Reading: The Online Books Page

The Online Books Page has links to more than 25,000 free books on the web: <http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/>

BTW, here are a few other good online sources for tips on books:

At the busy review site AllReaders.com you can search for books based on plot, setting, character, and writing style, among other options. <http://www.allreaders.com/>

whichbook.net lets you muck about in your feelings about what you want to read. "Instead of looking for a crime novel, you can look for a book that is unpredictable, very romantic and a little bit sad. Or a challenging book that's also funny with plenty of sex. whichbook.net will find titles which match your preferences. If you don't fancy any of the books offered, change your choices and try again - there are 20 million different individual permutations possible!" <http://www.whichbook.net/>

The Mostly Fiction! booklist, which grew out of a reader's obsession with flea markets, swap meets and used book stores, is easy to browse, includes suggested reading in various categories, and a newsletter. <http://www.mostlyfiction.com/>

isbn.nu "offers a quick way to compare the prices of any in-print and many out-of-print books at 14 online bookstores. You can view the results with or without the shipping costs of a single book, and also find the fastest source for a book from ordering to delivery. Search on the title, author, or subject to find books of interest, and then simply click Compare Prices to rapidly find the prices for that book." <http://www.isbn.nu/>

If your local library, your favorite coffee house/used book store, Good Will and Amazon have all let you down, there's always Book Finder, a search engine-style doorway to the wares of over 100,000 sellers of new, used, rare, and out-of-print books, over 1 million titles in all. <http://www.bookfinder.com/>