Open Library

openlibrary.org

San Francisco, CA

Business Website
https://openlibrary.org 200

Summary

This platform serves as an open, editable library catalog aimed at creating a web page for every book ever published. It allows users to read, borrow, and discover over 3 million books for free, utilizing Controlled Digital Lending. The site encourages community contributions to enhance the catalog and offers features like tracking reading goals, organizing favorite books, and exploring digital shelves.

Open Library Competitors

Based on content on openlibrary.org

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Online book cataloging and community platform.

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Digital Media and Library Services

BorrowBox

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Digital Library Services

Babelio

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Social networking and online book communities.

OverDrive

overdrive.com

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Digital content distribution and library services.

Libby

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Digital Library Services

Wikisource

wikisource.org

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Digital Library and Open Content

Goodreads

goodreads.com

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Online social networking and book discovery.

Project Gutenberg

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Digital Library and eBook Distribution

The New York Public Library

nypl.org

New York, NY

Public Library Services

Anobii

anobii.com

Social networking and online book communities.

HathiTrust Digital Library

hathitrust.org

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Digital Libraries and Information Services

HOEPLI.it

hoepli.it

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E-commerce and online retail for books and educational materials.

Readfeed

readfeed.com

Online social networking for readers and book enthusiasts.

School Library Journal

slj.com

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Library and Information Services

Scribd

scribd.com

San Francisco, California

Digital content and document sharing

The Seattle Public Library

spl.org

Seattle, WA

Public Library Services

Simon & Schuster AU

simonandschuster.com.au

Australia

Book Publishing and Retail

LibriVox

librivox.org

Digital Audiobook Distribution

calibre

calibre-ebook.com

N/A

E-book management and software development

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1 year of history
SSL Certificate
Sanctioned country check
Not parked domain
Website has content
Domain has email MX DNS records
English content
Website is not blocked

Open Library Business Summary

Label

Value

Active Dates

22.7 years — Since Apr 2002

Web Hosting

Platform

E-Mail Provider

NAICS Code

519120

SIC 4 Digit Code

8231

SIC 2 Digit Code

82

Industry

1. Digital Library and Information Services

2. Libraries and Archives

Vendors

Vendor

Source

Google

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