Aubrey Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 There's a set of encyclopedias (3 vol) that I'm looking at on Amazon. The latest ed (2nd) is over $200, so I googled, to see if people like it that much, if there have been major changes since the 1st ed, etc. I found 2 separate sites offering the 2nd ed as a free ebook. My first instinct is that it's a virus. Second is that this is the ebook version of pirated music. Is there a way to tell? sosotech.com is one of the sites, fwiw, but at a google-glance, it looks like there are several sites offering the same thing. Color me suspicious. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in Austin Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 If it is public domain, then that's one thing. (In which case you should be able to get it free somewhere.) If it is not, then I would suspect that it is pirated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 If it is public domain, then that's one thing. (In which case you should be able to get it free somewhere.) If it is not, then I would suspect that it is pirated. Nope. 1st ed is 1999; 2nd is 2010. It's just weird that it's on so many sites. Otoh, the pub site won't let you see anything w/out some kind of ID. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I saw that yesterday for the first time too. I can't remember what book it was but it most certainly was not one that should be free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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