Most of these are American and this is only a selection of those available. Books can be either downloaded for free or bought from the various sites in ‘Word or .pdf format. Microsoft Reader (www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/rmr.mspx) will read online books for you for those that come without being read. For more details look at the ‘Books for All’ report at www.booksforall.org.uk.
- www.magickeys.com/books
- www.childrensbooksonline.org
- www.icdlbooks.org
- www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/English/Literature/Elementary_Literature.html (provides links to other sources).
- www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/customer_login.asp?accessdenied=%2Flibrary%2Fasp%2Fhome%5Ftumblebooks%2Easp
- www.sundhagen.com/babbooks
- wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
- www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storclas.html
- www.bygosh.com
- www.cyberkids.com/lp/books.html (provides links to other sources).
- www.storylineonline.net
- www.mainlesson.com/displaybooksbytitle.php
- kids.nypl.org/reading/Childrensebooks.cfm (links to other sources)
- www.ebookmall.com
- www.ebooks.com (mainly adult)
- www.seeingear.org (This is a library for visually impaired people but physically disabled people can join as well.)
- iTunes (www.apple.com/itunes/overview) – books can be downloaded onto the computer and then to an iPod. The software has to be installed on the computer before trying to download.
- Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk) sell books on CD which can be bought and either listened to on a computer or downloaded into iTunes.
- www.lovereading4kids.co.uk (sell books on CD but will also allow you to download extracts.
- Penguin books sell copies of their audiobooks on CD www.penguin.co.uk.
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