Free and Discounted eBooks

[lavenderspark]

I think I've mentioned here before that I get a lot of my ebooks free, but I don't think I've ever mentioned how I get them. With stores and libraries closed down, it might not be so easy to get new reading material. For those that have eReaders, here are a couple sources I use.

I find classics in the "public domain" section of the Kindle store. Anything published BEFORE 1924 is free. The hard part is not being able to just search for a title. If you enter the title you want, Amazon will automatically give you a list of things to buy. You have to enter "free public domain books" into the search bar and then just browse. There are 40,000 titles available. Sometimes I like to just flip through and download any titles that sound interesting.

For newer books, I use Book Rebel. I get an email every day with a list of books in the genres I've selected. Every book is either discounted or free for a short time (though some times I've found once I get to Amazon, they're full price, so verify before clicking "buy"). The books are usually the first book in an ongoing series, though sometimes I've seen them list the second or third book.

Happy reading!

Comments

[singedsun]

I use something similar to Book Rebel which is BookBub, it's like free and bargain books, but I've found a lot of interesting stuff through there. Or sometimes I'll pick up a digital version of something I might have in another format that way. I also recommend following the Tor Publishing Newsletter, they send out free digital books once a month and this week they've been giving away the Martha Wells Murderbot novellas which are much fun.

[lavenderspark]

I didn't know Tor had a newsletter! I listened to one of their books as a podcast and LOVED it.

[ranawinter]

I wasn't aware of that method for finding free books on amazon, so thank you! I have Kindle Unlimited which I pay 3.99 a month for. I'm currently getting through a book every 2-3 days. It's really nice to be able to get books so easilY.. I always remember as a kid having read ALL my library books within 3 days and my Mum refusing to drive the 20 miles to the library AGAIN that week :D

[lavenderspark]

You're welcome!

Wow, I don't think I would've survived childhood living so far from a library! I practically lived at the library as a kid.

[ranawinter]

They used to let me take 5 books instead of the usual 3, but it was never enough!

[lavenderspark]

That was nice of them!