| Library Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Digital Public Library of America | Scholarly research |
| Open Library | Online books |
| Overdrive | Free ebooks, audiobooks & magazines from your library All you need is a public library card |
| Project Gutenberg | Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for you to enjoy. |
| The Online Books Page | University of Pennsylvania - Listing over 3 million free books on the Web |
| Read Print | Our website offers thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast. To find the book you desire to read, start by looking through the author index. If you need help with something, feel free to drop us a line. |
| The Literature Network | We offer searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast. To find the work you're looking for start by looking through the author index. We currently have over 3500 full books and over 4400 short stories and poems by over 260 authors. Our quotations database has over 8500 quotes, and our quiz system features over 340 quizzes. |
| Chest of Books | ChestofBooks.com presents free online books on various topics, like Art and Photography Books, Business books, Health and Healing Books, Craft and Hobby Books, etc. They have put a lot of effort into scanning, converting to text and proofreading the books just for your reading enjoyment. |
| Internet Archive | Internet Archive is the most extensive free online non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. They provide people with universal access to all knowledge. The Internet Archive offers a wealth of free information, serves millions of people each day and is one of the top 300 websites in the world. |
| Fiction.us | Fiction.us is a great place to find free online novels. Just as the name of the website tells, this site contains lots of fiction books including many award-winning books. Their books are split into chapters, so it's easy to remember where you left off. The site also offers poetry, plays and picture books. |
| Public Literature | PublicLiterature.org showcases some of the greatest authors from around the world. Many high-profile authors use the PublicLiterature.org column to discuss their latest work, provide samples of their work such as poetry, excerpts from books and plays, and share their thoughts. Additionally, PublicLiterature.org provides a user-friendly interface to read books online. At the same time, it gives aspiring writers the opportunity to share their work with a wider audience |
| Authorama | Authorama features completely free books from a variety of different authors. And all the classic literature collected on this site, as well as illustrations within the book pages, are in the public domain. |
| Page by Page Books | We have hundreds of classic books you can read right now, all absolutely free! It is an ideal way to expand your horizons, catch up on your reading list, or read books that it seems like everyone else has already read. Fix yourself a drink, get comfortable and Start Reading! |
| Perseus Digital Library - Tufts University | The Perseus Hopper is an open-source project providing a suite of services for interacting with textual collections which cover the history, literature, and culture of the Greco-Roman world. Their mission is to help make the full record for humanity as intellectually accessible as possible to every human being, providing information adapted to as many linguistic and cultural backgrounds as possible. |
| Bartleby | Bartleby is an academic library developed by Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. Great reference works, as well as historical and scientific texts, are available for free online from Bartleby. Current offerings on the Bartleby platform include Bartleby Textbook Solutions and Bartleby Writing. Its mission is to serve all who work to elevate their lives through education. |
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