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Have you wanted to try an ebook? Would you like to keep ebooks handy to read on your phone or tablet? Has the cost of ebooks stopped you?

Well, there are ebooks out there that you can download some books without spending any money at all.

Several websites offer free ebooks. Others share information about where to find free or discounted ebooks.

There are several reasons some ebooks are free. In some cases, the book’s copyright has expired. In other cases, writers offer books for free to grow a readership. Often a free ebook will be the first in a series. The writer hopes you will like the first book enough to buy those that follow.

When you find a free ebook you want to read, get it right away. Often the offer is open only briefly1. If you wait too long, you may discover the book now has a price attached.

Be careful of websites that offer free ebook files to download directly from the site. These files could have malware designed to infect your computer. For example, be suspicious if a best-selling novel is available free on an unfamiliar2 website. It is best not to download ebooks, or any file, from an unknown site.

Some free ebook sites offer referral links to other websites so you can download the free ebooks there. These referral sites help you find free ebooks of interest to you. They also let you know when an ebook is free or goes on sale.

Amazon

Amazon is filled with free Kindle3 ebooks you can download, if you know where to look. Check out Amazon's Best Selling Free Kindle Books, a list of the top 100 free ebooks on Amazon.

This list changes constantly, based on how well the books are "selling" and whether they become or remain free.

Amazon's Best Seller list is divided into Paid and Free. Check out the free sections in dozens of genres5, such as:

Non-fiction

Business and investing

History

Foreign Language

Computers and Technology

Romance

Teens and Young Adults

Each genre4 lists the Top 100 free ebooks so you will have a lot of choices.

Prime Reading

If you are a member of Amazon Prime in the United States you can download free Kindle books through its program called Prime Reading.

The ebook has to be eligible6 for the Prime Reading program. You can keep the book as long as you want, as long as you remain a member of Amazon Prime.

When you want to download a Prime Reading Kindle book from Amazon, click the "Read for Free" button to download it.

Prime Reading also includes magazines to download for free. To learn more, check out the Amazon Prime Reading page.

OverDrive

Amazon is not your only source for free ebooks.

OverDrive is an ebook service that works with local libraries to lend free ebooks to readers. If your library is a member of OverDrive, you can borrow free ebooks, without even having to go to the library.

OverDrive includes a wide collection of ebooks, from new best sellers to classics. Sometimes there is a wait for a library ebook, just as there can be for a popular print book.

Project Gutenberg

Started in 1971, Project Gutenberg has over 53,000 free ebooks. Their website is filled with books that are no longer protected by copyright and are available to download for free.

Project Gutenberg books are available to download in the U.S. but may be restricted in other countries if they are still protected by copyright. You can also check out its partner sites in other countries.

Apple iBooks

You can read free ebooks on your iPhone and iPad using the? iBooks app. After you download the app, head to the iTunes App Store and click the “Free Books” category. You can see a list of the top best sellers in the free category of books.

Click "Get" to download those books to your phone or iPad.

Google Play Store

Check out Google Play Store's Free Best Sellers to find popular books that will not cost anything.

You can also search by genre, such as

Fiction & Literature

Cooking, Food & Wine

Science & Math

Books in Spanish

and many more.

Ebooks from the Google Play store can be read on Android devices using the Google Play Books app.

Audible

Audible lets you download audio books, a different kind of ebook you listen to. You can get a free audiobook when you sign up for a trial membership. An Audible member can also give you an audiobook.

Audible members are permitted to send one copy of each audiobook in their Audible library free to a friend. If a friend of yours is an Audible member and has enjoyed a book, ask him or her to send it to you so you can listen to it too.

Each listener can receive one free audiobook from a friend. This audiobook program is currently available for listeners in the U.S.

BookBub

BookBub is a subscription7 service to let you know about ebooks that go free or are on sale. You can get daily emails to alert you about free and discounted books, and choose which books you want to hear about. Select from different formats8 (Kindle, iBook, Nook, etc.) and genres (fiction, mysteries, biographies, etc.).

The BookBub site has a "no spam" guarantee for your email address.

BookBub is available for readers in the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, India, and Australia.

Words in This Story

ebook - n. a book that is read on a computer or other electronic device

discount - n. a price reduction

copyright - n. the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording9, etc., for a certain period of time?

malware - n. software program designed to damage a computer system

infect - v. to cause (a computer or computer file) to stop working as it should

referral - n. the act of sending someone to another person or place

genre - n. a particular type or category of literature or art

eligible - adj. able to be chosen for something

audiobook - n. a recording of a reading of a book


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1 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
2 unfamiliar uk6w4     
adj.陌生的,不熟悉的
参考例句:
  • I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
  • The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。
3 kindle n2Gxu     
v.点燃,着火
参考例句:
  • This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
  • A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。
4 genre ygPxi     
n.(文学、艺术等的)类型,体裁,风格
参考例句:
  • My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
  • Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看, 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。
5 genres f90f211700b6afeaafe2f8016ddfad3d     
(文学、艺术等的)类型,体裁,风格( genre的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
  • But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆,古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
6 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的;(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句:
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
7 subscription qH8zt     
n.预订,预订费,亲笔签名,调配法,下标(处方)
参考例句:
  • We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
  • Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。
8 formats 57e77c4c0b351cea2abb4e8b0042b074     
n.(出版物的)版式( format的名词复数 );[电视]电视节目的总安排(或计划)
参考例句:
  • They are producing books in all kinds of different formats. 他们出版各种不同开本的书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A true GUI includes standard formats for representing text and graphics. 真正的图形用户界面包括表示文字和图形的标准格式。 来自互联网
9 recording UktzJj     
n.录音,记录
参考例句:
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

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