If you are looking for free books that are no longer in copyright, perhaps the best site on the web is Project Gutenberg. Here you can download books in .txt and .pdf format for your reading pleasure.  There are literally thousands of books available, including most of the classics in English literature.  But, if you are like me and sometimes feel overwhelmed at either reading an entire book on your computer or going through the process of actually printing out several hundred pages to have a hard copy, there is an alternative.

DailyLit, like like Project Gutenberg contains books in the public domain (though its library is not nearly as large).  The unique thing about Dailylit, however, is that you can subscribe to a book by either e-mail or RSS.  Further, you can schedule the days and times you wish to have the next section of the book forwarded to you. In this way, you can digest those great works of literature that you have always meant to read one small, easily digestible chunk at a time.

For my first foray into Daily Lit, I am going to read three of the Wizard of Oz books (which I never read as a child, but of which one of my favorite writers – Frederick Buechner – speaks and writes highly.  Go and check out this great resource.

Thanks to TechLifeBlogged for the tip.