In our fast paced world of email, and RSS feeds, sometimes it’s best to just slow down and read a good book…but if you’re unwilling to shell out big bucks for the latest bestseller – try out these great resources, and read to your hearts content!
1.Find Popular Public Domain Works With The Gutenberg Project Top 100 List
This site is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet. Their collection, pieced together by thousands of volunteers, now amount to over 20,000 works which have fallen into public domain. With great numbers however, comes the headache of picking true literary gems from the fodder - That’s why this Top 100 page is so valuable.
2. Exchange Used Books With BookMooch
Want a real physical book for a change? BookMooch is a community for exchanging used books. Under a points system, it lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want.
3.Get Technical Books With ebookspyder
This site specializes in technical books ranging anywhere from C# to AJAX. Many commercial works can be found here though. This makes the legality of this particular site questionable… but we of course assume you own these books before you download them :)
4. Read the Classics Online with Google Book Search
This service has been giving Google a fair bit of copyright headaches, but has moved forward quite well in spite of the circumstances. It comes with a book-like interface which many people like – I am unfortunately not one of them. Maybe it’s just me, but I like to download my books rather than read it of a website. If you’re going to use this service, select ‘full view books’ under the options page for best effect
5. Download Plain Text Novels With Dwalin
This is as basic as it gets, and consists of an open directory with plain text files for download. Don’t be fooled. Their library is comprehensive, and plain text would be the most portable file format around.
Get more resources in Part 2 of this series or look through the ultimate list of free books….
Know any other good book sites? Had any good/bad experiences with books online? Tell us in the comments!
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bookcrossing.com
public library system coupled with libraryelf.com
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Here are a couple worth checking out.
World Public Library
FreeTechBooks
Wow – Those are some really awesome sites! Keep em coming :)
http://www.bookins.com
Not books, exactly, but for free short story podcasts (like audiobooks, but shorter), check out WellToldTales.com
dailylit.com
Thanks guys – I think I’m going to do a reader submission special from all these great tips I’ve received!
Http://www.wowio.com – some free domain and some copyrighted that you can legitimately have. Also, one of the only with a selection of Comic Books.
If you are in to business books I run giveaways on every Friday. I will post a question relating to the book that is featured and have users answer in the comments section. I pick winners depending on how many copies are available. So far there has been great odds at winning. Check it out!
my experience?
[1] work for book shop.
[2] take home preview copies because nobody else does.
[3] ring up publisher for ‘preview’ copies of books. they’re only happy to oblige.
has worked for me for the past 6 months…
Borrow books (or dvds or cds) from your friends through http://www.moochmuch.com …
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One of the best resource on technical / computer books is available at http://www.chmpdf.com.
They also provide general books besides technical books free of cost.
Have fun and satisfy your reading appetite.
Realtime Publisher has been providing free IT eBooks by many of the world’s best authors since 2000 … they’ve got books on Exchange, Windows, security, etc etc.
http://www.realtimepublishers.com
Thank you. You did a fine job. If you want to, check out under ‘Category Links’ all the education links at Katrineholm Review at http://katrineholmreview.blogspot.com where you will find lots of education links in English and in Swedish. Many of the education links provide free resources. Tack sÃ¥ mycket! (English translation from Swedish: Thanks so much!)
A review of the Top 10 book swapping sites is at http://moochbooks.com/books/review .
Compares:
* PaperbackSwap
* BookMooch
* FrugalReader
* TitleTrader
* swapsimple
* bookins
* SF-books
* thebookcart
* ZunaFish
* SwapThing
* bookcrossing!
How about this new service Wowio (www.wowio.com)? I heard about it on mymoneyblog.com. It’s really cool. Plus, if you sign up and refer ten friends, they ship you a free iPod shuffle. Jonathan from mymoneyblog.com already got his so the deal looks legit.
If you sign up, try referring me by providing my email address (adardia(at)alum{dot}rpi[dot]edu).
http://www.archive.org/details/texts
I use http://www.paperbackswap.com and love it!
I use http://pinkmonkey.com
http://5n7p3r.unlimited43.com/
Can’t believe there could be a list of free book sites without mentioning the free library at http://www.baen.com
http://flazx.com/
Another Great Book site is http://www.librarything.com. Librarything allows you to build a catalogue of all the books that you own essentially building your own personal library; in addition to this it has a social aspect allowing to view social information about books, create groups and talk to other users and view other users catalogues. Librarything also links into other book sites including Bookmooch so you can swap books with fellow librarythingers.
Take a look http://www.librarything.com
Stuffopolis
Hullo!!!
wake up guys…I mean there are some real sites, you know…with ebooks loaded. If you wanna kickass Wiley and Springer…then you have to come up with something better…and that exists.
The number one place to get free books remains your library – and you don’t even have to go to the library to get them. Many libraries have e-books and audiobooks (including new titles still in copyright and not otherwise free) available on their websites.
7.5 ways to get fun FREE books for kids at http://greatfunbooks.com/free-books.shtml
There’s a really new place, http://www.xxiis.com, and they are taking submissions from writers. all ebooks, you can even embed scribd documents directly into the archives and get paid for your stories.
Very cool place. Just really new and kinda dead at the moment.
Just a little update on Project Gutenberg: there are now closer to 25,000 eBooks at gutenberg.org, and 100,000
are available if you go to gutenberg.cc, and the others.
Email me for more details at hart@pglaf.org. Michael Hart,
Founder, Project Gutenberg. . .NICE THING GOING HERE!
http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://www.whatsonmybookshelf.com
why bother to access those websites, you can search your book at:
http://www.rapidexplorer.net
It is a good search engine for rapidshare and megaupload. As my experience, you can find 90% of the books you want.
http://www.ebookworld.co.nr
http://www.ebookworld.co.nr
http://www.ebookworld.co.nr
You can get hundreds of free magazines at http://www.tradepub.com
Check out http://ebooksearchr.googlepages.com/
eBook Searchr searches thru a list of manually selected, high quality ebook sites. Great for techbooks from o’reilly, wrox etc. also lots of the “for dummies” series
I wouldn’t exactly consider eBooks books. I like something to hold and that I can take anywhere.
Asiaing.com http://www.asiaing.com
A wonderful free ebook site.
Try this one. Innovative and comfortable, not just ebooks~
http://www.sharelp.com
How about a worldwide free public travelling library? The delight in books as aesthetic real physical objects isn’t going away. And some books you just can’t get your hands on . . . 1929 first edition of the poet Charlotte Mew’s collection ‘The Rambling Sailor’ anyone? The British Library have it. But unless you got some serious $$/££ or are lucky enough to happen across a copy, you ain’t gonna hit the dirt baby. This is where I come in. Need free membership of a travelling library of lost & forgotten poetry? I as the librarian will bring my library to you. Anywhere I can get to. We’re currently on our 10th country and 14th city. Come Join Us!
try this one:
http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/
you can download low bitrate books free, or higher bitrates can be ordered on cd or downloaded
Thanks Asia Lu, DarkPilgrim Itinerant Poetry Librarian and ben, excellent tips – will be recording them in my ultimate list.. http://www.friedbeef.com/2007/04/09/best-places-to-get-free-books-the-ultimate-guide/
Heres a great site freeebooksonline.blogspot.com
http://fictionmenu.com
BEST free books website. I am in love with it and I have downloaded hundreds of books from here
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eBook Search Engine and Site Indexer,
http://www.ebooksbay.org
it is good side for on line library user and librarian. I m very happy to see this.
In the spirit of free books: http://www.buyafriendabook.com. (See also my http://www.twitterlit.com for the first lines of books.)
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Great Information! I give away lots of free ebooks so don’t forget to add me in the next part! Sally :)
And ebay isn’t on the list of best auction sites I guess too?
SWAPTREE Business 2.0 called it “the ebay of swap”
It’s new but it’s amazing.
(Ar least have your readers take a look at it)
Among other things, I run a site that is a directory of freely available programming related e-books. There is currently over 300 books listed by category for many programming languages.
http://www.programmingebooks.tk
I just recently bought an MP3/MP4 Player. I am now in search of some really great e-novels to listen to during our now extremely hectic winter.
Hope I get some feedback.
CAPE TOWN – SOUTH AFRICA
Hi Vito,
Try that WellToldTales.com site for great audio stories.
Also, you might check out Podiobooks.com.
Good luck!
http://itdiscover.com also has good collection of free tech books.
enjoy
josh
http://techjobs.co.in
Can anyone help me find these books:
Global Business Today by C.W. Hill
Introduction to International Business by S. Wall
International Business by Mahoney
International Business: Strategy and Operations by Hibbert
International Market Entry and Development by S.Young
International Trade law: commentary and materials by M Pryles.
http://e-books-for-everyone.blogspot.com/
hi..i’m looking for a site that i could download from him an comics Novels..is there anyone here that know a site for this?
@Yaniv: You can try a few of the larger torrent sites… I’ve seen them there.
Try this link :
http://www.friedbeef.com/2006/06/19/the-best-bit-torrent-search-engine-ever/
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every site you people posted..you have to pay something.
Best free booksite http://www.Limewire.com
http://http-server.carleton.ca/~nholtz/ElectronicPublishing.html
http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~nromano/spring99/readings.htm
http://freeonlinebooks.blogspot.com/2005/10/other-books.html
http://www.phatsayar.blogspot.com
http://WWW.Truly-free.ORG
We Are Here To Share!
http://www.avaxhome.org
http://freebooksource.com
i am studying MIB i have some free books managerial economics, international marketing management, global business environment , business research methods
I am desperately in need of the book “Real Talk” which accompanies an audio CD. Anyone out there to oblige? Thanks
i like to avail the book “theology of the Body” by Poe John Paul II. It will be for my theological studies. Thank you!
do anyone have “solution manual for guide to energy mnagement”. please i really need this book.
http://www.mythofwile.com is a free novel called The Myth of Wile E.
what a site
I need a book about “hydroponic culture”.anyone have this book?
i need to know a site that has the alex rider series in it. FOR FREE!
I have found this web site where you can get free ebooks http://freebooksource.info
This is another small but good collection of Programming books
http://freebooksandarticles.com/
Check out this site: http://cooltales.com — it’s like a Digg for free fiction (audiobooks, graphic novels, etc.) Not much there now, but a nice start and fast and easy to join (no e-mail confirmation.)
bookcrossing.com is amazing!!!!!!! and most fun!!
I want to get the free books
i need a free book becuse i don’t have book at home
thankyou
I am having a horrible time with bookmooch.com
They were my favorite website but now my account doesn’t work and trying to find someone to help you is like pulling teeth.
I finally got a reply from an employee there and it was SO RUDE that I’m really thinking about just dumping the points I have in my account and using a different program.
Very disappointed.
Another great site to get free books is
http://www.paaspk.com
Download 1000 audio or print books free. No charge from freebooks.cc. Have fun learning the classics aloud.
Try http://www.speedlibrary.com for 1000 previews of subjects.
Try this
http://www.ebookee.com
we are establishing a rural ribrary so we need asupport of books in malawi chikwawa district.
Please Sent free book because i need them to may study.Thank all
One easy way to download free books is to search any of the Rapidshare search engines (Rapidoogle.com, Rapidsharedata.com etc) for the book (works for music, movies & Softwares as well)
http://www.freebookcentre.net contains thousands of freebooks
its also a good website for get free e books for any field.Registration is free to all…..
http://www.esnips.com
its also a good website for get free e books for any field.Registration is free to all…..
Nice list. Missed out a vital one though!
Webooks is a good site for “how-to” style books.
http://www.webooks.co.uk/
This is a good list, I have to say. There is a new, free publishing company, YouPublish, that was started by the Chicken Soup for the soul guy. It’s got some good stuff.
Check it out:
http://www.youpublish.com
books are boring
http://www.free-ebooks-canada.com mostly free mrr okayfor quick download
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http://www.giuciao.com for free ebook
This is good news, I?m really looking forward to playing around with it once the beta opens up.,
Really good. I have found some ebooks that never seen.
Take a look at http://www.freebookspot.com
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These days it would also be WebLiterature.Net: http://www.webliterature.net
http://www.freebookspedia.com/ have now 7100+ ebooks for free download and it daily updated.
http://www.booksbg.org – this site is bulgarian number one for e-books !
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here one ebook site
http;//www.digita-book.com
use http://findfreebook.blogspot.com to search free ebooks on net
thank you for your books list and exactly about the technical books
ineed to get books in oil and gas demain (petrolium)
Hey i was wonderin
i am looking to read the angels unlimited series online
anyone no were i can???
been to all teh librarys and bookstores and no one seems to
have the ones im looking for
i bought the first and up to the 6th one and iv read teh seventh
but i cant find the 8th
I AM DYING TO FIND IT!!!
Pleeaassseee help me
thanks for that list, it was really comprehensive and ive boon looking for some time.
i want civil engineering book .please send me a link to download tonnes of book
I found snagadeal.net two months ago and have purchased several times.With no seperate sellers I know what to expect and the shipping is fast to. they sell on just about any book market place you can think of and they take google checkout too.
I am looking for this book , if somebody can help me :
“Practical Phonetics and Phonology A Resource Book for Students” by Beverly Collins
Download quality ebooks for free at http://www.fbwall.info
No sign-ups, opt-ins or other hassle. Just download.
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Just wanted to let everyone know you can get Free books – with out purchasing anything from snazal.com/freebook – Please feel free to check it out.
Try http://www.fun-guide.org if you look to buy ebooks. Very Cool site with lots of information.
Try http://www.fun-guide.org if you looking to buy classic ebooks
A Great site to surf !
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try http://www.theebooksbay.com, it’s my favorite.
very useful service website….
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http://bookdome.com
This is also a good place for free books online. I found the volumes interesting……..
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HI great list. You can find great free ebook websites at http://wwww.samsfreeebooks.com its always grest when things are free.
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Thanks a lot friend. I hope there is also a firefox addon to read popular books online free.
The list is great. Checkout Barnes&Noble at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Free-eBooks/379001668/ for great free ebooks they sometimes have promotions also.
Sam from http://www.samsfreeebooks.com
scribd is always good.
My favorite website is http://www.sumotorrent.com, it’s fast and reliable, established since 2007 and still growing.
Will you please understand that many people like me who are gullible are looking for contemporary classics as in truly-free.org.not the irrelevent sites where non copywrited or mostly mediocre writings are available all over.please tell me where can i find a marquez,saramago or philip roth.
http://worldshare.info/
This is great site ebooks free with many best ebooks :)
nice list.
Do check out http://www.Free-eBook.com !
The Free eBook Exchange community
Post your wanted eBooks and receive it from users online !
Consider the following site, where dozens of free computer books in pdf format are available:
http://flazw.cz.cc/default.php
Download Free ebook – http://ebook68.com with more than 45.000 (up to now) ebooks, update daily.
I think this is a useful site to search and download free ebook. How about your opinion?
Thank you!
http://bookboon.com
Great collections! thanks!
Try http://free-ebooks.appspot.com, this another great website I just found