Open Library is happy to report that the Lists feature is here, for your collection-building enjoyment! You can create and share lists that include authors, works (all editions of a specific title), specific editions, and subjects.
While browsing around, you can see when an item has been added to somebody’s list – just look underneath the Add to List button. Here are some items that have been listed so far:
We’re pleased to announce the release of our freshly re-designed BookReader on the Internet Archive. Continue reading
Best known for Paradise Lost, John Milton was a poet, author, polemicist and civil servant born on December 9, 1608.
The 1860 Collier edition of Paradise Lost includes some beautiful illustrations by Gustave Doré too. Well worth a look!
There are also over 1,000 books about Milton in Open Library, if you’re interested to read critically about him.
Hi, Megan here with a new screencast for you! Some of the books available for borrowing from Open Library require Adobe’s Digital Editions program. This screencast will help make sense of installing it on your computer and getting started with it. You’ll also see how you can return books once you’re done with them. Happy borrowing!