Remember those old vinyl records? Remember jumping on the 8-track bandwagon? Switching over to cassette tapes? How much money you spent converting your music collection to compact discs? How about your VHS movie collection? You probably emptied the bank switching over to DVD, and God forbid you upgraded to Blu-ray. Keeping up to date with technology is expensive, and it's happening to books, as well. With eBooks replacing hardcovers and paperbacks, you're in for easier reading access, portability and saving some space, but you're also going to shell out some cash to build up your library. But you don't have to. There are a ton of free eBooks out there, no matter what eReader or tablet you own—Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook, Sony's Reader, Google's Nexus 7, etc. With those devices comes fantastic eBook stores for easy browsing and purchasing. They have tons of great digital literature for sell, but you shouldn't waste your money unless necessary (or want to). There's plenty of free options out there, so make sure you exhaust the free before you receive the fee. The majority of the free eBooks available are either promotional items or older, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books, which account for nearly. And it doesn't matter what device you own, or if you prefer reading digital copies on your computer, because you can convert almost any of the common eBook files into the version you need using something like. Okay, enough babbling—here's some of your options. Step 1: Amazon Kindle Store Yes, there's tons of costly eBooks at Amazon's Kindle Store, but there's also some free eBooks available. Actually, there's thousands of classics available for nothing, from to. Other Notable Places to Get Free eBooks The ones above are the best and most versatile places on the web to get free reading content for your e-Reader, but there are some still worth visiting. Here they are: • - Just search for a book (available web, Kindle, MOBI, Palm, ePUB, Nook, RTF, HTML and more). • - They don't have much, but it's worth a glance. • - Also not many, but worth checking out. • - Available in ePUB format. Do you know of any more places to download free digital books? Cover image via Related. Since over a year ago have been a hot topic in the publishing market. Last week, however, reported that Amazon has been charging users for books they could get for free on alternate sites, including Project Gutenberg. The article stated: The titles in question aren't just public-domain books that have long been freely available at such sites as Project Gutenberg. They appear to be the exact Gutenberg files, save only for minor formatting adjustments and the removal of that volunteer-run site's license information. Of the launch of Google eBooks also brings together for the first time the many outlets -- from Amazon to the indies -- when it comes to accessing books on the web. According to the The public domain is not a place. A work of authorship is in the 'public domain' if it is no longer under copyright protection or if it failed to meet the requirements for copyright protection. Works in the public domain may be used freely without the permission of the former copyright owner. This leaves thousands of works available for free download online. But where are the best places to access these free texts? Last month TechLand of suggestions for free eBook downloads. The piece recommended the eReader sites themselves for downloading classics, such as downloading Fyodor Dostoyevsky on. For fiction other than the classics, however, the article relies heavily on: Project Gutenberg offers thousands of downloadable free e-books in ePub (and others) format. Gutenberg is great for for exploring genres or topics with its bookshelf feature that can direct you to a list of science fiction works by title or author. Get started with Google Play Books. Download the free Google Play Books. You might be asked to sign in to your Google Account before you can use Google Play Books. (ePub files work for the Nook and the iPad, and the Kindle's.AMZ files are usually offered as well.) A recommended the website, which sieves through Amazon for deals. Beyond Project Gutenberg and bookseller websites there remain many options online. Hongkiat.com features a of sites that grant access to free books online. Among these sites,,, and stand out for their accessibility and streamlined design. Alternately, sites such as offer access to books in innovative formats, such as serializing books to RSS Feeds or daily emails. Now promises to link together your personal library online so users can read seamlessly across multiple devices.
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