- {{siteTitle}} is a digital give a book, take a book website for e-books. -
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- Books that can be diven and are available here are in the following formats:
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- with {{maxFileSize}} maximum file size.
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About
++ {{siteTitle}} is a digital give a book, take a book website for e-books. Books on this + site are treated as though they were physical, meaning that when someone takes a book, + it becomes unavailable to be downloaded. +
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+ Books that can be given and are available here are in the following file formats:
+ {{allowedFormats}}
+ with {{maxFileSize}} maximum file size.
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Browsing
++ You can view the available books on the home page of the site in exactly the way that they were + provided by others. Items listed show the title, author (if provided), and the file type of the + book, and clicking the item will reveal more information about the book, including the contributor + and the contributor's reason for adding the book. +
++ While browsing, you will notice that there is a number in the top left corner of the website that + shows how many people are currently looking at the library, including you. This number updates in + real time as people come and go. If you are looking at a book and someone takes it, you will be + notified that it was taken and will not be able to take it yourself. Please note that you cannot + see what another person might be looking at, so the same thing happens to others when you take a + book they are looking at—it is not a personal sleight against you if a book is taken. +
++ You can also browse the history of the shelf and see what books had once been in the library as + well as what the contributor wrote about it. +
+ +Taking
++ When looking at a book's information, you will notice a "Take Book" button. Clicking that will + allow you to start the download process. +
++ After confirming that you understand, a new button labeled "Download" link will appear. Click it + to start the download to your device. As soon as you confirm that you understand, the book will + instantly become unavailable to anyone else viewing the library! If you leave or even refresh the + page before downloading the file, it will be unavailable. Once you leave the page after + clicking the "I understand" button, the file is deleted from the server. +
++ Please be careful, considerate, and responsible so you do not accidentally lose the file forever. +
+ +Giving
++ When you give a book, in addition to the file itself, you are required to include the title + of the book and your reason for giving it. You are encouraged to include your thoughts about + the book when giving your reason. + While it is not required, you are encouraged to also include the author of the book and your own + name. +
++ When your book is taken from the shelf, the data that you entered when giving it will remain in + the History listing so that anyone can look at what books + had been on the shelf at one time and see what the contributor thought about it. +
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