eBooks, Audiobooks & Braille

On this page you will find links to freely available eBook and Audio Books as well as to some useful tools to help you understand the book you are reading or to help you find a new book to read.

eBooks

Bookshare https://www.bookshare.org/  Bookshare offers access to over 1.3 million digital books, including popular fiction and nonfiction titles, as well as textbooks, all in a variety of accessible formats (Braille, ePub, Word, DAISY text/audio, and MP3). It is available for students with documented reading-related disabilities (visual or physical). All materials are digital and can be accessed through web browsers, smartphones, tablets, and smart speakers. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Bookshare is free for all qualified U.S. students and schools. Please see Ms. Morgan in the Learning Commons for help setting up Bookshare accounts.

BPL's Overdrive https://bpl.overdrive.com/ The Boston Public Library has thousands of eBooks, classics as well as recently published and new eBook titles. See notes below to access Overdrive from BPL.

EPIC https://www.getepic.com/ EPIC is a great tool for language learners because there are thousands of books organized by reading level. Students and teachers can use EPIC for free during school hours.

Internet Archive Books https://archive.org/details/texts The Internet Archive offers over 20,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts. There is also a collection of 2.3 million modern eBooks that may be borrowed by anyone with a free archive.org account. 

Math eBooks http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/mathematics.php 

Planet eBook https://www.planetebook.com/ Planet eBook hails from Australia and shares classic books that are in the public domain (that means they are freely available).

Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ Project Gutenberg was *the* first provider of free online eBooks. They have over 60,000 titles to choose from!

SORA https://masslibma.libraryreserve.com/10/45/en/SignIn.htm?url=Default.htm 

Audio/MP3 Books

EPIC https://www.getepic.com/ EPIC is a great tool for language learners because there are thousands of books organized by reading level. Students and teachers can use EPIC for free during school hours.

LibriVox https://librivox.org/ Offers free audio books that are in the public domain.

Loyal Books  http://www.loyalbooks.com/ Over 7,000 free classic audio books.

StoryNory https://www.storynory.com/ StoryNory has a collection of stories, myths, and picture books.

SORA https://masslibma.libraryreserve.com/10/45/en/SignIn.htm?url=Default.htm 

Reading Ideas and Book Tools

Good Reads https://www.goodreads.com/ This is one of the first places I go to get reading ideas and to find book reviews from a dedicated community of readers.

Order of Books https://www.orderofbooks.com/ Ever wonder which book in a series to read first? You could Google it, or you could check out the order of books website.

Schmoop https://www.shmoop.com/ Schmoop has study guides and help understanding the books you are reading. It is like having a digital librarian at your side 24/7.

Series and Sequels https://www.bettendorflibrary.com/books-in-series-4671 Do you love a good series? Check out this extensive list.