But, figuring out where to find free eBooks is easier than you may think! Take a peek at the websites below to find your next favorite (and not to mention, totally free!) eBook that you can take with you everywhere.
Where to Find Free eBooks Online
1. Barnes & Noble Online
Even though this book-selling giant is known for its brick-and-mortar storefront, the Barnes & Noble digital shop is stocked with plenty of free eBooks for you to browse through. Multiple titles are available in an array of genres, including romance, historical fiction and even many kids’ books!
2. BookGoodies
Updated weekly, BookGoodies has lots of fiction and nonfiction eBooks in a variety of genres like paranormal, humor or travel that are completely free to download. The time frame a book is available as a free download is shown on each download page, as well as a full description of the book and sometimes a link to the author’s website.
3. Free Kindle Books and Tips
4. Free-eBooks.net
Offering free membership, you can search for free fiction and nonfiction eBooks at Free-eBooks.net! On this website, you can find the book of your dreams by searching via the author or title. If you need some resources for school, there are also textbooks and academic publications available!
5. BookBub
6. PixelScroll
Every day, PixelScroll lists free eBooks that each include their genre listing, synopsis and cover. However, they offer many more free goodies like free music and even movies and TV!
7. Google Play Free eBooks
Sometimes, finding a free eBook is as easy as just browsing through the app store! Unlike other sites, you can simply enter “free ebooks” into the search bar of the app and it will direct you to a page of eBook freebies. There aren’t a lot of big-name titles to choose from but if you need a nonfiction or self-help title, this free eBook site is definitely worth checking out!
8. eBook Daily
When you log into eBook Daily you’ll find not one, not two, but three free eBooks that are available to download and absolutely free! They have several genres that they add to daily with free eBooks like mystery and thriller, romance, and even children’s books.
9. The eReader Cafe
If you’re looking to get other people’s opinions on your next read, give The eReader Cafe a try! In addition to free eBooks available for download, you’ll be able to see ratings and reviews by other readers.
10. Freebook Sifter
11. Kindle Buffet
On Kindle Buffet, you can expect to find a list of new free eBooks that includes a top recommendation with an author profile and followed by more free books that include the genre, title, author and synopsis. They offer an email subscription so you can keep up to date on your favorite titles and authors all year round!
12. DigiLibraries.com
If you’re a speed reader, DigiLibraries.com may be the right free eBook contender for you! In addition to an extensive library, you can download up to 50 eBooks per day in various formats like EPUB, PDF and MOBI.
13. FreeBooksHub.com
14. OHFB (OneHundredFreeBooks)
15. Centsless Books
16. Open Library
If you’re looking to curl up with a rainy day classic, check out Open Library! They have a variety of classic and modern titles that are all free to download plus recipe books and fantasy novels. Each book can be read online or downloaded in a variety of file formats like MOBI, DJVU, EPUB, plain text and PDF.
17. Freebooksy
Freebooksy is an eBook blog that lists free Kindle books but also has free Nook books as well, in addition to free eBooks from Kobo, Apple and Google. Every day, there’s at least one new book listed, but oftentimes there are many new ones listed you can choose from!
18. ManyBooks
ManyBooks is another free eBook website that does the work for you! The site scours the internet to find the greatest and latest in free eBooks. Currently, there are over 50,000 free titles and a multitude of genres to choose from!
19. Project Gutenberg
Perhaps one of the most popular free eBooks sites, Project Gutenberg has exclusive titles and over 60,000 books to choose from! Although you are unable to download directly to Kindle, you can download files that are eReader-friendly like MOBI, EPUB or PDF.
20. eReaderIQ
eReaderIQ may look like your typical free eBook site, but they also have a bunch of other free features that make it stand out amongst the rest! Not only do they have a tab where you can search for freebies but they also have eBooks that are under $1 and price drops.
21. Book Lending
Book Lending is a service where you can borrow and lend books for your eReader without going through a library! After you register a free account at Book Lending, you’ll have the ability to borrow books that other individuals are loaning or to loan one of your eBooks to other readers. You can search through the titles, browse through the list of recently loaned books and find a book of your choice by genre.
22. Overdrive
If your public library has a subscription to OverDrive then you can borrow free eBooks from your library exactly like you’d check out a paper book. Use the Library Search page on the site to find out which of your local libraries offer OverDrive. Just like with library books, when you check out an eBook from OverDrive it’ll only be loaned to you for a few weeks before being automatically taken off your eReader!
24. Scribd
Scribd is the online document-sharing site that supports Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and other popular formats. You can download an eBook document or embed it in your blog or web page. They have many titles to choose from and can be at your fingertips with just a couple of clicks!
25. TradePub
If you’re looking for a quick and free way to expand your nonfiction knowledge, head on over to TradePub! In addition to academic research, they also have free eBooks to help your career, balance your finances and information technology!
26. Kobo Bookstore
Even the most seasoned reader will be impressed by the number of free eBooks on Kobo. They even have exclusive titles you won’t find anywhere else, especially in the romance and thriller genres! Even better, there’s a whole subsection that you can find using #ownvoices if you’re looking for more of a diverse read.
27. Open Culture
Looking for a familiar eBook like the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald or have you finally committed to reading the massive tomes of Tolstoy or Proust? Chances are, you’ll be able to find one of those classic titles on Open Culture. With a master list of over 800 titles, this free eBook site has multiple links to download these texts or read them online, depending on what you prefer!
28. Planet Ebook
If the eye-catching minimalist book covers don’t entice you to browse through the free titles on Planet Ebook, the gigantic selection will. Because this free eBook site is based in Australia, it pulls from a wider public domain than in the US, so you may be able to find books there that you couldn’t find anywhere else!
29. Book Cave
With nearly 2,000 free books available, you’re more than likely to find your next great free eBook read on Book Cave. Not only can you search titles up by genre, but also by maturity level and even content that may be deemed as sensitive to some readers!
30. Smashwords
Since many eBook authors use this site as a way to promote their newly published work, Smashwords has quite the number of titles to choose from—over 86,000! Don’t worry though, there are plenty of categories to select from to narrow down your eBook search. Check out…Most Anticipated Books for 2022Best Self-Help BooksBest Mystery Books
