If you're wondering about where to find some of the older books in the compilation, the internet is your friend.
Copyright has expired on a number of the books. Thus, for example, Project Gutenberg has e-versions of most of the books on the Publisher's Weekly list for 1900-1917. The same is true of Arthur's Classic Novels. Only a small number of the books are not available through these sites. Moreover, at least for Project Gutenberg, it appears some of the books are available in formats that will work on various e-book readers.
Finally, Google Books, The Online Books Page and I'm certain other online sources have many of these books available. And if all else fails, try your local library or interlibrary loan.
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