Merge to Warez date October 2010 Notability date October 2010 Unreferenced date October 2010 Ebook scene is the system of pirates who release ebook s. Books were first converted to digital form in the 1980s. At that time most books were usually typed manually. Originally books were distributed through Bulletin board system BBSes and early networks. Also, a number of legitimate projects such as Project Gutenberg were started that concentrated on digitizing and distributing public domain books. The ebook scene started to take shape in late 1990s. Distributions of pirated ebooks are known as releases. One ebook release was ActiveX and VBS Web Workshop by JGT one of the first and most active groups in February 2000, although other releases can be traced to 1999. In 2002 several other groups became active, including ROR that specialised on Information Technology IT books and EEn , releasing non IT books and magazines. In 2003 LiB joined the scene, releasing IT literature. In late 2003, DEMENTiA joined the scene, releasing magazine and comic scans, and ebooks later. Another IT group, DDU, started work in 2004. A variety of other groups also emerged, some of them short lived. Pirated ebooks are mostly created by scanning and then Optical character recognition OCRing paper books. The genres best represented in ebook piracy are sci fi , small press horror , and fantasy , technical IT literature, classics and popular books of various genres. Many pirate sites now accept ebooks in addition ... distributed through normal Warez scene scene channels. Ordinary users can access ebook archives through IRC channels. Another development that is unique to the eBook scene has been the distribution of eBooks by embedding an ebook in an image, utilizing existing image boards as a distribution medium ... http web.archive.org web 20060530055327 http www.searchlores.org h ebook.htm Piece of ebook scene ... 2007 was not used in writing this entry someone check it out Reflist DEFAULTSORT Ebook Scene Category ... more details
Use mdy dates date September 2010 Notability date September 2009 The Elonex eBook is an e book reader from UK company Elonex available since July 2009. Elonex 511EB This model operates on the same system as another model by Hanvon . Specifications ref name specsborders http www.elonex.co.uk news articles 2009 600eb.shtm Elonex Plc News , captured Feb 2, 2010 ref Thickness 9mm br Weight 180g br Battery life 8000 pages between charges br Screen E Ink , 5 inch screen br Memory Micro SD card slot up to 32gb supported . 512 MB onboard memory. br File support Supports ebook formats TXT , PDF , HTML , ePub br Other Variable font size, headphone jack, microphone, QWERTY keyboard, text to speech Sale This model was sold with a free 4gb micro SD card for 129.99 toward the end of December 2009 and during January 2010, by Waterstone s in the UK. ref name waterstonesnews http www.thebookseller.com news 108469 waterstones backs budget elonex.html Waterstone s backs budget Elonex , TheBookseller.com, captured Feb 2, 2010 ref Previously, it was sold through Borders for 189 without the micro SD card. Bugs Originally, the reader was unable to interpret carriage returns in .htm files this caused words to run together when displayed on the screen. A firmware update is made available through the Elonex support page that fixes this issue. Another firmware update was due to be made available in the first week of February 2010 to address some minor unresolved issues and also add additional note taking functionality to the 511EB. ref name firmwareupdate http www.elonex.co.uk support products ebook 511 eBook.shtm Elonex Support , captured Feb 2, 2010. ref This update has been delayed several times, no date is given for the update with note taking facilities References references Ebooks navbox DEFAULTSORT Elonex Ebook Category Dedicated e book devices Category Electronic paper technology ... more details
Starling Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 PD Gutenberg Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm THE STARLING from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 ... more details
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Mongoose Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 PD Gutenberg Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h img 0111.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm THE MANGOUSTE from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 ... more details
Swallow Hirundinidae Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 PD Gutenberg Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h img 0064a.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm THE NESTS OF BIRDS from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 ... more details
Peter the Hermit Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 PD Gutenberg Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h img 0072.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm PETER THE HERMIT AND THE FIRST CRUSADE from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 ... more details
Statue of John Hampden Project Gutenberg eBook 11921 Title The Illustrated London Reading Book Language English EText No. 11921 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h img 0235.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 1 9 2 11921 11921 h 11921 h.htm JOHN HAMPDEN from http www.gutenberg.net etext 11921 PD Gutenberg ... more details
Christine de Pizan Project Gutenberg eBook 12254 PD Gutenberg Creator Litchfield, Frederick 1850 1930 Title Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time EText No. 12254 http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 2 2 5 12254 12254 h images illus045.jpg from http www.gutenberg.net dirs 1 2 2 5 12254 12254 h 12254 h.htm from http www.gutenberg.net etext 12254 ... more details
wiktionary open opened overt Open may refer to In philosophy Openness , term being used to define the basis of how various groups and organizations operate In mathematics Open problem , a well defined problem with no known solution in science and mathematics Open set , set in topology and related fields of mathematics Opening morphology , an operator in mathematical morphology Open and closed maps Open map , a function that is open In music and media Open Shaznay Lewis album Open Shaznay Lewis album , 2004 album by Shaznay Lewis Open Blues Image album Open Blues Image album Open Cowboy Junkies album Open Cowboy Junkies album Open Gotthard album Open Gotthard album Open YFriday album Open YFriday album Open , 1967 album by Julie Driscoll , Brian Auger and the Trinity Open band Open band , Australian pop rock band Open Q Tip album Open Q Tip album , 2004 unreleased album by Q Tip rapper Q Tip Open , a song by The Cure on their album Wish The Cure album Wish The Cure album Open Season film Open Season film , a movie made in Sony Animation Open.... , the original interactive television service on BSkyBs Sky Digital platform Open film Open film , 2010 film by Jake Yuzna, awarded with the Teddy Award Teddy jury award at the 60th Berlinale In language and literature Open vowel , vowel sound of a type used in most spoken languages Open magazine , a lifestyle Mexican publication OPEN Indian magazine OPEN , an Indian weekly English language magazine featuring current affairs Open An Autobiography, by Andre Agassi 2010 In electronics and computer science open process , Nextstep & Mac OS ... Open circuit voltage , in electronics, the absence of a load through which electric current would flow Open source software , computer software modifiable by all, where users are treated as co developers Open system computing , computer systems that provide interoperability Open system call , standardized system call for opening files In other fields Open sport , type of competition in tennis, golf ... more details
Infobox Film name In the Open image image size caption director Sydney Ayres writer J. Edward Hungerford starring William Garwood br Louise Lester distributor Mutual Film released October 12, 1914 runtime country FilmUS language Silent film br English language English intertitles In the Open is a 1914 American silent film silent short film directed by Sydney Ayres , starring William Garwood and Louise Lester . Cast William Garwood as Ben Carroll, a young ranchman Louise Lester as His mother Harry von Meter as Mendez, a rascally Mexican Vivian Rich as Conchita, his stepdaughter B. Reeves Eason Reaves Eason as A doctor Joe Knight as Deputy Sheriff External links imdb title id 0483388 DEFAULTSORT In The Open Category 1914 films Category 1910s drama films Category American drama films Category American short films Category American silent films Category Black and white films short silent film stub ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2007 Open.... Four stops. See referenced screenshot ref cite web url http media.corporate ir.net media files irol 10 104016 reports Prelim2001pres.pdf title British Sky Broadcasting Group plc Preliminary results presentation accessdate 2007 04 12 date 2001 07 25 format PDF ref was the original interactive television service on BSkyB s Sky UK & Ireland Sky platform. Running from launch in 1998 until October 2001, Open.... was run by British Interactive Broadcasting BIB , a consortium owned by BSkyB, British Telecom , HSBC Bank Europe HSBC and Panasonic Corporation Matsushita . It was dropped in October 2001 and replaced by Sky Active , a brand which covers all Sky interactive services as well as those remaining from Open.... Services Open.... s services were designed to allow the Sky Digibox to provide interactive TV such as email but without any internet access, an extremely limited range a walled garden of Banking, shopping, and games was provided. Original plans were to provide a dual use credit card with a smart card embedded, to allow purchases to be made without requiring manual entering of details. This never existed during Open.... s time, but was eventually launched in 2005 as Sky Card . An SMS gateway was also announced at one stage, allowing sending of SMS messages to Sky boxes this was introduced in 2002, following the widespread deployment of the WapTV WML microbrowser under the Sky Active brand. While not actually listed on the Sky EPG under Open.... s entry, the original gaming system on Sky, PlayJam , is often seen as having accompanied the service, although it was operated by OpenTV Inc, and not BIB. Technical details All parts of the system ran as OpenTV applications, which is likely how it got its name. Satellite bandwidth was used .... In return, it was made a many features of the Digibox were designed with Open.... in mind, such as the modem ... signed by new customers today. Two additional Digibox accessories were produced for Open.... an infra ... more details
Philippine Open may refer to several sporting events. Philippine Open golf Philippines Open badminton Philippines Open darts disambig de Philippines Open ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Open, closed, open is a technique of playing snare drum rudiment s, especially used during audition s. Open, closed, open technique consists of beginning the rudiment very slow and controlled, speeding up evenly until at the maximum speed for the drummer, then slowing back down after maintaining that speed. Optimally, the drummer should end on the opposite hand as started, in case of alternating rudiments such as paradiddle s. Also, the speed ended at should be approximately the same speed as the drummer began. Rudimental Percussion DEFAULTSORT Open, Closed, Open Category Percussion performance techniques Music stub ... more details
Sporting events called the European Open include European Open golf , a golf tournament on the European Tour Malta Cup , a professional snooker tournament formerly called European Open European Open tennis , a professional tennis tournament disambig de European Open nl European Open no European Open sl European Open ... more details
Open turn may refer to Open turn swimming , a turn technique in swimming Open Turn politics whatever it is... Open turn dance , a dance move disambig ... more details
Asian Open may refer to Men s golf s BMW Asian Open A former name of snooker s Thailand Masters snooker Thailand Masters A former name of tennis s Thailand Open tennis Thailand Open dab no Asian Open ... more details
BellSouth Open may refer to Heineken Open tennis , a men s tennis tournament known as the BellSouth Open in 1996 and 1997 Movistar Open , a men s tennis tournament known as the BellSouth Open from 2002 to 2005 disambig ... more details
The Singapore Open can refer to several sporting events bearing the same name, or at least in part Singapore Open badminton Singapore Open bowling Singapore Open golf Singapore Open table tennis Singapore Open tennis disambig id Singapura Terbuka ... more details
Polish Open may refer to the following Polish Open badminton , a badminton tournament. Orange Warsaw Open , a tennis tournament originally known as the Prokom Polish Open. Warsaw Golf Open , a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour between 1996 and 1999, originally known as the Bank Pekao Polish Open. disambig ... more details
China Open can refer to four events China Open snooker , a professional snooker tournament. China Open tennis , an professional tennis tournament on the ATP World Tour and WTA Tour. China Open badminton , an annual badminton tournament. Volvo China Open , a golf tournament on the European Tour. disambig cs China Open de China Open nl China Open ja no China Open sk China Open sl China Open fi China Open zh ... more details
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