These days, one of the most famous repositories on the internet for free material is celebrating its 20th anniversary. We're referring to the Internet Archive , a website well-known to all ebook lovers.
To celebrate this milestone that few reading websites or repositories have achieved, the developers of Internet Archive have developed new features and even a mobile app that will allow any user to use both their repository and their open library.
One of the main new features is a revamped and powerful keyword search engine that allows us to search not only among the titles of ebooks and materials but also within them if they contain text. This is extremely useful for students and anyone curious who is looking for a topic rather than a title.
OpenLibrary will be the new Internet Archive app to download ebooks from its repository
The other new feature is its web-based ebook reader, a revamped version with a responsive design that allows users to use it seamlessly on mobile phones and tablets—something that was difficult with the previous design. It seems that reading articles and materials from the Internet Archive will now be more prevalent on tablets and phablets.
The third new feature is the new OpenLibrary Client app, an app that will allow us not only to read the contents of the Internet Archive but also to borrow materials for free and return them without the need for special accreditation or anything similar, just through this app.
The Internet Archive is a vast repository of content , not only music and ebooks but also film and even video games, something its users have always appreciated and will surely welcome these new features. Personally, I won't be using this app, but its new features are certainly interesting, especially its revamped search engine, which will undoubtedly bring new uses to the repository, don't you think?