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A curated directory of legitimate places to read, borrow, buy or discover books, ebooks, textbooks, academic works and audiobooks. We link visitors to the original services rather than hosting copyrighted books without authorization.

๐Ÿ†“ Free & Open Books

Free or library-style services where books can be read, borrowed or downloaded when the rights permit it.

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FREE

Project Gutenberg

Free ebooks focused largely on public-domain works, with online reading and downloads.

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LIBRARY

Open Library

Millions of books in a digital library catalogue, including borrow and read options.

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OPEN ACCESS

OpenStax

Free, openly licensed textbooks for students and educators.

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ACADEMIC

DOAB

Directory of Open Access Books for discovering scholarly books.

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DIGITAL LIBRARY

Internet Archive

Digital library with books, texts and other preserved cultural materials.

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DISCOVERY

Google Books

Search and discover books, previews and editions from publishers and libraries.

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๐Ÿ›’ eBook Stores

Commercial stores and platforms for purchasing legitimate digital books.

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Amazon Kindle

Large international ebook catalogue and Kindle reading ecosystem.

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Google Play Books

Buy and read ebooks and audiobooks across supported devices.

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Apple Books

Apple's marketplace for ebooks and audiobooks.

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Kobo

International ebook and audiobook store supporting formats including EPUB and PDF on its reading ecosystem.

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Barnes & Noble Nook

Books and ebooks from a major US bookseller.

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ebooks.com

International ebook store with books across many subjects.

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Leanpub

Independent publishing platform with ebooks, especially for technical and professional subjects.

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Everand

Subscription service for ebooks and audiobooks.

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Bookshop.org

Online bookstore supporting independent bookshops in participating markets.

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๐Ÿ’ป Technical & Professional

Publishers and specialist stores for programming, technology, business and professional learning.

O'Reilly

Technical and professional books, learning and online resources.

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Manning

Programming and technology books for developers and professionals.

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Apress

Technology and professional books across computing disciplines.

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Springer

Academic and professional books, journals and research resources.

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Wiley

Academic, scientific, professional and educational publications.

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๐ŸŽ“ Academic & Research

Research discovery and scholarly publishing resources. Availability and access vary by title.

JSTOR

Academic journals, books and primary sources with free and subscription access depending on content.

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Project MUSE

Scholarly books and journals, especially in the humanities and social sciences.

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ScienceDirect

Scientific, technical and medical research and book content.

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Oxford Academic

Academic books, journals and research from Oxford University Press.

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Cambridge Core

Academic books and journals from Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

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arXiv

Open research-sharing platform for scholarly papers across many technical fields.

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๐ŸŽง Audiobooks

Audible

Audiobook marketplace and subscription service.

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LibriVox

Volunteer-recorded public-domain audiobooks.

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Kobo Audiobooks

Audiobooks integrated with the Kobo reading ecosystem.

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Spotify Audiobooks

Audiobook catalogue available in supported markets and plans.

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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigerian & African Books

Resources to help readers discover books from Nigeria and Africa.

RovingHeights

Nigerian bookstore and online book retailer.

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African Books Collective

Books from African scholarly and independent publishers.

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OkadaBooks

Nigerian-focused digital reading and publishing resource.

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