This is a growing collection of contemporary open access e-books. The books in this collection cover a wide range of subjects, including history, music, poetry, technology, and works of fiction. Most of the books in this collection were published in English, but there are some titles in other languages. All of the books in this collection were published under either an open access license or were donated to the Library of Congress with no accompanying restrictions. All of the books may be read online or downloaded as a PDF or as an EPUB.

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