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Aozora Bunko (青空文庫) is a free online library from Japan. It's like a huge digital bookshelf filled with thousands of Japanese books. You can find all sorts of books there, including exciting stories and factual books.

Many of the books on Aozora Bunko are "out-of-copyright." This means they are old enough that anyone can freely copy, share, and read them. It's similar to Project Gutenberg, which is another big online library for books in many different languages.

How Aozora Bunko Started

Aozora Bunko began in 1997. It was created to make Japanese books available to everyone online for free.

In 2006, Aozora Bunko started working to make sure e-books could be shared freely. They became a group that speaks up for easy access to digital books. They wanted to make sure that people could always read books online without cost.

More Online Libraries

  • Wikisource is another online library. It collects and stores original source texts.

Images for kids

  • Aozora Bunko how-to-make illustration

    This picture shows how Aozora Bunko encourages people to share their views on copyright laws.

  • N0-70

    This image shows Aozora Bunko's stand against changes to Japan's copyright laws.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aozora Bunko para niños

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