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A good selection of free classics can be downloaded from Standard EBooks: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/

I lead SE, and we're always looking for volunteers to help produce new ebooks. They can be hard to find because producers need good attention to detail, a good technical foundation, and they also have to be interested in literature and typography.

If you're stuck at home then producing an ebook for the project could be a fun way to pass the time. It's a lot of fun--I always say creating the ebook you'll read is like building your own lightsaber. Get in touch at our mailing list!

Related (no affiliation), but if you're interested in free audiobooks there's also LibriVox: https://librivox.org/

Thx. With my failing eyesight (macular degeneration), I'm always on the lookout for audio stories. I like BBC Comedy https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/category/comedy-sitcoms - something to cheer me up. And these conversations, mostly with Australians, are surprisingly illuminating: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/episodes...

You might consider reaching out to your local association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. There's also a Radio Reading service in some areas of the US, that give you a special radio.

You don't have to be "legally blind" to receive these services.

Project Gutenberg has around 60,000, in txt, pdf, or epub styles: https://www.gutenberg.org/

Edit: added a style.

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