I'm flabberghasted that neither the article nor the comments so far talk about Open Library
It's a nonprofit, it's tied to the internet archive, it's been around a long time, its improving very quickly, and it Lets You Check Out Books!
It's a nonprofit, it's tied to the internet archive, it's been around a long time, its improving very quickly, and it Lets You Check Out Books!
I don't quite know how it works -- I've been meaning to spend some time exploring it, but haven't gotten around to it yet.