“You’ve got to love libraries. You’ve got to love books. You’ve got to love poetry. You’ve got to love everything about literature. Then, you can pick the one thing you love most and write about it.” ~ Ray Bradbury
Attention Starving Writers - by now you know that you can’t write if you don’t read, so if you’re on a book buying budget consider these sites for 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.
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 Over 2,100 publicly-available ebooks from the University of Virginia Library’s Etext Center including classic British and American fiction, major authors, children’s literature, American history, Shakespeare and much more.
Fiction eBooks Online - Hundreds of plays, poems, short stories, picture books and classic novels.
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.
Internet Public Library - Online collection of reference books including almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias.
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.
Master Texts - Database of free, full-text literary masterpieces searchable by title, subject and author.
The Online Books Page - Listing over 30,000 free books on the Web
Open Book Project This site, geared towards the educational community, provides free textbooks and other educational materials online.
Page By Page Books - Catch up on your reading list, expand your horizons, or just spend a relaxing evening by yourself.
Project Gutenberg - There are over 25,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog.
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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