eBooks

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 * [[image:destiny.png]] ||  ASHS Library Catalog || Please check our catalog for the ebooks we have. ||
 * [[image:overdrive.png width="141" height="81"]] || Abington Library - Overdrive ||  Access to thousands of ebooks and audiobooks online. Must access with your Abington Free Library Card. ||
 * [[image:trumanhsteachertools/logoEhostLg.gif caption="logoEhostLg.gif"]] || ** EbscoHost Ebook Collection ** || Thousands of f ull text electronic books are available. Link takes you to PowerLibrary - select **Find A Book** then select **ebooks from EBSCO Host**. Complete access from school, from home you must access through the public library with your library card and a PIN. ||
 * [[image:trumanhsteachertools/gutenberg.jpg caption="gutenberg.jpg"]] || ** Project Gutenberg ** || Over 30,000 free books in English and many other languages. Classics and other books that were published prior to 1923 are available here. ||
 * [[image:http://bp3.blogger.com/_TkhlSyyP58U/SFa80kgtWII/AAAAAAAABVA/SgMqMjLv_hw/s200/planet+ebook.png caption="external image planet+ebook.png" link="http://bp3.blogger.com/_TkhlSyyP58U/SFa80kgtWII/AAAAAAAABVA/SgMqMjLv_hw/s320/planet+ebook.png"]] || [|Planet eBook] ||  A free service where teachers and students can find classic literature titles available as free downloads. [|Planet eBook] adds new titles at regular intervals. Subscribe to the Planet eBook blog or newsletter to keep track of the latest additions to the collection. For browsing purposes, [|Planet eBook]offers previews of titles through the Issuu pdf publishing service. Using the previews students can get an overview of a title without committing to downloading the entire ebook. ||
 * [[image:trumanhsteachertools/upenn.jpg align="center" caption="upenn.jpg"]] || ** Online Books Page ** || University of Penn’s collection of ebooks. ||
 * [[image:trumanhsteachertools/virgo_logo.jpg align="center" caption="virgo_logo.jpg"]] || ** Virgo ** || Collection of electronic books - over 11,000 titles from the University of Virginia. ||
 * [[image:trumanhsteachertools/flexbookx.jpg align="center" caption="flexbookx.jpg"]] || ** CK12 Flexbooks ** || Free online customizable textbooks in the STEM subjects. Include tutorial videos, and webinars for using these resources. ||
 * [[image:trumanhsteachertools/read_print.png align="center" caption="read_print.png"]] || ** Read Print ** || Free online books for students, teachers and the classics enthusiast. ||
 * [[image:trumanhsteachertools/interantional_child.gif align="center" caption="interantional_child.gif"]] || ** International Children’s Digital Library ** || Over 43,000 books in 54 languages available full text online. ||
 * [[image:trumanhsteachertools/interantional_child.gif align="center" caption="interantional_child.gif"]] || ** International Children’s Digital Library ** || Over 43,000 books in 54 languages available full text online. ||

by Richard Byrnes who blogs at [|Free Tech 4 Teachers] The Internet is full of ebooks. Much to the chagrin of textbook publishers, some teachers are now using ebooks instead of issuing textbooks to students. Others are building their own etextbooks. If you would like to find some free ebooks that you and your students can use take a look at the following resources.

Flat World Knowledge provides free textbooks created by experts in various academic fields. A quick look at the student section of Flat World Knowledge reveals that these textbooks are already being used in few dozen colleges across the United States. Learn more in the video below.

[|E-Books Directory] contains more than 6000 titles. The [|E-Books Directory] provides freely downloadable textbooks, documents, and lecture notes. You can search the directory by keyword or browse through hundreds of categories.

[|Free Book-s] is a search engine that scans many collections of ebooks to find free content that matches your search. I gave [|Free Book-s] a test drive using academic terms like "physics" and terms like "fly fishing" to see what kids of results would be generated. In both cases I found [|Free Book-s] returned very relevant results.

[|Google Books] hosts thousands of books that are in the public domain. Many of the public domain books can be viewed and downloaded in their entirety for free. To find public domain books go into the [|advanced search options] and select the "public domain only" and "full text" options to find free full-length books.

[|Free Book-s] is a search engine that scans many collections of ebooks to find free content that matches your search. I gave [|Free Book-s] a test drive using academic terms like "physics" and terms like "fly fishing" to see what kids of results would be generated. In both cases I found [|Free Book-s] returned very relevant results.

[|Sciyo] is a free service that allows scientists to publish their works and connect with other authors. Works published on [|Sciyo] are made available for free to visitors. Visitors can download works as PDFs. There are currently 273 free books on [|Sciyo]. The category of books that is probably of most interest to readers of this blog is [|Technology and Education]. In the future videos will also be available on [|Sciyo].

[|Neotake] is a search engine for ebooks that offers a nice community option. Neotake provides the option to become a member (free registration) of a community that ranks and reviews ebooks. Registered members can also network with other readers.

[|Many Books] is a service that has indexed more than 29,000 free ebooks that are available in a variety of formats for a variety of devices. The books that you will find through Many Books are works that are either in the public domain or have been licensed for free distribution. You can search Many Books by title, author, genre, or language.

The [|Open Library] is a part of the [|Internet Archive]. The [|Open Library] is a collection of more than one million free ebook titles. The collection is cataloged by a community of volunteer online librarians. The ebooks in the Open Library can be read online, downloaded to your computer, read on Kindle and other ereader devices, and embedded into other sites. Some of the ebooks, like Treasure Island, can also be listened to through the Open Library.

[|The University of Adelaide in Australia] has compiled a [|list of more than 100 classic titles that are available in electronic form]. The list is arranged by author. Clicking on an author's name reveals biographical information and links to the author's work available in electronic form. Some of the authors that you will find in the list inlcude Yeats, Darwin, Voltaire, and Poe.

[|The Digital Bookmobile] creates an engaging download experience around the host library's digital media collection and 'Virtual Branch' download website. The vehicle is equipped with broadband Internet-connected PCs, high-definition monitors, premium sound systems, and a variety of portable media players. Interactive computer stations give visitors an opportunity to search the digital media collection, use supported mobile devices, and sample eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video from the library.

[|OverDrive] currently hosts more than 650,000 premium digital titles from more than 1,000 publishers, including Random House, HarperCollins, BBC Audiobooks America, Harlequin, and Bloomsbury. Our digital distribution services are utilized by more than 15,000 libraries, schools, and colleges worldwide. For two consecutive years, OverDrive has been named to the EContent 100 as a company that matters most in the digital content industry.

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