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LITERATURE  
   
Amazon.com  
Extensive catalog of book information, critical and reader reviews, and full-text search.  
www.amazon.com  
   
Audible  
Premier online audibook retailer with affordable subscription options.  
www.audible.com  
   
Booknotes  
Online archive for C-SPAN’s award-winning author interview program. 800+ interviews.  
www.booknotes.org  
   
CliffsNotes  
Free literature notes and study guides covering all academic subject areas.  
www.cliffsnotes.com  
   
The British Library  
UK's leading research library. Catalog of 15 million books, newspapers, and journals.  
www.bl.uk - Also see: Online Gallery (powered by Silverlight)  
   
Google Books  
Search the full text of books. Read books online.  
books.google.com  
   
LibriVox  
Free audio files for books from the public domain read by volunteers.  
www.librivox.org  
   
Library of Congress  
Largest library in the world with a collection of more than 120 million items.  
www.loc.gov - Also see: Digital CollectionsResearch and Reference Services  
   
New York Public Library  
One of the largest public libraries in the United States. Collection of 51 million items.  
www.nypl.org  
   
Open Library  
One web page for every book ever published. Currently indexes 24 million books.  
www.openlibrary.org  
   
Project Gutenberg  
30,000 free ebooks from the public domain to read on your PC, iPhone, Kindle, etc.  
www.gutenberg.org  
   
Wikibooks  
Free library of educational textbooks that anyone can edit.  
www.wikibooks.org  
   
WorldCat  
Indexes collections from more than 10,000 libraries.  
www.worldcat.org  
   
   
social bookshelves  
   
GoodReads  
Organize and share book lists. Receive recommendations.  
www.goodreads.com  
   
LibraryThing  
Share book lists and receive recommendations from other book lovers.  
www.librarything.com  
   
Shelfari  
Build and share your virtual bookshelf. Discover, rate, and discuss books.  
www.shelfari.com