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Friday, March 20, 2020

Thousands of Online (Mostly FREE) Resources to Deal With Social Distancing


We are all in this together. Many companies are stepping up and offering free concerts, movies, lectures and classes, and it's wonderful that we have all these options! (Don't forget to read, folks!) Here's my curated list of things to view while you practice your social distancing. Feel free to add any suggestions in the comments section, as I will be updating this post regularly.



eBOOKS
150 Free Textbooks- meta collection from Open Culture's blog

1,000+ Open Textbooks and Learning Resources for All Subjects


4eBooks- computer programming books; very large collection


Academic eBooks- covers humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, formal sciences and professions & applied sciences.


askSam eBooks  and Databases- askSam viewer needed for downloaded books


Barnes and Noble Free Nook Books- search 0.00 and get a listing of free eBooks


Bartleby-small site contains classic literature, poetry and reference works.


Bibliotastic-free downloads for indie authors; rating system for titles


BluePortal- computer-related titles, such as Facebook for Dummies, Javascript Bible and the Digital Photography Workflow Handbook.


Bookyards- currently 800,000 ebooks

Books Buddy- a Nook app to locate free books

Digital Library NJ- Kindle, Nook; library card needed

eBooks Habit- regular postings

eBook Lobby- categories include art and photography, children's books, literature and fiction and sports.

eBooks Directory- close to 1700 titles; includes textbooks, lecture notes; updated daily


Flatworld Knowledge- free textbooks


FreeBookSpot- 96 categories and over 4,4000 titles


Free-eBooks- register for free; download on iPhone or computer; includes magazines


Free Computer and IT Books


FreeComputerBooks- 12 major categories and 150 sub-categories; includes tutorials. lecture notes and computer and math eBooks.


FreeBook-s- download for iPad, smartphone or eBook reader; this is a search engine which looks through many collections to find eBooks.



FreeTechBooks- covers computer science, engineering, programming, textbooks and lecture notes.

eReaderPerks- Kindle, Kobo and Nook; also, the "latest device news, book/ereader reviews and author interviews."

Feedbooks- Kindle, Nook; public domain books

Fictionwise eBooks- Kindle, Nook

GetFree eBooks- free legal downloads

Globusz Publishing- ePublishing house which has free downloads

Goodkindles- up and coming authors offer short-time free downloads via Amazon

Inkmesh- search engine for free eBooks, including Kindle and Nook

Internet Archive- Kindle, Nook

Kindle Store's Top 100 Free

KnowFree- ebooks, video training, educational materials; IT books and magazines

Kobo- includes NY Times Bestsellers, Oprah's Book Club


Lendink- loan and borrow "officially lendable eBooks for your Kindle and Nook."

Librophile- search by genre


ManyBooks- more than 29,000 eBooks; download to iPod, eBook reader or PDA

Memoware- some categories include literature, (biography, horror, children, western...) reference, (education, computers, history..)

Mobipocket- Kindle


New Jersey State Library- new ebooks


The Online Books Page-"over 1 million free books on the web".

OnlineComputerBooks- just what the title says....free computer books

Online Free eBooks- mainly pdf downloads; nine categories

The Open Library- Kindle, Nook; one million titles


Page By Page Books

Planet eBook- free classic literature

Project Gutenberg- 15,00 titles, all in the public domain. Easy download text files written in ASCII; readable on all computers.

Penn State University's Electronic Classic Series Site- Kindle, Nook; pdf files Pixel of Ink- free and bargain Kindle books

World Public Library"the world’s largest eBook provider"mp3, pdf files; they have classic literature, graphic novels, audio books, children's literature and so much more"







BROADWAY SHOWS

BroadwayHD- free 7-day trial; $8.99/month after ($99.99/year)




MarqueeTV- known as "The Neflix of the Arts"; get 30 days free; $8.99/month after (First year $69.99)


PBS' Great Performances- full shows for Kinky Boots, The King and I, 42nd St., The Sound of Music, Much Ado About Nothing.






CONCERTS
Austin City Limits

Billboard's Live Streams & Virtual Concerts to watch- updated daily


Chamber Music Society- livestreams, concerts, lectures and master classes


ClassicFM- list of classical music organizations who have made their concert archive free for streaming; worldwide listing


Glamour- all artists offering free concerts online


The Guardian- 'Quarantine soirees' include operas and classical concerts


NPR-stream live concerts; classical included in this list


NPR Music: Tiny Desk Concerts-YouTube channel


Syracuse.com- Artists sharing live music


Vulture-all musicians streaming live concerts





HEALTH, FITNESS, WELL BEING
7 Online Fitness Classes to Stream- some have free trials

12 Meditation Apps for Better Sleep & Less Stress


13 Online Workouts-Amazon Prime $


21 Best Meditation Podcasts to Listen to in 2020


Daily Burn- free 30 day trial


Fitness Classes on YouTube


Meditation Classes on YouTube


Philly Fitness Studios Offering Online Classes via Facebook


Planet Fitness- free at-home workout classes


Studios Live-Streaming Fitness Classes- CBS News article


The Ultimate List of Free Meditation Resources


YMCA360- free on demand classes include Bootcamp, Barre, Yoga, Active Older Adults, Weightlifting, Tai Chi, YBox.


Yoga Classes on YouTube





FREE ONLINE CLASSES / VIRTUAL LEARNING
20 Biology Courses- Alison


77 Online Museums- from this very blog!


Coursera- audit classes for free


edX- 2500+ online courses from Harvard, M.I.T., Boston University, Berkeley UCal, Stanford; 140!


Photoshop Cafe- free tutorials


Photoshop Essentials


SkillShare- listing of free courses offered; categories included create and build.



VIRTUAL VIDEO COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Apple's Facetime- I'm sure that if you own an iPhone, you are familiar with 

Facetime; one call at a time.


Google Hangouts- add to Chrome browser

Skype- owned by Microsoft, you need to download software for Mac or PC

Webex- current upgraded basic plan

Zoom- Basic plan allows up to 100 participants and a 40 minute meeting; educators and schools do not have the 40 minute limit.