Alchemy e-books The text is plain, but an amazing array of illustrations on this unusual site more than
compensate. Most works are in English, but six other languages are also represented. A huge site, from
alchemy authority Adam McLean. (Alchemy was a mystical proto-science based on philosophical longings.
The truly scientific parts of alchemy are represented in modern day chemistry).
American Indian tales - Coyote Stories/Poems Native American stories from the American Indian Heritage
Foundation, online in HTML.
Americana
Earthbound - Stories from a Ghost Town Authentic period tales from Jerome, Arizona. A real treat, online in
HTML, with great historical pictures.
(Read about the fascinating story of Jerome itself at http://www.jerometimes.com/ )
Books for Phones & iPods
Freebooks for phones
This text-to-phone site enables you to progressively download free classic literature (Poe, Verne, H.G.
Wells, Conan Doyle, Brothers Grimm and many others) to your mobile phone (Am.=cell phone). You can
also rotate the text to read in a more useful "landscape" format if desired. Moreover you can even request
most of the books from Project Gutenberg.
BooksInMyPhone
Hundreds of classic books to read on your mobile/cell phone. Most in the public domain, some with
Creative Commons licences. Please consult the FAQ & Getting It Into Your Phone sections on how to use, &
also check the terms and Conditions of Use.
Ebookhood This website allows you to convert texts, documents and webpages to the iPod Notes format, or
to plain text, and share them. You can then read them on the iPod, mobile (cell) phones or other devices. An
associated community has already converted hundreds of titles, an eclectic assortment viewable by author,
title and language.
British Women Romantic Poets
Project E-text editions of poetry by British and Irish women written (not necessarily published) between 1789
and 1832, a period traditionally known in English literary history as the Romantic period. A digital initiative of
the University of California, Davis, from the Shields Library. Available in HTML & SGML.
Chemistry This useful site from Alexander Ragoisha of Byelorussia offers free Full-Text Journals in
Chemistry. Most are English language, with a section in Russian. Usually in HTML and/or PDF.
Children's/Young Adult Books
A variety of famous classic titles.
Children's Books Online: the Rosetta Project Children's illustrated literature. Hundreds of children's
books online. Because of the high picture content each page is presented as a separate image file (jpeg),
or the whole book may be downloaded as a compressed (zip) file to read offline. In English, with some
translated variously into Chinese, Farsi, Finnish, French, Dutch, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Maori,
Polish, Romanian or Swedish.
Comics
Free daily comic strips with back archives. Related goodies for sale. They have Ginger Meggs!
Lots of e-freebies from DC.
Computing
Linux-related e-Books A comprehensive list of free Linux related e-books, available from multiple sources.
List originally compiled by the legendary "pavs". Invaluable for Linux fans.
Dan Preston's Infoheaven site offers his e-book "How To Buy The Perfect Computer" free. For those who
join his mailing list or purchase books, other free items are available.
Windows Security e-books. These individual chapters or entire books are dowloadable in .pdf format. You
need to register to access them.
Computer programming e-books, on a large range of topics including Abap, Java, Linux, Php, Oracle & Vb.
net. In.pdf format. Note that you need to join the site, establish an account & supply personal details before
downloading titles.
Useful Internet & Computer Tips - Volume 1 - Revised. 250 useful tips and definitions, in PDF (Portable
Document Format). A 1.08 MB book for the Adobe Reader. Especially handy for beginners or to check out
that odd mysterious term.
Microsoft Technical books. Courtesy of Microsoft Press to publicise Visual Studio 2008 & .NET 3.5, three
introductory books on Microsoft LINQ, Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX and Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 are available
here free for download, in PDF format.
Cooking
The USENET Cookbook Main dishes, appetizers & snacks, bread/pasta, beverages, cookies or cakes,
sauces, salads, soups, deserts, vegetable dishes etc. Vegetarian alternatives offered. Permission to copy
without fee all or part of this material is granted provided that the copies are not made or distributed for
direct commercial advantage. Copying is by permission of the USENET Community Trust or the original
contributor. {Copyright (c) 1987 USENET Community Trust}.
Recipies at : http://recipes.eserver.org/ Be prepared for vegetarian bias in meat eaters recipies.
Or take a look at this helpful foodies page:
Tripp Central Karen & Trevor provide a smorgasbrod of food-related links. An amazing food heaven. From
Amish recipies & ancient Roman Dishes to Young Robert's Cajun Food, it's all here. http://www.trippcentral.
ca/recipes.htm
e-Cookbooks.net. A number of free samples are available from this commercial site, as pdfs for Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
Farmer Dave's free lamb recipes Farmer Dave is a real Queensland outback farmer - and past Australian
Big Brother contestant (2006). His website includes a cosmopolitan array of recipes. Click on the "Cooking
Lamb" tab to access (despite the tab name, they include desserts and non-lamb items). His Mum's ones
are terrific too.
Current Affairs
From prolific writer Shmuel (Sam) Vaknin: lively, controversial musings on issues in economics, politics, the
Balkans, international affairs, history, psychology and more. Download as MS Word, RTF or PDF files.
Digital Issues
"Get Digitized" e-book Clueless about all things digital? I mean, absolutely no idea, really? Or just unsure
about one or two devices or applications? This 40 page illustrated primer will give you the basic lowdown
on everything from computers and PDA's to WiFi, BlueTooth and that mysterious acronym VoIP. This e-book
is a large (2.2 megabyte) PDF, a file format suitable for downloading to read offline at your leisure with the
Adobe (Acrobat) Reader software. Broadband recommended!
Digital Signal Processing Library A useful select library for those interested in electronics, Digital Signal
Processing (DSP) projects, mathematics for programmers and related topics. It links to titles that are free to
download or read online. Some in PDF format, or zipped, others in HTML for your Web browser. Most books
are available in individual chapters. Thanks to Refik Hadzialic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. NB: strictly for private
use and study. Please respect the generosity of these authors.
E-book publishing This fledgling e-publisher/bookstore also offers some free inspirational/New Age titles,
free covers for e-authors & a free e-book on drawing. In PDF at: http://www.ebookpublishing.us/free.htm
Economics
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) "groups 30 member countries
sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy", and doesextensive economic
and social research. You can get some summary information from OECD publications free here (or pay for
full texts as .pdf downloads, or order print copies from their bookshop).
Electronics
ee.com A free technical library and professional community for electrical and electronics engineers.
Contains over 5,600 documents in a variety of forms. Qualified contributions welcome. Resource areas
include aerospace, analogue and digital design, biomedical technology, computer engineering, consumer
electronics, digital signal processing, dsp, electric power, microprocessors, nanotechnology, magnetic &
electro physics, jobs, meeting, business, research and development, semiconductors, telecommunication,
vlsi. In PDF & PostScript. Members need to register, but visitors are also welcomed.
English language reference
English dictionary. Over 320,000 references & still growing, with both US and British spellings. On this
minimalist (no frills) website you can look up words alphabetically or by search. From Mike Harding.
English to American Dictionary. Prepared by a Scot who has spent some time in the USA, this fine work
helps puzzled English speaking people understand American expressions better .
Etymology. The Online Etymology Dictionary. In HTML. This valuable, attractively presented resource is from
historian and author Douglas Harper.
English literature and Classics
BookGlutton A "social reading" website with unique features, like contextual chat. Registration required. You
can select a book or join a group reading a particular title (there are over 300 mostly classic titles available).
For online reading only, in HTML. Smaller screen sizes may experience difficulties.
Elibron Over one thousand titles online in plain text, in English and nineteen other European languages.
Also versions for PC/Mac or for Palm, Visor & PocketPC. Free, with paperback and other versions also
available for purchase.
Indbazzar More than twenty categories of books here, from autobiographies to westerns and including
children's' books. A family resource. To either read online or download as zipped files. http://www.indbazaar.
com/ebooks/index.asp
Literature Post A collection of 825 classic books, plays, stories and poems for online reading. Over
seventy authors are represented. In plain text.
Virtual Imprint A select catalogue of free original and classic fiction. Available for download in MS Reader,
Adobe Reader ( PDF), or to read online in your Web browser (in their Virtual Imprint WebBook format - a
simple but bookmarkable double page layout. IE 5+ recommended). Their home page also offers an array
of purchasable services for bibliophiles.
A number of famous Irish literary works available free to download as text or RTF files, also some HTML
short stories to read online. Yes, all of the following famous "English" authors were actually Irish - George
Bernard Shaw, Bram Stoker (author of Dracula), Jonathan Swift, J.M.Synge, Oscar Wilde.
Brennan Emerson's short stories, philosophy, and some poetry as the title King Marcine. Available as a
free download, or purchase a print copy, at:
The Literary Encyclopedia More than a thousand scholars have contributed to this huge
Web reference work, focused on literature in English. With nearly three thousand entries, and well over
5million words, there's any amount to learn here about writers, literary works and literary topics, plus
numerous links to more. And they throw in a bit of a Books-in-print too! http://www.litencyc.com/
Gardening
Online Botanical Illustrations For plant & garden lovers and home craft enthusiasts. This lavishly
illustrated short book also contains a wealth of supporting hyperlinks. It's a 1.1 MB PDF file. http://www.
moplants.com/eBooks.php
General Reference
AllRefer.com Provides a free encyclopedia (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, from the Columbia
University Press) & gazetteer, medical encyclopedia & other valuable reference resources. Thousands of
articles available here in HTML, with useful links to related topics.
Dictionaries of 14 languages - English, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew,Italian, Japanese, Latin,
Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish &Vietnamese. Also specialised dictionaries including Computers, Law,
Science.
Health
Free Health tip e-books. Topics of these useful mini-books include Acne, ADD/ADHD, addictions,Low-carb
dieting, Nutrition and Safe Tanning,. In PDF format for the Adobe Reader. http://www.tophealthtips.com/
History
Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe
How have the states of Europe changed from century to century in the last two millenniums? Check it out in
the 21 maps of this atlas. Some interesting Roman features too.
Free history and philosophy audio books, in mp3 format. Broaden your horizons on your ipod or other Mp3
player These range from Plato to Karl Marx, with an emphasis on works by or on famous American figures
from yesteryear. The site name comes from Benjamin Franklin's literary club, called The Junto.
Internet Marketing
Sally's ebooks has free Internet marketing e-books, plus a few sweeteners (literally so, e.g. chocolate, ice-
cream & pudding recipes). Presented as zipped files for downloading and reading offline. http://www.sallys-
ebooks.co.uk/royal/down.html
Physical Fitness and Exercise
Classic fitness and weight training e-Books Learn how the original bodybuilding masters trained.
Includes Eugen Sandow's "Sandow on Physical Training," Sandow's "Strength and How To Obtain It," and
Edwin Checkley's "A Natural Method of Physical Training." As PDF downloads, with useful HTML
introductions online. Available under a Creative Commons 3.0 US Licence.
Personal Motivation/Inspiration
The 7 Keys to Success. Inspirational text, as a .pdf file for online or offline reading. From Will Edwards of
White Dove Books.
Mathematics
The Electronic Library of Mathematics contains free online journals, article collections, and monographs
in the field of mathematics. View on-line or download as .pdfs for offline use. http://www.emis.de/ELibEMS.
htm
MathWorld. A comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators,
maths enthusiasts and researchers. Claimed to be the Web's most complete maths resource.
"Pseudocolor in Pure and Applied Mathematics", a free on-line e-book in progress with source code by
Douglas C. Youvan. In HTML for your Web browser.
students using these books for their own study, or for teachers under certain limitedcircumstances
(payment required otherwise). Titles include Basic Concepts of Mathematics, Mathematical Analysis I, & An
Introduction to the Theory of Numbers. As PDFs. http://www.trillia.com/products.html
Medicine
Medical Dictionary Online. "A free online medical dictionary search engine for definitions of medical
terminology, pharmaceutical drugs, healthcare equipment, health conditions, medical devices, specialty
terms and medical abbreviations." Note that definitions are brief, and should only be considered as a
launching pad for further research. A handy resource, but self-diagnosers should note the disclaimer.
Medical Encyclopedia An online medical and health encyclopedia containing information on over 1,500
topics, including conditions, diseases, injuries, nutrition, surgeries, symptoms, tests and special topics.
Use alphabetically or through the search function. The site also features significant current news stories
and a variety of other resources.
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bookshelf. A collection of searchable biomedical
books for the Web. Illustrated, in HTML. Medical issues covered include asthma, cancer, high blood
pressure, obesity, & retroviruses. There are also more general works on topics including the Cell,
Developmental Biology, Glycobiology, Genes and Disease, Immunobiology and Neurochemistry.
Freebooks for doctors
Site dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical books over the Internet. 550+ books to read online
in English, French, German & Spanish, plus a few titles in Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian,
Romanian, Russian & Turkish.
Handhelds for Doctors. Read the text free. A paperback version is also available for purchase. http://www.
handheldsfordoctors.com/book/text/index.htm
Military History
Richard Jensen offers a large page oflinks to a wide variety of resources in this subject area, from ancient
times to present day. Jensen is an American scholar (retired Professor of History) http://tigger.uic.edu/%
7Erjensen/military.html
Nostradamus novel: The Greatest Sinner Ever by Eric Mellema. Has interesting insights into the
momentous 16th century. In English, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish, either as a PDF file or online in
HTML.
Personal Finances
Debt Management
A debt management company provides free downloads on some debt and credit related topics. More may
follow. In PDF format for the Adobe Reader.
Pets
e-Booklets about Pets A range of mammals, reptiles, fish and birds are covered in these free illustrated
short booklets, courtesy of a Houston, Texas online " pet superstore". A boon for beginners. Download in
PDF format for the Adobe Reader.
Philosophy
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Alphabetical and searchable. A voluntary academic effort. http:
//www.utm.edu/research/iep/
Rare Books
Forgotten Books This is a 'combination" website that links to free online copies of books scanned for
Google, and includes an URL to buy a "Forgotten Books" physical copy from Amazon.com if desired. Nearly
1,500 rarer books were represented by mid 2008. Genres include classical fiction, philosophy, science,
religion, folklore, mythology and sacred texts, plus esoteric subjects such as the occult, freemasonry,
alchemy, hermetic and ancient knowledge. http://www.forgottenbooks.org/
Research
FreeFullText.com provides direct links to over 7000 scholarly periodicals which allow some or all of their
online content to be viewed by anyone for free (though some may require free registration).
http://www.freefulltext.com/
Radio Frequency e-Books For the technically savvy, this helpful site provides mostly PDF (Adobe Reader)
downloads. Topics include RF Fundamentals, Electromagnetism, Antenna fundamentals & design,
Modulation, Spectral & Signal analysis, RF measurement and filters, Amplifier design, Mixers, Oscillators
and more.
http://www.rfzone.org/free-rf-ebooks/
Science
The Public Library of Science is provided by "a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians
committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource". PLoS
will publish its own journals. So far there is PLoS Biology (a monthly, launched October 2003, both online
and in print). PLoS Medicine is to follow during 2004. Formats used are HTML & PDF.
E-Library of Science Mathematics e-books plus a few philosophy, physics and other titles. In pdf format
(use the Adobe Reader).
Science Fiction/Fantasy, & Horror
Doctor Who e-books. Never screened, these Seventh Doctor stories from1992-1997 are a rare treasure
from the friendly folk at the BBC. Online, by page in SHTML, or in plain text chapters if you wish to print them
out.
Online since August 1997, UK-based Infinity Plus publishes some original fiction, but mostly republishes
those short stories & other shorter works you're always trying to find again. With extra input from many
writers that you may not see anywhere else. As such, this wonderful archive is a boon to devotees. Online in
HTML, or you can save them ('Save as...') to read off-line. However please remember they remain copyright
for all purposes other than simple reading.
SF/Fantasy e-books & assistance for the physically impaired. ReadAssist is an organization of Science
Fiction and Fantasy fans with an easy-to-use site streamlined to assist those with physical disabilities. They
provide links to sources of both free and purchasable written and audio e-books, in those genres. Further
links are to software & hardware of use to those with impaired mobility or vision.
Gormglaith, by Heidi Wyss. 76,000 words of radical feminist separatist literature set in what is claimed to
be a scientifically plausible future. Aesthetically presented for online reading. http://www.literateweb.
com/wyss.htm
Godspawn, by A. Zoic. A prophetic title with a human clone hero. Written at sunny Balmoral Beach in
Sydney, & available in no less than 11 formats. Worth visiting the site for the impressive audio-visual
opening alone (Active X controls must be enabled -if you get a blank site, check your browser settings).
Grotesque, A Gothic Epic, by Graven. An intense, illustrated Gothic novel about religion and the Black
Death. With animated sound effects, online in HTML plus. Excellently presented, but with its gruesome
theme not for the faint-hearted.
Maggots of Heresy. Fantasy set in an alternate universe, where in medieval Baghdad the women rule and
have multiple husbands. There's something to amuse or offend everyone, and possibly provoke some
thought, in this new novel by Australian Michael Fridman. As a .pdf download.
Technical Books
Technical Reports Online
"The Virtual Technical Reports Center". Links to technical reports, preprints, reprints, dissertations,
theses, and research reports of all kinds, as either full-text reports or searchable extended abstracts
Free tech books Reviews of & links to author/publisher sites offering online computer
science/engineering/programming & mathematics books, textbooks and lecture notes. Please note terms
and conditions on each site...
Television
Encyclopedia of Television. Includes more than 1,000 essays examining programmes, people, historic
moments and trends, disputes, scandals and much else in the saga of the small screen. Also contains
histories of major TV networks and broadcasting systems around the world, plus resource materials,
photos and bibliographical information.
Travel
Universal Currency Converter. (Previous e-book version not currently available).
IIT - Information Interactive Technology This Netherlands-based site offers some classic e -books include
Wodehouse humour, Sherlock Holmes and a serious essay About Violence and Democracy. There are
also mini travel guides for all European countries. In PDF, use the Adobe Reader. Patience may be
required; this site is slow to download for modem users.
U.S. Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, all Amendments, the Monroe Doctrine, the
Emancipation Proclamation & the Gettysburg Address. Fully indexed. Available free as a downloadable zip
file (requires a zip utility to decompress). Download the freedom.zip (40kb) under the sub-heading Freedom
documents, from R.E. Harvey, at:
U.S. Rightwing Christian Fundamentalism The Institute for Christian Economics is a Texas-based, U.S.
Christian fundamentalist site. Many "bible-based" religious & social titles are offered, plus a substantial
foray into conservative and pro-free market economics & politics. Books are available in HTML or the DjVu
compressed file format. The site authors recommend the latter, which they claim is superior to & less
memory-hungry than PDF for representing original works. A free DjVu reader may be downloaded from the
site.
Website Development Rick Rouse provides several free e-books, downloadable as zip files, for
webmasters. They include How To Get Thousands Of Links To Your Website and How To Triple Your
Website Traffic Every 90 Days under the heading Webmaster
Freebies. Also some useful software for webmasters.
William Blake Archive Literary and visual works by William Blake and his circle. Includes fully searchable
and scalable electronic editions of all of Blake's 19 illuminated works. In HTML & SGML. With Biography,
Glossary, and Chronology. Sponsored by the U.S. Library of Congress, with some high-powered support.
compensate. Most works are in English, but six other languages are also represented. A huge site, from
alchemy authority Adam McLean. (Alchemy was a mystical proto-science based on philosophical longings.
The truly scientific parts of alchemy are represented in modern day chemistry).
American Indian tales - Coyote Stories/Poems Native American stories from the American Indian Heritage
Foundation, online in HTML.
Americana
Earthbound - Stories from a Ghost Town Authentic period tales from Jerome, Arizona. A real treat, online in
HTML, with great historical pictures.
(Read about the fascinating story of Jerome itself at http://www.jerometimes.com/ )
Books for Phones & iPods
Freebooks for phones
This text-to-phone site enables you to progressively download free classic literature (Poe, Verne, H.G.
Wells, Conan Doyle, Brothers Grimm and many others) to your mobile phone (Am.=cell phone). You can
also rotate the text to read in a more useful "landscape" format if desired. Moreover you can even request
most of the books from Project Gutenberg.
BooksInMyPhone
Hundreds of classic books to read on your mobile/cell phone. Most in the public domain, some with
Creative Commons licences. Please consult the FAQ & Getting It Into Your Phone sections on how to use, &
also check the terms and Conditions of Use.
Ebookhood This website allows you to convert texts, documents and webpages to the iPod Notes format, or
to plain text, and share them. You can then read them on the iPod, mobile (cell) phones or other devices. An
associated community has already converted hundreds of titles, an eclectic assortment viewable by author,
title and language.
British Women Romantic Poets
Project E-text editions of poetry by British and Irish women written (not necessarily published) between 1789
and 1832, a period traditionally known in English literary history as the Romantic period. A digital initiative of
the University of California, Davis, from the Shields Library. Available in HTML & SGML.
Chemistry This useful site from Alexander Ragoisha of Byelorussia offers free Full-Text Journals in
Chemistry. Most are English language, with a section in Russian. Usually in HTML and/or PDF.
Children's/Young Adult Books
A variety of famous classic titles.
Children's Books Online: the Rosetta Project Children's illustrated literature. Hundreds of children's
books online. Because of the high picture content each page is presented as a separate image file (jpeg),
or the whole book may be downloaded as a compressed (zip) file to read offline. In English, with some
translated variously into Chinese, Farsi, Finnish, French, Dutch, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Maori,
Polish, Romanian or Swedish.
Comics
Free daily comic strips with back archives. Related goodies for sale. They have Ginger Meggs!
Lots of e-freebies from DC.
Computing
Linux-related e-Books A comprehensive list of free Linux related e-books, available from multiple sources.
List originally compiled by the legendary "pavs". Invaluable for Linux fans.
Dan Preston's Infoheaven site offers his e-book "How To Buy The Perfect Computer" free. For those who
join his mailing list or purchase books, other free items are available.
Windows Security e-books. These individual chapters or entire books are dowloadable in .pdf format. You
need to register to access them.
Computer programming e-books, on a large range of topics including Abap, Java, Linux, Php, Oracle & Vb.
net. In.pdf format. Note that you need to join the site, establish an account & supply personal details before
downloading titles.
Useful Internet & Computer Tips - Volume 1 - Revised. 250 useful tips and definitions, in PDF (Portable
Document Format). A 1.08 MB book for the Adobe Reader. Especially handy for beginners or to check out
that odd mysterious term.
Microsoft Technical books. Courtesy of Microsoft Press to publicise Visual Studio 2008 & .NET 3.5, three
introductory books on Microsoft LINQ, Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX and Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 are available
here free for download, in PDF format.
Cooking
The USENET Cookbook Main dishes, appetizers & snacks, bread/pasta, beverages, cookies or cakes,
sauces, salads, soups, deserts, vegetable dishes etc. Vegetarian alternatives offered. Permission to copy
without fee all or part of this material is granted provided that the copies are not made or distributed for
direct commercial advantage. Copying is by permission of the USENET Community Trust or the original
contributor. {Copyright (c) 1987 USENET Community Trust}.
Recipies at : http://recipes.eserver.org/ Be prepared for vegetarian bias in meat eaters recipies.
Or take a look at this helpful foodies page:
Tripp Central Karen & Trevor provide a smorgasbrod of food-related links. An amazing food heaven. From
Amish recipies & ancient Roman Dishes to Young Robert's Cajun Food, it's all here. http://www.trippcentral.
ca/recipes.htm
e-Cookbooks.net. A number of free samples are available from this commercial site, as pdfs for Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
Farmer Dave's free lamb recipes Farmer Dave is a real Queensland outback farmer - and past Australian
Big Brother contestant (2006). His website includes a cosmopolitan array of recipes. Click on the "Cooking
Lamb" tab to access (despite the tab name, they include desserts and non-lamb items). His Mum's ones
are terrific too.
Current Affairs
From prolific writer Shmuel (Sam) Vaknin: lively, controversial musings on issues in economics, politics, the
Balkans, international affairs, history, psychology and more. Download as MS Word, RTF or PDF files.
Digital Issues
"Get Digitized" e-book Clueless about all things digital? I mean, absolutely no idea, really? Or just unsure
about one or two devices or applications? This 40 page illustrated primer will give you the basic lowdown
on everything from computers and PDA's to WiFi, BlueTooth and that mysterious acronym VoIP. This e-book
is a large (2.2 megabyte) PDF, a file format suitable for downloading to read offline at your leisure with the
Adobe (Acrobat) Reader software. Broadband recommended!
Digital Signal Processing Library A useful select library for those interested in electronics, Digital Signal
Processing (DSP) projects, mathematics for programmers and related topics. It links to titles that are free to
download or read online. Some in PDF format, or zipped, others in HTML for your Web browser. Most books
are available in individual chapters. Thanks to Refik Hadzialic of Bosnia-Herzegovina. NB: strictly for private
use and study. Please respect the generosity of these authors.
E-book publishing This fledgling e-publisher/bookstore also offers some free inspirational/New Age titles,
free covers for e-authors & a free e-book on drawing. In PDF at: http://www.ebookpublishing.us/free.htm
Economics
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) "groups 30 member countries
sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy", and doesextensive economic
and social research. You can get some summary information from OECD publications free here (or pay for
full texts as .pdf downloads, or order print copies from their bookshop).
Electronics
ee.com A free technical library and professional community for electrical and electronics engineers.
Contains over 5,600 documents in a variety of forms. Qualified contributions welcome. Resource areas
include aerospace, analogue and digital design, biomedical technology, computer engineering, consumer
electronics, digital signal processing, dsp, electric power, microprocessors, nanotechnology, magnetic &
electro physics, jobs, meeting, business, research and development, semiconductors, telecommunication,
vlsi. In PDF & PostScript. Members need to register, but visitors are also welcomed.
English language reference
English dictionary. Over 320,000 references & still growing, with both US and British spellings. On this
minimalist (no frills) website you can look up words alphabetically or by search. From Mike Harding.
English to American Dictionary. Prepared by a Scot who has spent some time in the USA, this fine work
helps puzzled English speaking people understand American expressions better .
Etymology. The Online Etymology Dictionary. In HTML. This valuable, attractively presented resource is from
historian and author Douglas Harper.
English literature and Classics
BookGlutton A "social reading" website with unique features, like contextual chat. Registration required. You
can select a book or join a group reading a particular title (there are over 300 mostly classic titles available).
For online reading only, in HTML. Smaller screen sizes may experience difficulties.
Elibron Over one thousand titles online in plain text, in English and nineteen other European languages.
Also versions for PC/Mac or for Palm, Visor & PocketPC. Free, with paperback and other versions also
available for purchase.
Indbazzar More than twenty categories of books here, from autobiographies to westerns and including
children's' books. A family resource. To either read online or download as zipped files. http://www.indbazaar.
com/ebooks/index.asp
Literature Post A collection of 825 classic books, plays, stories and poems for online reading. Over
seventy authors are represented. In plain text.
Virtual Imprint A select catalogue of free original and classic fiction. Available for download in MS Reader,
Adobe Reader ( PDF), or to read online in your Web browser (in their Virtual Imprint WebBook format - a
simple but bookmarkable double page layout. IE 5+ recommended). Their home page also offers an array
of purchasable services for bibliophiles.
A number of famous Irish literary works available free to download as text or RTF files, also some HTML
short stories to read online. Yes, all of the following famous "English" authors were actually Irish - George
Bernard Shaw, Bram Stoker (author of Dracula), Jonathan Swift, J.M.Synge, Oscar Wilde.
Brennan Emerson's short stories, philosophy, and some poetry as the title King Marcine. Available as a
free download, or purchase a print copy, at:
The Literary Encyclopedia More than a thousand scholars have contributed to this huge
Web reference work, focused on literature in English. With nearly three thousand entries, and well over
5million words, there's any amount to learn here about writers, literary works and literary topics, plus
numerous links to more. And they throw in a bit of a Books-in-print too! http://www.litencyc.com/
Gardening
Online Botanical Illustrations For plant & garden lovers and home craft enthusiasts. This lavishly
illustrated short book also contains a wealth of supporting hyperlinks. It's a 1.1 MB PDF file. http://www.
moplants.com/eBooks.php
General Reference
AllRefer.com Provides a free encyclopedia (Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, from the Columbia
University Press) & gazetteer, medical encyclopedia & other valuable reference resources. Thousands of
articles available here in HTML, with useful links to related topics.
Dictionaries of 14 languages - English, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew,Italian, Japanese, Latin,
Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish &Vietnamese. Also specialised dictionaries including Computers, Law,
Science.
Health
Free Health tip e-books. Topics of these useful mini-books include Acne, ADD/ADHD, addictions,Low-carb
dieting, Nutrition and Safe Tanning,. In PDF format for the Adobe Reader. http://www.tophealthtips.com/
History
Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe
How have the states of Europe changed from century to century in the last two millenniums? Check it out in
the 21 maps of this atlas. Some interesting Roman features too.
Free history and philosophy audio books, in mp3 format. Broaden your horizons on your ipod or other Mp3
player These range from Plato to Karl Marx, with an emphasis on works by or on famous American figures
from yesteryear. The site name comes from Benjamin Franklin's literary club, called The Junto.
Internet Marketing
Sally's ebooks has free Internet marketing e-books, plus a few sweeteners (literally so, e.g. chocolate, ice-
cream & pudding recipes). Presented as zipped files for downloading and reading offline. http://www.sallys-
ebooks.co.uk/royal/down.html
Physical Fitness and Exercise
Classic fitness and weight training e-Books Learn how the original bodybuilding masters trained.
Includes Eugen Sandow's "Sandow on Physical Training," Sandow's "Strength and How To Obtain It," and
Edwin Checkley's "A Natural Method of Physical Training." As PDF downloads, with useful HTML
introductions online. Available under a Creative Commons 3.0 US Licence.
Personal Motivation/Inspiration
The 7 Keys to Success. Inspirational text, as a .pdf file for online or offline reading. From Will Edwards of
White Dove Books.
Mathematics
The Electronic Library of Mathematics contains free online journals, article collections, and monographs
in the field of mathematics. View on-line or download as .pdfs for offline use. http://www.emis.de/ELibEMS.
htm
MathWorld. A comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators,
maths enthusiasts and researchers. Claimed to be the Web's most complete maths resource.
"Pseudocolor in Pure and Applied Mathematics", a free on-line e-book in progress with source code by
Douglas C. Youvan. In HTML for your Web browser.
- http://www.youvan.com/ , mirrored at http://www.pseudocolor.com/
students using these books for their own study, or for teachers under certain limitedcircumstances
(payment required otherwise). Titles include Basic Concepts of Mathematics, Mathematical Analysis I, & An
Introduction to the Theory of Numbers. As PDFs. http://www.trillia.com/products.html
Medicine
Medical Dictionary Online. "A free online medical dictionary search engine for definitions of medical
terminology, pharmaceutical drugs, healthcare equipment, health conditions, medical devices, specialty
terms and medical abbreviations." Note that definitions are brief, and should only be considered as a
launching pad for further research. A handy resource, but self-diagnosers should note the disclaimer.
Medical Encyclopedia An online medical and health encyclopedia containing information on over 1,500
topics, including conditions, diseases, injuries, nutrition, surgeries, symptoms, tests and special topics.
Use alphabetically or through the search function. The site also features significant current news stories
and a variety of other resources.
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bookshelf. A collection of searchable biomedical
books for the Web. Illustrated, in HTML. Medical issues covered include asthma, cancer, high blood
pressure, obesity, & retroviruses. There are also more general works on topics including the Cell,
Developmental Biology, Glycobiology, Genes and Disease, Immunobiology and Neurochemistry.
Freebooks for doctors
Site dedicated to the promotion of free access to medical books over the Internet. 550+ books to read online
in English, French, German & Spanish, plus a few titles in Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian,
Romanian, Russian & Turkish.
Handhelds for Doctors. Read the text free. A paperback version is also available for purchase. http://www.
handheldsfordoctors.com/book/text/index.htm
Military History
Richard Jensen offers a large page oflinks to a wide variety of resources in this subject area, from ancient
times to present day. Jensen is an American scholar (retired Professor of History) http://tigger.uic.edu/%
7Erjensen/military.html
Nostradamus novel: The Greatest Sinner Ever by Eric Mellema. Has interesting insights into the
momentous 16th century. In English, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish, either as a PDF file or online in
HTML.
Personal Finances
Debt Management
A debt management company provides free downloads on some debt and credit related topics. More may
follow. In PDF format for the Adobe Reader.
Pets
e-Booklets about Pets A range of mammals, reptiles, fish and birds are covered in these free illustrated
short booklets, courtesy of a Houston, Texas online " pet superstore". A boon for beginners. Download in
PDF format for the Adobe Reader.
Philosophy
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Alphabetical and searchable. A voluntary academic effort. http:
//www.utm.edu/research/iep/
Rare Books
Forgotten Books This is a 'combination" website that links to free online copies of books scanned for
Google, and includes an URL to buy a "Forgotten Books" physical copy from Amazon.com if desired. Nearly
1,500 rarer books were represented by mid 2008. Genres include classical fiction, philosophy, science,
religion, folklore, mythology and sacred texts, plus esoteric subjects such as the occult, freemasonry,
alchemy, hermetic and ancient knowledge. http://www.forgottenbooks.org/
Research
FreeFullText.com provides direct links to over 7000 scholarly periodicals which allow some or all of their
online content to be viewed by anyone for free (though some may require free registration).
http://www.freefulltext.com/
Radio Frequency e-Books For the technically savvy, this helpful site provides mostly PDF (Adobe Reader)
downloads. Topics include RF Fundamentals, Electromagnetism, Antenna fundamentals & design,
Modulation, Spectral & Signal analysis, RF measurement and filters, Amplifier design, Mixers, Oscillators
and more.
http://www.rfzone.org/free-rf-ebooks/
Science
The Public Library of Science is provided by "a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians
committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource". PLoS
will publish its own journals. So far there is PLoS Biology (a monthly, launched October 2003, both online
and in print). PLoS Medicine is to follow during 2004. Formats used are HTML & PDF.
E-Library of Science Mathematics e-books plus a few philosophy, physics and other titles. In pdf format
(use the Adobe Reader).
Science Fiction/Fantasy, & Horror
Doctor Who e-books. Never screened, these Seventh Doctor stories from1992-1997 are a rare treasure
from the friendly folk at the BBC. Online, by page in SHTML, or in plain text chapters if you wish to print them
out.
Online since August 1997, UK-based Infinity Plus publishes some original fiction, but mostly republishes
those short stories & other shorter works you're always trying to find again. With extra input from many
writers that you may not see anywhere else. As such, this wonderful archive is a boon to devotees. Online in
HTML, or you can save them ('Save as...') to read off-line. However please remember they remain copyright
for all purposes other than simple reading.
SF/Fantasy e-books & assistance for the physically impaired. ReadAssist is an organization of Science
Fiction and Fantasy fans with an easy-to-use site streamlined to assist those with physical disabilities. They
provide links to sources of both free and purchasable written and audio e-books, in those genres. Further
links are to software & hardware of use to those with impaired mobility or vision.
Gormglaith, by Heidi Wyss. 76,000 words of radical feminist separatist literature set in what is claimed to
be a scientifically plausible future. Aesthetically presented for online reading. http://www.literateweb.
com/wyss.htm
Godspawn, by A. Zoic. A prophetic title with a human clone hero. Written at sunny Balmoral Beach in
Sydney, & available in no less than 11 formats. Worth visiting the site for the impressive audio-visual
opening alone (Active X controls must be enabled -if you get a blank site, check your browser settings).
Grotesque, A Gothic Epic, by Graven. An intense, illustrated Gothic novel about religion and the Black
Death. With animated sound effects, online in HTML plus. Excellently presented, but with its gruesome
theme not for the faint-hearted.
Maggots of Heresy. Fantasy set in an alternate universe, where in medieval Baghdad the women rule and
have multiple husbands. There's something to amuse or offend everyone, and possibly provoke some
thought, in this new novel by Australian Michael Fridman. As a .pdf download.
Technical Books
Technical Reports Online
"The Virtual Technical Reports Center". Links to technical reports, preprints, reprints, dissertations,
theses, and research reports of all kinds, as either full-text reports or searchable extended abstracts
Free tech books Reviews of & links to author/publisher sites offering online computer
science/engineering/programming & mathematics books, textbooks and lecture notes. Please note terms
and conditions on each site...
Television
Encyclopedia of Television. Includes more than 1,000 essays examining programmes, people, historic
moments and trends, disputes, scandals and much else in the saga of the small screen. Also contains
histories of major TV networks and broadcasting systems around the world, plus resource materials,
photos and bibliographical information.
- http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/index.html
Travel
Universal Currency Converter. (Previous e-book version not currently available).
IIT - Information Interactive Technology This Netherlands-based site offers some classic e -books include
Wodehouse humour, Sherlock Holmes and a serious essay About Violence and Democracy. There are
also mini travel guides for all European countries. In PDF, use the Adobe Reader. Patience may be
required; this site is slow to download for modem users.
U.S. Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, all Amendments, the Monroe Doctrine, the
Emancipation Proclamation & the Gettysburg Address. Fully indexed. Available free as a downloadable zip
file (requires a zip utility to decompress). Download the freedom.zip (40kb) under the sub-heading Freedom
documents, from R.E. Harvey, at:
U.S. Rightwing Christian Fundamentalism The Institute for Christian Economics is a Texas-based, U.S.
Christian fundamentalist site. Many "bible-based" religious & social titles are offered, plus a substantial
foray into conservative and pro-free market economics & politics. Books are available in HTML or the DjVu
compressed file format. The site authors recommend the latter, which they claim is superior to & less
memory-hungry than PDF for representing original works. A free DjVu reader may be downloaded from the
site.
Website Development Rick Rouse provides several free e-books, downloadable as zip files, for
webmasters. They include How To Get Thousands Of Links To Your Website and How To Triple Your
Website Traffic Every 90 Days under the heading Webmaster
Freebies. Also some useful software for webmasters.
William Blake Archive Literary and visual works by William Blake and his circle. Includes fully searchable
and scalable electronic editions of all of Blake's 19 illuminated works. In HTML & SGML. With Biography,
Glossary, and Chronology. Sponsored by the U.S. Library of Congress, with some high-powered support.
Worldreach
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