Guides: eBooks: eBook websites (open access)

Some websites provide free access to eBooks. They are also known as open access. Below is a selection of open access eBooks:

Directory of Open Access Books This link opens in a new window
Access to academic peer-reviewed books.

Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN)
The OAPEN Library contains freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of humanities and social sciences.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.