Here’s a list of some notable free book resources available online. These platforms offer a wide range of books, including classics, contemporary works, academic texts, and more:
Project Gutenberg
A vast collection of free eBooks, including many classics in literature. It offers over 60,000 eBooks that require no special apps to read, just regular web browsers or eBook readers.
Digital Public Library of America
DPLA connects you to digitized works from various American libraries and institutions, offering a diverse and expansive range of free resources.
HathiTrust Digital Library
A partnership of academic and research institutions, HathiTrust offers a massive collection of digitized literature. While some materials are restricted, many are available for free to the public.
Internet Archive
This non-profit digital library offers millions of free books, movies, software, music and more.
Open Library
An initiative of the Internet Archive, Open Library aims to create a web page for every book ever published. It offers millions of titles that you can borrow and read and read online for free.
LibriVox
If you enjoy audiobooks, LibriVox offers a great selection of public domain books read by volunteers from around the world.
Open Culture
For those interested in learning, this site lists free online literature courses from leading universities, covering various authors and literary topics.
Smashwords
A platform for independent authors, Smashwords has a large collection of free books across different genres.
Project Muse
Particularly useful for students and researchers, Project Muse provides free access to books and journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation is an organization providing a vast, freely accessible online archive of poems from various eras and cultures.
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