Lu Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Does anybody know of a good free e-books site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Admin note: It's often difficult to know whether sites offering free ebooks are legal or not, as there are many issues around copyright. I would ask that people only post links to sites that are known to be 100% genuine, only offering books out of copyright. In addition, this is a spammer's dream thread, so if a new member comes and posts in here, I'm afraid it will be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Have you tried googling for one, then it saves anyone here from getting into trouble by linking directly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) Librivox only does classics that are out of copyright, but they're read by regular punters rather than professionals, so it can be a little hit and miss, as you get some books read by several different people and some aren't as good as others, but when you find a good one, it's great (there's a guy called Chip who did The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and parts of Fanny Hill and he is fantastic!). ETA - Sorry, I completely misread and posted about audio books - LOL! Edited May 9, 2009 by Kell addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Project Gutenberg has offered free and definitely legal E-books for many years now, here's the link: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 (edited) Admin note: It's often difficult to know whether sites offering free ebooks are legal or not, as there are many issues around copyright. I would ask that people only post links to sites that are known to be 100% genuine, only offering books out of copyright. In addition, this is a spammer's dream thread, so if a new member comes and posts in here, I'm afraid it will be removed. what do you mean a spammers dream thread? Project Gutenberg has offered free and definitely legal E-books for many years now, here's the link: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page thank you for this Edited May 8, 2009 by Michelle posts merged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 what do you mean a spammers dream thread? There are many people out there who either own sites linking to illegal ebooks, commercial ebook sites, or those covered in advertising.. therefore making them money. They will be searching for threads like this, and will happily use it to promote these sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 There are many people out there who either own sites linking to illegal ebooks, commercial ebook sites, or those covered in advertising.. therefore making them money. They will be searching for threads like this, and will happily use it to promote these sites. oh okay i didn't no that. i just wanted a site for e-books cause i order a book at the library and it takes a month to arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grabit Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 if you like scifi or fantasy, try Baen books.. they have a free library online and a there's a blurb there telling why. totally legal. no mess no fuss. different formats available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadya Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 When I don't find books in the library or I am too curious to wait weeks or months before I can receive them, I also read them online. There are many sites. But you won't find many contemporary books online as far as I know, due to copyright issues. Here are another few links: http://www.literaturepage.com/authors.php http://cf.hum.uva.nl/dsp/ljc/ (classics of Dutch authors, for in case anyone reads in Dutch) http://onlin-literature.com/ http://manybooks.net/categories/ http://readbookonline.net/fictionNovel/ http://e-book.startpagina.nl/ (Dutch site with many links) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 wow theres alot of sites thanks so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholbb Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I know this is an old thread but: I've just joined a library in the UK so can now borrow eBooks from the county, you may have similar options. It's not massively stocked but they are free. 317 non fiction, 474 fiction. Some specific categories include (47 Sci-Fi, 6 horror, 77 computer, 125 mystery & thriller, 22 travel) Grabit thanks for the Baen books link, I'd come across it before but completely forgot about it. I liked the idea that it seems to be for new or less well known authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWords Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Gutenberg Australia also has ebooks (out of copyright) which are more culturally specific to the region. There are also authors who give free copies of some texts from their blogs and / or websites, so it is a good idea to look at them from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'mRose Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I think Google Books have a few. I know there are some you have to pay for but I found Alice adventures in Wonderland for free. I never read all the way through though because I have a hard time with reading anything on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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