Monday, September 03, 2007
Daily Lit
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The Daily Lit site will send books via email in chunks readable in just five minutes. Its only for books in the public domain, of course, but there are a lot of those classics I’ve been waiting to read. The site’s FAQ explains the whole thing much better than I:
# Why read books by email?
Because if you are like us, you spend hours each day reading email but don’t find the time to read books. DailyLit brings books right into your inbox in convenient small messages that take less than 5 minutes to read. This works incredibly well not just on your computer but also on a Treo, Blackberry, Sidekick or whatever the PDA of your choice. I
# How long does it take to read a book?
That depends on three factors. First, on how many installments are in the book (shown when you browse for books). Second, on how frequently you choose to receive emails. Third, on how often you read more than one installment (by using the “send me the next installment immediately” feature). So here is a typical example. I am currently reading Dracula, which has 187 installments and I am receiving installments on weekdays, i.e. 5 days/week. So at most it will take me 187/5 = 37 weeks. But when I am on the train or waiting, I often read more than one installment, so I usually wind up reading about 10 installments/week. This means I will finish Dracula in about 19 weeks or 5 months. If that seems long to you, try something shorter!
In their History section, they’ve got Churchill’s The Crisis, Von Clausewitz’ On War, Gibbons History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Grant’s Memoirs and some other interesting titles.
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