If you're looking for the best website for free e-books, you probably know of Project Guttenberg already, but Open Library is quickly becoming my favourite.
The reason why I'm starting to prefer Open Library is because beyond giving you the same available formats, the presentation is a lot more friendly and if you decide to read directly from the site the online reader is pretty fantastic and reminds me a lot of comic book viewers in the ease of use (without the need to magnify). There are also a shocking number of titles, complete with illustrations, and it looks just like a book! It will also read to you, which is another bonus if you're like me and get inspired by listening to books you already love while trying to write a book of your own.
Above I posted a YouTube video about OpenLibrary and their mission to give every book their own web page. Be sure to check it out.
You can also, for those of you who use Kindle, send books directly to your Kindle, but as I refuse to own one, I'm not sure how that works entirely or what format you receive the book in. If you use Kindle and send something to it from the Open Library I'd be interested in hearing more.
I'm currently reading W. Somerset Maugham's "The Magician" on OpenLibrary, inspired by the occultist Aleister Crowley. Considering it's a Maugham book I've never read, this site gets 4 stars for awesome in my book!
The reason why I'm starting to prefer Open Library is because beyond giving you the same available formats, the presentation is a lot more friendly and if you decide to read directly from the site the online reader is pretty fantastic and reminds me a lot of comic book viewers in the ease of use (without the need to magnify). There are also a shocking number of titles, complete with illustrations, and it looks just like a book! It will also read to you, which is another bonus if you're like me and get inspired by listening to books you already love while trying to write a book of your own.
Above I posted a YouTube video about OpenLibrary and their mission to give every book their own web page. Be sure to check it out.
You can also, for those of you who use Kindle, send books directly to your Kindle, but as I refuse to own one, I'm not sure how that works entirely or what format you receive the book in. If you use Kindle and send something to it from the Open Library I'd be interested in hearing more.
I'm currently reading W. Somerset Maugham's "The Magician" on OpenLibrary, inspired by the occultist Aleister Crowley. Considering it's a Maugham book I've never read, this site gets 4 stars for awesome in my book!
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