You have probably come across the big kite-making books for the Paper, Soft, Dowel, and Skewer-based designs by now. By "books" I mean downloadable, printable e-books in PDF format.
The complete catalog is listed below. Feel free to browse around. Click or tap on any image that looks interesting.
Shhh ... this is a library remember!
A short note on PRICES with regard to the Bundle and Compilations products:
You'll see prices below, in red, and all in US dollars. However, once you click through to the products, you will be able to purchase in other currencies as well (except for Kiting Knots). It would have been a bit of a mess to cram them all on this page. :-)
OK, if you are not a complete "kite nut" like me, you might want to skip this section.
Still here? Good!
See those compilation e-books down below? You can have the lot...
The price of this Bundle is much less than the total cost of buying all the compilations separately. Let alone the cost of buying all the e-books for individual kite designs.
This is a wise and frugal choice if you will be making kites for years to come.
$29.95 (USD)
The main purpose of these e-books is to provide all of this site's kite plans and instructions in a more convenient form than live web pages. They also contain many designs that do not have instructions posted on the pages of this website.
$14.95 (USD)
$14.95 (USD)
And last, but perhaps not least, try my Kiting Knots handy reference. Just click or tap on the e-book cover.
$2.95 (USD)
The PDF file format used by my e-books is good for downloading and printing off text and pictures from the Internet. So the "book" is actually a file stored on your computer or tablet. All you need is the free and easy-to-use Adobe Reader installed on your computer.
PDFs are designed for easy magnification of the print size if desired (for on-screen reading) and for easy selection of pages to print out. When you do a printout, the content is nicely formatted on each page—unlike when printing straight from a website!
By securing a full printout in a simple binder, you can make a handy addition to your collection of kite books. Make a start on your own kiting library today!