The best thing about readings books online is that you don’t have to wait for them to arrive at your doorstep and for bookworms this hobby can be a little expensive. Entire books can be read online, in a completely legal way without even using e-books or kindles. Looking for free books online can prove to be a hassle “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me” are the wise words of C.S. Lewis and the one who reads more knows more and who knows more and learns more, the more places they will go.
The biggest mistake one can make is thinking they have enough knowledge and stop seeking it, the more you know the better and what better way to pass your time then to read books and learn something new! In order to save you from the endless hours of surfing through the internet so based on our research in book history we have put together a list of trusted websites you can use to keep your reader’s block in check.
Project Gutenberg
The best thing about this website is that you can access to up to 70,000 books absolutely free of cost and you don’t even have to sign up or download any special apps!
- Pros: This platform requires no registration fee and you even have the liability to choose whether you want to read your book of choice online or download it for offline use.
- Cons: The website has a very limited book stock and is confined to older books leaving little to no room for newer works.
Internet Archive
This website is by far the one which has nearly concluded archives of all the books ever available on the internet and its reliability is off the charts. It is a trusted website normally reached out by people who are researching something or are journalists as much as that of the general public.
- Pros: The best thing about this website is its malleable and adaptable accessibility as its services are available to everyone and are free to use.
- Cons: The downside of this website is that it also supports screenshots rather than only accepting reputable data in to keep its credibility intact.
Open library
If platforms like internet archive are not your cup of tea, then you might be intrigued by a side project done by the formerly mentioned and widely used website named Open Library. There are millions of books of books waiting for you right at your doorstep so better strike the iron while its hot!
- Pros: Not only can you set a goal for yearly reading but you can also keep a track of book you fancy the most.
- Cons: You cannot read the books freely but rather you have to go through the process of borrowing a book online through controlled digital lending
Smashbooks
This website has over 30 Billion words uploaded on it by authors in all categories and has a book collection of 876,893 online good reads up to this day. It has over 97 thousand free books available and other books for less than $10 are also available on sale. Previews for almost all the books are available on the spot for the better apprehension of your next purchase.
- Pros: Reviews for books are available up to a certain length but for readers’ inclusivity many generous authors have put up full reviews free of cost. All it requires is a simple signup for the viewers to be able to see the categories that are free and you can even put the price and word limitations for the books you are browsing for.
- Cons: All the books present on site are not free of cost and some are labelled incorrectly sometimes. The interface is not appropriate for the best readers’ experience and might cause some readers discomfort at times.
ManyBooks
For the people who own a kindle or not, one of the best choices for free book reading might just be a side project by a previously mentioned website Project Gutenberg. This website is called ManyBooks with more than 150,000 fellow readers who enjoy the perks of free and discounted books, with the best ultimate guide to free books also available one click away.
- Pros: 50,000 books are available with intriguing and awe-inspiring covers. All of the pieces of literature rather it be the older or the newer ones have reviews attached to them and can be read on the web Brower or downloaded directly to your device.
- Cons: Its more user friendly for the kindle owners as some books only have a free kindle copy available on the website rather than the free web browser reading experience.
Wattpad
Beginning its pathway from the dust to the hall of fame, Wattpad is a platform that not all but majority of the people from this entire generation are familiar with the name of. Due to its accessibility increasing traffic it went from being a no name website to a website that every kid who reads know the name of.
- Pros: It’s a website that is widely available for use to all ages and supports authors from all age groups. Many no name authors went from the rags to the riches through his widely known platform and now their books are being sold and made movies of al because of this platform.
- Cons: There is almost no strict age restriction on content and people fabricate their age to get access to adult content which is not suitable for the minors.
Library of Congress
The library of congress is a widely used website with an extremely beautiful interface for the readers who enjoy books for their aesthetics. Most of the readers that are s devoted user of this platform are often the ones that enjoy reading to an exceptional level so most people might want to give the website mentioned a chance.
- Pros: This website features a lot of old literature classics ranging from books to movies and even pictures which are available without copyright.
- Cons: It doesn’t support books confined to specified niche genre which makes it difficult for readers who enjoy books of such sort and are looking for a wider book collection.
Standard Ebooks
Last but not least we have another volunteer driven project called Standard Ebooks. Which is lined with a number of widely known publically available good reads and classics of all time mostly featured as best sellers. Its interface is user friendly and intricately designed and suitable for users of all kinds.
- Pros: Different ways of viewing books that you are interested in are available including viewing the book at hand on the browser webpage as well as e-books are available for kindle and if these don’t suit your taste you can also opt for the mobile application that they provide for an alleviated reading experience.
- Cons: The literature classics available on this website are quite limited in the sense that only thoroughly well-known authors works are mostly available whilst the niche authors works are not yet uploaded on this platform.
