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Directory of Open Access Books
Contains open access (free to read) ebooks submitted by publishers.
Google Books
"The world's most comprehensive index of full-text books." Contains a good mix of non-fiction, popular literature, and classics.
HathiTrust Digital Library
Founded in 2008, HathiTrust is a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries preserving 17+ million digitized items. Ebooks found here are likely to be more historical and scholarly.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free ebooks, mostly books that are in the public domain because their copyright has expired. This is a great place to find classic literature.
Wisconsin Public Library Consortium - Overdrive
Users with a library card in the state of Wisconsin have access to ebooks (mostly popular books) through the WPLC's Overdrive. Books from Overdrive typically are formatted for e-readers like a Kindle, though sometimes books are available as PDFs.

The Open Access Resources LibGuide has information on Open Educational Resources (OER) and other free resources for educators and students.

Ebooks at Alverno

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