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Project Gutenberg: Online Books!

 

By Ankita Bhargava 

Hello!

Looking for a book that the library doesn't have?


Try Project Gutenberg! It has tens of thousands of books, all free to use and without having to download an app or software.

Most of the books that it has are older books, so it has many classics, as well as other books series that are less well-known. When you find a book that you like, you are given the option to read it online, download it or read it with Kindle. 

It even tells you similar books that other people have downloaded!


I've used this multiple times to read books that I can't find in the library, and it is really useful! I highly recommend using this website to read books, and I hope that you get to read many new books with it.



Comments

  1. Faisal A.September 4, 2020 at 11:27 AM

    Wow! I have never seen a website like this. Over 60,000 books! To me, that's incredible. I also hope other students find this useful. Thank you!

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  2. ShreeyaSeptember 13, 2020 at 8:10 AM

    This is pretty cool honestly. I've been looking for a place to read some classics, and this seems like a great site to start, especially with some libraries still being shut down.

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  3. StocksBloggerSeptember 14, 2020 at 4:52 PM

    I just checked out this website and it seems really nice! I think that I am going to use this resource more in the future, especially since there are a lot of books that I cannot get at a library.

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  4. Aryan SSeptember 14, 2020 at 5:47 PM

    This sounds like a great idea. I have wanted to find something like this for some time, and this met what I was looking for. It is definitely a good resource to use when we can't get the physical books that we want.

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  5. Jaewoon JungSeptember 17, 2020 at 6:47 AM

    This is a pretty good alternative for a library, especially during online school! This will probably help lots of our classmates. Concise but informative, good job!

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  6. Miranda BurgosSeptember 18, 2020 at 1:30 PM

    This is really cool! It's been a lot more difficult for me to get my hands on books due to coronavirus so this is really helpful!

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