Popular Post kmt_sesh Posted November 19, 2019 Popular Post #1 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Hello, all. I'm turning to our community here for assistance. As most of you probably know by now, I suffered a nasty stroke. I was in the hospital and rehab for a damn long time. Now I'm waiting for a government program to find me a new, handicapped apartment. My previous apartment wasn't handicapped accessible, so it had to go. Now to my need for your help. While I was in the hospital the docs told my sister I probably would not live. My sister has power of attorney for me and she's been amazing. The only real beef I have with her is that she left my library behind when she cleaned out my old apartment. She left instructions to the building management to let the other tenants take what books they might want. My sister has no idea how valuable my library was, nor how advanced. I can't see regular people having much if any interest in my books. I looked up some of my favorite books at Amazon and quickly learned my library amounted to several thousand dollars, so it's not realistic for me to replace them. I recently got myself an Amazon Fire tablet and have been downloading inexpensive e-books. This has enabled me to return to my routine of nightly reading, and I'm rather liking that. But I've pretty much picked up all the Amazon e-books related to ancient Egypt and the Near East. My question to you folks is, where else might I look for e-books on the ancient Near East? I'd appreciate any help rendered. Thanks. 11 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eldorado Posted November 19, 2019 Popular Post #2 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=ancient+history "88 Places For Free History eBooks Online" https://www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-history 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted November 19, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Check out Thriftbooks. They have tens of thousands of used books that are in great shape really cheap. So is their shipping. I think they have ebooks too. Their ancient history/history selection is huge as are most of their categories. I use them a lot. https://www.thriftbooks.com/?&mkwid=sr4MySh5u|dc&pcrid=230560015175&pkw=thriftbooks&pmt=e&slid=&plc=&pgrid=8775931272&ptaid=aud-305373123344:kwd-3186334350&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6eDIoeT25QIVhZ-zCh1R0gX2EAAYASAAEgJAf_D_BwE Edited November 19, 2019 by susieice 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted November 19, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 19, 2019 29 minutes ago, kmt_sesh said: Hello, all. I'm turning to our community here for assistance. As most of you probably know by now, I suffered a nasty stroke. I was in the hospital and rehab for a damn long time. Now I'm waiting for a government program to find me a new, handicapped apartment. My previous apartment wasn't handicapped accessible, so it had to go. Now to my need for your help. While I was in the hospital the docs told my sister I probably would not live. My sister has power of attorney for me and she's been amazing. The only real beef I have with her is that she left my library behind when she cleaned out my old apartment. She left instructions to the building management to let the other tenants take what books they might want. My sister has no idea how valuable my library was, nor how advanced. I can't see regular people having much if any interest in my books. I looked up some of my favorite books at Amazon and quickly learned my library amounted to several thousand dollars, so it's not realistic for me to replace them. I recently got myself an Amazon Fire tablet and have been downloading inexpensive e-books. This has enabled me to return to my routine of nightly reading, and I'm rather liking that. But I've pretty much picked up all the Amazon e-books related to ancient Egypt and the Near East. My question to you folks is, where else might I look for e-books on the ancient Near East? I'd appreciate any help rendered. Thanks. Give me a list of the books you want, or just a few, and I'll see if I can find them. If I can then I'll sort you out. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Not A Rockstar Posted November 19, 2019 #5 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I have picked up some surprise finds at https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeEBOOKS/ Most are fiction or random things but mythology and history topics come up now and again, though are generally more contemporary and who knows? Maybe you would enjoy a few of the fiction works Hugs your way Fave Mummy. Love you, man. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Piney Posted November 19, 2019 Popular Post #6 Share Posted November 19, 2019 33 minutes ago, kmt_sesh said: But I've pretty much picked up all the Amazon e-books related to ancient Egypt and the Near East. My question to you folks is, where else might I look for e-books on the ancient Near East? I'd appreciate any help rendered. Thanks. @Swede and @Mellon Man can probably get you PDFs from their Unis. @jaylemurph too. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted November 19, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, kmt_sesh said: Now to my need for your help. While I was in the hospital the docs told my sister I probably would not live. My sister has power of attorney for me and she's been amazing. The only real beef I have with her is that she left my library behind when she cleaned out my old apartment. She left instructions to the building management to let the other tenants take what books they might want. Mine was sold and destroyed, your's was given away. I can really sympathize. Edited November 19, 2019 by Piney 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted November 19, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, kmt_sesh said: But I've pretty much picked up all the Amazon e-books related to ancient Egypt and the Near East. My question to you folks is, where else might I look for e-books on the ancient Near East? I'd appreciate any help rendered. Thanks. Hy kmt_sesh, hope you are doing well. Here a link to a good German (e-book) publishing house, I have preselected ebooks in English language and for the keyword "Egyptology": Thalia Bücher PayPal accepted. If for some reason no order from the US possible, pls let me know (PM) and I will manage the issue because I have an account at Thalia. Edited November 19, 2019 by toast 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmt_sesh Posted November 19, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted November 19, 2019 47 minutes ago, ExpandMyMind said: Give me a list of the books you want, or just a few, and I'll see if I can find them. If I can then I'll sort you out. That Project Gutenberg looks like as great place. I've seen it before but had forgotten all about it. Thanks! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted November 19, 2019 #10 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, kmt_sesh said: That Project Gutenberg looks like as great place. I've seen it before but had forgotten all about it. Thanks! Indeed. Well, if there's anything you can't find there then let me know. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted November 19, 2019 #11 Share Posted November 19, 2019 .bless your heart kmt-sesh. . very sorry for your immense loss. Glad you are still with us, and back to your nightly reading at least. Much love and good wishes. (hoping you can somehow recover some of your Books). ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted November 19, 2019 #12 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 hours ago, ExpandMyMind said: Give me a list of the books you want, or just a few, and I'll see if I can find them. If I can then I'll sort you out. ^ that is so incredibly generous and kind of you... . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted November 19, 2019 #13 Share Posted November 19, 2019 29 minutes ago, lightly said: ^ that is so incredibly generous and kind of you... . . Thanks, but it's no big deal really. It wouldn't take me much time, per book, and wouldn't cost me any money. And, while I haven't interacted with kmt much, it's obvious he's a great guy who's loved by everyone here. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylemurph Posted November 19, 2019 #14 Share Posted November 19, 2019 5 hours ago, kmt_sesh said: That Project Gutenberg looks like as great place. I've seen it before but had forgotten all about it. Thanks! The Internet Archive also will have a wide selection of texts, too. But as Piney said, anything past an academic paywall you need, just let me know. —Jaylemurph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted November 19, 2019 #15 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Acadademia.edu is mostly free and takes a google/Facebook sign in to access. There's also PNAS, where you can get access to articles on a 6 month delay. Jason Colavito has a library of texts available, as well as translations he's made. http://www.jasoncolavito.com/the-library.html It's a bit iffy for a few reasons, but https://b-ok.org/ Also is an option. I mostly used it for books out of print and no longer published that were uploaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted November 20, 2019 #16 Share Posted November 20, 2019 For dead tree books, always worth looking here: https://www.biblio.com/ Resells old library books. Sometimes you find gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+joc Posted November 20, 2019 #17 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Just a thought....Library of Chicago? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellon Man Posted November 21, 2019 #18 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 5:07 PM, kmt_sesh said: Hello, all. I'm turning to our community here for assistance. As most of you probably know by now, I suffered a nasty stroke. I was in the hospital and rehab for a damn long time. Now I'm waiting for a government program to find me a new, handicapped apartment. My previous apartment wasn't handicapped accessible, so it had to go. Now to my need for your help. While I was in the hospital the docs told my sister I probably would not live. My sister has power of attorney for me and she's been amazing. The only real beef I have with her is that she left my library behind when she cleaned out my old apartment. She left instructions to the building management to let the other tenants take what books they might want. My sister has no idea how valuable my library was, nor how advanced. I can't see regular people having much if any interest in my books. I looked up some of my favorite books at Amazon and quickly learned my library amounted to several thousand dollars, so it's not realistic for me to replace them. I recently got myself an Amazon Fire tablet and have been downloading inexpensive e-books. This has enabled me to return to my routine of nightly reading, and I'm rather liking that. But I've pretty much picked up all the Amazon e-books related to ancient Egypt and the Near East. My question to you folks is, where else might I look for e-books on the ancient Near East? I'd appreciate any help rendered. Thanks. All major publishers have e-books available on their websites. If you are looking for academic literature, Wiley Online Library and Proquest would be my best recommendations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidElement Posted November 22, 2019 #19 Share Posted November 22, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 12:07 PM, kmt_sesh said: Hello, all. I'm turning to our community here for assistance. As most of you probably know by now, I suffered a nasty stroke. I was in the hospital and rehab for a damn long time. Now I'm waiting for a government program to find me a new, handicapped apartment. My previous apartment wasn't handicapped accessible, so it had to go. Now to my need for your help. While I was in the hospital the docs told my sister I probably would not live. My sister has power of attorney for me and she's been amazing. The only real beef I have with her is that she left my library behind when she cleaned out my old apartment. She left instructions to the building management to let the other tenants take what books they might want. My sister has no idea how valuable my library was, nor how advanced. I can't see regular people having much if any interest in my books. I looked up some of my favorite books at Amazon and quickly learned my library amounted to several thousand dollars, so it's not realistic for me to replace them. I recently got myself an Amazon Fire tablet and have been downloading inexpensive e-books. This has enabled me to return to my routine of nightly reading, and I'm rather liking that. But I've pretty much picked up all the Amazon e-books related to ancient Egypt and the Near East. My question to you folks is, where else might I look for e-books on the ancient Near East? I'd appreciate any help rendered. Thanks. Welcome back buddy. What kind of books were you reading ? Didn’t get a chance to go through the post but if you did answer that with specific names I’ll see it.... probably should have done that before I posted this haha.... but did wanna say glad you pushed through the stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now