

Although digital e-reading devices make for convenient reading experiences, not all can afford them. Digitization has only made books more ubiquitous and accessible than they have ever been, and platforms like Google Books and Kindle are cashing in lucratively on this trend. Is there a way to get just the list of "creators"?. Click here to apply the specific creative commons license Creative Commons license to communicate how the material can be used.įor donation of physical books or items, please read our FAQ at If you have digital items that you would like to add to the Internet Archive, please Create a new item using the uploader interface. The Internet Archive encourages our global community to contribute physical items, as well as uploading digital materials directly to the Internet Archive.

Significant contributions have come from partners in North America ( American and Canadian Libraries), Europe and Asia, representing more than 184 languages. These collections are digitized from various mediatypes including: microfilm and microfiche, journals and serial publications, and a wide variety of archival material. Partnerships include: Boston Public Library, the Library of Congress and the Lancaster County's Historical Society. Since 2005, the Internet Archive has collaborated and built digital collections with over 1,100 Library Institutions and other content providers. Both large and small collections of monographs, serials, archival materials, maps, diaries and photographs to name a few, can be digitized in over 33 global scanning centers found on 4 continents.


The Internet Archive has digitized over 4 million books and microforms. The Internet Archive also encourages libraries, content holders and the reading community at large, to have their printed materials non-destructively digitized and put online for the benefit of all. Please visit the FAQ for more information about DAISY files and how to un-encrypt them. In addition to the collections here, print disabled people may access a large collection of modern books provided as encrypted DAISY files on. There is also a collection of 2.3 million modern eBooks that may be borrowed by anyone with a free account.īooks on Internet Archive are offered in many formats, including DAISY files intended for print disabled people. The Internet Archive offers over 20,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts.
