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#2Related (no affiliation), but if you're interested in free audiobooks there's also LibriVox: https://librivox.org/
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#3A good selection of free classics can be downloaded from Standard EBooks: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/
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#4Project Gutenberg has around 60,000, in txt, pdf, or epub styles: https://www.gutenberg.org/
Edit: added a style.
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#5A good selection of free classics can be downloaded from Standard EBooks: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/
I lead SE, and we're always looking for volunteers to help produce new ebooks. They can be hard to find because producers need good attention to detail, a good technical foundation, and they also have to be interested in literature and typography.
If you're stuck at home then producing an ebook for the project could be a fun way to pass the time. It's a lot of fun--I always say creating the ebook you'll read is like building your own lightsaber. Get in touch at our mailing list!
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#6Related (no affiliation), but if you're interested in free audiobooks there's also LibriVox: https://librivox.org/
Thx. With my failing eyesight (macular degeneration), I'm always on the lookout for audio stories. I like BBC Comedy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/category/comedy-sitcoms - something to cheer me up. And these conversations, mostly with Australians, are surprisingly illuminating: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/episodes...
Re: Public Books Database
#7Related (no affiliation), but if you're interested in free audiobooks there's also LibriVox: https://librivox.org/
Thx. With my failing eyesight (macular degeneration), I'm always on the lookout for audio stories. I like BBC Comedy https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/category/comedy-sitcoms - something to cheer me up. And these conversations, mostly with Australians, are surprisingly illuminating: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/episodes...
You might consider reaching out to your local association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. There's also a Radio Reading service in some areas of the US, that give you a special radio.
You don't have to be "legally blind" to receive these services.