Search the full text of Books
Find the perfect book for your purposes and discover new ones that interest you.

Search

Book Search works just like web search. Try a search on Google Books or on Google.com. When we find a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, we'll link to it in your search results.

Browse books online

If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy. Learn more about the different views.

Learn more -- fast

We've created reference pages for every book so you can quickly find all kinds of relevant information: book reviews, web references, maps and more. See an example.

Buy the book ... or borrow it from the library

If you find a book you like, click on the "Buy this book" and "Borrow this book" links to see where you can buy or borrow it.

Where do the books come from?

Currently, we are connecting readers with books in two ways: the Partner Program and the Library Project.