Internet Archive is a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Anyone can now access the following on Internet Archive:
If you decide to buy an ebook or an audiobook for your collection, there are a couple of companies that will support your local independent bookstore with your purchase.
Explore and download ebooks across a variety of subjects.
Project Gutenberg was founded in 1971 by writer Michael S. Hart, and currently offers over 75,000 free eBooks, primarily older and classic works for which the U.S. copyright has expired. Popular downloads include Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Dracula by Bram Stoker, The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, and many more. Search and browse here.
The Smithsonian has digitized millions of pieces of its collection, and it just keeps growing. Explore art, artifacts, pop culture, music, fashion, and a universe more in the virtual Smithsonian.
The Digital Public Library of America pulls together digital exhibits, collections, primary source sets, and more from partnering institutions from around the country. Discover over 43 million images, texts, videos, and sounds!
DPLA also offers the Palace Bookshelf, with ebooks in the public domain freely available.
Explore thousands of digitized manuscripts, photos, books, drawings, recordings, video, and much more in America's library.
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