I was waiting for this sort of thread.
Legally, many classics are readily available as copyright is usually 50-70 years after the death of the author, depending on the jurisdiction.
http://www.archive.org
http://www.gutenberg.org
http://www.digitalbookindex.org
are the two most comprehensive, though the latter has a LOT of obscure and esoteric manuals, namely stuff like 1920's textbooks
ebooks.addelaide.edu.au us a good site because Australian copyright up to 2005 had death+50 year, 70 years is usually the norm. So stuff like George Orwell can be obtained.
Illegally, toerrents can get you most things.
Legally, many classics are readily available as copyright is usually 50-70 years after the death of the author, depending on the jurisdiction.
http://www.archive.org
http://www.gutenberg.org
http://www.digitalbookindex.org
are the two most comprehensive, though the latter has a LOT of obscure and esoteric manuals, namely stuff like 1920's textbooks
ebooks.addelaide.edu.au us a good site because Australian copyright up to 2005 had death+50 year, 70 years is usually the norm. So stuff like George Orwell can be obtained.
Illegally, toerrents can get you most things.