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With 28,000 e-books and audio books, Project Gutenberg provides an online book catalogue of public domain literature from poetry and the classics to health and science.

Ever wondered how Project Gutenberg converts books from print to digital? This article will take you step by step through the process.

Project Gutenberg offers more than 27,000 books in its free online book catalog.

Project Gutenberg provides thousands of legal eBooks, audio books, pictures, and sheet music for the public at no cost.

Kindle owners have vast options for reading material, and many of the books available to read on the Amazon Kindle are free.

A handy guide to accessing free full text classic books for children online.

Many out of print and out of copyright books are available in PDF format on the Internet for download. These free ebooks offer a fascinating insight into a bygone world.

Tips for Gathering and Composing Biographical Information

Want to get free ebooks? The World eBook Fair takes place every year from July 4 to August 4, aiming to provide free access to more than 1.5 million e-books for a month.

LibriVox is an exciting initiative, their mission is to record and publish books that are in the public domain and make them freely available via their website

The internet presents a wealth of opportunity for knitters. There a rich source of modern patterns freely available, antique and vintage patterns can also be found.

These five places can be used for free ebook downloads, including the Kindle.

Read or listen to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald for free. The free audiobook and ebook editions of the story are available for download.

The World Wide Web is a virtual cornucopia of resources for French language students looking to increase their reading comprehension and overall language proficiency.

It's possible to eliminate the cable bill, the cost of DVD rental, and trips to the bookstore, and still keep your entertainment options rich and varied.

With so many proprietary file systems for eBook readers, a free program that makes the files universal is nearly limitless in utility.

Literature students should use digital sources for essay research. These can come from the internet, or electronic databases accessed through school libraries.

For Kindle owners who are parents, there is a nice selection of Children's books available.

Whether you call it vintage, retro, or historic, making antique knitting or crochet patterns can be a greatly rewarding experience. Includes many free patterns to make!

Writing a research paper can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. These four simple steps will make your research easier and faster.

Here's a source of lifestyle information for those female ancestors we know too little about. Family researchers will appreciate this glimpse of colonial women.

Review of a new critical edition of the nineteenth century vampire serial Varney the Vampire, with an introduction, footnotes and other supplementary material.

Characters, synopsis, and history of the Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark's opera The Cricket on the Hearth (Das Heimchen am Herd), based on the novella by Dickens.

Farnham' s Freehold establishes a parallel universe cracked open by a nuclear explosion where cannibalism and the proposition of incestuous propagation are the norm.

For those who want to read a romantic fantasy that is sweet and compelling, The Magic Garden by Gene Stratton Porter may be the book for you.

Yeats wrote "The Second Coming" in 1920, while the world was at once recovering from the carnage of World War I and warily monitoring the rise of fascism and communism.

Looking for the short and sweet on what's out there to tackle a constipated muse? Look no further as we present a few of the best tools for tackling your writer's block.

Google Wave is here - as of September 30, 100,000 invited users will get a preview of Google's latest communication tool. Here's an overview of Google Wave's features.

Companies constantly offer free products and samples to entice new customers. Freebies websites make it possible to take advantage of dozens of free offers each week.

Abraham van Deusen was New Amsterdam's first mill owner and served on a counsel advising the New Netherland Colony's Director General.

Critic Ambrose Bierce's short stories explore, by means of mysterious disappearances, the trauma of war, the grieving process, and the effects of social isolation.

From October 14-18, Frankfurt will once again host FBF 2009. China is this year's Guest of Honor and around 300,000 visitors are expected at Frankfurt Book Fair.

From November 28- December 6, Guadalajara in Mexico will once again host FIL 2009. Los Angeles is this year's Guest of Honor and more than 600,000 visitors are expected.

Christians can learn from spiritual giants of any era. In his writings, Rev. Andrew Murray shared his perspective on Jesus' teachings. This is what he wrote about prayer.

Print books will never go out of style, but e-book readers are quickly becoming a portable alternative for book lovers. How do they work, and where can users find books?

The Metamorphosis opens with a jolt: "One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin" (2747).

An explanation for people all over the world - and many new Australian citizens - who are baffled by the Australian slang and idiom used in the words to Waltzing Matilda.

History is discovered in ancient documents or from artefacts dug up by archaeologists. Or it may be revealed in place names, and signs and symbols on old hostelries.

It's a stretch. But a case can be made that without the snit over a certain judicial appointment in Massachusetts, America's break with Britain might never have happened.

The public domain contains a wealth of information and resources that creative entrepreneurs can freely use for profit. Find out how to make money from the public domain.

The murder of 2pac started one of the biggest conspiracy theories in the music world. Fuelled by his classic album, the 7 day theory is intriguing to say the least.