Some websites provide free ebooks and free audio files. Other websites provide ways to save on textbooks through buying used books or renting them from various vendors online.
BIG WORDS
Features:
- Rent textbooks
- Buy used books
- Buy e-books/e-textbooks
About: BIGWORDS compares the best textbook stores at once, finds the sweetest, cheapest textbooks on the planet, and save $1,000 annually on average. 35-45% cheaper textbooks than other online stores, and up to 90% cheaper than the bookstore.
OPENSTAX
Features:
- Free e-textbooks (Open source. Peer-reviewed)
- Subjects: Math, Science, Social Science, AP
About: OpenStax provides free, high-quality textbooks and learning technology that give students the tools they need to succeed without having to weigh the cost. OpenStax is a nonprofit based at Rice University, and it’s mission is to improve student access to education, and it is currently being piloted for K-12 and college.
PROJECT GUTENBERG
Features:
- Free e-books
- Free audio books
About: Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books. Project Gutenberg offers over 50,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
LIBRIVOX
Features:
- Free audio books
About: Librivox is a non-commercial, non-profit and ad-free project, which donates its recordings to the public domain. Librivox is powered by volunteers.
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