Books (eBooks, eTextbooks and Audio Books)
Some of you already have digital textbooks available to you. The following list includes popular options for accessing free eBooks and audio books on the Internet. There are many more sites where you can access free books, some specific to content area - it just takes a little Internet searching to find them. The following list will give you an idea of what is available.
eBook Search Engines
eBook Search Engines
AudioLiterate: Free audiobooks Bookboon.com: Offers over 500 textbooks Books Should Be Free: Free audio books online. CK-12 FlexBooks: Free digital textbooks for Math and Science E-Books Directory: Free ebooks, documents and lecture notes found on the Internet. Flatworld KNOWLEDGE: Free textbooks created by experts in various fields FreeBooks: Search engine for online books Forgotten Books: Specializes in classical fiction, philosophy, science, religion, folklore, mythology and sacred texts |
Lit 2 Go:
Large selection of fiction and poems. Select audio by chapter. LibreVox: Public domain audio books ManyBooks.net: Open Library: Similar to Google Books Planet eBook: Classic literature and novels ProjectGutenburg: Over 33,000 free ebooks available, including audio books. Visit Project Gutenburg Europe for books in numerous languages. Science Books Online: Science Books Online is a directory of free reading materials from small pamphlets to textbooks Sciyo.com: Scientists publishing work Thought Audio: Download audio book segments. |
Google Books:
Hosts thousands of books. Not all books are full-length, some are only a preview. To find full-length books, complete your search and then select “Full View” under “Any View” on the left hand navigation. Google also provides you with the html code to embed a book’s contents on your webpage (see image below)
Hosts thousands of books. Not all books are full-length, some are only a preview. To find full-length books, complete your search and then select “Full View” under “Any View” on the left hand navigation. Google also provides you with the html code to embed a book’s contents on your webpage (see image below)