Standard Ebooks
Carefully formatted, proofread editions of classics, with new releases every week.
Free classics
Thousands of classics, free to keep.
Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Odyssey: the great books of the public domain are free, legally, forever. DeltaScroll brings them into your library with a single tap.
- Android, Windows and web
- No account
- No ads
How it works
Three steps, then just read.
Open Free books
Search by title, author or subject, or browse what is new.
Tap a book
Read its description, then add it to your library.
Start reading
It downloads in seconds and opens offline from then on.
What you get
Free ebooks, done properly.
Project Gutenberg
More than 70,000 public-domain books, from Austen to Zola.
Search that forgives typos
Find the book you meant even when the spelling is not quite right.
New releases, automatically
Fresh Standard Ebooks titles appear in the app as they are published.
Legal and free
Every book is in the public domain in the United States.
Yours to keep
Downloaded books live in your library and work offline.
Free classics
Where to start
Not sure what to read? Try the searches DeltaScroll suggests, from Jane Austen and Sherlock Holmes to Dostoevsky and poetry, or open the newest Standard Ebooks releases.
- Jane AustenPride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion.
- Gothic nightsDracula, Frankenstein, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
- AdventureThe Odyssey, Treasure Island, Moby Dick.
Questions
Free ebooks questions.
Are these ebooks really free?
Yes. They are public-domain books from Standard Ebooks and Project Gutenberg, free to download and keep.
Is it legal to download them?
Yes. The books are in the public domain in the United States. Copyright laws differ between countries, so check the rules where you live.
What is Standard Ebooks?
A volunteer project that carefully formats and proofreads public-domain books, with typography made for reading. DeltaScroll shows their newest releases every week.
Do I need an account to download?
No. Open Free books in DeltaScroll and tap a title. No account is needed.
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DeltaScroll is a private ebook reader for Android, Windows and the web. Read EPUB, PDF and DOCX books offline, listen aloud and keep notes, with no account.
Read aloudLet your books read themselves to you.
Listen to your books with DeltaScroll. Natural voices read EPUB, PDF and DOCX books aloud, each sentence lights up as it is read, and you set the speed.
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Read PDFs comfortably on a phone or PC. DeltaScroll turns text PDFs into reflowing books with chapters, so you can change the font, highlight and listen.
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- Opens files from any app
- Google Drive backup
Windows
Free downloadA focused desktop reader with tabs for your books, natural voices and local PDF and DOCX conversion.
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
- Opens .epub, .pdf and .docx from File Explorer
- Updates itself
Web
Nothing to installOpen your library in any modern browser. Install it as an app if you like, and keep reading offline.
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- Works offline once a book is added
- Installable as an app
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