Re: [IRCA] Google Books
Hi George; There is a drop-down on Google Books and one of the options is Full View. If a book is offered in full view, it should be able to be downloaded. I used Project Gutenberg for years, for Public Domain books but their offerings paled in comparison to Google Books. Dave -- Message: 10 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:23:43 -0700 (PDT) From: george magiros gmagi...@gmail.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] Google Books Message-ID: 6198371.47155.1253129023647.javamail.txtbl...@ip-10-250-131-129.ec2.int ernal Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 The new york public library loves it. They say they go there first when they start doing any research. The only problem is there is no way to narrow the search to the books scanned in a particular library. And yes some books have a download link - HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFASdavid.hasc...@dfas.mil wrote: Have you heard much about Google Books? I vaguely heard about the new Google app but Bob Rankin wrote an article on them at: http://askbobrankin.com/what_is_google_books.html While I'm not sure how to download books from Google books, let alone read them (yet), I did s search on the generic term radio and got over 200,000 hits! That is a lot of books and magazine articles. I saw some QST's from the 1940's and a White's Radio Log from 1939. Hopefully someone can figure out how to read them. This may be a valuable tool (even beyond DX!). 73, Dave Hascall Indianapolis, IN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Google Books
Have you heard much about Google Books? I vaguely heard about the new Google app but Bob Rankin wrote an article on them at: http://askbobrankin.com/what_is_google_books.html While I'm not sure how to download books from Google books, let alone read them (yet), I did s search on the generic term radio and got over 200,000 hits! That is a lot of books and magazine articles. I saw some QST's from the 1940's and a White's Radio Log from 1939. Hopefully someone can figure out how to read them. This may be a valuable tool (even beyond DX!). 73, Dave Hascall Indianapolis, IN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Google Books - Clarification
One thing that I did discover, is that you only have full access to the books that are marked full view and that you may need a downloader to grab them and display them in pdf format. Radio was reduced down to 24,000 books. Oh well. Dave in Indy ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Google Books
The new york public library loves it. They say they go there first when they start doing any research. The only problem is there is no way to narrow the search to the books scanned in a particular library. And yes some books have a download link - HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFASdavid.hasc...@dfas.mil wrote: Have you heard much about Google Books? I vaguely heard about the new Google app but Bob Rankin wrote an article on them at: http://askbobrankin.com/what_is_google_books.html While I'm not sure how to download books from Google books, let alone read them (yet), I did s search on the generic term radio and got over 200,000 hits! That is a lot of books and magazine articles. I saw some QST's from the 1940's and a White's Radio Log from 1939. Hopefully someone can figure out how to read them. This may be a valuable tool (even beyond DX!). 73, Dave Hascall Indianapolis, IN ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Google Books
For those of you who prefer print editions, check out Hamilton Book: www.hamiltonbook.com/hamiltonbook.storefront. I've been buying radio books from them for years, and their prices are dirt-cheap on older titles, such as back editions of the WRTH and Passport. (They currently have the 2006 WRTH for $5.95.) They're also a good source for radio books from academic presses, which usually charge a lot because their runs are so small. For example, I got a history of WCFL from Hamilton for less than $10. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Google Books
Google Books is awesome. I teach/research the late 19th and early 20th centuries and I can't imagine life without it. Tons of early telegraph/telephone manuals, full run of Electrical World, it goes on and on. I never tried to locate old radio stuff, but I'm sure it's there. Dave Albany, NY ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
