Below I have compiled a list of 19 websites for free textbooks where you can download various types of books for free. Websites are listed alphabetically and no preference given to any website.
Let me know in comments, which website served your requirements?
1 – Bookboon.com
Download free eBooks for students and read business books for professionals online | Bookboon
As the world’s largest publisher of eBooks, we democratise learning by empowering students and business professionals to succeed with high-quality business eBooks and free textbooks for students from industry-leading experts and professors.
bookboon.com
2 – calameo.pdf-downloader.com
CALAMEO PDF Downloader
A free to use tool for downloading any book or publication on Calameo.
calameo.pdf-downloader.com
3 – collegeopentextbooks.org
College Open Text Books Thought Leadership via Online Platforms
COT Education has now turned towards the democratization of thought leadership, via online platforms, podcasting networks, and other lifelong learning and novel educational programs.
www.collegeopentextbooks.org
4 – ebooks-for-all.com
Ebooks for all | Free ebooks download
More than 2000 free eBooks to read or download in english for your computer, smartphone, ereader or tablet!
www.ebooks-for-all.com
5 – wikibooks.org
Wikibooks Stacks/Departments – Wikibooks, open books for an open world
These are the departments of the Wikibooks Stacks. Top-level shelves are shown below under each department. Most departments have further subdivisions below that. Feel free to explore!
en.wikibooks.org
6 – freecomputerbooks.com
Free Computer, Programming, Mathematics, Technical Books, Lecture Notes and Tutorials
Links to Free Computer, Mathematics, Technical Books all over the World, Directory of online free computer, programming, engineering, mathematics, technical books, ebooks, lecture notes and tutorials. Very well categorized. Equipped with both pattern and keywords search engines.
freecomputerbooks.com
7 – freekidsbooks.org
freekidsbooks.org
Children books for free download or read online, stories and textbooks
freekidsbooks.org
8 – gen.lib.rus.ec
Library Genesis
Library Genesis is a scientific community targeting collection of books on natural science disciplines and engineering.
gen.lib.rus.ec
9 – gutenberg.org
Also check: Books for 7 year olds
10 – intechopen.com
IntechOpen – Open Science Open Minds | IntechOpen
IntechOpen is a leading global publisher of Journals and Books within the fields of Science, Technology and Medicine. We are the preferred choice of over 60,000 authors worldwide.
www.intechopen.com
11 – open.umn.edu
Open Textbook Library
Open textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used and adapted. Download, edit and distribute them at no cost.
open.umn.edu
12 – openedgroup.org
Open Education Group – Socially responsive research that concretely improves society
The Open Education Group is an interdisciplinary research group that (1) conducts original, rigorous, empirical research on the impact of OER adoption on a range of educational outcomes and (2) designs and shares methodological and conceptual frameworks for studying the impact of OER adoption.
openedgroup.org
13 – openstax.org
14 – pdfsearchengine.info
PDF Search Engine – Find free PDF books online
PDF search engine helps you find free books in pdf format. Whether you are searching for course books, classics or simple pdf files.
www.pdfsearchengine.info
15 – saylor.org
Saylor Academy Open Textbooks | Saylor Academy
Saylor Academy Open Textbooks We’re about so much more than just these textbooks. Students: We have almost 100 free, full-length certificate courses ready for you to take right now. Many of our courses can connect to zero-tuition college credit through our dozens of partner colleges and universities…
www.saylor.org
16 – scholarworks.gvsu.edu
17 – srv.manybooks.net
ManyBooks Library – Over 33,000 Free eBooks
Thousands of free ebooks, pre-formatted for reading on your computer, smartphone, iPod, or e-reading device – ePUB, Kindle, eReader, PDF, Plucker, iSilo, Doc, RTF, Mobipocket, Newton Paperback, and zTXT ebooks ready to go!
srv.manybooks.net
18 – textbookrevolution.org
TextbookRevolution
Textbook Revolution is a student-run site dedicated to increasing the use of free educational materials by teachers and professors. We want to get these materials into classrooms. On this site you’ll find links and reviews of textbooks and select educational resources. Some of the books are PDF files, others are viewable online as e-books, or some are simply web sites containing course or multimedia content.
www.textbookrevolution.org
19 – textbooksfree.org
textbooksfree.org
textbooksfree.org presents free textbooks, from multiple sources, for business, management, marketing, accounting and other related topics.
www.textbooksfree.org
Hope your search intent for websites for free textbooks fulfilled through the above list. If you also know any website which is offering books for download, please let me know in comments and I will update to the list.
