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A list of Creative Commons-licensed books.
This is a list of '''books''' available under a Creative Commons license.


By "book" we generally mean works over 35,000 words that are or have been commercially available in hardcopy and have an ISBN.  We've expanded the definition in two added sections below, however, to include the most popular books published through do-it-yourself press Lulu, and "books" published on websites of established organizations or notable blogs.
By "book" we generally mean works over 35,000 words that are or have been commercially available in hardcopy and have an ISBN.  We've expanded the definition in two added sections below, however, to include the most popular books published through do-it-yourself press Lulu, and "books" published on websites of established organizations or notable blogs.
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This is just a start and is woefully incomplete.  Please add missing titles and fill in missing information.
This is just a start and is woefully incomplete.  Please add missing titles and fill in missing information.


==Nonfiction==
== Add a book ==


[[Image:0300110561.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V63872635_.jpg |right|]]Title: The Wealth of Networks
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Author: Yochai Benkler
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN:0300110561
Publication Date: May 16, 2006
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
CC-licensed version: http://www.benkler.org/wealth_of_networks/index.php?title=Download_PDFs_of_the_book
Print version for purchase: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300110561/sr=8-1/qid=1155074081/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-6901287-7280061?ie=UTF8
Pages: 528


Title: Bound By Law? (Tales from the Public Domain)
=== Nonfiction ===
Author: Keith Aoki; James Boyle; Jennifer Jenkins
Publisher:
ISBN:0974155314
Publication Date: March 15, 2006
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
CC-licensed version: http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/digital.html
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 76


Title: Utkozben ("In Transit") (HUNGARY)
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Author: Ferenc Gyurcsany
  [[genre::NonFiction]]
Publisher:
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Publication Date: February 2006
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/deed.hr
|?Publisher
CC-licensed version: http://www.napvilag.hu/ (see also: http://creativecommons.org/press-releases/entry/5794)
|?License
Print version for purchase:
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Title: Introduction to Economic Analysis
=== Fiction ===
Author: Preston McAfee
Publisher:
ISBN : 160049000X
Publication Date: 2006
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ (see http://www.introecon.com/blurb.html)
CC-licensed version: http://www.introecon.com
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 329
Audiobook: http://www.archive.org/details/mcafee_econ


Title: Asterisk: The Future of Telephony
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Author: Jim Van Meggelen, Jared Smith, Leif Madsen
[[genre::Fiction]]
Publisher:
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ISBN: 0596009623
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Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ca/
|?license=License
CC-licensed version: http://www.asteriskdocs.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=11
|limit=200
Print version for purchase:
|sort=author
Pages: 380
|order=ascending
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Title: In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law
== Featured Content Directories for Books ==
Author: Michael Geist
Publisher:
ISBN: 1552211134
Publication Date: September 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ca/
CC-licensed version: http://www.irwinlaw.com/books.aspx?bookid=120
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 608


Title: Democratizing Innovation
See here: [[Text#Featured Text sites]].
Author: Eric von Hippel
Publisher:
ISBN: 0262002744
Publication Date: April 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
CC-licensed version: http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/democ.htm
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 208


Title: Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals
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Author: Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
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Publisher:
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ISBN: 1-59407-670-7
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Publication Date: March 2, 2005
|?mainurl=url
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
|?size=Size
CC-licensed version: http://www.digital-scholarship.com/oab/oab.htm
|sort=size
Print version for purchase:
|order=descending
Pages: 129
|limit=25
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Title: Free Culture
== More sources of free books ==
Author: Lawrence Lessig
Publisher:
ISBN:0143034650
Publication Date: February 22, 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/
CC-licensed version: http://www.free-culture.cc/
Print version for purchase:
Pages:368


Title: Freedom of Expression
You might also be interested in these resources:
Author: Kembrew McLeod
Publisher:
ISBN: 0385513259
Publication Date: February 15, 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
CC-licensed version: http://kembrew.com/books/
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 384


Title: Cause commune : l'information entre bien commun et propriété ("Common Cause: Information Between Commons and Property") (FRANCE)
* [[Text]] — list of Creative Commons licensed text-based media
Author: Philippe Aigrain
* [http://bookpub.org/ Bookpub.org]
Publisher:
ISBN: 2213623058
Publication Date: 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/fr/
CC-licensed version: http://www.causecommune.org
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 285


Title: A Book of Five Strings
public domain:
Author: Patrick Costello
Publisher:
ISBN: 0974419028
Publication Date: November 2004
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
CC-licensed version: http://www.ezfolk.com/banjo/five/
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 120


Title: We the Media
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Project Gutenberg]
Author: Dan Gillmor
* US government books?
Publisher:
ISBN: 0596102275
Publication Date: July 2004
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
CC-licensed version: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 334


Title: Cultural Software: A Theory of Ideology
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ISBN: 0300084501
Publication Date: September 24, 2003
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
CC-licensed version: http://www.culturalsoftware.com/
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 350


Title: The How and the Tao of Old Time Banjo
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Author: Patrick Costello
[[Category:List]]
Publisher:
[[Category:Media]]
ISBN:0974419001
[[Category:Licensed]]
Publication Date: September 2003
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
CC-licensed version: http://www.ezfolk.com/banjo/howtao/
Print version for purchase:
Pages:168
 
Title: Weapons of Mass Delusion: America’s Real National Emergency
Author: Richard Forno
Publisher:
ISBN:1589611055
Publication Date: August 2003
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
CC-licensed version: http://www.infowarrior.org/wmd/
Print version for purchase:
Pages:200
 
Title: The Complete FreeBSD
Author: Greg Lehey
Publisher:
ISBN:0596005164
Publication Date: 4th edition April 2003
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/legalcode
CC-licensed version: http://www.lemis.com/grog/Documentation/CFBSD/
Print version for purchase:
Pages:714
 
Title: Free For All
Author: Peter Wayner
Publisher:
ISBN: 0066620503
Publication Date: July 2000
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/
CC-licensed version: http://www.wayner.org/books/ffa/
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 340
 
Title: A Briefer History of Time
Author: Eric Schulman
Publisher:
ISBN:0716733897
Publication Date: May 15, 1999
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/
CC-licensed version: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3fs8i/bhtes/
Print version for purchase:
Pages:171
 
Title: Wall Street
Author: Doug Henwood
Publisher:
ISBN: 0860916707
Publication Date: May 1998
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/%20
CC-licensed version: http://wallstreetthebook.com/
Print version for purchase:
Pages: 372
 
==Fiction==
 
Title: Accelerando
Author: Charles Stross
ISBN:0441014151
Publication Date: June 27, 2006
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Website: http://www.accelerando.org/book/
Pages: 432
 
Title: Good Bullets Make Bad Neighbors
Author: Jonathan DiMarco
ISBN: 097273161X
Publication Date: February 2006
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
Website: http://zaltyspress.com/bullets.html
Pages:400
 
Title: Stranger Things Happen
Author: Kelly Link
ISBN:1931520003
Publication Date: July 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
Website: http://www.lcrw.net/kellylink/sth/
Pages:266
 
Title: Someone Comes To Town, Someone Leaves Town
Author: Cory Doctorow
ISBN:0765312786
Publication Date: June 16, 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/ (also http://creativecommons.org/licenses/devnations/2.0/)
Website: http://craphound.com/someone/download.php
Pages: 320
 
Title: The Escapist
Author: James Morris
ISBN: 1905290055
Publication Date: May 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/
Website: http://www.theescapist.co.uk/
Download: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=4565
Pages: 168
 
Title: Eastern Standard Tribe
Author: Cory Doctorow
ISBN: 0765310457
Publication Date: April 1, 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/
Website: http://craphound.com/est/download.php
Pages: 224
 
Title: Holy Tango of Literature
Author: Francis Heaney
ISBN: 1578601592
Publication Date: November 2004
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/deed.en
Website: http://www.yarnivore.com/francis/Holy_Tango.htm
Pages:128
 
Title: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Author: Cory Doctorow
ISBN: 0765304368
ISBN: 076530953X
Publication Date: 2003
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/ (see  http://www.craphound.com/down/archives/2004_02.php#000117)
Website: http://craphound.com/down/
Pages: 208
 
Title: Star Dragon
Author: Mike Brotherton
ISBN: 076534677X
Publication Date: 2003
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Website: http://www.mikebrotherton.com/novels/index.html
Pages:352
 
Title: Maelstrom
Author: Peter Watts
ISBN:0812566793
Publication Date: 2002
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
Website: http://rifters.com/real/shorts.htm
Pages:384
 
Title: Starfish
Author: Peter Watts
ISBN:0812575857
Publication Date: 2000
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
Website: http://rifters.com/real/shorts.htm
Pages: 384
 
Title: Acts of the Apostles (Mind Over Matter)
Author: John F.X. Sundman
ISBN: 192975213X
Publication date: November 1999
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/1.0/
Website: http://wetmachine.com/acts/index.shtml
Pages: 360
 
Title: Dr. Lewis B. Turndevelt's Big Book of Forewords
Author: David R. Perry
ISBN:0975355406
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
Website: http://www.davidrperry.com/
 
==Lulu Highlights==
Lulu offers a publishing service for “digital do-it-yourselfers” to publish all manner of media, including books. Lulu lets
creators set the license terms, including Creative Commons licenses, for their works as part of the publishing process. We've
chosen to list some popular CC-licensed works that have been published through Lulu, below.
 
You can also search for more CC-licensed books here:
http://www.lulu.com/browse/adv_search.php
 
Title: 55 Ways to Have Fun With Google
Author: Philipp Lenssen
ISBN:1411693418
Publication Date: May 2006
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
Website: http://www.55fun.com/
Pages: 232
 
Title: Wireless Networking in the Developing World
Author: Corinna Aichele, Rob Flickenger, Carlo Fonda, Jim Forster, Ian Howard, Tomas Kraq, Marco Zennaro
ISBN: 1411678370
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/deed.en
Website: http://wndw.net/
Pages: 254
 
Title: Extreme Democracy
Author: Jon Lebkowsky, Mitch Ratcliffe
ISBN: 1411631390
Publication Date: 2005
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
Website: http://www.lulu.com/content/125298
Pages: 371
 
=="Books" online==
These are "books" (ie works of 35,000 words or more) made available through established organizations and sites.  These are not to include vanity projects by your favorite uncle.
 
Title: Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
Author: Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
Publication Date: October 1996 to present
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/
Website: http://epress.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html
 
Title: GAM3R 7H30RY
Author: McKenzie Wark
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
Website: http://www.futureofthebook.org/gamertheory/
 
Title: The Daemon, the GNU & the Penguin
Author: Dr. Peter Salus
Publication Date: online on groklaw, ongoing
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0
Website:http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20051013231901859
Pages: still in progress
 
Title: Abracadabra!
Author: Raymond Newman
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/
Website:http://www.revolverbook.co.uk/

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This is a list of books available under a Creative Commons license.

By "book" we generally mean works over 35,000 words that are or have been commercially available in hardcopy and have an ISBN. We've expanded the definition in two added sections below, however, to include the most popular books published through do-it-yourself press Lulu, and "books" published on websites of established organizations or notable blogs.

This is just a start and is woefully incomplete. Please add missing titles and fill in missing information.

Add a book

{{#forminput:Book|35|Book Name|}}

Nonfiction

{{#ask: 

 genre::NonFiction

|mainlabel=Title |?author=Author |?Publisher |?License |limit=200 |sort=author |order=ascending }}

Fiction

{{#ask: genre::Fiction |mainlabel=Title |?author=Author |?publisher=Publisher |?license=License |limit=200 |sort=author |order=ascending }}

Featured Content Directories for Books

See here: Text#Featured Text sites.

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More sources of free books

You might also be interested in these resources:

public domain:

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