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If you own an Amazon Kindle, it\u2019s safe to say you wouldn\u2019t mind finding and downloading free books so you can <\/p>\n
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Although a specific number of Kindles sold is not known, that number is estimated to be between 20 and 90 million<\/a>!<\/p>\n And with everything that\u2019s going on right now, people suddenly have a lot of free time to read these days.<\/p>\n With the COVID-19 (more commonly known as the Corona Virus) pandemic, most people have been told to stay home and practice social distancing from other people.<\/p>\n But since people will be away from work for the foreseeable future, buying new books for your Kindle might not be the best use of your money.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t worry, there are ways to get new eBooks for you to read without spending a penny!<\/p>\n Here are some of the best ways to get free eBooks for your Amazon Kindle legally.<\/p>\n This article will contain a list of quite a few websites that offer free eBooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n Some sites specialize in listing only free eBooks.<\/p>\n Some others offer free and reduced-priced eBooks.<\/p>\n And oftentimes an eBook will be listed as free only for a very limited period of time.<\/p>\n Before you click \u201cdownload\u201d be sure the title is in fact free.<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s begin.<\/p>\n There are tons of free classic titles available on Amazon.com (on this page<\/a>) for you to download.<\/p>\n They include A Tale of Two Cities, Les Miserables, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, A Journey To The Center of the Earth,<\/em> and more.<\/p>\n In all, a search for \u201cFree Popular Classics\u201d in the Kindle Store has over 10,000 results!<\/p>\n Definitely worth checking out if you\u2019re a fan of classic literature.<\/p>\n Many of you already have an Amazon Prime membership.<\/p>\n The free two-day shipping, plus all the streaming content, makes it tough to turn down.<\/p>\n But there are plenty of other benefits that come with your membership.<\/p>\n One is Prime Reading.<\/p>\n Amazon Prime members have access to thousands of free titles to choose from for their Kindle or any mobile device, so you\u2019ll always have something to choose from.<\/p>\n They even include titles with Audible Narration if you prefer audiobooks<\/a>.<\/p>\n eReaderIQ markets itself as a site that tracks the prices for Kindle books.<\/p>\n And you can look for free eBooks by clicking on the \u201cFreebies\u201d button at the top of the page.<\/p>\n And you can narrow your search by using the \u201cSelect Genre\u201d filter on the left side of the page.<\/p>\n And you can also set it up to show you only the new titles added since your last visit and get notifications when new titles are added.<\/p>\n Project Gutenberg offers over 60,000 free eBooks available to download on you Kindle or to read online<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can browse for books by clicking on the links for \u201cBasic Search,\u201d \u201cAdvanced Search,\u201d \u201cRecently added eBooks,\u201d and so on.<\/p>\n The website\u2019s appearance is a little outdated, but you should have no problem navigating the site or finding what you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n And any questions you may have regarding downloading a title can be answered in the \u201cMobileReader Devices How-To\u201d section of the page.<\/p>\n Freebooksy is a website\/blog dedicated to helping readers easily find free eBooks to read.<\/p>\n They post at least one new, free eBook once a day and often more.<\/p>\n And the titles they share cover every category you can imagine.<\/p>\n To download, just click on the \u201cKindle\u201d button next to the title you like.<\/p>\n But if you see a title you like, download it quickly.<\/p>\n It may only be free the day it\u2019s posted.<\/p>\n And sometimes the titles that are posted are only samples or excerpts of books and not the entire work.<\/p>\n Manybooks was launched in 2004 as a platform to provide access to free digital books.<\/p>\n The site offers readers over 50,000 titles to choose from, In pretty much every category you can think of<\/p>\n And they offer a newsletter to let readers know when new titles are available<\/p>\n It has also evolved into a place where self-published authors can upload their works and introduce them to a huge audience of potential readers.<\/p>\n Open Library is a site whose stated goal is to \u201cbuild an Open Library for the World\u201d by making all of the published works in the world available to everyone.<\/p>\n Open Library has over 1 million titles to choose from.<\/p>\n Their specialty seems to be classic literature, but they have plenty of other options in other categories as well.<\/p>\n And you can easily search by author, title, or category.<\/p>\n One Hundred Free Books (or ohfb.com) is a website dedicated to helping readers find discounted and free Kindle books so you can \u201cRead more. Spend Less.\u201d<\/p>\n Just click on \u201cFree Kindle Deals\u201d under \u201cReaders\u201d at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n From there just look at the categories list on the left side of the page.<\/p>\n Once you find a book you want, click on \u201cKindle\u201d where you\u2019ll be taken to Amazon for you to complete the transaction.<\/p>\n There is also a price-tracking tool, where you can see if or when a title you\u2019re interested in drops in price or becomes free.<\/p>\n Free Books Hub is a site developed to help Kindle owners find inexpensive or free eBooks for their devices.<\/p>\n They have two different categories of free eBooks.<\/p>\n One category consists of eBooks free to all Amazon customers, called \u201cFree Kindle Books.\u201d<\/p>\n The other is made up of ones only available to Amazon Prime members called \u201cFree Prime Books.\u201d<\/p>\n The different categories are clearly labeled at the top of the page.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to their email list to be notified when new titles become available.<\/p>\n DigiLibraries is another site created by readers to help readers find free eBooks in a variety of categories.<\/p>\n The site is pretty easy to navigate and figure out, the list of categories is listed down the left side of the page.<\/p>\n And it\u2019s really easy to download a title.<\/p>\n Just click on the title you want, look under \u201cdownload options\u201d for the right format, then click download.<\/p>\n And you can download up to 50 titles per day.<\/p>\n Kindle Buffet from Weberbooks.com\u00a0 is a hand-picked list of free and reduced-price books offered by Amazon.<\/p>\n The site offers three pages of titles to choose from, with the free options at the top of the page.<\/p>\n The site also offers a daily email to keep you updated on any new titles they have to offer.<\/p>\n However, this site offers the fewest options compared to the other sites listed so far.<\/p>\n And it does not offer a way to search by category, title, or author.<\/p>\n Freebook Sifter is almost like a search engine for free eBooks.<\/p>\n In the top left hand corner of the page is a drop-down menu where you can choose where to search for free titles.<\/p>\n You can search from places like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.<\/p>\n The site also lists all the categories to choose from along the left-hand side of the page.<\/p>\n And like many of the other pages, you can sign up for daily emails to let you know when new titles are available.<\/p>\n One positive thing that sets it apart from some of the other pages, it offers ratings (1-5 stars) for each title.<\/p>\n One negative though is the appearance of the page.<\/p>\n What\u2019s wrong with it, you might ask?<\/p>\n Well, let\u2019s say it\u2019s a little old fashioned.<\/p>\n But all in all, it\u2019s a useful site to find free eBooks.<\/p>\n The eReader Caf\u00e9 offers the newest offerings at the top of the page, and the listings are updated daily.<\/p>\n It also allows you to enter keywords to search, and options at the top of the page to search by author or best sellers.<\/p>\n And like Freebook Sifter, it also has a rating system.<\/p>\n Like a lot of the other sites, it offers a daily email to let you know when new titles are listed.<\/p>\n And if you don\u2019t want another email coming into your inbox each day, they have several social media accounts you can follow.<\/p>\n eBook Daily is significantly different from the other sites listed so far.<\/p>\n Instead of offering a list of free eBooks, eBook Daily emails you a list of free eBooks for the Kindle based on your preferences.<\/p>\n And they offer titles from every category you can think of like mystery, sci-fi, biographies, nonfiction, and more.<\/p>\n But keep in mind each eBook is free for only one day.<\/p>\n So if you see a title you want, jump on it as soon as you can.<\/p>\n Daily Cheap Reads was started by two women whose love of frugality led them to start a website to help other like-minded people find marked down or free eBooks.<\/p>\n They list inexpensive or free offerings found on Amazon<\/a>, then post them on their site.<\/p>\n And new offerings are listed frequently.<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to search for titles, you can enter a keyword in the search bar in the right-hand corner of the site or look under the categories section along the right hand side of the page.<\/p>\n To make sure you\u2019re only looking at free titles, be sure to click \u201cFree\u201d in the Categories section.<\/p>\n The site is pretty easy to navigate, but one drawback is the site does have a lot of advertisements that can be distracting.<\/p>\n Centsless Books is one of the most comprehensive sites dedicated to only free eBooks, offering titles in almost 40 different categories.<\/p>\n And instead of updating their listings daily, they update their offerings each hour!<\/p>\n And instead of just offering text that lists their current selection, each title has a thumbnail picture of the cover.<\/p>\n And if you don\u2019t want to check the website multiple times a day to see the newest titles, you can sign up for their email list or follow them on social media.<\/p>\n Pixel Scroll is a little different than the sites mentioned to this point.<\/p>\n They offer plenty of inexpensive and free eBooks for you to download<\/a>.<\/p>\n And instead of just offering the title and author, it offers a brief description of the book and a brief review as well.<\/p>\n But what really sets it apart is the fact they focus on more than just eBooks.<\/p>\n They also have sections dedicated to music, movies, and TV.<\/p>\n If you are looking for a specific title or author, there is a search bar on the right-hand side of the site.<\/p>\n And you can also search by category by searching the \u201cDeals By Tag\u201d section underneath the search bar.<\/p>\n You can also search by clicking \u201cToday\u2019s Features,\u201d \u201cPick of the Day,\u201d \u201cDaily Deals,\u201d and \u201cBooks\u201d at the top of the page.<\/p>\n And like many of the other sites, you can sign up for their email newsletter.<\/p>\n Book Bub offers to help readers find great reads while helping authors and publishers find new fans.<\/p>\n Once you register (it\u2019s free) you\u2019ll begin receiving emails with the latest deals with a list of hand-picked selections selected specifically for you.<\/p>\n They will also let you know about discounts, new releases, and upcoming releases from your favorite authors.<\/p>\n And the offers come from a variety of retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more.<\/p>\n But like some of the other sites, a title may only be free for a short period of time.<\/p>\n So if you see a title you want, be sure to get it then.<\/p>\n Free-eBooks is another site that also requires a membership.<\/p>\n And yes, it is free.<\/p>\n Once you sign up, you\u2019ll be able to download five free eBooks per month.<\/p>\n You can search for titles or authors by using the search bar at the top of the page.<\/p>\n Or you can choose to search by category, and each category is broken down into subcategories which is pretty helpful.<\/p>\n And on a side note, if you\u2019re an author you have the opportunity to promote your own book<\/a>.<\/p>\n Free Kindle Books And Tips is another site specializing in finding free and marked-down eBooks.<\/p>\n You do not get the title through their site, rather once you find something you like they redirect you to Amazon to complete the action.<\/p>\n The best way to make sure you\u2019re looking at the free options is to click on the Get Free Books<\/a> button about midway down the page and subscribe.<\/p>\n You can also keep up with them by following their social media pages.<\/p>\n And like with many of the other sites, if you see a title listed as free you need to act right away.<\/p>\n The site says the title won\u2019t likely stay free for very long, prices for eBooks on Amazon can vary day to day.<\/p>\n One negative thing about the site is the home page does not have a lot of information about titles they currently offer.<\/p>\n And the list of categories to choose from is not on the main page, but a separate page you can get to by clicking on a tab at the top of the page.<\/p>\n Book Goodies is another site offering readers the opportunity to download free and deeply discounted eBooks.<\/p>\n As mentioned before, often times a title is free only for a very short period of time.<\/p>\n A cool thing about this site is they sub-divide their free eBook offerings into three categories: Free Books, PermaFree Books, and Featured Free and Bargain books.<\/p>\n You can search for titles or authors by using the search bar, or search by category which are listed along the right side of the page.<\/p>\n And like many of the other sites, you can sign up for the daily email to keep abreast of any new deals they have to offer.<\/p>\n Another cool thing about the site, they offer authors the opportunity to tell readers about their books.<\/p>\n This allows authors to go into detail about the plot, what inspired them to write the book, the intended audience, and so forth.<\/p>\n eBooks Habit is another site dedicated to helping readers find free eBooks on Amazon.<\/p>\n Just sign up for their daily email, and they\u2019ll send you 10-20 titles that are free at the time of the email.<\/p>\n And the listings give you a picture of the book\u2019s cover, as well as a pretty detailed description of the plot.<\/p>\n But one thing definitely stood out on the website.<\/p>\n The main headline under the heading said \u201cBargain and Free eBooks for Saturday (11\/9).<\/p>\n Seeing a headline that\u2019s over four months old definitely raised a red flag.<\/p>\n One has to wonder how current the listings are and how often the website is updated if the headline is that old.<\/p>\n Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most if not all colleges are going to online classes only until the end of the spring semester at least.<\/p>\n If you are a college student and your classes are now online only, there is a chance you may have access to free online textbooks.<\/p>\n Mississippi State University is offering free access to online eTextbooks for the rest of the spring semester.<\/p>\n Check and see if your university is offering a similar program.<\/p>\n And if they are, by all means take advantage of it!<\/p>\n Schools everywhere have been temporarily shut down due to the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n And Audible, the subscription service that specializes in audiobooks, is offering parents a way to keep their kids entertained.<\/p>\n They are offering free streaming on a select number of children\u2019s titles as long as the schools are closed.<\/p>\n An audible subscription typically costs $14.95 per month.<\/p>\n If you have kids at home who normally would be in school, this offer is worth looking into.<\/p>\n There are many rewards sites out there.<\/p>\n The two most popular and most respected are Swagbucks<\/a> and Rakuten<\/a> (former eBates).<\/p>\n With Swagbucks, you earn points (or swagbucks) each time you complete a survey, watch a video, buy eligible products, or make a purchase at an eligible store.<\/p>\n Earn enough swagbucks, and you can redeem them for gift cards from a wide variety of retailers, including Amazon.<\/p>\n Earn those swagbucks, redeem them for Amazon gift cards, then buy that e-book you want.<\/p>\n With Rakuten (formerly eBates) you receive cash back from making a purchase at an eligible store.<\/p>\n You can get up to 40% cash back from over 2500 different stores!<\/p>\n Chances are you already shop at one of these stores!<\/p>\n Just go about your normal shopping routine, earn your cash back reward, then use it to build up your e-book library!<\/p>\n Many of you probably have a rewards or cash back credit card like a Discover<\/a> card, American Express<\/a> card, or one through your local bank?<\/p>\n Have you received your cash back for your 2019 purchases yet?<\/p>\n If so, why not use that money to add to your book collection for your Kindle?<\/p>\n And if your card is a points card and not a cash back card, don\u2019t worry.<\/p>\n Many cards allow their cardholders to redeem their points for gift cards.<\/p>\n See if you have the option to redeem your points for an Amazon gift card<\/a>.<\/p>\n But what if your card offers airline miles but does not offer a cash back option?<\/p>\n With the situation with the Coronavirus, people are hesitant to fly right now (and rightfully so!).<\/p>\n So why not trade your airline miles or points for cash?<\/p>\n That\u2019s exactly what The Points Trader<\/a> allows you to do!<\/p>\n You request a free quote to sell your miles or points, they verify and transfer your points, then you get paid!<\/p>\n Do you have gift cards you received as Christmas<\/a> presents you have not used yet?<\/p>\n If the answer is yes, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n Up to $3 billion worth of gift cards don\u2019t get used every year!<\/a><\/p>\n Don\u2019t become another statistic!<\/p>\n If you have an Amazon gift card someone gave you that you haven\u2019t used, then redeem it for an e-book.<\/p>\n Or use your gift card to a brick and mortar store to buy an Amazon gift card from them.<\/p>\n Or if you received a gift card to a store you don\u2019t frequent, there are ways to trade them for a gift card to someplace else.<\/p>\n You can go to Cardpool (and other best places to sell unwanted Christmas gift cards<\/a>) and exchange your gift card for another one!<\/p>\n Or if you have a gift card you probably won\u2019t use and one of your friends has an Amazon gift card they haven\u2019t used or don\u2019t want, see if they will trade with you.<\/p>\n You won\u2019t know until you ask!<\/p>\n It\u2019s probably a safe assumption that most of you belong to your favorite store\u2019s loyalty or rewards program.<\/p>\n Some popular ones are Target Circle<\/a>, CVS Extracare<\/a>, and H-E-B Points Club Rewards<\/a>.<\/p>\n Next time you shop at your favorite store and use their loyalty or rewards program, look at the bottom of your receipt.<\/p>\n It will probably say something like \u201cYou Saved $X.XX This Trip.\u201d<\/p>\n When you get home, transfer that amount into a secondary savings account.<\/p>\n At the end of the month you\u2019ll have $25 at least.<\/p>\n When the time comes, use the money you\u2019ve saved through that loyalty or rewards program to buy that e-book you\u2019ve been wanting.<\/p>\n Also, be on the lookout for gift card opportunities.<\/p>\n Target will often time have offers if you buy three or four or five of a certain item, you\u2019ll get a free $5 gift card.<\/p>\n Collect those gift cards, then use them to buy an Amazon gift card in their gift card section.<\/p>\n Then use that gift card to select the e-book you\u2019ve been wanting.<\/p>\n Again, you get the book you want with no money leaving your account.<\/p>\n And as you\u2019re reading this list, don\u2019t feel like you have to use one and only one of these ideas.<\/p>\n If you use your imagination and combine two or more, you can really come away with some great deals!<\/p>\n In addition to exchanging gift cards, CardPool and CardCash also let you buy gift cards at a discount.<\/p>\n So you could use the cash back reward from your credit, use your cash back from Rakuten, or redeem your Swagbucks for a PayPal gift card, then go to CardPool or CardCash to buy a discounted Amazon gift card!<\/p>\n You could get a $50 Amazon Gift card for only $45, and technically no money left your bank account!<\/p>\n Also, keep an eye on eBay.<\/p>\n They may have discounted Amazon gift cards up for bid.<\/p>\n If they do, redeem your swagbucks for an eBay gift card and then bid on that discounted Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n If you win, you\u2019ll get a discounted Amazon gift card and again no money left your bank account!<\/p>\n If you use your imagination, there\u2019s no limit on the ways you can save!<\/p>\n Many of the sites that offer free eBooks do so with the help of their fans.<\/p>\n They often need donations to keep their operation up and running.<\/p>\n So if you find a site that you like and visit often, think about making a donation.<\/p>\n That way you\u2019ll be able to keep things going and allow others to enjoy the site\u2019s services as well.<\/p>\n Many of us have a lot of free time on our hands right now.<\/p>\n Reading is a great way to pass the time and expand our horizons as well.<\/p>\n Hopefully, the websites and advice listed above have given you some ideas on how to build up your e-book library for free.<\/p>\n Now that you know how to find and download Kindle books for free, start reading!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nA word of caution before we begin<\/h3>\n
1. Check Amazon.com<\/h3>\n
2. And take full advantage of your Amazon Prime membership<\/h3>\n
3. eReaderIQ<\/h3>\n
4. Project Gutenberg<\/h3>\n
5. Freebooksy<\/h3>\n
6. Manybooks<\/h3>\n
7. OpenLibrary<\/h3>\n
8. OneHundredFreeBooks<\/h3>\n
9. FreeBooksHub<\/h3>\n
10. DigiLibraries<\/h3>\n
11. Kindle Buffet<\/h3>\n
12. Freebook Sifter<\/h3>\n
13. The eReader Caf\u00e9<\/h3>\n
14. eBook Daily<\/h3>\n
15. Daily Cheap Reads<\/h3>\n
16. Centsless Books<\/h3>\n
17. Pixel Scroll<\/h3>\n
18. Book Bub<\/h3>\n
19. Free-eBooks.net<\/h3>\n
20. Free Kindle Books And Tips<\/h3>\n
21. Book Goodies<\/h3>\n
22. eBooks Habit<\/h3>\n
23. If you\u2019re a college student, you may have access to Free eTextbooks<\/h3>\n
24. Don\u2019t overlook this offer from Audible<\/h3>\n
25. Use rewards sites<\/h3>\n
26. Use points\/cash back from your Rewards Credit Card<\/h3>\n
27. Use your holiday gift cards<\/h3>\n
28. Get creative with your favorite store\u2019s rewards program<\/h3>\n
29. Use your imagination & mix and match<\/h3>\n
Consider Donating<\/h2>\n
Now Get To Reading!<\/h2>\n