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iConn's helpful links to free e-books:
In order to help meet the growing demand for e-Books, this page, compiled by Eric Hansen at the CT State Library & HCH Library, presents major sources of free, downloadable e-Books.
e-Books in various formats
- Free ebook collection @ New York Public Library
Google Books (100’s of 1000’s of titles) (select “full view” or “free only” in search results) - Internet Archive (over 2.5 million titles)
- ManyBooks.net (29,000 titles)
- Online Books Page (over 1 million titles)
- Project Gutenberg (over 33,000 titles)
- Booklending.com is a free service for Amazon kindle users that allows you to lend and borrow e-books! Registering is easy, & you can even use your facebook account to log in
- Openlibrary.org (over 1 million titles)
391 Websites for Free E-books Online
For the Kindle - Amazon's Free
Collection (over 16.000 of the most popular classics)*
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For the Nook - Barnes & Noble's Free
Collection*
In iCONN - E-Reference Books (67 titles) (read online only) (requires CT public library card)
For more e-Books, try iCONN's Literature site
*Note: these sites require setting up an account with a credit card.