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  1. Directory of Open Access Books icon

    Directory of Open Access Books

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    DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers. All DOAB services are free of charge and all data is freely available.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
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  2. YouScribe icon

    YouScribe

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    YouScribe is the French community platform for sharing and selling digital publications.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
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  4. BookShelves icon

    BookShelves

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    eBook reader and library manager designed for macOS and iOS supporting EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW, AZW3, KEPUB, and CBZ formats, customizable fonts and themes, privacy-focused local or iCloud data, automatic sync, and 100,000+ free public domain books.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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