Based on our record, Open Library should be more popular than BetterWorldBooks. It has been mentiond 263 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Have you not searched for used book sites? There are so many and you can definitely get the size of paperback you want at usually good prices. Eg betterworldbooks.com wob.com, abebooks.com etc etc. Source: 6 months ago
I use betterworldbooks.com which is used books [mostly - some new], where a large amount of profits go to world-wide literacy projects. Source: about 1 year ago
In addition to the local options, you can also check betterworldbooks.com - I've found some good deals on used books there. Source: about 1 year ago
Betterworldbooks.com is one of my favorites. Part of the profits go towards helping libraries and literacy programs. They also have a bargain bin where the more books you buy the cheaper they get. Source: about 1 year ago
Betterworldbooks.com for every book purchased, they donate a book. Source: over 1 year ago
Check out https://openlibrary.org. You can search ´library science’, librarian’, etc, and something should come up. Just select the ‘ebooks’ option to search for items within the collection. And you can narrow the search by subject, etc. Source: 6 months ago
Right now I'm in the middle of the chicken and the egg problem where we don't have enough authors cataloging their publications and b/c of that obviously readers are not interested in using the site. I've gone back and forth with taking Open Libray's [0] catalog as that would at least flesh out our collection of books but then I'd have to deal with verifying authors to accounts so they can access their books.... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
Here's one: https://openlibrary.org/. Source: 7 months ago
The Internet Archive runs what they call the Open Library, which is a unique concept on the traditional library. You can sign-up with minimal details and digitally check out many scanned books from libraries all over the world. The only caveat is that almost all of the books are older editions - ones that would be impossible to find locally. It's great if you're looking for old routes, a look back in time, details... Source: 7 months ago
I want to clarify that I'm a non-US citizen, so accessing physical copies from US libraries or buying it from Amazon might not be feasible for me. To give you some context, my personal research was guided by the wiki section of r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH (https://www.reddit.com/r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH/wiki/reading/). I've conducted research using various online resources, including the Ebook & Open Source/Access Libraries... Source: 8 months ago
AbeBooks - AbeBooks has millions of new & used books, rare books and out of print books.
Archive.org - Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies...
Bookfinder - Find nearly any book: new, used, rare and textbooks.
Z-Lib - ZLibraryPart of Z-Library project. The world's largest ebook library.
Occupy the Bookstore - Chrome extension to easily surface cheaper textbooks
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