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openlibrary.org
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Books Worth Reading

Open Library

Internet Archive's open book catalogue: read, borrow and discover more than 3 million books free.

Why I recommend it: Free account needed to borrow; popular titles can have a waitlist.

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openlibrary.orgAdded Sep 24, 20260 opens
libbyapp.com
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Books Worth Reading

Libby by OverDrive

Free reading app from OverDrive that borrows ebooks, audiobooks and magazines from your local public library with a library card. Works in a browser or on iOS, Android, Kobo and Kindle (US libraries only), with offline downloads, CarPlay and Android Auto support, holds, and tagged reading lists.

Why I recommend it: This is how you read the paid books on this site without buying them — most business, career and technology titles are in public library collections. What you need is a library card, which is free where you live. The catch is availability, not price: your library chooses what it licenses and popular titles come with waiting lists, so place holds early rather than expecting a book on the day you want it.

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libbyapp.comAdded Sep 23, 20260 opens
mitpress.mit.edu
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Technology & Ethics

Open Access at the MIT Press

MIT Press's open-access programme: hundreds of scholarly books and journal articles you can read and download in full for free, legally, including work on computing, AI, economics and design.

Why I recommend it: Before you buy an academic book or hit a paywalled paper, check here and on the author's own page. Not the whole catalog is open, only the titles funded for it, so search the specific book rather than assuming.

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mitpress.mit.eduAdded Sep 22, 20260 opens