail to understand the reason logic behind the 1GB RAM/8GB storage variant which is priced just Rs 1000 less than the 2GB RAM/16GB storage version.

 

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R.I.P. Dr. Abdul Kalam: Here are the lesser known facts about the late former President of India

Mumbai, July 27: Today will be marked as a dark day in the history of the country. One of the foremost scientists of India, a Bharat Ratna, the Missile Man of India and the true ‘People’s President’, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of the biggest democracy of the world, passed away due to cardiac arrest, while he was delivering a speech at the Indian Institute of Management in Shillong. Also Read: APJ Abdul Kalam Dead: Most Inspiring Speech EVER by Missile Man of India

While his success story is known by many and has inspired scores of Indians and will continue to do so, here are some lesser known facts about India’s most loved President’s life and work, that every Indian must know:

1.) Kalam came from a poor family background

Mr.Kalam’s father Jainulabudeen was not formally educated and was into the boat building business, he used to ferry people between Dhanuskodi and his hometown of, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. He came from a poor background and started working at an early age to supplement his family’s income. Kalam himself used to sell newspapers at the age of eight to supplement the family income.

2.) He struggled to pay his education fees

At the time of admission into MIT (Madras Institute of Technology), he did not have the money to pay thousand rupees as fee, his father could not afford that amount of money. His sister mortgaged her gold bangles, to get the money for admission.

3.) Kalam as a scientist in DRDO

Kalam joined Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a scientist. His first achievement in his career was designing a small helicopter for the Indian Army, though he remained unconvinced and dissatisfied with the choice of his job at DRDO.

4.) Kalam was a part of country’s first nuclear test

Kalam without participating in its development, test site preparation and weapon designing was invited by Raja Ramanna to witness the country’s first nuclear test Smiling Buddha as the representative of TBRL.

5.) Mr.Kalam took great care of his colleagues

A co worker had promised his kids that he would take them to the local carnival after returning from work, the co-worker had also obtained the prior permission of Mr.Kalam to leave early. The colleague was so engrossed in his work that it was well into the evening when he realised that he had made a promise to his kids. On rushing back home, he came to know through his wife that Mr.Kalam had come earlier and taken his kids to the carnival. Also Read: APJ Abdul Kalam dead: 7 Most Famous Quotes of India’s most popular President

6.) The awards and honors

The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushanin 1981 and the Padma Vibhushanin 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the Government. APJ Abdul Kalam has received India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his immensely precious contribution to the scientific research and modernization of defense technology in India.

7.) The Youth Icon

In 2003 and in 2006 he was nominated for the MTV Youth Icon of the Year award.

8.) A global Icon

The former president who was simplicity personified, was even recognized by Switzerland government for his scientific prowess. The day he visited Switzerland was comemorated at the Science Day in the country.

9.) Kalam was criticized for lackadaisical approach towards his Presidential post

Kalam was judged for inaction as a President in deciding the fate of 20 out of the 21 mercy petitions. According to the Article 72, of the Constitution of India, the President of India has the power to grant pardon, suspend and remit death sentences and commute the death sentence of convicts on death row. But he didn’t apply those powers on the mercy petitions of the 20 convicts.

10.) Kalam the stalwart

In his book India 2020, Kalam strongly advocated an action plan to develop India into a knowledge superpower and a developed nation by the year 2020. He regards his work on India’s nuclear weapons programme as a way to assert India’s place as a future superpower. Other books authored by him are Envisioning an Empowered Nation, Ignited Minds, My Journey, Developments in Fluid Mechanics and Space Technology, The Luminous Sparks, The Life Tree, Mission India, Children Ask Kalam, Guiding Souls, Indomitable Spirit and Inspiring Thoughts. These books are treasure for every Indians. there was a considerable demand in South Korea for translated versions of books authored by him.

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Microsoft Makes 5 Times More Money From Android Phones Compared to Own

In July this year, Microsoft decided to ditch Android based handsets and started focusing only on Windows based eco-system. Hence, presently, they are not manufacturing or selling any Android device. But despite not selling any Android device, Microsoft stands to make close to $8.8 billion per year from Android OS by 2017.

But the question is, why Microsoft is getting paid for Android OS?

Welcome to the world of patents.

In 2012, a jury in San Francisco, USA gave verdict that Google has unethically used patents developed by Oracle and Microsoft while creating their flagship Android OS. By this time, Android had become quite popular, and dozens of vendors manufactured Android based handsets, and their sales were brisk as well. Instead of fighting a lengthy lawsuit against these vendors and Google, Microsoft decided to license Android based patents to these vendors.

Hence, under this legal agreement, Microsoft signed licensing agreements with 20 vendors who were manufacturing and/or selling Android based handsets; which included all major companies such as Samsung, LG, HTC, Acer and more.

793 million handsets powered with Android were sold in 2013, and as per Gartner estimate, more than a billion Android handsets would be sold by the time 2014 ends, with Android capturing 84% of the overall smartphone market.

Some estimates peg this licensing fees to be in the range of $5- $15 per handset, which makes the profits exponential.

Although Microsoft or Android vendors never revealed the exact patents which are being licenses, it came out in the open incidentally in China. During finalizing the Microsoft-Nokia deal worth $7.2 billion, Chinese Govt. required them to furnish details of patents which are being sold to Chinese vendors. As a result, all the patents are uploaded in their website, which can be viewed here.

By 2017, it is estimated that 1.5 billion Android handsets would be shipped globally, and considering that Microsoft has sold licenses to 75% of all Android manufacturers and vendors, $8 – $9 billion would be pure profits for Microsoft from Android devices.

Infact, last year, Samsung paid Microsoft $1 billion for using Android OS. But after the Nokia deal finalized, Samsung has stopped paying Microsoft. The issue is being resolved in court right now.

None the less, it’s a wind-fall gains for Microsoft, from an operating system which outsiders feel as a threat to Windows. In fact, the income from Android isalmost 5 times that from Windows based phone.

With such huge amounts coming in to Microsoft, without even selling a single device, no wonder Microsoft loves Android!

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