40 sources for more free books online

The following websites offer free unabridged books online. Book options include fiction, nonfiction, verse, classic works and reference books.

• Bartleby - Bartleby has one of the best collections of literature, verse and reference books that can be accessed online for no charge.
  


• Biblomania - A great collection of classic texts, reference books, articles and study guides.
  


• Books-On-Line - A directory of more than 50,000 (mostly free) books that are posted on the Internet. Browse by author, subject or keyword.
  


• Bookstacks - This site has nearly 100 free books from 36 different authors. The books can be read online or downloaded as a PDF.
  


• Bored.com - Read thousands of classic books and other ebooks online or transfer files to your computer. Special topics include music, games, cooking, science and travel.
  


• Classic Book Library - A free online library containing historical fiction, romance, mysteries, science fiction and children's literature.
  


• Classic Bookshelf - Electronic library of classic books with a special Java eBook reading program for easy viewing.
  
  
• Classic Reader - An expanding collection of classic fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's stories and plays--more than 4,000 works by hundreds of authors.
  


• Ebook Lobby - Hundreds of free ebooks in categories that range from business and art to computing and education.
  


• EtextCenter - More than 2,000 free ebooks from the University of Virginia Library's Etext Center. Books include classic fiction, children's literature, historical texts and bibles.
  


• Fiction eBooks Online - Hundreds of plays, poems, short stories, picture books and classic novels.
  


• Fiction Wise - Free works of fiction from the top independent ebook seller in the world.
  


• Full Books - Thousands of full-text books sorted by title--both fiction and nonfiction.
  


• Get Free Books - Thousands of free books on nearly every topic imaginable. All books are available for instant download.
  


• Great Literature Online - Free, HTML formatted e-text from ClassicAuthors.net. A links page for each author makes this site a great resource for college students.
  


• Hans Christian Andersen - A wonderful collection of stories and fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen (translated into English.)
  
  
• Internet Public Library - Online collection with more than 20,000 titles.
  


• Literature of the Fantastic - Small collection of science fiction and fantasy books with links to discussions.
  


• Literature Project - Free library of classic books, poems, speeches and plays with optional speech-to-text software.
  


• Magic Keys - Free illustrated children's stories for people of all ages.
  


• Many Books - More than 20,000 free ebooks for your ebook reader, PDA or iPod.
  


• Master Texts - Database of free, full-text literary masterpieces searchable by title, subject and author.
  


• Open Book Project This site, geared towards the educational community, provides free textbooks and other educational materials online.
  


• Page By Page Books - Hundreds of classic books that can be read in the Page By Page e-Library.
  


• Project Gutenberg - More than 25,000 free books are available from Project Gutenberg. An additional 100,000 titles are accessible through Project Gutenberg's partners and affiliates.
  
  
• Public Literature - A huge collection of fine literature that showcases classic authors and modern works from around the world.
  


• Read Print - Free online library with thousands of books, poems and plays for students and teachers.
  


• Ref Desk - Tons of free encyclopedias and other reference books from the best reference site on the web.
  


• The Online Books Page - A listing of over 30,000 free books on the web from the University of Pennsylvania.
  


• The Perseus Digital Library - An evolving digital library from Tufts University that features texts from the classical and Renaissance world.
  

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