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Search Project Gutenberg's library of 50,000+ public-domain ebooks and get the file sent straight to Telegram — completely free and completely legal.

Key features

  • Searches Project Gutenberg's 50,000+ public-domain ebooks
  • Sends the matching file in EPUB, MOBI or plain text
  • Search by title or author
  • Entirely public-domain content, no copyright ambiguity

Gutenberg

Gutenberg gives Telegram a direct window into Project Gutenberg, the decades-old volunteer project that has digitized more than 50,000 books whose copyright has expired. Search by title or author, and the bot sends back the matching ebook file, most often in EPUB, MOBI or plain text, ready to open in whatever reading app you already use. Because everything in the underlying library is genuinely public domain, this sidesteps the copyright questions that shadow most "book bot" projects entirely — there is no publisher whose rights are being infringed, since these works have legally passed out of copyright protection or were released freely by their authors. That makes it one of the few book-related bots that is unambiguously legal by design rather than by a disclaimer. The trade-off is coverage: Project Gutenberg leans heavily toward classic literature, older nonfiction and historical texts predominantly in English, so do not expect recent bestsellers or contemporary fiction. For anyone specifically looking for classics, out-of-print older nonfiction or texts to study, it is a genuinely useful and completely above-board tool.

How to start

  1. Open @Gutenberg_Bot and send /start
  2. Search by book title or author name
  3. Receive the ebook file in your preferred format

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Pros / Cons

  • Unambiguously legal, entirely public-domain content
  • Free with no account or subscription needed
  • Mostly older classics and historical texts, not recent releases
  • Predominantly English-language catalog

Score breakdown

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Reliability & speed156 / 10
Popularity & trust154 / 10
Price & free tier1010 / 10
Usability107 / 10
Safety & privacy109 / 10
Freshness54 / 10
Localization53 / 10
No intrusive ads59 / 10
Score10066.0

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FAQ

Is downloading these books legal?

Yes, Project Gutenberg's entire catalog is public domain or freely released by authors, so distribution is legal.

Can I find recent bestsellers here?

No, the catalog is built around classics and older public-domain works, not contemporary releases.

Technical details

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  • Works in groups
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  • Accepts voice
  • Accepts files
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  • Works in Russia without VPN

Checked September 4, 2026 · Updated September 5, 2026 · Report a problem