Open Library
One web page for every book ever published
Open Library is a free, open-source library catalog that aims to create a web page for every book ever published. Users can read, borrow, and discover more than 3 million books at no cost. Like Wikipedia, anyone can contribute new information or corrections to the catalog.
Anyone can browse, read, or borrow books for free, and contribute edits to the open catalog similarly to how Wikipedia works.
book lovers, readers, librarians, and open-source contributors
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- free
- Company
- Internet Archive
Similar projects.
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