Project Gutenberg
A library of over 75,000 free eBooks
Project Gutenberg is a volunteer-driven digital library offering over 75,000 free eBooks, with a focus on classic literature whose U.S. copyright has expired. Books are available in multiple formats including epub and Kindle, and can be read online or downloaded without registration. It has been pioneering free digital books since 1971.
Volunteers digitize and proofread books whose U.S. copyright has expired, making them freely available to download or read online in multiple formats.
readers seeking free classic and public-domain literature
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- free
- Company
- World Library Foundation
- Launched
- 1971
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