Free eBooks and Audiobooks
Audiobooks
Audible: The spoken-word producer has launched Audible Stories, which lets families listen to hundreds of free
titles such as "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," narrated by Scarlett Johansson; "Anne of Green Gables," read by
Rachel McAdams; and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." The available books come in six languages: English,
French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, German. Find it: The collection is at stories.audible.com
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L.A. Public Library: Use the Libby app to browse countless free audiobooks, 24/7, directly from your digital
gadgets. Have your library card and PIN number handy; you'll need them to sign in. Find it: Download the Libby app
(compatible with iOS and Android devices) to access the catalog. More info at lapl.org
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Los Angeles County Library: This is another excellent option for free audiobooks. The library is offering temporary
digital library cards for county residents who didn't have them before the libraries shut down. Find it: Visit
LACountyLibrary.org/library-cards
Links to an external site. to sign up for 90-day access.
LibriVox: Volunteers record books in the public domain and then release the audiobooks online for free. Available
titles include "The Adventures of Puss in Boots Jr." by David Cory and "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"
by Jules Verne in Spanish. You can browse by author, title, genre and language, which includes ancient Greek,
Arabic and Portuguese. If you'd rather record a book than listen to one, anyone can volunteer to do so. No prior
experience required. Find it: Visit librivox.org
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Spotify: The streaming service boasts a wide selection of recordings and free audiobooks narrated by authors.
Listen to Kurt Vonnegut read "Breakfast of Champions" and "Slaughter-house-Five," Edna St. Vincent Millay reflect
on love or Charles Bukowski recite his poetry. Find it: Sign up at spotify.com
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"Word," and enjoy.
Ebooks
L.A. Public Library: The Libby app also can be used to borrow e -books, magazines, graphic novels and other digital
materials. Use the app to put e-media on hold (up to 15 titles) and browse themed collections compiled by library
staff. E-books have the same 21-day checkout period as paper books, and you can renew them if there isn't a
waiting list. Residents get immediate access to digital reading materials. You also can download or stream
movies, documentaries, music and podcasts and enroll in online courses. Find it: Download the Libby app to
access the catalog. You can register for a free card at lapl.org
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Los Angeles County Library: You can also access e-books through the county library system. Find it: Visit
LACountyLibrary.org/library-cards
Links to an external site. to sign up for 90-day access.
Project Gutenberg: This is a library of more than 60,000 free e-books, assembled by thousands of volunteers who
digitize and proofread digital media. No fee, registration or special apps are required. Titles are available in multiple
languages. Find it: Visit gutenberg.org
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Scribd: Access e-books by bestselling authors such as Stephen King and Ann Patchett and other electronic
materials at no cost (and no credit card) for 30 days. Find it: Visit scribd.com
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FreeBooksy: The website offers a daily selection of free e-books for Kindle, Nook, Apple and Kobo devices. Find it:
Visit freebooksy.com
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Archipelago Books: The nonprofit is offering 30 free e-books, including "A Dream in Polar Fog" by Yuri Rytkheu and
"Absolute Solitude" by Dulce Maria Loynaz, until April 2. Find it: Go to archipelagobooks.org
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want to read, select one of two "e-book" options under "Format" and go to checkout.
Internet Archive: This nonprofit library offers free academic and historical books such as "An Embroidery Pattern
Book" by Mary E. Waring, published in 1917. This week, the organization created the National Emergency Library,
which suspends waitlists for the 1.4 million titles in its lending library. There's also an online collection from the
Smithsonian Libraries. Find it: Go to archive.org
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Open Library: This is an open online project of Internet Archive. Browse more than a million free e-books such as
Roald Dahl's "Matilda" and Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar." Find it: Visit openlibrary.org and sign up for a free account.
PDF Books World: Download PDF versions of poetry, plays, nonfiction and literary classics such as "The Great
Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald and "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo. Find it: Visit pdfbooksworld.com
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ManyBooks: Browse thousands of free books, including Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet." Find it: Go to manybooks.net
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and search by title, author or keyword.
Feedbooks: Discover and download thousands of public-domain books such as "Little Women" and "Peter Pan."
Find it: Visit feedbooks.com
Links to an external site. and click on the "Public Domain" tab at the top.
International Children's Digital Library: You'll find award-winning books for various reading levels, including a
collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes. Browse literature in Hindi, Mongolian and other languages. Find it: Go
to en.childrenslibrary.org
Links to an external site.. Registration is optional, but registered users can select a preferred language and save
books to a personal shelf.