044-9332162
You are Here: Our Services > Tourism, Arts & Recreation > Library Service > Online Resources
|
Increasingly books are being made available in electronic formats, either as eAudiobooks or eBooks. At the moment Westmeath Libraries offer eAudiobooks to our members, please see our section on eAudiobooks for further information. We do not subscribe to eBooks, but there are many sites on the internet offering eBooks for free. Below is a small selection. Please note: These are external sites and use of these sites is at the users own discretion. |
 |
- Project Gutenberg
- Books in my phone
- Many books.net
- Planet eBook
- BookYards
- Internet Archive
- FeedBooks
- Fictionwise
- Open Access Resources & Directories
 |
Project GutenbergDescription: Project Gutenberg was the first place to produce free ebooks. You can download over 30,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPhone, Kindle, Sony Reader or other portable device. You will sometimes be offered the choice of downloading an ebook or an audio format. Login: No need to login or subscribe. |
 |
Books in my phoneDescription: Books are packaged so that users can read them on a java enabled phone. The book reader program is integrated within each downloadable book. The books we provide are out of copyright in the USA; and in most cases Australia, Canada, the U.K., and many other countries. |
 |
Many Books.netDescription: The owner of the ManyBooks.net website, Matthew Mcclintock, says that there are 26,146 ebooks available and that they are all free. There are a wide variety of books and formats to choose from. You can even choose to download some books in an audio format. Login: No need to login or subscribe.Visit http://www.manybooks.net |
 |
Planet eBookDescription: Existing free eBooks on the Web tend to be well beneath the quality of paper books, making them more difficult and less pleasurable to read. At Planet eBook we're trying to change this. Our goal is to publish a small selection of high-quality eBooks - each a genuine alternative for readers wanting to enjoy reading a book without having to pay for it. Login: No need to login or subscribe. |
 |
BookYardsDescription: Bookyards calls itself the "The Library To The World" and contains over 17,000 ebooks for download. Only available format currently is Adobe Acrobat, also known as PDF, which can be read by the free Adobe Reader software. This is a web portal where “books, education materials, information, and content will be freely to anyone who has an internet connection." Login: No need to login or subscribe. |
 |
Internet ArchiveDescription: Download free books and texts. The Internet Archive Text Archive contains a wide range of fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books. Login:No need to login or subscribe. |
 |
FeedbooksDescription: Feedbooks offer both free (Public Domain) and paid for books. Feedbooks is compatible with a wide range of devices and platforms; Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone & iPod Touch, Android platform, Windows Mobile / Symbian / Blackberry / PalmOS, Other Linux-based platforms. Login: You will need to create a Login Username and Password to download free ebooks. |
 |
FictionwiseDescription: Fictionwise offer both free and paid for ebooks. Select the Free Books option when entering the site. Login: You will need to create a Login Username and Password to download free ebooks. |
