# What's a good site for... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 8, 2000, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599 "2000-01-08T02:28:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2000, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/1 "2000-01-08T02:28:00Z")
Whatever you’re looking for on the Web, ask here. My question: where’s a good online site for public domain texts? (NOT a book-ordering site like [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com)). ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2000, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/2 "2000-01-08T02:51:00Z")
At the risk of sounding like a blooming idjit, what do you mean by “public domain texts”? ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2000, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/3 "2000-01-08T03:02:00Z")
probably books you can download…there is some book project on the web, where you can though. What was it called? the graffenberg project of something…anyway try searching at [ask.com](http://ask.com) Also look at this weird way of getting to free book downloads: [http://www.kamloopsbc.com/ucc/books/booksbb1mesg/28.html](http://www.kamloopsbc.com/ucc/books/booksbb1mesg/28.html) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2000, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/4 "2000-01-08T03:06:00Z")
Well, I’d like to know if there is a site where I could put Unix shell scripts for a cgi web page - also one that allows server side includes. Without forcing me to have their ads on my page. ---
**Author:** ![Nekosoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Nekosoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nekosoft)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2000, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/5 "2000-01-08T03:09:00Z")
Why, you’re looking for Project Gutenberg, of course! [http://promo.net/pg/](http://promo.net/pg/) Simple as that. The Public Domain refering to texts that the copyright has either lapsed on (not _too_ many of those yet) or that a copyright has never been placed on, such as most of the classics. I’m looking for a website that has Heather Bishop mp3’s, but I’m not going to find it. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2000, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/6 "2000-01-08T03:50:00Z")
Heheh…Graffenburg is the guy who “discovered” the g-spot. (Hence it’s name.) 😃 * * * “Wednesday the 15th - Chris made one of her rare good points today.” _Guanolad_ ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2000, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/7 "2000-01-08T04:51:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Why, you’re looking for Project Gutenberg, of course! [http://promo.net/pg/](http://promo.net/pg/) > Simple as that. Or you could try [www.literature.org](http://www.literature.org) * * * “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank ---
**Author:** ![Nekosoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Nekosoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nekosoft)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2000, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/8 "2000-01-08T05:06:00Z")
## Hey, that’s even simpler! I’ll also suggest [www.etext.org](http://www.etext.org) for more… unusual stuff… I can’t believe I missed _Graffenburg_ for crying out loud! I’ve got to read more slowly. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2000, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/9 "2000-01-08T16:37:00Z")
I have Library of The Future on cdrom. It has about 1000 books. Some are pretty short. But that’s another way to get some books cheap. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-site-for/12599/10 "2000-01-09T02:34:00Z")
You could try [The Online Books Page](http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/). I’m sure some of them are probably public domain.