Listed below are some resources that may make your eBook experience more productive and enjoyable. Resources available to authorized Navarro College users (on or off campus).
Online Tutorials
The links provided below are step-by-step instructions on how to search for, find, and download eBooks from the Navarro College library’s EBSCO eBook collection. There are over 30,000 titles that support the curriculum at Navarro College.
Other Sources of Free eBooks Online
There are many sites online containing free books you can download to your computer or an eBook reader. Many of these are classic fiction.
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Google Books. A vast, free archive of materials compiled from libraries around the country. It includes many historical books on a range of subjects, and students in almost any field are bound to find materials of interest here.
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Epub Books. Dedicated to eBooks published in epub format.
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Feedbooks. Open Publishing Distribution System; features public domain works & original works. All formats except Kindles.
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Librivox: LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then we release the audio files back onto the net for free.
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Project Gutenberg. This is the grandfather of all eBook sites. 33,000 free books in the public domain.
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Project Gutenberg of Australia. Free eBooks which are in the public domain in Australia.
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Many Books. There are more than 29,000 free eBooks available for Kindle, Nook, iPad and most other eReaders.
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Online Books from University of Pennsylvania. Over 1 million eBooks. Partner with Project Gutenberg; created and maintained by a librarian.
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Open Library. Over 1,000,000 free eBook titles are available.
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Youtube Audio Books. Library of public domain audio books. This channel features audiobooks narrated by volunteers from LibriVox, a project dedicated to creating recordings of public domain books.