Silmarillion downloading link - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lotrelf · 05-05-2014, 10:51 PM

I've been trying to download it in pdf format but it's been like a mess. Is there anyone out there who can give me proper link?
Thank You!

Bêthberry · 05-06-2014, 08:49 AM

It is a violation of copyright to download a complete book. The Silmarillion is under copyright.

I doubt if anyone here would provide an illegal link--and if anyone did, the Mods would remove it and give the member a stern warning.

tom the eldest · 05-06-2014, 09:09 AM

It wont work well afterall,reading a book in a computer is a pain

Inziladun · 05-06-2014, 09:25 AM

Is an old-school print version not available? Even the local chain bookstore has it where I am. If you aren't near any sort of bookstore, there's Amazon.

Lotrelf · 05-06-2014, 10:11 AM

Illegal link? I didn't ask for that. Most of the books are available in pdf format, and I was under the impression that The Silmarillion would be too. Inziladun, problem isn't that I can't buy the book. I could order it from flipkart too, but the problem is something else. My family doesn't allow me to read "novels" and I have to hide the fact from them that I have more than 70 e-books in my Phone and computer. If it isn't available, then, I'll simply go for what I have got. Thanks.

Morthoron · 05-06-2014, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lotrelf

Illegal link? I didn't ask for that. Most of the books are available in pdf format, and I was under the impression that The Silmarillion would be too. Inziladun, problem isn't that I can't buy the book. I could order it from flipkart too, but the problem is something else. My family doesn't allow me to read "novels" and I have to hide the fact from them that I have more than 70 e-books in my Phone and computer. If it isn't available, then, I'll simply go for what I have got. Thanks.

Not allowed to read novels? Ah yes, that decadent Tolkien subverting another youth!

Inziladun · 05-06-2014, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Lotrelf

Illegal link? I didn't ask for that. Most of the books are available in pdf format, and I was under the impression that The Silmarillion would be too. Inziladun, problem isn't that I can't buy the book. I could order it from flipkart too, but the problem is something else. My family doesn't allow me to read "novels" and I have to hide the fact from them that I have more than 70 e-books in my Phone and computer. If it isn't available, then, I'll simply go for what I have got. Thanks.

I am sorry to hear that. My daughter has some habits of which I do not approve, but reading is not among them! Are TH and LOTR prohibited too?

Lotrelf · 05-06-2014, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Not allowed to read novels? Ah yes, that decadent Tolkien subverting another youth!

"Decadent Tolkien subverting another youth"? No, that's not the thought at all. It's just my parents think I should not do anything time consuming--even reading books other than my syllabus books, especially when I'm doing Masters with Physics. But I can't resist reading Tolkien.

Lotrelf · 05-06-2014, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun

I am sorry to hear that. My daughter has some habits of which I do not approve, but reading is not among them! Are TH and LOTR prohibited too?

All books. That's why I've to hide that I've read some books without letting them know. As I said in my earlier post it is just parents' over-protective nature. That's all. After reading HP series & The Alchemist when I started reading The Hobbit, I felt "I was home! This was what I missed the most." That's another thing I haven't finished reading the book.

P.S. tom the eldest, I agree, but there's no other way.

Morthoron · 05-06-2014, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lotrelf

"Decadent Tolkien subverting another youth"? No, that's not the thought at all. It's just my parents think I should not do anything time consuming--even reading books other than my syllabus books, especially when I'm doing Masters with Physics. But I can't resist reading Tolkien.

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

So Jack Nicholson typed several thousand times before he tried to axe murder his family in The Shining.

Inziladun · 05-06-2014, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

And all Physics and no Tolkien makes you a Saruman.

Lotrelf · 05-06-2014, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun

And all Physics and no Tolkien makes you a Saruman.

Makes Saruman

Makes me Saruman?? Nooo!!

Aiwendil · 05-07-2014, 07:15 PM

It appears to be available as an e-book from Amazon.

Lotrelf · 05-07-2014, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Aiwendil

It appears to be available as an e-book from Amazon.

It didn't help. I had tried there too.

jallanite · 06-24-2014, 01:36 PM

It is available as a Kindle edition from amazon.com for $10.61 US. See http://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J...s=silmarillion . It is also available in a Kindle edition from amazon.uk for £5.89 UK. See http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silmarillion...s=silmarillion .

Kindle is not pdf format but it is a downloadable format readable on PCs.

Mithalwen · 06-24-2014, 09:26 PM

I have the kindle version of Lord of the Rings (since my Tolkien paperbacks tend to become deciduous the long term plan is to have hardbacks and kindle versions), and while I am waiting to repair or replace the kindle (screen cracked in freak accident) I am reading my kindle stuff on my tablet having downloaded a free app at amazon which works quite well.

jallanite · 06-26-2014, 12:03 PM

I also have Kindle books, but none by Tolkien. Mostly I have ones that are very inexpensive.

I use only the free app from amazon. When my virus checker bombed out about a month ago so that Window no longer worked, I took the opportunity to upgrade to Windows 8. Just as advertised I was still able to sign onto Kindle and find my books without any problem.

05-05-2014, 10:51 PM	#1
Lotrelf Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 265	Silmarillion downloading link I've been trying to download it in pdf format but it's been like a mess. Is there anyone out there who can give me proper link? Thank You! __________________ A short saying oft contains much wisdom. ~Sophocles

05-06-2014, 08:49 AM	#2
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,996	It is a violation of copyright to download a complete book. The Silmarillion is under copyright. I doubt if anyone here would provide an illegal link--and if anyone did, the Mods would remove it and give the member a stern warning. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

05-06-2014, 09:09 AM	#3
tom the eldest Wight Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: far away,in the southern arda Posts: 153	It wont work well afterall,reading a book in a computer is a pain __________________ Fly,you fools!-gandalf,the bridge of khazad dûm

05-06-2014, 09:25 AM	#4
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Is an old-school print version not available? Even the local chain bookstore has it where I am. If you aren't near any sort of bookstore, there's Amazon. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

05-06-2014, 10:11 AM	#5
Lotrelf Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 265	Illegal link? I didn't ask for that. Most of the books are available in pdf format, and I was under the impression that The Silmarillion would be too. Inziladun, problem isn't that I can't buy the book. I could order it from flipkart too, but the problem is something else. My family doesn't allow me to read "novels" and I have to hide the fact from them that I have more than 70 e-books in my Phone and computer. If it isn't available, then, I'll simply go for what I have got. Thanks. __________________ A short saying oft contains much wisdom. ~Sophocles

05-07-2014, 07:15 PM	#13
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	It appears to be available as an e-book from Amazon.

06-24-2014, 01:36 PM	#15
jallanite Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 479	It is available as a Kindle edition from amazon.com for $10.61 US. See http://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J...s=silmarillion . It is also available in a Kindle edition from amazon.uk for £5.89 UK. See http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silmarillion...s=silmarillion . Kindle is not pdf format but it is a downloadable format readable on PCs.

06-24-2014, 09:26 PM	#16
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	I have the kindle version of Lord of the Rings (since my Tolkien paperbacks tend to become deciduous the long term plan is to have hardbacks and kindle versions), and while I am waiting to repair or replace the kindle (screen cracked in freak accident) I am reading my kindle stuff on my tablet having downloaded a free app at amazon which works quite well. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-26-2014, 12:03 PM	#17
jallanite Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 479	I also have Kindle books, but none by Tolkien. Mostly I have ones that are very inexpensive. I use only the free app from amazon. When my virus checker bombed out about a month ago so that Window no longer worked, I took the opportunity to upgrade to Windows 8. Just as advertised I was still able to sign onto Kindle and find my books without any problem. Last edited by jallanite; 06-26-2014 at 05:03 PM.