Aug 11, 2019 19:00:00

Overseas version of Aozora Bunko 'Standard Ebooks' that allows you to read classic masterpieces for free from Holmes to Aristoteles

Aozora Bunko is a service that allows you to read works whose copyright has disappeared or works licensed by the author on the Internet. 'Standard Ebooks ', which can be said to be the overseas version of Aozora Bunko, is an online service that allows you to easily read the works of great men who have left their mark in history, such as Conan Doyle, Dickens , and even Caesar.

Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.
https://standardebooks.org/

Standard Ebooks is a service that can be used on both PCs and smartphones, so this time I will try using Standard Ebooks on the iPhone. Access the official page and tap 'ebooks' on the top tab.

Then, the books that can be read are displayed in a list. The number of books in the collection was less than 300 at the time of publication of the article, and it was possible to search the collection by book name or author name.

You can see the details by selecting a book from the list and tapping it.

Books that can be read on Standard Ebooks include HG Wells ' masterpiece ' Time Machine, ' which is also known as the 'father of science fiction.'

Agatha Christie 's 'The Murder on the Links', known as the 'Queen of Mysteries,' is the second in a series featuring the famous detective Hercule Poirot.

A collection of short stories by HP Lovecraft , the creator of 'Cthulhu Mythos, ' which had a great influence on posterity myths.

A compilation of early short stories by

Philip K. Dick, a well-known American science fiction master.

Non-fiction such as

Darwin 's 'On the Origin of Species' that created the theory of ' evolution' ...

In the end, philosophical books such as 'Nicomachean Ethics ', which is a compilation of Aristotle 's ideas of ethics, which is a representative of ancient Greek philosophers, are also lined up.

This time, I will read '

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ' by Conan Doyle , an appearance work of Sherlock Holmes , who is sure to be a famous detective.

In the details section of the book, the number of words contained in the book, the estimated time to read, the genre of the book, a brief introduction, etc. are described.

The book file formats provided by Standard Ebooks are the general ebook file format 'epub', the 'azw3' used in Kindle, and the 'kepub' from Toronto, which is currently used for the

ebook service Kobo under Rakuten. , The latest format of epub 'epub3'. This time, I will read a book with the iOS default ebook application 'Book', so tap 'epub'.

Then the download will start automatically. After downloading, tap 'Open with' Book ''.

Then the book application will start up automatically ...

You can start reading quickly.

Standard Ebooks utilizes the ebook data of

'Project Gutenberg ', which digitizes and publishes out-of-copyright masterpieces. Standard Ebooks does not use the data of Project Gutenberg as it is, but proofreads the detailed layout and corrects typographical errors, and the compilation work requires manpower. That's why Standard Ebooks is looking for people to participate in the compilation work. You can also participate in the Standard Ebooks compilation project on the 'Get Involved' page below.

Get Involved --Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.