Digital Smarts - Free and Low Cost Summer Reading Books for Digital Devices

Finding free or low cost ebooks for kids and adults to enjoy over the summer can be challenging, but Google may be making it easier. With a goal of digitizing the full text of books and magazines across the world, Google has already scanned more than 30 million titles. A recent study by Reading Is Fundamental found that summer reading loss is reversed when students receive books to keep and read at home, and downloading ebooks is an easy way to do that. Check out Google Books for a top free titles list, as well as great deals on paid books for children 8 and under, children 9-12, and young adults. The Google Play Books app for Android and iOS is free and makes it even easier to take a book with you wherever you go this summer.