Downloadable E-Book & Audiobook Resources
We are pleased to be a member of the Maine Infonet Library!
To borrow from thousands of downloadable audiobooks and e-books, click the icon above. You will need your D. A. Hurd Library card number to check-out and download best-selling and classic titles to your personal device to enjoy anywhere!
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Getting Started With eBooks - a resource page from the Maine State Library
Other Online resources for your reading pleasure:
Feed Books - thousands of e-books, not all are free
Forgotten Books
Free Computer Books - focuses solely on eBooks in computer and tech-related categories
Google Books
Google MagazinesInternet Public Library
LibriVox - Free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world
Many Books - Over 29,000 titles, primarily fiction
Online Programming Books - lists free eBooks and online books related to programming, computer science, software engineering, web design, mobile app development, networking, databases, information technology, AI, graphics and computer hardware which are provided by publishers or authors on their websites legally.
Poem Hunter - free poetry e-books
Project Gutenberg - over 40,000 free domain books available for download.
Scribd - "The largest book club on the planet"
Smash Words - over 30,000 titles, mostly self-published from independent authors and publishers (not all are free)
Free E-books for Kids:
International Children's Digital Library - a collection of multi-language eBooks is categorized by age and by genre
Classic Children's Books from the Library of Congress - The kids collection includes classics like, “A Christmas Carol” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
Storyline - The Screen Actors Guild started this fun site where kids can watch talented actors read favorite children’s stories for free. While this may not technically count as an eBook, it’s a great way to engage kids with books.