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BuddhaNet's Ebook Library

Ebooks on Buddhism.

Directory of Open Access Books

Freely downloadable peer-reviewed scholarly books.

European Library Mixed abstract and full-text.

Catalog for 43 national libraries of Europe, contains some digital collections of books that are out of copyright.

Google Books Mixed abstract and full-text.

Search for books in the public domain or snippets of copyrighted books.

Hathi Trust Digital Library Mixed abstract and full-text.

An online book resource with some full text books (out of copyright) and searchable books (with snippets and page numbers).

Internet Archive Texts

Free archive of ebooks that are out of copyright.

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Brill Books and Journals Online For current UWest patrons only.

Brill is an academic publisher with specialties in humanities and social sciences.

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Non-UWest patrons: Alternative access.

National Academy Press Mixed abstract and full-text. Individual registration required.

Publications from the National Academy of Sciences.

O'Reilly Open Books

Software, computing, and technology books, free to read.

PubMed Books

Search books from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

The Online Books Page

A listing of full text books online produced by a digital library planner and researcher at the University of Pennsylvania.

eScholarship Editions Mixed abstract and full-text.

Books published by University of California Press.