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Sections: World digital libraries · National digital libraries · Audiobooks · Textbooks and scholarly books · Children's books
World digital libraries
- Project GutenbergWorldmany languages
Largest library of public domain books
- Internet ArchiveWorldmany languages
Archive of public domain and open access books
- WikisourceWorldmany languages
Library of public domain primary sources
- HathiTrust Digital LibraryUnited Statesmany languages
Digitized library collections in open access
- EuropeanaEuropemany languages
Portal to digitized cultural collections of Europe
- Open LibraryWorldmany languages
Open catalog with public domain books
- World Digital LibraryWorldmany languages
Collection of rare materials from libraries worldwide
National digital libraries
- National Library of ArmeniaArmeniaArmenian
Electronic catalog and digitized editions of the national library
- NEB - National Electronic LibraryRussiaRussian
Open access portal to collections of Russian libraries
- Presidential LibraryRussiaRussian
Electronic copies of historical documents and books
- GallicaFranceFrench
Digital library of the National Library of France
- Deutsche Digitale BibliothekGermanyGerman
National portal of digitized heritage of Germany
- British Library - DigitalUnited KingdomEnglish
Digital collections of the British Library
- Library of CongressUnited StatesEnglish
Digital collections of the US Library of Congress
- Internet CulturaleItalyItalian
Catalog of digitized books from Italian libraries
- Biblioteca Digital HispánicaSpainSpanish
Digital library of the National Library of Spain
- National Library of ChinaChinaChinese
Digital resources of the National Library of China
- NDL Japan - Digital CollectionsJapanJapanese
Digital collection of the National Diet Library of Japan
- National Digital Library of IndiaIndiamany languages
National educational digital library of India
- Arar - Electronic Library of the Fundamental Scientific Library of NAS RAArmeniaArmenian
Digitized Armenian books, manuscripts and periodicals
Audiobooks
- LibriVoxWorldmany languages
Free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers
- Internet Archive - Audio BooksWorldmany languages
Archive of legal public domain audiobooks
- Loyal BooksWorldmany languages
Free audiobooks of public domain books
- Littérature audio - AudiocitéFranceFrench
Free public domain audiobooks in French
- Vorleser.netGermanyGerman
Free German public domain audiobooks
- Staroye RadioRussiaRussian
Audiobooks and radio plays from radio archives
Textbooks and scholarly books
- OpenStaxUnited StatesEnglish
Free university-level textbooks from Rice University
- Open Textbook LibraryUnited StatesEnglish
Catalog of peer-reviewed open textbooks
- Directory of Open Access BooksWorldmany languages
Catalog of open access academic books
- OAPEN LibraryEuropemany languages
Library of open access books in humanities and social sciences
- MIT OpenCourseWare - TextbooksUnited StatesEnglish
MIT learning materials and books in open access
- Open Book PublishersUnited KingdomEnglish
Publisher of open access academic books
- NCBI BookshelfUnited StatesEnglish
Biomedical textbooks and monographs in open access
- InTechOpenWorldEnglish
Open access scientific monographs
Children's books
- International Children's Digital LibraryWorldmany languages
Collection of children's books from around the world in open access
- StoryWeaver - Pratham BooksIndiamany languages
Free openly licensed children's books
- Project Gutenberg - Children's BooksWorldmany languages
Public domain children's books
- Internet Archive - Children's LibraryWorldmany languages
Digitized children's books in open access
- National Electronic Children's Library (NEDB)RussiaRussian
Digital children's books from Russian State Children's Library
- Gallica - Livres pour enfantsFranceFrench
Children's books from BnF collections in open access
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