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Posted by Larry Shone on 08-05-2011 18:31

I have an e-book reader now and I was wondering what classic out of print books on diptera I might be able to download. Project Gutenberg has thousands of free to download e-books both fiction and none but I wouldn't know what authors to look out for!

Posted by ChrisR on 07-11-2011 18:48

Colyer & Hammond ("Flies of the British Isles", published by Warne) would be my first choice but I doubt that obscure entomological literature is first on their list to scan and make available ;) Sometimes you get people who scan books to PDF and make them available but they do tend to be specific papers & keys but not usually reading books like Colyer & Hammond. :)

Posted by Larry Shone on 08-11-2011 00:57

ChrisR wrote:
Colyer & Hammond ("Flies of the British Isles", published by Warne) would be my first choice but I doubt that obscure entomological literature is first on their list to scan and make available ;) Sometimes you get people who scan books to PDF and make them available but they do tend to be specific papers & keys but not usually reading books like Colyer & Hammond. :)

Thanks Chris, there's a guy on photomacrography.net offering free ebooks about macro photography!

Posted by ChrisR on 08-11-2011 10:38

Larry Shone wrote:
Thanks Chris, there's a guy on photomacrography.net offering free ebooks about macro photography!

Yes, I saw that ... an odd combination of books on his website ... Bhuddism & Stacking :)

Posted by Gunnar M Kvifte on 08-11-2011 11:21

Manual of Nearctic Diptera! Available for free download from the Entomological Society of Canada.

Posted by Larry Shone on 08-11-2011 12:49

Gunnar M Kvifte wrote:
Manual of Nearctic Diptera! Available for free download from the Entomological Society of Canada.

Had to use the Canadian site's Search button and enter 'Manual'. Theres a few there!

Here a link:

http://www.esc-se...cmono.html

:D

Edited by Larry Shone on 08-11-2011 12:56