This link provides instructions and additional links to download the Books 24x7 app to your mobile device. Remember, you will need to create a username and password in order to access this app.
This link provides multiple app options through OCLC WorldCat. In addition to book finding apps, there are video, audio, and price comparison apps featured on the site.
Downloadable e-books
Here are websites that offer free downloadable e-books.
Browse Alex by Authors, Date or Title or search by keyword. Alex makes texts available to read online, or download in the following formats: PDF, Newton Paperback, Palm Pilot, or Rocket eBook.
While there is no way to restrict search results to downloadable books only, you can limit your results to books that are fully viewable by using the Advanced Search feature of Google Books. Just select the "Full view only" option, enter your search terms and click "Google Search."
Download free books and texts. The Internet Archive Text Archive contains a wide range of fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books.
Open Library is a project of the non-profit Internet Archive. The goal is one web page for every book ever published. Not every book listed has a free eBook version, but there are many available through Open Library and you can limit your search to eBooks.
One of the most comprehensive collections of electronic texts on the Internet. Many books can be downloaded for iPad, Kindle, Nook, Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, Sony Reader.
To use this app, it is recommended to have the location feature turned on with your mobile device. From there, select academic as your institution, and you can retrieve the password from Gale by entering your ivy tech email address.
