literature

Amazon.com

Extensive catalog of book information, critical and reader reviews, and full-text search.

www.amazon.com

Audible

Premier online audibook retailer with affordable subscription options.

www.audible.com

Booknotes

Online archive for C-SPAN’s award-winning author interview program. 800+ interviews.

www.booknotes.org

CliffsNotes

Free literature notes and study guides covering all academic subject areas.

www.cliffsnotes.com

The British Library

UK's leading research library. Catalog of 15 million books, newspapers, and journals.

www.bl.uk - Also see: Online Gallery (powered by Silverlight)

Google Books

Search the full text of books. Read books online.

books.google.com

LibriVox

Free audio files for books from the public domain read by volunteers.

www.librivox.org

Library of Congress

Largest library in the world with a collection of more than 120 million items.

www.loc.gov - Also see: Digital Collections, Research and Reference Services

New York Public Library

One of the largest public libraries in the United States. Collection of 51 million items.

www.nypl.org

Open Library

One web page for every book ever published. Currently indexes 24 million books.

www.openlibrary.org

Project Gutenberg

30,000 free ebooks from the public domain to read on your PC, iPhone, Kindle, etc.

www.gutenberg.org

Wikibooks

Free library of educational textbooks that anyone can edit.

www.wikibooks.org

WorldCat

Indexes collections from more than 10,000 libraries.

www.worldcat.org

social bookshelves

GoodReads

Organize and share book lists. Receive recommendations.

www.goodreads.com

LibraryThing

Share book lists and receive recommendations from other book lovers.

www.librarything.com

Shelfari

Build and share your virtual bookshelf. Discover, rate, and discuss books.

www.shelfari.com