Books and Literature

Websites for E-Media

  • Project Gutenberg – Over 46,000 free ebooks to download or read online
  • Open Book Library – Over a million public domain ebooks to download or read online, plus an open lending library collection of modern ebook fiction and non fiction
  • Bartleby.com – Harvard classics, reference texts, historic essays, poetry, and other literary works
  • The Internet Archive – Access to historic and contemporary audio, music, and digitized video collections
  • Librivox – Public domain books recorded by volunteers and available for online listening

State Services

  • Colorado Talking Book Library – A free service to Coloradans of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical or learning disabilities. CTBL provides audio, Braille and large-print books and magazines.

Websites for Readers

Best Sellers & Award Winners

Book News & Reviews

Next Reads & Recommendations

Apps for Readers

Many are recommended by the Ouray Librarians

  • Storygraph
    • Reading Tracker, Recommendations, and Stats
    • Apple App Store Awards 2025 Finalist for Cultural Impact
  • CloudLibrary (recommended)
    • Get access through having an Ouray Library card
    • E-books and Audio books
  • Fable (recommended)
    • Reading Tracker, Recommendations, Book Clubs, and Stats
    • A modern app for every reader
  • Goodreads
    • Reading Tracker and Recommendations
    • Parent Company is Amazon
  • Amazon Kindle (recommended)
    • E-books
    • Free version, but can also upgrade to Kindle Unlimited
  • Serial Reader
    • Read Classic Literature, one day at a time