Can't find the printed text? Don't worry, just access it over the web. Most free e-book texts are out of copyright titles, meaning that they are usually quite old, but that's great if you're looking for the classics.

Book excerpts:

• BookBrowse.com
• DailyLit - read books by email or RSS
• DearReader.com - books by email
• New York Times
• Readers Read
• Washington Post

Other useful links:

A9.com
Select the book option and this site enables you to find Amazon.com's titles that feature the "search inside the book" facility.

Bartleby
Access the full texts of classic fiction, non-fiction, literature, plays and verse books.

Digital book index
This site features both free and pay for access texts across a broad range of material and including contemporary fiction and non-fiction.

Google book search
Search the contents of books online and access specific pages, chapters or entire public domain titles.

On-line books page
Access complete, non-copyrighted texts (mostly older, classic titles) of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays for free from this searchable index.