The Best 6 Sites to Get Free Ebooks
You might be surprised by how many good free ebook sites there are out there. Nowadays, you can find pretty much any popular (and not) book online. You just need to know where to look. Here are my favorite free ebook sites.
1. Ebook Search Engines
These are simple Google-like search engines but for PDF files. I usually start my ebook search using one of these sites. Type in the title of the document or book name you’re looking for and click on the search button. Find your book in the search results and click on download link. Done.
So far my top 3 ebook search sites are:
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www.pdfgeni.com (MakeUseOf review)
www.pdf-search-engine.com (MakeUseOf review)
www.data-sheet.net (MakeUseOf review)
2. Scribd.com
In case you have never heard of this one before, the simplest way to define Scribd would be to call it Youtube for documents. People can upload whatever text documents they want and easily share them with others.
You’ll find lots and lots of free ebooks here. You only need to know what to look for. For instance try searching for George Orwell, Leo Tolstoi, etc.
And obviously it gets copyrighted ebooks much like YouTube gets copyrighted videos. I am not sure if they are doing anything to deal with them, but the fact is there are plenty of them on Scribd.
Oh and as we have mentioned before, Scribd is also an excellent resource for free document templates.
3. Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg (aka PG) has the largest collection of public domain books. These are the books that out of copyright and available for anyone to use for any purpose. Lots of books from the world’s greatest fiction authors such as Dickens, Joyce, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Anton Chekov and Edgar Allan Poe fall into this category.
This site is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet. PG is an extremely popular site and now has over 20,000 works. If you’re not sure where to start check out their Top 100 page.
4. Free Ebooks For Your iPod, PDA, Smartphone, Blackberry etc.
For those of you who like to have ebooks on their portabe device we got some sites as well. Below are what I believe the best websites for books that can be read on mobile devices.
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www.gutenberg.org
www.manybooks.net (MakeUseOf Review)
www.feedbooks.com (MakeUseOf Review)
www.booksinmyphone.com (MakeUseOf Review)
For iPhone users in particular there is a website called TextOnPhne. It’s a great ebook site that comes with its own ebook reader app. There are over 30,000 free books for your Apple device. Check out the demo video here.
5. Free Tech Ebooks
These sites are mainly for tech books, covering everything from computer science, engineering and mathematics to programming and web development.
(Bonus) DailyLit
DailyLit is a bit different from the rest but I really like what they’re doing there. DailyLit can deliver a small excerpt from the book of your choice to your email on a daily basis. One excerpt per day, and so untill the book is finished.
The reason it wroks so well is that it only takes around 3-5 minutes to read each excerpt. If you feel like reading more you can request a next excerpt with a click of a button.
While more than a half of all books cost about $4.95 per book others are free. There are plenty of good titles among the free ones as well, some of my favorites include My Life and Work (by Henry Ford), Siddhartha (by Herman Hesse) and Random Reminiscences of Men and Events (by John D. Rockefeller). Check it out.
Are you aware of any other cool websites for ebooks? Share them in comments.
(By) Aibek, the guy behind MakeUseOf.com. Follow him and MakeUseOf on Twitter.
What about readprint.com?
Yup, Read Print is a far better resource than all the ones listed here.
I’d like to point out one more ebookshare.net
Looking for free (e)magazines instead of books? Zinio is doing a free, green giveaway for one year subscriptions. http://www.goreadgreen.com
This is a great list, there is a site http://www.esnips.com, which can be added to this wonderful list
You said 6. So there’s no bonus. A bonus would be 7.
Stop being such a wierdo!
Thoses are from Istanbul
to add the list.
flazx.com
knowfree.net
ebookee.com
oebook.com
ebook.laku-abis.com
Thanks for the collections
Eric
http://www.businesssoftwaresolutions.com.fj
Form Charles Wright who writes computer articles for The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, some commercial sellers of ebooks:
http://ebookmall.com/
http://booksonboard.com/
http://ebooks.com/
Free great physics textbook:
Motion Mountain
http://www.motionmountain.net/
I think people already know…
Why would say “I think people already know.” I didn’t know..I find this website very helpful.
Thank you for the great list, another addition to where to get these free e-books: http://book.populair.eu
Great article, and great links. Will check out your other lists.
Thanks.
Hey,
Thanks a lot for this info.
http://www.pdfchm.com
This site has a big collection of free ebooks. Can download it by becoming a member. The membership is also free.
My comment is: Thank you a ton. Great compilation of resources.
Ebooks for portable device, the BEST website is easily: http://www.wattpad.com. Its exclusively for mobile device.
netbks.com GREAT site.
Thanks for including DailyLit in your list!
I wanted to point out that more than half of our books are free. Currently we have 700+ free books with more added regularly.
We also offer forums and other features for our readers so that they can talk about books and reading. That element of community is missing from many ebook sites, but we think reading is more fun when you have the ability to share the experience with others.
Thanks again for collecting these resources–it’s much appreciated by ebook fans.
Maggie
DailyLit
DailyLit is a great site and I am delighted to be a member.
http://manybooks.net Contains the same set of books as the Project Gutenburg site but in a much friendlier format.
Thanks for the great list. Another good website to check out for recreational reading is http://www.book-bot.com/. You can read thousands of books for free and it saves your progress, so that you can pick up right where you left off!
What about baen publishing? http://www.baen.com …they have tons of free inprint books in their free library.
/Erik
Librivox is a great resource for the audio version of books no longer under copyright… pop some literature into the digital audio device of choice and enjoy.
I would recommend this link —–> http://peekapage.blogspot.com/search/label/E-books
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Witguides.com has heaps of free ebooks that you can download
without having to sign up or do anythig. Plenty of the latest title too.
Go To –
Nice list by the way
wher can i find this ebook for free…
“Multiplayer Gaming and Engine Coding for the Torque Game Engine”
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WebLiterature – http://www.webliterature.net – should fit the bill since Project Gutenberg-type classic literature books are also under consideration. WebLiterature brings forward a huge library, all classics, to read for free of cost.
Offers an ebook directory!
Here is my site, a daily growing list of categorized ebooks, lecture notes, and documents:
http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/
I have some eBooks collection on Metaphysics:
http://your-guidance.com/search/label/Free%20eBooks
I have been using Scribd.com and I think it’s good one. Thanks for listing those sites. I’m checking on them.
http://www.ebook-look.com
the ebook library, over 10,000 e-books are waiting for your reading.
WOW all of these sites recommended are incredible! thanks to all that contributed, it makes me want to read and expand my mind to gain infinite knowledge!
An ebook search site that searches over 150 quality free or open source ebook sites many of them listed in the comments above with advanced options like torrent links, direct doenload, rapidshare links, online reading, format selection available.
requestbooks.blogspot.com
Another interesting site especially for those still in college: http://www.bookbook.com
On the site short & concise versions of theories in the areas of business, marketing, strategy, engineering and IT are provided free for download. No need to provide any personal details.
you have a typo in your link I guess
You’re right. It is supposed to be http://www.bookboon.com. Thanks for making me aware
(Comments wont nest below this level)You missed this one http://www.pdfoo.com
Great list of ebook sites. With the failing economy it is becoming hard to find the extra money to get books and now here are sites where people can read for free. This is wonderful.
Ebook lovers please come to my site http://4free.site90.net, and get free ebooks there.
Found this site to be disappointing.
In fairness, it seems to be a work in progress, with a long, long way to go.
No threat to the superb DailyLit at the moment, but I wish you luck in what you are trying to do.
Although the ebook sites are mostly free, standards are quite high and it will take a very good site to compete.
Please advise me where i can find the ebook ISBN 0131471228 titled “Probability Statistics and Random Processes for Electrical Engineers”. Even 2nd Edition is fine. Please guide.
Ebookhood.com is a really great websit also.
we have got the best site providing free ebooks……
2 Autobiographies leaves you trailing a long way behind the best.
If I miscalculated please let me know, but that was all that I saw in the autobiographies section.
That would be disappointing.
Great list, it’s exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! I appreciate it.
Thank you for sharing knowledge
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thanks for the information, it’s hard to find good quality of ebook
http://ebookw.net
Free download ebook
here in this site u can get lot of free ebooks direct download links
Where?
U can get free e-books here
http://freeebooks.tk
east or west
http://www.gigapedia.com
is the BEST
eBooks on Quotes for Life, Love, Motivation and Inspiration):
http://memorablequotesbook.blogspot.com/
Enjoy.
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Osman piri, the flazx.com you suggested is not a free ebook site.
freebookuser, why do you think that flazx.com is not a free book site? Can’t you download ebooks there? I just did ita minute ago!
thanks dude for giving great sites
I have an iRex Iliad that I’ve had less than a year. At first it worked very well. But, after about 5 months, it has started exhibiting multiple problems. The page advance will often jump ten to twenty pages at a time and it sometimes will not connect via the USB port to my computer. In addition, the battery life has fallen from fifteen hours to about five or six hours.
iRex wants me to return the unit with my personal SD card installed and all accessories. But they will not state that it will be replaced or repaired under warranty nor will they assure me that it will be returned with my SD card and accessories still with it.
They have ignored my repeated requests for some assurance for several weeks now.
I will never, under any circumstances purchase another iRex product and will discourage as many others as possible to shop elsewhere. They need to learn about customer service or go out of business, preferably, the latter.
go here.
http://rameshram.wordpress.com/free-ebook-links/
Here is another site with free ebooks by nondual spiritual teacher, Nirmala, and his wife, Gina Lake to help you awaken, open your heart, and live more fully in the now:
free spiritual ebooks
The site also offers an ebook of free spiritual poetry:
free spiritual poetry
I would like to recommend another site:
http://www.ebook-of-the-week.com
This is dedicated to free self help books handpicked by me.
Naveen
how about
http://gigapedia.info
?
There’s bookcrossing too. For real books, not ebooks.
It’s fantastic! Check it out!
http://www.bookcrossing.com
There’s tindo too.
http://www.tindo.net-> free information technology books
Feedbooks is a great place – this free ebook is worth downloading if you don’t mind a bit of graphic language and are after some social observational humour – Cotton Wool World by Anna Westwood – http://feedbooks.com/userbook/4311
I would like to recommend my site for inclusion in your website.
http://www.ebook-of-the-week.com/
This site focusses exclusively on a handpicked selection of the finest self help books both from the public domain and through explicit permission from the authors/publishers.
Each book I send out to my subscribers is personally read by me.
Regards
Naveen
http://www.link512.com
is also a good site for free ebooks
Hey guys l think this info are cool ,any body know where l can get free e books with reprint right. please mail me at akatssurvey01@gmail.com
I found your site really useful. Scribd was really resourcefull. Thanks you.
I’ve created two websites where book authors can share their books freely as PDF books. Most of the featured books are new titles rather than old classics.
http://www.allbooksfree.com features novels, poetry, short stories, and children’s books.
http://www.freebooksforall.com features nonfiction business, self-help, spiritual, and reference books.
Lots of great books on both of these sites. All free to read.
Free magazines for download:
http://get-magazine.blogspot.com/
Free ebooks for download:
http://ebook-freelibrary.blogspot.com/
You should add Shortcovers (http://shortcovers.com) under your mobile device section. We have a great iPhone, Blackberry and Palm application!
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where can i get the book “Electromagnetic field Theory and Transmission lines,by G.S.N Raju, Pearson
Education (Singapore) Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 2005.”.
please post the site address to miljulke@gmail.com
Search and download all ebooks for free
from best ebook search engine
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A virus was detected, nitin, while I tried to contact your recommended site.
Connection was aborted and I didn’t get through.
Anyone else have any difficulties?
Which of the sites was it, could you send the URL. I will get it scanned.
Aibek
Please see separate entry for details.
(Comments wont nest below this level)Sorry, I should have included details with your request.
Jimmy.
Many thanks.
The site mentioned in the notifying mail was;
http://ebooksearch.we.bs
Hope this helps.
Hi Jimmy, I checked the article page and even the site and can’t find where we recommended that link. Could you send me a link to our article where it was mentioned.
Hi Aibek,
(Comments wont nest below this level)Many thanks for the trouble you have taken.
The link was in the letter that I received from comments@make us of, which advised me of nitin’s contribution.
I tried a few minutes ago to send the original mail to you, but it was returned undelivered.
Unfortunately, I know of no other way to send it to you as I am not that experienced on computers.
You are welcome to write directly to me if that is any help.
I am not used to picking up junks on these links and, hopefully Aibek, this was just a one off.
Can I just say, finally, that Make Use Of is one of the most brilliant sites on the net.
Congratulations to all!
Hey Jimmy
Unfortunately, I can’t say anything about sites that were recommended in comments. While most of the commentary suggestion are usually good sometimes they can be pointing to malicious sites. We only stand by the websites mentioned in the article itself.
Thanks Aibek.
Every good wish,
Jimmy.
i need the following ebook
“800 Solved Problems in Vector Mechanics for Engineers Vol1 Statics”
Author-Joseph F.Shelley
Tata Mcgraw Hill Publication
plz tell me where i can get it,or if u find it somewhere
at
dev.sikan2@gmail.com
good information..
lol, even forget http://www.theebooksbay.com, i suppose it has the best user experience among these sites. Scribd.com is the second, because it provide online reading…
Could anyone advise me where can I download the book
The Buffettology Workbook
ISBN-10: 0684871718
ISBN-13: 978-0684871714
Thanks in advance
Free Book Spot