How to read books online for free

The Internet is an extraordinary means of communication, it allows us to talk to people who are in every corner of the globe in a very simple way. But it is also a very important vehicle of cultural content, this should not be forgotten.

Thanks to the Web – and to the work done every day by thousands of people scattered around the world -, we can access books, documents and educational multimedia content completely free of charge: an average fast connection and a computer, or even a device, are enough. portable, it doesn’t make much difference now.

Speaking of cultural content – and more specifically eBooks – many people write to me asking me how to read books online for free, that is, if it is possible to consult the pages of a text without first having to download it locally. Well, the answer is yes! There are several sites that host great classics of literature and/or works by emerging authors and allow users not only to download them to their computer, but also to browse them online directly from their browser. If you want I can immediately point out some, with this tutorial dedicated to the subject.

Index

• How to read free online books in Italian
  • Project Gutenberg
  • Open Library
  • Kindle Cloud Reader
  • Liber Liber
  • Wattpad
  • Other sites to read books online for free
• App to read books online for free
  • GuteBooks (Android)
  • My Books (iOS / iPadOS)
  • Other apps to read books online for free

How to read free online books in Italian

As I told you, there are several sites through which you can consult the eBooks for free and without having to download them first on your PC. Among the best in the category, especially if you want to read free online books in Italian, there are those listed below.

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is a website that hosts hundreds of eBooks in all languages ​​of the world, including Italian. It was born on the basis of a project started in 1971 by the computer scientist Michael Hart, that of digitizing literary works from all over the world making them accessible to anyone.

It allows you to download and read directly online works in the public domain that are no longer protected by copyright, among which it is possible to find all the greatest classics of world literature. Reading can take place on any device and no special plugin or software is required. It should be noted, however, that due to the limitations applied by some providers, it may be necessary to use international DNS to access the site.

To browse all the works in Italian, visit the appropriate page of the site and click on the title of the eBook you wish to view. The books are arranged according to the authors, following the alphabetical order. Eventually, however, you can also carry out a search by keyword, typing one of your interest in the appropriate field, at the top left, then pressing the Enter key on the keyboard and selecting the work of your interest.

Once you have selected the work to consult, click on Read this book online: HTML and you can read the eBook directly from your browser without having to download it locally. It should be emphasized that not all books are available for online consultation: for some of them only the download (in ePub, Kindle, PDF or plain text format) and subsequent opening with dedicated applications is foreseen.

Open Library

Open Library is an Internet Archive project that has the ambitious goal of cataloging all existing books. It contains links to buy the works still on the market in bookstores but also allows you to read directly online or download free eBooks in the public domain, on which copyright is no longer in force.

The service works without registration from any browser, including those of smartphones and tablets (in fact it does not require the use of plugins). It hosts works in all languages ​​of the world, including Italian, but unfortunately does not allow you to browse them based on this criterion. This means that to read books online for free you need to search directly for the eBook of your interest.

So, in order to use the Open Library, go to its home page, type the keyword of your interest in the search bar at the top right, press the Enter key on the keyboard and select the Ebooks option present in the part in top of next page.

Once the list of search results is displayed, locate the title of the eBook you want to consult and click on the Read button located next to it, so you can start reading it. If you want, you can help you find the digital book you are looking for by using the filters you find in the right sidebar.

Kindle Cloud Reader

If you have an Amazon account, you can access the books you have purchased or downloaded from the Kindle Store (including those that may be present on your Kindle devices ) through Kindle Cloud Reader, a service offered by the same e-commerce giant that allows you to read eBooks directly from the browser.

Taking into account what is present in the database of the service, it can also be considered an excellent solution for reading free online school books or in any case works considered important for training and education in general.

To use Kindle Cloud Reader, connected to the home page of the service, log in with your Amazon account and click first on Start now and then on Allow, to authorize the saving of data (i.e. of the books you are going to read) in the cache of the browser. After this step too, select any of the titles available in your library and enjoy reading it from your browser.

If you are looking for free eBooks that you can read through Kindle Cloud Reader, connect to this Amazon page, where you can find many classics from the world of literature and other works to download at no cost.

Furthermore, if you are an Amazon Prime customer, you can visit this page and access hundreds of eBooks and comics without spending a single cent, through the Amazon Prime Reading service. For completeness of information, I inform you that Amazon also offers users a service called Kindle Unlimited, which, as I explained to you in detail in my tutorial on the subject, offers access to over 20,000 eBooks in Italian and 1 million in other languages, from both Kindle and other supported devices, paying $ 9.99 / month after the initial 30-day free trial.

Liber Liber

Another great website you can turn to is Liber Liber. It is a portal that hosts many digital books no longer covered by copyright or for which free distribution on the Internet has been authorized. There are many works in Italian, but unfortunately, it is not possible to select the eBooks by language in advance.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the books can be consulted online in HTML, but they are also available in other formats, such as PDF, EPUB, TXT and RTF, for offline download. The service, then, can be used from any browser and device, no plugin is required and, moreover, it allows you to read books online for free without registration.

To use Liber Liber, connected to its main page and select the initial letter of the author’s surname, to access the complete list of corresponding writers, then click on the title of the eBook you want to read. Alternatively, you can select the initial letter of the name of the work of your interest, in order to view the list of related books, and then click directly on the name of the eBook.

In addition to the way I have just indicated, you can evaluate to search by keyword, by clicking on the icon with the magnifying glass located at the top right and typing the keyword of your interest in the text field that appears. Afterward, hit the Enter key on your keyboard and select the relevant result.

Once the page dedicated to the eBook is displayed, to read the book directly online, click on the Free button that you find under the HTML format, in the Download for free section, and you’re done.

Wattpad

If you prefer the works of emerging authors to the great classics of world literature, be they short stories, fanfiction or real novels, connected to Wattpad. It is an international service that provides enthusiasts and aspiring writers with a platform through which they can promote their works for free.

The service contains short stories and eBooks in various languages, including Italian. Considering its database, which includes works of all genres and for all ages, it can also be considered an excellent solution for reading free online children’s books. However, it should be borne in mind that to use it you need to create a special account.

To take advantage of Wattpad, then connected to the home page of the site, click on the Start reading button in the center and register by choosing whether to use the Facebook account, the Google account or the email address, then provide the requested data.

Once the registration procedure is completed, click on your name located at the top right and, if necessary, set the Italian in the Language section, in order to translate the service interface into Italian.

At this point, click on the Browse item located at the top left and, from the menu that opens, choose the genre of the works on the site. Alternatively, take a look at the eBooks on the main page, where the most-read works of the moment, new releases etc. are proposed.

When you find a book that you think might interest you, click on its title and, in the box with the description that opens, click on the Read button.

Other sites to read books online for free

Did none of the portals to read free online books that I have already suggested convinced you in a particular way? No problem: below you will find a list of further solutions that you can consider relying on.

• ManyBooks– website that hosts eBooks at no cost in various languages, also in Italian. The works available on the site are mostly old classics, but there is no lack of more recent works.
• FeedBooks– excellent site on which you can find many books in the public domain in Italian, for example the works of Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe and Luigi Pirandello.
• org– is the site of a project that aims to preserve collective memory. Inside it is possible to find films, software, music and other works of cultural importance, including books, also in Italian, which are no longer protected by copyright and, in light of this, can be freely distributed on the Internet.

App to read books online for free

If you are used to reading from your smartphone or tablet, know that there are many apps to read books online for free, which can be used to access hundreds of eBooks on the go at no cost. Here are some of the most interesting.

GuteBooks (Android)

If you have an Android device and are looking for a free online book reading app with a rich and varied catalog, I recommend that you consider GuteBooks. Its archive is in fact made up of numerous freely accessible eBooks which are no longer protected by copyright. Note that even the download of the app is completely free.

To download it on your device, go to the relevant section of the Play Store and press the Install button. Then, start the app, by tapping the Open button that appeared on the screen or by selecting the relative icon that has been added to the drawer.

Now that you see the main screen of the application, start browsing the catalog of available books, scrolling the list that is proposed to you. You can also choose to view eBooks by genre, by author and based on other parameters, by tapping on the appropriate menu located at the top left and choosing the option you prefer from the latter.

If, on the other hand, you prefer to search for eBooks by keyword, tap the magnifying glass symbol located at the top right of the screen and type the keyword of your interest in the text field you see. If this can help you, I would like to point out that you can also filter the search results, by tapping on the button with the three dots located at the top right, then on the Preferences item from the menu that opens and setting the various parameters from the screen next.

When you find an eBook that you think may interest you, to be able to read it, tap on its cover, wait for the book to load and start leafing through its pages. That’s all!

My Books (iOS / iPadOS)

If you own an iPhone or an iPad, I recommend that you consider using My Books, an iOS / iPadOS app that allows you to consult over 50,000 free books and audiobooks, but only in English, including fairy tales, short stories. science fiction, mythology, great classics of literature etc. Note that the application is free of charge, but offers in-app purchases (at the base cost of € 1.99) to remove advertising and unlock additional content.

To download the app on your device, visit the relevant section of the App Store, press the Get button, then the Install button and authorize the download via Face ID, Touch ID or Apple ID password. Then, start the app by pressing the Open button that appeared on the screen or by selecting the relative icon on the home screen.

Now that you see the main screen of the app, follow the short introductory tutorial that is proposed to you and start scrolling through the contents on the main screen, to identify those that may possibly interest you. If, on the other hand, you want to search for content by authors or by genre of belonging, tap on the Browse item at the bottom and select the element of your interest.

On the next screen, make sure the Books tab is selected (otherwise you do) and select the book you prefer from the proposed list. If you deem it necessary, you can also choose to sort the results in the list in a different way, by tapping the button with the horizontal lines at the top right and choosing the criterion you prefer from the menu.

When you find an eBook that you think may interest you, tap the Download button in the tab that opens and then on the Open one, so you can start reading it immediately.

Other apps to read books online for free

If you are looking for other apps to read books online for free, take a look at the additional solutions of this type that you find below. You can download them all without spending a cent.

• Kindle( Android / iOS / iPadOS ) – is the app of the service offered by Amazon for reading books taken from the Kindle Store that I told you about in the passage in the initial part of the guide. The operation is practically the same as that of the Web version but, of course, the interface is optimized for touch controls.
• Wattpad( Android / iOS / iPadOS ) – is the app of the site for emerging writers that I described to you in the step at the beginning of the guide and the operation is practically similar to that of the portal. You can then use it to read the eBooks of authors not yet famous but not uninteresting for this.
• 50000 Free eBooks & AudioBooks( Android ) – as the name suggests, is an app that allows you to access a disproportionate amount of eBooks and audiobooks completely free. They are mostly literary classics. Note, however, that the books available are only in English.

 

 

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