E-Books on the Web
     Even though e-books have been around for many years, their use is rapidly growing in both popularity and availability.  This growth is driven by the increased sales of products that can display e-books.  Examples of these devices are e-readers (eg. Amazon's Kindle, Barnes and Nobles's Nook, and Sony Reader), tablets (eg. Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy), and phones (eg. Apple's iPhone and Android-powered phones).  E-books can also be read on desktop or laptop computers.  Regardless of the device used, a software that is compatible with the format of the e-book must be loaded.

     Below are links to "projects" on the web that have brought together e-books and made them available.  Many e-books no longer fall under copyright protection and are therefore available for free.  E-books that still receive copyright protection are available for sale and are sometime available for viewing because the author or publisher are offering them under a limited licensing agreement.

     This page also contains links to websites that will help you learn about downloading and reading e-books.
Web-based E-book Projects
and Stores

●Google Books
   (both free e-books and e-books for sale,
     searchable by keyword)

●Project Gutenberg
   (free e-books, searchable by author, title,
     keyword, and subject)

●The Online Books Page
   (free e-books, searchable by author and title)

●eBooks.com: the Digital Bookstore
   (e-books for sale: searchable by author, title,
     keyword, and ISBN)

 		Learning about Downloading
and Reading E-books

●Getting Started with eBooks: A Beginner's Guide

●How to Transfer EPUB files to your NOOK

●Mobile Reader Devices How-to from Project
  Gutenberg