4 Most by Peter Duffie This is an ebook with four lovely card effects put together by Peter Duffie. We have converted it into our HTML & PDF formats. This is a good ebook to check out and see how many of our other ebooks look like. If you can read the HTML version in your web browser and the PDF version with your AcrobatReader, you are good to go for our other ebooks. Download 4 Most (~0.1 MByte; make sure to extract the zip file before viewing the ebook).
Tarbell Course sample by Harlan Tarbell ⇒ Tarbell Course full ebook
This is lesson 9 of the original Tarbell Course from the 1920s as PDF. The Tarbell Course is without a doubt the most recommended and most purchased magic book in history. The only recent contendor to this position is the Card College series by Roberto Giobbi. Download Tarbell Course sample (~0.3 MByte).
Card College 1 sample by Roberto Giobbi ⇒ Card College 1 full ebook
This is the chapter on the glide from Card College 1 as HTML. It includes two video clips. Card College is the ultimate resource for any card magician from the bloody beginner to the seasoned veteran. Download Card College 1 sample (~10.4 MByte; make sure to extract the zip file before viewing the ebook).
Card College 2 sample by Roberto Giobbi ⇒ Card College 2 full ebook
This is the chapter on the double lift, part 2 as HTML. Volume 2 of Card College has a wonderful detailed chapter on theory. Download Card College 2 sample (~4 MByte; make sure to extract the zip file before viewing the ebook).
Hugard's Magic Monthly sample ⇒ Hugard's Magic Monthly full ebook
This is issue no. 5 of volume 2 as a searchable PDF_facsimile. For close-up magic, Hugard's is one of the best magazines published. Many of the top performers during that time submitted articles. Download Hugard's Magic Monthly sample (~5 MByte).
The Sphinx sample ⇒ Digital Sphinx full ebook
This is issue number 1 from volume 48 as a searchable PDF_facsimile. The Sphinx is probably overall the greatest magic magazine ever published. Download The Sphinx sample (~12.2 MByte).
Self-Publishing by Tom Stone
If you want to learn more about how to write your own ebook, then download the shareware ebook Self-Publishing (~4 MByte) by Tom Stone. This is specifically written for magicians but many of the desktop publishing techniques taught are valuable for any other genre you want to write for. Tom Stone is a top performer and very creative. His advice is excellent. You can download his ebook for free. And if you like it send Tom $5. Instructions on how to do that are in the ebook.
Here are all pages of the Self-Publishing ebook in exploded form. (Click and drag inside the frame below to navigate. And if you have the free Cooliris plugin installed you can make this full screen.)
Junx by Gran'pa Chet A Jinx parody. Junx (~0.1 MByte)
Sticky Trip by Matthew Leatherbarrow. Effect: The magic-man reaches into his pocket and removes one solitary playing card say for example, the Ace of Diamonds. Draw on the back of this playing card is a rudimentary stickman. The performer goes on to explain that “the stickman lives on this card, the Ace of Diamonds is his home”, as this is explained the card is shown clearly on both sides. The performer then goes on to say “like all other people, Mr Stickman likes to go on holiday”. With one quick shake the stickman drawing disappears from the back of the Ace of Diamonds which is then placed facedown on the table. The deck of cards is fanned face-up and the performer states “select a destination for Mr Stickman”. Any card is then selected from the face-up deck and when the card is turned facedown the stickman image is seen to be drawn on its back. The performer then states “but Mr Stickman will always go home after his vacation” with this, the back of the selected card is rubbed against the face of the previously tabled Ace of Diamonds (home). When the cards are separated it is seen that the stickman has somehow magically travelled from the back of the selected card to the face of the Ace of Diamonds. The two cards may be thoroughly examined; finally the Ace of Diamonds with Mr Stickman is put back into the performers\’ pocket. The audience have indeed witnessed a sticky trip. Sticky Trip (~0.3 MByte)
Free Audio and Audio-books in MP3
Magic Enhancer Explanation ⇒ Magic Enhancer list of MP3s
The Magic Enhancer CD is a cool product which will help you create a professional show. We offer at Lybrary.com track packages to allow you to pick and choose what you want. This explanation track also gives you an idea about the main voice featured in many tracks. Download Magic Enhancer 1: Explanation (~3.9 MByte). You can find all the track packages and other MP3 files in the section Magic/-Audio-
Memoirs of Robert-Houdin Chapter 1 ⇒ Memoirs of Robert-Houdin full ebook
We are experimenting with audio-books. Not all, but some of the ebooks we offer would make great audio-books. With the popularity of iPods and other MP3 players it becomes very convenient to listen to audio-books. Please let us know which ebooks you would like to see as audio-books. Download Chapter 1 (~2.5 MByte).
Free Software
MixSim
Werner Miller developed a neat little software to help magicians analyse certain card tricks, modify them and potentially even invent new card tricks. This software simulates shuffling procedures as well as cutting a deck, reverse counting, elimination, etc. You will need to be familiar with "Faro Shuffle", "Reverse Faro", "Monge Shuffle" a.s.o. to meaningfully use this software. The software comes free of charge and with no warranties, guarantees or support. It was tested on Windows XP but should run on other Windows varieties. No installation necessary. Just unzip and run the executable. We have an English Version and a German Version available. Try it out. Very useful if you are into creating your own card effects.
Why Lybrary.com? Why Ebooks? Dustin Stinett, reviewer at Genii magazine and frequent poster at the Genii forum, writes about his thoughts and feelings on ebooks and Lybrary.com. Download Why Lybrary.com? Why Ebooks?.
What are the best magic books for beginners? I focus on the areas of cards, coins, mentalism, theory and general references. Download What are the best magic books for beginners?.
How to make your own custom playing cards? Ray Haddad wrote for GeMiNi, the now defunct Joe Stevens and Pat Hennessy BBS system, a fine article on a process he uses to make custom playing cards. Custom Cards Made Easy.
Article about Lybrary.com in MIT Sloan News Download News at MIT Sloan.
Free Widgets
A widget is a web-component that can simply be placed on a website and then functions there independently, for example providing particular automatically updated information, such as the most recent ebooks of a particular author or in a particular category.
Recent Magic Ebooks
If you want to show this 'latest magic ebook widget' on your website do the following:
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If you need any help, please feel free to contact us. We are happy to help you configure and add these widgets to your website. We can prepare such widgets for any author and any category, or you could do the same starting with our public RSS feeds for categories and authors. Below you see just three examples. Many aspects of these widgets can be changed easily: size, color, heading, etc.
