This category is dedicated to the display of literary genre of literature that has originated within the digital environment, or works that were written to be read on a computer.
Recommended Resources
The Armenian House website is an Internet resource dedicated to the culture, literature and history of Armenia. The website also has some texts available in Russian. Whether you are interested in Armenian poetry, fiction or the Armenian genocide, this website is a great starting point.
http://www.armenianhouse.org
Cambridge History of Literature
An online book that explains the history of English language literature. One of the website's best features is the search function, which allows you to search the entire book. The website also provides an index.
http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge/
Provides a wide range of classical literature and short stories online for free, by authors ranging from Andy Adams to Emile Zola. Allows you to write your own notes in the margins of the books.
http://www.classicreader.com/
Publishers of serious hypertext fiction, & some non-fiction and poetry. Software for hypertext authoring.
http://www.eastgate.com/
Electronic Literature Collection
Published by The Electronic Literature Organization. A journal of sometimes less than linear literature: stretchtexts, multimedia, audio, graphics, hypertexts.
http://collection.eliterature.org/
Available for free, this website offers publications from a number of writers, artists, editors and scholars on an assortment of topics from a-z for the academic or public.
http://www.eserver.org/
Online network of writers and readers with a huge collection of original works on all literary genres. Includes a dictionary, discussion forums, and a community index.
http://www.fictionpress.com
Provides educational and entertaining information on a wide range of topics. Includes articles, multimedia, e-books, schematic archives, historic speeches, and a discussion forum.
http://www.freeinfosociety.com
Provides access to rare books in a digital format. Collections cover botany, literature, history, languages and more. The Octavo books can only be viewed after paying a fee. The website offers support services for those having trouble with Octavo products.
http://www.octavo.com/
"Listing over 25,000 free books on the Web." Directory of "free books, definitive collections, and serials." Searchable index for texts located on and off-site.
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
Develops standards to facilitate the sharing and use of digital content. Includes standards documents, current projects, and news.
http://www.openarchives.org/
The original e-text repository. Access over 20,000 free ebooks; many classics in all genres.
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Project Gutenberg is a free service to provides access to thousands of free books. The project is particularly at providing copies of classic works like the Iliad by Homer, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and many other works. You can also volunteer to support the project through this website.
http://www.gutenberg.org/
Project Gutenberg of Australia
Project Gutenberg of Australia provides more than fifteen hundred free books. The site is regularly updated with free Australian works to keep you coming back to the site again and again. One of the site's most attractive features is the Dictionary of Australian biography where you can read about famous residents of the country.
http://www.gutenberg.net.au
A free online library. Offers free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.
http://www.readprint.com/
Books on-line -- not in the usual format. Turn pages of scanned books, search texts, listen to audio recordings of the text.
http://www.openlibrary.org/
Provides information on James Boyle's book, "The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind." Site contains reviews of Boyles book and also offers an ebook copy of "The Public Domain" in PDF format.
http://www.thepublicdomain.org
Provides free summaries of books like Hamlet, Freakonomics, Of Mice and Men, The Kite Runner, The Tipping Point, The World is Flat and other books. The website has nearly three hundred book summaries including information in Spanish. You can also become an Editor and contribute your own summaries.
http://www.wikisummaries.org
