Free eBook Resources

Below is a list of websites where free eBooks can be downloaded for various e-readers.  Keep in mind that mostly classic literature, books published before 1923 and self-published books are offered as free eBooks.  In addition to free books, many of these sites also have inexpensive eBooks for sale.

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http://www.gutenberg.org/Download over 40,000 free eBooks.

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http://www.free-ebooks.net/Fiction, non-fiction, textbooks, academic articles and trade magazines, plus books in Spanish.

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http://www.getfreeebooks.com/A central hub / directory of free and legal eBooks from various genres and categories.  Note that not all books are available in all formats.

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http://www.barnesandnoble.comAlmost two million free NOOK books are available here.  Type “free Nook books” into the B&N search box.  Note that credit card information must be entered in order to download free books.

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http://manybooks.net/Browse through more than 29,000 titles (some in Spanish) or search most popular, visitor recommendations or reader reviews.  Site also includes e-reader reviews.

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http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/Over 1 million free eBooks with criteria being that the book must be carried by a major library.

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http://www.amazon.comIn the search bar type “free Kindle books”.

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http://www.smashwords.com/Smashwords provides an opportunity to discover new Indie authors in all categories and genres of the written word.  Click “Free” under the price category.

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http://www.kobobooks.com/One million free eBooks.  Click “e-Books” then “FREE EBOOKS” for classics and current authors.

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http://www.archive.org/details/textsThis site contains “a wide range of fiction, popular books, children’s books, historical texts and academic books”.  It also contains audio books, computer software, music, moving images and more.

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https://play.google.com Type “free books” into the search bar.  Along with classics and pre-1923 books, Google Books also has Special Free Previews.  To read offline, download the Google Play Books app from the Chrome web browser.

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http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/The-NOOK-Blog/bg-p/UnboundScroll down to the “Free Fridays” post.   Double-check that the book is indeed free before downloading.  A credit card number is required in order to register with Barnes & Noble.

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http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOK-Book-Discussion/bd-p/eBooksScroll down to “Free NOOKbook summary thread – please no OT” and click on “>>” beside the page number listing.  Make sure the book is free before downloading.

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http://the-cheap.netClick on “Freebies!” for free books including Christian fiction.

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http://blog.booksontheknob.orgClick on “Free Kindle Books” for current and recently free Kindle eBooks from Amazon, grouped by genre.  A valid email is required.

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www.ereaderlove.comFree eBooks listed daily.

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http://www.inspiredreads.com/Free and bargain Christian eBooks.

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http://www.pixelofink.comClick on “Free Kindle Books” to find the free “limited time offers and often forgotten but popular classics”.

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http://ereadernewstoday.comClick on “Bargain/Free Kindle Books” to find links to free eBooks.

Facebook Pages

These Facebook Pages offer cheap and sometimes free eBooks.

Kindle Facebook Page Names

Nook Facebook Page Names

Dress up your e-reader with wallpaper, screensavers and skins from the following sites:

All E-readers and Tablets:  www.decalgirl.com

Kindle:  www.kindlewallpapers.tumblr.com

Nook:   www.nook-look.com, www.nookcolorwallpaper.com

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