Paul Hoffman on Nostr: I have discovered that some reading-books-on-devices people don't now about They ...
I have discovered that some reading-books-on-devices people don't now about
https://standardebooks.org/ They produce well-edited, great-looking editions of free books. Of course, this means that a lot of their books are old, but they do some recent things as well. They live on donations.
Today's announcement is short science fiction from Isaac Asimov,
https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/isaac-asimov/short-science-fiction. Yes, I'm quite aware that his misogyny has tarnished him, but I remember these stories fondly.
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