I'm not affiliated with them in any way, but I talk about Standard Ebooks a TON. I wanted to make a list of some of the most popular offerings they have available to read. Their full library of over 1300 books is 100% FREE and from the US Public Domain. From Kobo to Kindle, they have a format that'll work for however you want to read, even PDFs! Save a few bucks (or library holds) here: https://standardebooks.org/
created by matmcdonut
last updated March, 2026
thank you for making this list! I found out about standard ebooks through this and I already downloaded some books!
You're so welcome! Project Gutenberg is more well-known in this realm, but imo Standard Ebooks is leaps and bounds better from a formatting and quality standpoint. Also I'm a sucker for some good covers and have a very Penguin Classics feel that I love!
yes, exactly! I love the covers, too! also, I have a kobo and it is so nice that they offer kepubs. there are easy ways to convert the epubs but it's one less step I have to do!