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Freely available books
These books are not under copyright and any person with a Bookshare login (including sponsors) can read these books. A sampling of these books can be accessed through the following Reading Lists:
Search all freely available titles from Advanced Search Choose “Freely Available Books” from the list of which “Books to Search”
Books by country
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Books that show as unavailable
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- Is the book not permitted under your account?
- NIMAC Repository books are only available to students with IEPs designated in their accounts.
- The book is not available in your region.
Other eBook sources
Find both free and paid options from Bookshare friends and partners.
- Online Libraries and Resources
- National Emergency Library – free access to educational books from Internet Archive
- LibriVox – free public domain audiobooks
- OverDrive – free books through public library or school
- Project Gutenberg – free public domain ebooks
- Storyline Online – free streaming stories read by actors
- Audible – audiobooks (30 day trial)
- Scribd – audiobooks and more (30 days free)
- Epic! – children’s ebooks
- Publishers
- VitalSource – digital textbook access
- RedShelf – free, convenient access to online learning materials
- McGraw-Hill – free access and training for their online platforms
- Simon & Schuster – changes in online reading guidelines
- Scholastic – day-to-day projects to keep children reading, learning, and growing
- Taylor & Francis – free access to scholarly journals and content related to coronavirus