books

Jun
10
Bookshlf curates book lists using people

Bookshlf curates book lists using people

Source: Bookshlf Can’t find a book for a student? Check out Bookshlf. It is a service where the curation
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Dec
02
5 sites for free books for kids

5 sites for free books for kids

Free Kid’s eBooks and NOOK Books | Barnes & Noble® and Amazon.com : free kids ebooks (Amazon Best Sellers: Best
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Aug
20
73% of books released between 1924 and 1963 are in the public domain

73% of books released between 1924 and 1963 are in the public domain

But! A recent NYPL project has paid for the already-digitized registration records to be marked up as XML. (I was
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Jul
26
Another archive of free illustrated children's books

Another archive of free illustrated children's books

Source: Enter an Archive of 6,000 Historical Children’s Books, All Digitized and Free to Read Online | Open Culture
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Jun
26
The Library of Congress has an online collection of Public Domain Children Books available

The Library of Congress has an online collection of Public Domain Children Books available

This special collection presents children’s books selected from the General and Rare Book Collections at the Library of Congress.
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Jan
09
Search your local library for books while browsing Amazon and other sites with this browser extension

Search your local library for books while browsing Amazon and other sites with this browser extension

As you browse books and e-books, the Library Extension can check your library’s online catalog and display the availability
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Dec
06
Several adult non-fiction books are being released for a younger audience

Several adult non-fiction books are being released for a younger audience

Lately I’ve been noticing that more and more authors seem to be adapting their adult nonfiction books for younger
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May
22
The Guggenheim now has over 200 art books available for free

The Guggenheim now has over 200 art books available for free

Too stingy for expensive art books? The Guggenheim has you covered. Since 2012, the museum has been slowly digitizing its
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Sep
06
Nope, printed books aren’t going out of style

Nope, printed books aren’t going out of style

As Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble launched their respective eBook readers in 2007 and 2010, there were many who
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