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.

iPad	Kindle	Nook	PC	Website
*	*	*	*	http://www.gutenberg.org/Download over 40,000 free eBooks.
*	*	*	*	http://www.free-ebooks.net/Fiction, non-fiction, textbooks, academic articles and trade magazines, plus books in Spanish.
*	*	*	*	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.
*		*	*	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.
*	*	*	*	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.
*			*	http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/Over 1 million free eBooks with criteria being that the book must be carried by a major library.
*	*			http://www.amazon.comIn the search bar type “free Kindle books”.
*	*	*	*	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.
*		*	*	http://www.kobobooks.com/One million free eBooks. Click “e-Books” then “FREE EBOOKS” for classics and current authors.
*	*	*	*	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.
*		*	*	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.
*		*		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.
*		*		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.
iPad	Kindle	Nook	PC	Website
*	*	*		http://the-cheap.netClick on “Freebies!” for free books including Christian fiction.
*	*			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.
*	*	*	*	www.ereaderlove.comFree eBooks listed daily.
*	*			http://www.inspiredreads.com/Free and bargain Christian eBooks.
*	*			http://www.pixelofink.comClick on “Free Kindle Books” to find the free “limited time offers and often forgotten but popular classics”.
*	*			http://ereadernewstoday.comClick on “Bargain/Free Kindle Books” to find links to free eBooks.