How to use Google Books

On Google Books, you can read books and magazines, download them for later, cite them and translate them.

Read books and magazines

Go to Google Books.
In the search bar, enter the title, author, ISBN, or keywords.
Click Search Books. To search with filters, go to Advanced Search.
Click a book or magazine title. You might see a preview or the entire book or magazine.

If you don’t see the entire book or can’t download it, here are some reasons why:

If the book is copyrighted, its owner has to agree for the book to be displayed.
The book might not be scanned by the Google Books team yet.

You might be able to download some books and magazines for free.

In the search bar, enter the title, author, ISBN, or keywords.
Click a book.
Hover over eBook - Free. If you don’t see this, you might have to pay for the book, or it might not be available.
Next to "Download," click PDF or EPUB.

Search for a book on Google Books.
Click a book.
On the left, click About this book.
Scroll down to the "Bibliographic information" section. You’ll see information you can use to cite the book.

To get help with purchased books, contact the Google Play Team.

To report books with illegal or offensive content, use this form.

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