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I have finally got my "hands" on one of the books MJ recommended, "What Rich People Know and Desperately Want to Keep Secret".
What I mean by this is, while there is no Kindle Edition available, I have managed to get PDF versions of the book.
When I was looking for the book a fortnight ago on amazon.co.uk, the book was ridiculously priced cheapest at £18.22 (new) and >£10 (used). So I went over to amazon.com, and managed to get a used one under $1, but to get it shipped over to the UK I would have to go through amazon.co.uk again, which would cost me a ridiculous amount.
So I resorted to 1DollarScan.com, a service I have known for months but have never got to use it till now. So what you basically do is to get your book(s) sent to their address in California. Once a book arrives, they then remove the binding of the book and get it scanned and converted into pdf. (Notice: you won't get the physical copy back)
The basic cost of the scanning is $1 per 100 pages, which means a 272-page-book would cost me $3. However, I opted for OCR for the book so that cost me another $1 per 100 pages, which brought my total cost up to $6. There are few more options available but I just didn't deem them necessary.
What I really like about it compared to Kindle books is that the original layout of the book was pretty much preserved. I have to be honest that when I read the pdf on my desktop the quality was just so-so. However, you can get your pdfs fine-tuned to suit your favourite reading device. In my case, it is my Samsung Galaxy S2. To my great delight, it is the best pdf I have read so far on my S2. There are other options available too such as Kindles, iPads, iPhones and a few others.
So, what I am trying to bring out here is, you can consider 1DollarScan.com if
1. you prefer to have electronic copies rather than physical books but no Kindle or Kobo editions are available
2. for some reasons you can't find a book in your home country and you prefer not to get it shipped to your home
3. you have a boat load of books at home which you would like to clear but would love to keep electronic copies of them (of course doing this will cost you a small fortune)
Of course, if you are aware of any other similar services please let me know, it's good to have more options.
What I mean by this is, while there is no Kindle Edition available, I have managed to get PDF versions of the book.
When I was looking for the book a fortnight ago on amazon.co.uk, the book was ridiculously priced cheapest at £18.22 (new) and >£10 (used). So I went over to amazon.com, and managed to get a used one under $1, but to get it shipped over to the UK I would have to go through amazon.co.uk again, which would cost me a ridiculous amount.
So I resorted to 1DollarScan.com, a service I have known for months but have never got to use it till now. So what you basically do is to get your book(s) sent to their address in California. Once a book arrives, they then remove the binding of the book and get it scanned and converted into pdf. (Notice: you won't get the physical copy back)
The basic cost of the scanning is $1 per 100 pages, which means a 272-page-book would cost me $3. However, I opted for OCR for the book so that cost me another $1 per 100 pages, which brought my total cost up to $6. There are few more options available but I just didn't deem them necessary.
What I really like about it compared to Kindle books is that the original layout of the book was pretty much preserved. I have to be honest that when I read the pdf on my desktop the quality was just so-so. However, you can get your pdfs fine-tuned to suit your favourite reading device. In my case, it is my Samsung Galaxy S2. To my great delight, it is the best pdf I have read so far on my S2. There are other options available too such as Kindles, iPads, iPhones and a few others.
So, what I am trying to bring out here is, you can consider 1DollarScan.com if
1. you prefer to have electronic copies rather than physical books but no Kindle or Kobo editions are available
2. for some reasons you can't find a book in your home country and you prefer not to get it shipped to your home
3. you have a boat load of books at home which you would like to clear but would love to keep electronic copies of them (of course doing this will cost you a small fortune)
Of course, if you are aware of any other similar services please let me know, it's good to have more options.
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