About en.popbook.com

A free reading site for English-language public-domain books, the places behind them, and the people who keep them in print. The site is supported by advertising and affiliate links.

What we are building

en.popbook.com collects reading lists, short introductions to classic books, notes on authors, and guides to literary cities, libraries, museums and bookshops. The collection now runs to 160 public-domain books, 36 cities and 19 reading lists. Everything is written by hand, one title at a time, and each book page links to a specific edition whose identifier we have checked.

Public domain, in the original English

We only write about books that are out of copyright, and we link to free, lawful editions from established archives such as Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Standard Ebooks, Open Library and HathiTrust. Copyright status is checked title by title, because the rules differ between countries.

We do not publish machine translations and we do not reprint translated editions. Book titles, author names, place names and quotations stay in the original English. The 中文导航 version translates the interface only, so Chinese-speaking readers can find their way around the same English-language library.

Editorial policy

Every address, institution and bibliographic detail is checked against a primary or authoritative source before publication.
Recommendations are written for readers, not for advertisers. A commercial link never changes which books we include or what we say about them.
Affiliate and advertising links are labelled or disclosed on the page where they appear.
Corrections are welcome and are made openly.

How this site is funded

Keeping the site free takes hosting, research and writing time. We cover those costs with Google AdSense advertising and with the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. When you buy through one of our book links we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Full details are in our Affiliate Disclosure; how third parties handle data is in our Privacy Policy.

Contact

Questions, corrections and rights enquiries: server@popbook.com. Please write in English so we can route it quickly.

Last updated: 8 November 2026 · en.popbook.com