Oct 01, 2005 baen books po box 1403, riverdale, ny 10471. This is the first volume of a fourvolume anthology of 1960s stories by james schmitz 19111981, the complete federation of the hub published by baen books. Annotated baen free ebooks listing from the baen free library and the baen cdrom library the baen cdroms are promotional material for the books and authors found at. This site hosts copies of the cds which baen sometimes bundles into first. After his death in 2006, he was succeeded as publisher by longtime executive editor toni weisskopf. The first stories were space hero by patrick lundrigan, the winner of the 2010 jim baen memorial short story contest, and tanya, princess of elves, by larry correia, author of monster hunter international and set in that universe. The bolo universe is a fictional universe based on a series of military science fiction books by author keith laumer.
The baen free library isnt nearly as big as it was back before baen books started distributing ebooks to the kindle store and elsewhere, but its still a good source of milsf. Baen books adds multiple book download option the digital. Publisher jim baen s last cdrom orientation cd 9 author david drakes cdrom orientation cd 3. Read online or download short story ebooks for free. Baen readers list of recommended military sf wwend. Baen has a small section of free ebooks for download. Some content is based on isfdb data which is available under a creative commons license if you encounter any errors or dead links, please email me comments and new links are always appreciated, but see my link policy. Baen ebooks is an ebook supplier operated by baen books. It primarily revolves around the eponymous bolo, a type of selfaware tank. Baen free stories 2015 by baen publishing enterprises. Read online or download science fiction ebooks for free. And i thought that was pretty cool, and clever too, but it was a big surprise to me to learn that they have often also included mp3 audiobook readings complete novels and short stories.
Baen is a major publisher of speculative fiction in dead tree and ebook formats. Baen books is an american publishing house for science fiction and fantasy. It sells e books for baen and some other publishers, as well as hosting the baen free library. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books. Baen free stories 2011 by baen publishing enterprises. In 1983 jim baen had the opportunity to start his own independent company. For more freely downloadable baen books, visit the baen free library.
Baen publishing enterprises author of baen free stories 2012. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where as of december 2008 112 full books can be downloaded free in a number of formats, without copy protection. Lots of free ebooks, textbooks, childrens stories, audio books are more. Fat loss 4 idiots has certainly created a lot of buzz in the weight loss industry. To be presented at premier gaming convention gen con january 6, 2015, riverdale, new yorkafter last years enthusiastic response to the inaugural baen fantasy adventure award, baen books and the gen con writers symposium are happy to announce the second annual baen fantasy adventure award. The main premise is that it can help you lose 9lbs in 11 days. Purchasers can download the same e book in seven different formats bbeb, epub, html, microsoft reader mobipocket, rocketbook, and rtf, even long. Baen allows these cds to be distributed not simply to provide free electronic copies of their books, but to generate sales for those same books. The reason i sat out was all the horror stories i had heard about drm as. For all baen free library cds, zipped iso images are provided click on zip to download them or on the titlepicture to browse contents if you are wondering why some numbers are duplicated, but some other numbers are missing in the names of the cds, the answer is because baen made it so i have kept their original numbering i am in no way affiliated with baen. Many would say that their books are addictive, so you can delete the bli from publisher. In january of 2011 we started posting free short stories we thought might be of interest to baen readers.
The main protagonist in this volume is telzey amberdon, a teenaged genius who attends law school, has strong psionic talents, and gets involved in lifeordeath conflicts with psi. This cdrom has the full electronic contents of as many books as jim baen s skilled people could cram into it. So, at this point, its been roughly 3 years and still no baen on overdrive. I knew that several of baen s hardcover first editions over the last few years had been coming with bonus cdroms full of ebooks. The baen free library is a digital library of the science fiction and fantasy publishing house baen books where 61 ebooks as of june 2016 can be downloaded. And if you have time, you might want to also check out fifth imperium. Unlike most ebook suppliers, it does not use digital rights management i. Download free books from major catalogs to ibooks, kindle, nook, or your. Six sites with truly free ebooks the digital reader. Baen books online software free download baen books. Comments and new links are always appreciated, but see my link policy. If both sides were truly committed to making an agreement, it would have happened by now. Questia has 5,000 books available for free, including rare books and classics. The books are in several formats so that you can read them on your pda if you know what youre doing, and on virtually any word processor even if you dont know what you.
The mcgill library rare books and special collections. Aug 31, 2014 history download free ebooks or read books online for free. The baen free library allows free access to dozens of titles from the companys backlist, often the first book published in a series by a baen author. Of course weve kept all the free stuffthe monthly stories and nonfiction, the extensive teachers guides, and the baen free library. So if you download any of the disks, do take the time to go to the baen webscription site and buy a copy of at least the cds primary ebook. It is one of the best selling weight loss books online. The shrinking baen free ebook library reminds me how ebooks. The sffantasy publisher baen books reminded us again this week why they are the only decent ebook retailer outside of amazon.
Baen books is now making available for free a number of its titles in electronic format. Baen books online freeware free download baen books online. And yes, baen had always used the free library to drive book sales. All bengali short stories books download or read online. Sadly, all the children who cant afford retail prices to buy the baen titles theyd love to read are being left out in the cold.
Discover new authors and their books in our ebook community. Or, if you prefer, you can download the books in one of several formats. Free stories 2020 frank chadwick mercedes lackey cody martin wil mccarthy nancy. Baen books catalog software free download baen books catalog. Baen has added a new download option to its ebookstore. A site that brings both authors and readers into the world of free legal ebooks. The covers were terrible and the stories were often campy, but it was one of the few publishers willing to explore the scifi genres in new and exciting ways.
Baen books is one of the largest publishers of science fiction and fantasy in the u. Beyond that long list, we have further categorized more scifi free ebooks and audiobooks from different subgenres, grouped according to famous authors and from popular free ebook hubs which have a great collection of scifi ebooks. Second annual contest for best fantasy adventure story. Amazon web services scalable cloud computing services. In january of 2011 we started posting free short stories we thought might be of interest to. The baen cds hosted on the site linked on this page are freelydistributable disks provided to promote the sale of the books contained within. Mccarthy has also written for television, and appeared on the history channel and the science channel. Baen books allows the cdroms to be copied and distributed for free. In addition to the baens free library online, if you buy a hardcover book i think it applies to all hc books, but not sure you get a cd which contains all the previous books in the series in ebookform five different formats. Science fiction archives download free ebooks, legally. Baen has made liberal use of free content in its marketing efforts. Baen books has made approximately 50 scifi and fantasy titles available for free download in a variety of formats.
You may need to burn it directly to a cd or use thirdparty software to view its contents. Some content is based on isfdb data which is available under a creative commons license. Joe buckley is practically a tradition among baen books authors, says baen books publisher toni weisskopf. The other half of the proceeds will go to readassist, a nonprofit that helps disabled readers get access to books, and also provides free access to baen ebooks. Posts about free sci fi novels download baen books ebooks free online sci fi books free sci fi audio books sci fi book series free scifi ebooks free science fiction stories free science fiction ebooks written by mitchellmendlow. If you encounter any errors or dead links, please email me. This cdrom has the full electronic contents of as many books as the skilled people of baen books could cram into it. Unlike most e book suppliers, it does not use digital rights management i.
The sea hag by david drake, starliner by david drake, seas of venus by david drake, with the lightnings by david drak. Authors with their ebooks will benefit greatly from the large community of readers and the readers will in return, of course, will have lots of materials to read to their hearts content. Baen ebooks is an e book supplier operated by baen books. Before his recent death, jim baen believed, and others still believe that at present ebooks help to increase the sales of dead tree editions, so baen gives away a number of ebooks for free in the baen free.
They first appeared in the short story combat unit 1960, and have since been featured in science fiction novels and short story anthologies by him and others. Baen books online, free baen books online software downloads, page 2. Download free ebooks for kindle from these 12 sites. Thats right, all we need is the price of a paperback book to sustain a nonprofit website the whole world depends on. The baen free library publisher jim baens last cdrom orientation cd 9 author david drakes cdrom orientation cd 3. Download audiobooks published by baen books to your device. The best in science fiction and fantasy publishing. Weve managed to gather 232 online scifi web serials from various angles and plots. Lost in transmission, an entry in mccarthys queendom of sol series is out from baen, and the collapsium, the wellstone, and to crush the moon will appear in allnew baen editions throughout 2020. Anyone who wishes can read these titles online no conditions, no strings attached. The stars must wait baen books keith laumer, laurence schwinger cover on. Astronaut john jackson expects to wake from suspended animation in another world, but instead he opens his eyes a century later to an earth populated by postarmageddon nasties.
The company was established in 1983 by science fiction publisher and editor jim baen. The baen free library tons of great free science fiction. For example, free sample chapters of its books are typically available on the baen web site. In science fiction, it emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, and military science fiction. Baen publishing enterprises is the author of baen free stories 2012 3. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. I knew that several of baens hardcover first editions over the last few years had been coming with bonus cdroms full of ebooks. The books are in several formats so that you can read them on your pda if you know what youre doing, and on virtually any word processor even if you dont know what youre doing any better than i do.
It was founded in autumn 1999 by science fiction writer eric flint and publisher jim baen to determine whether the availability of books free of charge on the internet. Sku 9781451637786 as stated on the website listing, and eisbn. Posts about free sci fi novels download baen books ebooks free online. Baen free library project gutenberg selfpublishing.