Enjoying eBooks on your iPhone is a joyful possibility that can be put into practice during long journeys or learning stages, to mention a couple of specific examples. And for an optimal experience, there’s Apple Books, Apple’s store responsible for offering literary content adapted to the iPhone screen, with a prior payment, although it also provides free material, especially classic works that are in the public domain.
However, it’s not the only alternative. On the internet, there are various free repositories of eBooks, but perhaps the most important is the Gutenberg Project, an extensive library of public domain eBooks that can be read from the internet browser, with the option to download to your reading device.
The Gutenberg Project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring reading to all social sectors. Its catalog comprises around 70,000 titles in 60 different languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian. Furthermore, they distribute them in various eBook formats such as PDF, ePUB, HTML, or Amazon Kindle.
The trick to download eBooks from the Gutenberg Project and have them appear in the Apple Books interface is very simple. Follow these steps.
How to Download eBooks from the Gutenberg Project to your iPhone
Open the Safari browser on your iPhone and go to https://www.gutenberg.org/.
Next, use the options in the Search and Browse tab to search for eBooks, either by title or author, or by other search criteria like subject, file type, or language.
Once you select the eBook, download the available version in the ePUB format compatible with Apple Books.
Once the ePUB file download is complete, it will be added to the Apple Books library.