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Getting your hands on a free book is a royal treat. You say that you'd read more if you didn't have to be $20 for a copy of a book, or take a special trip to the library. Check out my list of the best places to search for books that are free.
Get a hold of free books.
There are many websites that host book exchanges among thousands of avid book owners and readers like yourself for free. The process is simple; create a free account, list the books you are willing to give away from your library, select books you would like to get for free in exchange, pay for postage, send off and receive!
- www.titletrader.com
- www.swapsimple.com
- www.paperbackswap.com/index.php
- bookmooch.com
- www.bookins.com
Pay a little for a lot of book.
At WorldLibrary.net you can download over 750,000 eBooks and audio books for only $8.95 a year, or $2 a year for students.
Download free eBooks.
Downloading books in electronic format is the new, cheap way to get your hands on a good read. These websites offer free eBook viewing and downloading. You can search for books by category or by name or author and sometimes simply by ISBN number.
manybooks.net
Over 26,250 books available for free download.
digital.library.upenn.edu/books
Over 35,000 eBooks available to download for free.
www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Download over 30,000 popular books in various eBook formats.
www.wowio.com
Read free eBooks, and download their PDF. Send them to a friend as a gift for 2 bucks! The great thing about wowio.com is that comic books can be downloaded for free, too.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Main_Page
Free textbooks available for viewing and downloading.
http://welltoldtales.com
A free website that hosts short stories, short films and short audio books available for download on iTunes podcast. You can review the author's work and even post your own short stories for good measure (and a little cash with the help of Google Adsense).
http://www.baen.com/library
Science fiction and fantasy novels available to download!
http://www.realtimepublishers.com
Download free books in the Information Technology genre.
freetechbooks.com
Free computer science, engineering and programming books, textbooks and lecture notes. The webpage direct you to the pages where authors and publishers host their books online for free.
Download free audiobooks.
http://www.podiobooks.com
Find free audio books to download with your iTunes podcast.
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Download over 30,000 popular books in various audio book formats.
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