The purpose of this page is to provide a list of suppliers of electronic texts (e-text) in their various forms. Some offer free downloads others are commercial web sites which charge for their e-texts.I hope you find the list helpful. If you come across anymore sites please let me know email me at lynrobin@svrc.vic.edu.au
Ebooks Web Sites
Alex: Catalogue of Electronic Texts
American and English literature as well as Western philosophy in the public domain.
http://www.infomotions.com/alex2/
Amazon
Seller of commercially published audio CD books, often has second hand copies for a fraction of the cost of the new title.
http://www.amazon.com
Audible.com
Over 5900 downloadable titles available in MP3 format. Pay by download or subscribe for 12 months at US$19.95 a month and download up to two titles a month. Audible content can be played on PCs or handheld devices.
http://www.audible.com/adbl/store/welcome.jsp
Audiobooks.com
Has a great list of audio book publishers also sells books in MP3 format.
http://www.audiobooks.org/
Audio Books For Free
http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp
Audio Books Today
A leading Internet publisher serving all segments involved in the creation, production, marketing, and sales of the spoken word on cassette, CD, MP3, and other electronic forms.
http://www.audiobookstoday.com/
Australian Studies Resources
Literary and Historical Texts.
http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/oztexts/ozlit.html
Bookshare.org
Open copyrighted material is available to anyone. DAISY Player or Software to read book on computer e.g. Victor Reader Soft-Daisy Reader
Digital Book Index
Has both free and pay per download. Large collection in various formats from electronic libraries around the world. http://digitalbookindex.com/search001a.htm
Electronic Texts and Publishing Resources
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/etext/etext.html
The Electronic Braille Book Library
http://www.braille.org/braille_books/
The Etext Archives
http://www.etext.org/
Electronic Text Centre
Ebooks for younger readers. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/subjects/subjects-young.html
Free Books
Great Books Index
Good for classics. http://books.mirror.org/notavail.html
HearTheBook.com
A great way to sample a book or find out about an author. Sample first, then pay to download a full book or feature in MP3 format.
http://www.hearthebook.com/
The Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
LibriVox
Free audio books in the public domain.
http://librivox.org/librivox-catalogue/
List of E-text Archives
http://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/%7Ematsuoka/e-texts.htmlhttp://lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/%7Ematsuoka/e-texts.html
Manybooks
Contains more than 10,000 eBooks from Project Gutenberg and other sources, formatted for reading on your Palm, PocketPC, or PDA . http://www.manybooks.net/
MS Reader
List of ebooks and dictionaries for use with Microsoft Reader.
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/intl/shop/default.asp
National Library for the Blind
Based in the UK has a large collection offerring different formats. Will loan hard copy braille worldwide. http://www.nlb-online.org
Online Books Page
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/books.html
Project Gutenberg
http://www.promo.net/pg/
Project Gutenberg Audio Project
Project Gutenberg are starting to add human voice audio books to their collection. Use the advanced search function and select audio books to get the current list
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_Audio_Books_Project
Project Gutenberg of Australia
http://www.gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty.html
Readology
Ebooks for the beginning reader. Big, bold and clear, worth a look!
http://www.readology.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=24
The B&R Samizdat Express. (CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs for sale)”
http://www.samizdat.com/
Texas School for the Blind
Free download: e-braille books and materials.Ebooks for Young Children
Children's Storybooks Online
Learn to Read
Simple activities for the beginning reader.
Learn your ABCs
International Children's Digital Library
http://www.icdlbooks.org/
Stories from around the world in many different languages. Enlarge text on screen by choosing plus button on top right hand corner of screen.
Read Along Stories and Songs -has auditory output
Readology
Web Sites Dedicated to Specific Authors
Arthur Conan Doyle: A Sherlockian Holmepage from the University of Waterloo
http://www.sherlockian.net/
The Complete Works of Shakespeare
http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
Edgar Allan Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/%7Emmaynard/Poe/poe.html
James Joyce from Temple University
http://www.2street.com/joyce/
Poetry Web Sites
Electronic Poetry Center
Dickinson, Emily. 1896. Poems.
First Australian Haiku Anthology
Keats, John. 1884. Poetical Works.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe.
Wordsworth, William. 1888. Complete Poetical WorksDigital Talking Books on CD ROM
Some publishers are now producing books on CD as well as print so ask your bookseller if a CD version of the book is available.ABC Shop
Want to find out more about ebooks? Try the following links:
Excellent collection of Audio CD Books
http://www.abcshop.com.au/
Bolinda Publishing
A udio CD books by Paul Jennings, Tim Winton, Maureen McCarthy and many others.
http://www.bolinda.com
Rigby Heinemann Australia
Many titles are available as "text on CD" which is simply a pdf of the title, and these are the same cost as the paperback version.
http://www.hi.com.au/
John Wiley / Jacaranda Press
Some titles are available in print and CD ROM, however the CD copy is not available for purchase separately.
http://www.hi.com.au/
Selected Sources for Electronic Texts. National Library Service Factsheet.
Resources for Digital Books
E-text Access and Storage Options
Fully accessible MP3 player
How MP3 players work-from howstuffworks.com
What is an ebook?
What is MP3?
Under the Cover Story -is this the end of ebooks?
Curriculum Access: Electronic Texts (E-texts)
Daisy Makes Sense
Audio and Large Print- Source Audio files - Mp3, Audio CD and Large Print books