About Us and Our Free Classic Literature

Welcome to Planet eBook, the home of free classic literature. We offer an assortment of classic novels and books in electronic form which you are free give to your friends, classmates, students, anyone!

Existing free eBooks on the Web tend to be well beneath the quality of paper books, making them more difficult and less pleasurable to read. At Planet eBook we're trying to change this. Our goal is to publish a small selection of high-quality eBooks — each a genuine alternative for readers wanting to enjoy reading a book without having to pay for it. The books we publish are all in the public domain so there is no real need for readers to continue to pay for them.

You're welcome to print them out for classes and courses, distribute them on CD/DVDs, offer them for download from your website, and so on — really, you can share them however you like, as long as you don't charge money for them.

Contact Us

If you want to request an eBook, please submit it it via the eBook suggestion page.If you need to send us a private note, email me at richard AT planetebook DOT com.

About Sharing Our Free eBooks

Please read below for usage guidelines. You can do pretty much whatever you like with our eBooks as long as you don't alter the eBooks or sell them for profit.

Q. Can I sell or charge other people for access to your eBooks?

NO! You're welcome to give them away but you cannot charge for them.

Q. Can I give the books to other people?

Yes, absolutely — that's the point of them. 

Q. Can I offer them for download from a website, put them on a CD/DVD, or print out multiple copies of them?

Yes, no problem there. Go right ahead.

Q. Can I use them in my school, college, etc.?

Yes, that's one of the key reasons why we're offerring these free eBooks. You're welcome to share them with classmates, or if you're a teacher, give them to students, print them, etc.

Q. I'm a teacher or work in the education field. Can I use them in my classes or courses?

Yes, go ahead.

Q. Do I need to register, sign anything, or speak to Planet eBook before I'm permitted to use the eBooks?

No, as long as you follow the guidelines above, there's absolutely no need.

Q. Can I suggest an eBook to publish?

Yes, please do. Head to the eBook suggestion page to share your thoughts.