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eBooks at Bethel University

Free eBooks on the Web

Bethel's subscription to EBSCOhost eBooks Collection includes access to some public domain titles (no longer under copyright restrictions):

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There are a number of websites that provide free access to eBooks covering a wide variety of topics/genres.  Below is a select list of these types of websites:

Bartleby (Great Books Online)

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Digital Public Library of America

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Feedbooks

(Includes a number of public domain titles)

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Google Books

(NOTE: Not all books indexed in Google Books are available for free)

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Hathi Trust Digital Library

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Internet Archive

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The Literature Network

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Open Library

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Project Gutenberg

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Standard Ebooks

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Other lists of eBooks can be found via websites such as:  Ebook Friendly

Open Access Books / Open Textbooks

Many eBooks are now freely available as open access or open educational resources. Sites indexing these types of resources is available via the Zero Cost Course Resources Initiative Guide.