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300 Free eBooks: Download Great Classics for Free

This collection features free e-books, mostly classics, that you can read on your computer, smart phone, or Kindle. It includes great works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. To learn how to download these ebooks to your computer/mobile device, please visit our eBook Primer.

Assorted Texts

  • Baldwin, Frederick - Dear Monsieur Picasso – PDF
  • Boon, Marcus - In Praise of Copying – PDF
  • Steward, Brand – The Whole Earth Catalog – Read Online
  • Doctorow, Cory - I, Robot – Download
  • Doctorow, Cory – With a Little Help – Download
  • Kamenetz, Anya – The Edupunks’ Guide to a DIY Credential – Download
  • Lessig, Lawrence - The Future of Ideas – PDF
  • Lethem, Jonathan – The Empty Room – Read Online
  • Rucker, Rudy – The Ware Tetralogy – D0wnload
  • Scroggy, David – The Blade Runner Sketchbook: The Art of Syd Mead and Ridley Scott – Read Online

Courtesy: http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks

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