8 Places for Thrifty Bookworms to Download Free E-Books

Image: Mashable, Isar Chang Looking for the next great book to sink your teeth into? Look no further. As summer rolls on, you may find yourself with free time to catch up on reading. Here's a list of eight places where you can find a wealth of free (yes, free!) 1. In the free section of the Google eBookstore, you'll find a ton of free books from a variety of genres. 2. With a collection of more than 45,000 free e-books, Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to create and share e-books online. 3. The Open Library has more than 1 million free e-books available. 4. If you're looking for out-of-print books in different languages and formats, check out this non-profit digital library. 5. Searching for a particular educational textbook or business book? 6. With more than 29,000 free e-books at your fingertips, you're bound to find one that interests you here. 7. From romance to mystery to drama, this website is a good source for all sorts of e-books. 8. Want to listen to books instead?

Download grátis de livros pedidos em vestibulares no Universia Brasil - vida - educacao Os estudantes que estão se preparando para prestar os mais diferentes vestibulares do Brasil ganharam uma mãozinha da Universia Brasil. O portal da rede de colaboração universitária está oferecendo gratuitamente para 2013 as obras (e os resumos delas) de 20 processos seletivos importantes no país. O acesso grátis a livros, que vão dos clássicos da literatura aos de conteúdo acadêmico específico, não é novidade no portal. Já são mais de 600 obras disponíveis. De acordo com Alexsandra Bentemuller, gerente de conteúdo do portal Universia Brasil, o processo de escolha dos livros disponibilizados envolve o interesse do leitor e pedidos por meio de enquetes e redes sociais. "A proposta é dar chance de conhecer o livro a quem nao tinha essa oportunidade, democratizar o acesso ao conhecimento. Veja a lista dos livros e de seus respectivos vestibulares: - Auto da barca do inferno – Gil Vicente (USP, UNICAMP) - A cidade e as serras – Eça de Queirós (USP, UNICAMP) - Mestre, Meu Mestre Querido!

Stephanie Perkins | ANNA: HelpWriteNow For Richard Grooms, who wanted Vulcans Winner of the HelpWriteNow auction to benefit southern storm relief in America May 2011 By Stephanie Perkins, all rights reserved This scene takes place after the novel ends, but before Anna and Étienne graduate. There's a worn-looking hardcover about the Crusades shoved underneath his door to keep it open, but Étienne doesn't greet me when I arrive. He's sitting at his desk, back to me. His eyes remain glued to a video on his laptop. I set down my backpack in the tidy corner of his room that I've claimed as my own. "Star Trek is physics-y," he says. I peer over his shoulder and discover a woman in a tight velveteen jumpsuit. I smirk. "What?" "I see you're busy." Étienne spins around to face me. "She's a Vulcan." He grins. "Tell that to Lieutenant Ripley." "Enterprise." "Please." "Never seen it." My jaw actually goes agape. Étienne shrugs. "T'what?" "T'Pol. I burst into laughter. He laughs, too, and swivels back to his laptop. "Nope." "Which one?" "And?"