The best network libraries. Electronic Library of the Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences

One of the first and most popular Russian-language electronic libraries, it opened in 1994. Authors and readers replenish the library daily on a voluntary basis. The service does not take money, you can read absolutely everything for free. The only downside is that you can't download the book.

2. Aldebaran

11 Bookland.com

Score e-books Bookland also offers a collection of free works in convenient formats in 18 languages.

12. Library club

The electronic library and online store "Biblioclub" offers interesting conditions: by purchasing 10 books, you can become the owner of the status of "Bookman" and get half of the store's content for free use. The platform also provides for the status of "Genius" - this is when you have free access to all the books on the site. A good option, especially if you are interested in literature about business and self-development, educational collections.

13. "Russian fantasy"

The bookshelf of the site "Russian Science Fiction" contains more than 10,000 texts by 180 authors.

14. Project Gutenberg

The electronic library "Project Gutenberg" will please fans of reading in foreign languages. This is more than 46 thousand e-books, the predominant language is English.

15. ThankYou.ru

ThankYou.ru is a free music and literature portal. A good selection of books in fb2 electronic format, as well as the opportunity for aspiring authors to publish their book for free.

16. Library of Foreign Literature. Rudomino

Library of Foreign Literature. Rudomino digitized some of her holdings. Most of them are rare books.

17. Bookcase

The cozy children's library "Bookcase" digitized many good children's books, but in 2009 it was hacked and lost almost all of its assets. But something has survived. You can read children's works by clicking on the book icon in the drawn cabinet.

18. Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

The Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology shares profile books in PDF format on its bookshelf. The selection is rated as excellent.

19. Magazine room

"Journal Hall" - an electronic library of modern literary magazines in Russia. Here you can find the latest issues of the most famous domestic "thick magazines". The database is replenished quite quickly, and it is interesting to read, because many great works are first published here, and then migrate to separate books.

20. Electronic Library of the Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences

At the end of 2015, the "Electronic Library" section appeared on the website of the Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Now it contains about 400 scanned scientific publications, divided by areas for the convenience of users. These are "Theory of Literature", "Russian Literature", "Literature of the Peoples of Russia and the CIS Countries", "Foreign Literature", "Folklore Studies" and others. The library is replenished, you can not register on the site.

At the end of 2016 significantly limited access to free fiction and specialized literature. Sites are either blocked government bodies, or monetize the download of their own free will.

Exploring the 30 Most Popular Resources that offer free downloads of books gave the following results. Sites use only rare and unpopular works as free literature.

All modern books, as well as the creations of the classics, strictly limited access. You will see information about this either immediately or by downloading the file and reading part of the book (the so-called "introductory fragment"). The price that must be paid for downloading literature will also be indicated there. This rule applies to such popular sites as LitMir, Librusek, Aldebaran, Vceknigi, Bookz, OwnLib, LibOk, Big Free Library and others.

In this article, selected digital libraries with a large database you can actually download all the books for free. Supported formats for most works are .fb2, .pdf, .txt.

Attention : Before you open links to sites, read the descriptions. 3 of the 4 sites listed are blocked by Roskomnadzor and will open only with the help of simple manipulations.

1. Flibusta

A book fraternity operating from the deep end of the internet. About how, we wrote a little earlier. The largest electronic library with free access. Replenished by the users themselves. For 2019 can boast 418,000 books. More than 2,000 books are updated monthly.

2. Librusek

One of the oldest pirate libraries in Runet. More than 458,000 books(for 2019) To download books for free, use our instructions -.

3. Large electronic library

Free download. 60,000 books. Enough a large number of categories, but the interface is not very user-friendly. If you know what you're looking for, you'll love the site. Fast page loading speed and downloading books in 1 click.

4. Verbal Bogatyr

This e-book library is also located in the Internet zone, hidden from search robots. Therefore, it should be opened through TOR browser. detailed instructions to enter is placed on the link in the first paragraph of the rating. The owners of the resource do not report the number of submitted books, but test requests demonstrate a large database. The site's interface is extremely user-friendly and reduces the time required to search for and download a book to a few seconds.

Regrettably, we did not find other serious sites that provide free access to download classical and modern literature in Runet.

As before, a significant number of works of Russian and world literature can be downloaded using the website Rutracker — our window into the world of free cinema, books and software. For those who have not yet configured access to the resource, we recommend using

One of the first and most popular Russian-language electronic libraries, it opened in 1994. Authors and readers replenish the library daily on a voluntary basis. The service does not take money, you can read absolutely everything for free. The only downside is that you can't download the book.

2. Aldebaran

The Aldebaran Library offers to download the book for free in any of the convenient electronic formats (epub, fb2, rtf, mobi, pdf), and before this step, read its excerpt. Service at the level!

4. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

A great lover of Dostoevsky's work, enthusiast Sergei Rublev decided to collect all the information about the writer on one site. These are not just the writer’s books (by the way, lifetime editions have been digitized), but also last news about film adaptations and television shows, research, as well as a list of museums and a photo archive.

5. TarraNova library

TarraNova asks to call itself not an electronic library, but an archive. The site management says that the main difference is that all the texts are posted officially, with the consent of the authors. However, ReadRate sees the main highlight in something else: TarraNova places not only author's texts, but also translations (with the names of translators). There are few well-known books here, but many interesting and worthwhile ones can be found.

6. Presidential Library. Yeltsin

Presidential Library Yeltsin digitizes rare books from Russian public libraries and collects them into thematic collections. There are a lot of interesting things. For example, for the Year of Literature, the service prepared a selection “Fact and Image Russian history in the works of Russian writers", where Derzhavin's "Ode" is a digitization of the Novosti magazine for June 1799.

You can use the free online library "Liberia" only after registration. Users have many responsibilities (publishing books, communication), but, they say, the selection of books is good.

9. Electronic library "Litmir"

The electronic library "Litmir" contains more than 200,000 books. They are convenient to read online, but when downloading, the site asks you to install a special program that scares away many new users. In the "Forum" section of the site, there is a rather lively communication between users with each other. At the end of 2015, the site went through several lawsuits with the EKSMO publishing house and the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky, who insisted on closing the site, pointing to illegal content on it. In 2016, the site changed its owner and embarked on the path of correction. There are noticeably fewer books, and active work is underway to exclude illegal content.

12. Library club

The electronic library and online store "Biblioclub" offers interesting conditions: by purchasing 10 books, you can become the owner of the status of "Bookman" and get half of the store's content for free use. The platform also provides for the status of "Genius" - this is when you have free access to all the books on the site. A good option, especially if you are interested in literature about business and self-development, educational collections.

ThankYou.ru is a free music and literature portal. A good selection of books in fb2 electronic format, as well as the opportunity for aspiring authors to publish their book for free.

17. Bookcase

Cozy children's library "Electronic library". Now it contains about 400 scanned scientific publications, divided by areas for the convenience of users. These are "Theory of Literature", "Russian Literature", "Literature of the Peoples of Russia and the CIS Countries", "Foreign Literature", "Folklore Studies" and others. The library is replenished, you can not register on the site.

Three years ago, the share of pirated books in the Russian segment of the Internet reached 95%. It is not known how things are now, but it is known for sure that many previously available electronic libraries (for example, the famous Flibusta) are now blocked for copyright infringement.

Since we stand for the legality of content distribution, in the selection of the best electronic libraries of Runet we have collected resources that offer a huge, and most importantly, legal selection of digital books.

10. Klex Book Archive

This is one of the most convenient online libraries of Runet in terms of design and search for the right book.

Of course, the range of texts in it is not as wide as other participants in the rating, but Klex is an indispensable resource if you need to find a free book on psychology, self-development, or religious practices.

Library feature: Only one format is available for download - DOC.

9. Reading

It will be extremely difficult to get confused in the interface of this good Runet online library, it is so minimalistic.

On e-Reading, you can download many different works for free: from science fiction, fantasy and westerns to religious and philosophical treatises or.

Peculiarity: Books can only be downloaded in ZIP format. But this is a minor inconvenience, given the huge number of completely free and available books.

8. Samolit

This rather young online library has already become popular due to the presence of a large number of books - both classics and new ones.

Some books are available only for a fee, but there are also completely free texts in the most popular formats (TXT, FB2, and EPUB). And before you buy your favorite book, you can read an excerpt from it.

7. LitPortal

A large Russian online library pleases readers with both a large number of downloadable book formats and a lively, crowded forum where you can discuss everything from digital library problems and OCR to literary flame and reviews on specific authors and works.

Peculiarities: many book novelties, however, most books have only part of the text open for free reading.

6. LitMir

This site was among those affected by the "anti-piracy" sanctions of Roskomnadzor. However, he corrected himself, removed the books that the copyright holders complained about, and again returned to the top ten most popular online libraries on the Runet.

Here you can read and download (mainly in the form of a large introductory fragment) more than 560 thousand books, including foreign and domestic novelties. Like many other Russian electronic libraries, the link to the full version of the book on LitMir leads to LitRes.

Peculiarities: the ability to bookmark the desired part of the text, there are many free books. A very convenient search, you can see not only a series of books, but also the number of books in this series.

5. Kodges.ru

The regularly updated e-library allows you to download both e-books and audio books in MP3 format for free. And not in fragments, but in its entirety.

For the convenience of users, audiobooks immediately indicate the file size, audio bitrate, as well as the name and surname of the reader. And even a child will understand the interface of the site.

Peculiarities: a large amount of specialized literature on physical education and sports, medicine, jurisprudence, etc. You can independently upload existing literature in suitable formats or audio books.

4. RoyalLib.com

This huge online library is very convenient for those who do not want to download books to their computer and read them directly on the site. It has a beautiful and thoughtful design, comfortable for the eyes. And in the right place of the book, you can set a bookmark.

Peculiarity: Not all books are available in full length due to complaints from copyright holders. And those that can still be downloaded for free are available in popular formats such as TXT, DOC, RTF, FB2, HTML and EPUB.

3.Bookz

This well-known book portal has over 100 thousand works (including audio books). However, most of them are for informational purposes, and you can only download a fragment of the book.

Peculiarity: intuitive interface, availability of novelties of Russian and foreign authors.

2. Aldebaran

One of the best e-book libraries in Russia still evokes nostalgic memories of the “pirate freemen” of the 2000s in many Runet regulars. But those days are gone, and now Aldebaran is a respectable resource that helps readers decide whether to buy this or that publication.

Most of the books in this library are offered as excerpts only. The full version can be purchased at the LitRes online store. However, there are books that can be downloaded for free in popular formats including FB2, EPUB, and even PDF.

The features of the site include a user-friendly interface, the presence of advertising and the ability to purchase an audiobook.

1. Library of Maxim Moshkov

Probably only those who have never read electronic books have not heard of this oldest library in Runet. It was she who became Starting point for currently popular book resources such as Samizdat, ArtOfWar, etc.

On the pages of this resource you can find books of any genre, including a huge selection of classics of world literature. All books are conveniently sorted by subject, which makes it easier to find.

Features of this electronic library are laconic design, lack of advertising and the inability to download books. They will have to be read directly on the site, and this is not very convenient, since the font is too small.

Have you bought an e-book reader, but it turned out that downloading a book is not so easy? Some sites offer viruses instead of books, others send only half of them under the guise of a whole book, others turn out to be sites without books, but with ads ... In fact, everything is not so difficult. In this collection you will find the best electronic libraries. These free online libraries will delight you with a wide selection of books and a user-friendly interface. All sites are time tested.

RoyalLib

One of the most popular electronic libraries. Books are offered here in different formats - and you can download the one that best suits your reader. Another convenient feature of the library is online reading. You customize the design of the "reader" to taste - and enjoy reading from a large computer screen. You can interrupt at any time - make a bookmark in the book and return to it when you want.

Twirpx

Here you can find rare books and magazines. The subject matter of the books in this library is incredibly broad. From fiction and entertainment novels to such narrow scientific topics as, for example, "Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphics". It is convenient that home page you will find subject directories. Let's say you're interested in celebrity diaries. You will see the section "Memoirs, diaries, autobiographies", go there and be surprised how many other fascinating books you can read.

The only negative of the library is registration. To download files, you will have to register, but no e-mail newsletters from this library will not come. The books here are still free, but they are downloaded for "points". Each book "worth" from 5 to 50 points - depending on its value. Upon registration, you are automatically credited with 100 points - enough for the first days.

What to do next? Upload your materials to the library. A book or magazine not yet in this library. The student can upload their lecture notes. And with each download of your file, you will earn points. Thus, the library is constantly updated with new books. If you categorically do not want to “work for the good” of the library, then when the points run out, you can simply register again.

eScriptorium

This is a repository of rare editions and manuscripts. If you did not find something in the previous library, then perhaps the book you need is waiting for you here. Once you download it, you can put it in the Twirpx library and earn points.

Flibusta

This is a pirate library. If all previous libraries respect copyright, then Flibusta offers free downloads of those books that authors and publishers would like to sell.

The question arises - to download or not to download? It all depends on your conscience and budget. Many readers have found such a way out: they download the book of the author whose work they want to get acquainted with for free, read it and, if they like the book, buy it in paper form for their home library. And encouragement to the author, and a good book on the reader's shelf.

Also, this library is suitable for schoolchildren and students who take a course in modern literature. After all, it is impossible to buy all the books that are included in the program. Moreover, for the author, each reading is a PR, and many writers actually do not mind their books being freely downloaded.

If you haven't found the book you need in this library, check back in a few days. Often, copyright holders demand that a book be removed, but after a while it is posted again.

SamoLIT

Not all books in this library are available for free. But the free section is very large, and the books posted there can be downloaded in as many as seven different formats. Many readers will be interested in the "news" section of the site - it tells about book novelties, facts from the life of writers, about how the book world lives.

Russian science fiction

The site originated in 1996, when it was difficult to find free modern science fiction literature on the Internet. No, of course there was, but in scanty quantities and, mostly, at fabulous prices. At that time, there were practically no online libraries intended not for buying books, but for one-time reading. Fortunately, the site's management has collected more than 24,000 files related to the fascinating genre of science fiction on its resource.

Aldebaran

The Aldebaran electronic library offers readers convenient sections where you can find books of completely different genres. Aldebaran positions itself as the largest collection of literature on the Internet. Before downloading, readers can read excerpts from the book online. The resource offers the ability to download literature on iPhones, iPads and Androids.

Tara Nova

In fact, the site positions itself not so much as a library, but as an archive. The peculiarity of the resource is that it provides a platform for potential publishers. Here you can find both the books themselves and the works of translators. The site is official and the collected materials are provided directly by the authors and translators, and therefore you can safely download all the information posted on it without fear of breaking the law.

LitRes

LitRes (like Aldebaran) is included in the lists of the largest online library of e-books. The resource offers its partnership to authors and publishers, so the site is useful not only for the reader. The LitRes company was born relatively recently (in 2005), but has already managed to establish itself, having received the prestigious Runet award in 2014. On the this moment the site has about 875,000 books in Russian and foreign languages, among which more than 32,000 books can be downloaded completely free of charge. Among other things, LitRes presents a database of audiobooks, consisting of 10,000 materials.

10. Leo Tolstoy Library

A wonderful resource for fans of the great Russian classic. With the joint efforts of volunteers from 49 countries, the collected works of Tolstoy, numbering 90 volumes, were collected on the site. Also here you can find Interesting Facts from the biography of Lev Nikolaevich. Convenient pointers will help you not to get lost in the richness of Tolstoy's work. The site guide makes it possible to download books in different formats or read them online. And here you can also find comrades of interest and have a good time discussing the creations of your favorite writer.

Artifact

Compared to large resources, there are not many books in this library (about 8,500 texts have been downloaded at the moment). But Artifact offers a collection of many fascinating works by popular authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Robert Asprin and many others. In addition to fiction, there is a wonderful section "Languages" in which students foreign languages can find useful manuals and tutorials.

Bookland

A wonderful resource for lovers of reading. The site contains both paid and free materials. In the "Free Books" section you can find fascinating works of classics and contemporaries. In the store of the site there is an opportunity to purchase literature in different languages.

Old Wizard

An interesting project called "Old Wizard's Library" presents a catalog of free books. Visit the sections of the resource and find many works in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. A prerequisite for downloading is to register on the site. By the way, you can combine business with pleasure: when reading new items on the site, proofread the text, correcting typos. This is how you contribute to improving the quality of the free library.

Nestor

The highly specialized site of the library contains links to download scientific papers. The catalog is divided into two halls: general and scientific. In the common room there are cognitive and general education sections: computing and programming; home economics; musical and pedagogical literature; cooking; medicine and pharmacology; fishing; animal literature. There are many interesting sections in the scientific hall: sociology; political economy; philosophy, etc. This resource allows you to easily and quickly download archived files (with text and illustrations from a given book).

Gumer

The library site is a treasure trove of humanitarian literature. Here you will find books on pedagogy, cultural studies, political science, etc. In the category "Fiction" there is an interesting selection of the works of domestic and foreign classics. The only drawback of this site is the lack of a "Download" function. However, if you do not want to read online, you can simply copy the text manually. Agree, this is a minor obstacle when you desperately need to get a rare scientific work.

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