Kindle books free?

11 years ago

I remember Kindle used to offer some books free, mostly classics maybe. Is that still done? I cannot find them on Amazon.

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7

11 years ago

Socks, there are gazillions of free books, in every genre. Go to the Kindle bookstore, type free books into the search box at the top of the page. A menu will drop down listing the categories or you can just in.

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chessey35
11 years ago
Sites like BookBub or EReader will send you e-mails with suggestions in the genres that you select. BookBub can also be followed on Facebook
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plllog
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
You can also get free books in Kindle format on Project Gutenberg. Use your Kindle browser to go to http://m.gutenberg.org/. On the detail page for the book, you can choose your download format, such as PDF, HTML, Kindle or Kindle with images (if applicable). They also have trails of other books that people who downloaded your book have gotten, like on Amazon, which can be a good way to find new books.

Project Gutenberg is an endeavor to get all the public domain books around the world digitized and available. There are also publishers who allow some books under copyright to be had for free. Many of the popular titles are available on Amazon, but there are many many more which are obscure, but interesting. For instance, you can get Novum Organum by Sir Francis Bacon in paperback on Amazon, but not on Kindle, whereas Project Gutenberg has it in Kindle format for free download.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
11 years ago
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My favorite sites are pixel of ink.com, bookgorilla, bookbub. There are many listed on the Amazon site under free kindle books. Another really good site is hundred zeros they list several free kindle books
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terilyn
11 years ago
Go to the top 100 and click on free.
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Shelgal
11 years ago
Terrilyn, what do you mean by the top 100
Shelgal
11 years ago
You can go to Amazon Kindle book store. Type free books. But I usually get my free books from the public library, I downloaded Overdrive, and borrow books that way for three weeks. If you can't finish the books in time, just turn off the WiFi on your kindle and go onto airplane mode and the download will stay on your kindle until you turn back the WiFi. That's what I do if some reserves come in together and I can't finish in time. It doesn't stop the library from getting the book back, but it will stay on your Kindle.
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socks
Original Author
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Very interesting replies, everyone. I found the free ones. Thank you.

Shelgal, I have access to Overdrive. It seems sometimes a person has to wait for a book, is that right?

Probably like most people--sometimes I buy used books, sometimes borrow from library, occasionally purchase from Amazon for long or BIG books.
terilyn
11 years ago
Shelgal, they list top sellers, click on that. They list top 100 paid and top 100 free.
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Elmer J Fudd
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
Yes, sometimes with a library's Overdrive subscription there's a waiting list. Especially for best sellers and recent releases. A wait list is the opposite of "free" in a sense - free books are ones that few want to read.

Socks, if you're in California, you may be able to get library cards for neighboring communities. Each library system's Overdrive subscription is for a small subset of what Overdrive has to offer and each is different from the other. By having a few cards, you'll have access to more and different titles. Some library systems share their Overdrive subscriptions with others, so for some, getting another card may just provide access to the same subscription choices. You can check this on Overdrive. The best cards to have are the ones from the bigger cities.

(California gives state funding to libraries IF they wish to receive it. In return, participating libraries must allow any California resident to get a library card, even if they live out of their service area. I've accumulated a few from travels in the state and it permits a much broader range of choice for Overdrive use).
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socks
Original Author
11 years ago
I'll give Overdrive a try. I would like to try Kareem Abdul Jabar's book Mycroft Holmes.

I have quite a bit of reading backed up since I volunteer in our library's used bookstore, and I'm one of my best customers, but still on the lookout for inexpensive or free reading. Wouldn't want to run out of reading material!