The dawn of the ebook has made it possible to read great books for next to nothing. Sure, a decent ereader can be relatively expensive, but once you own it your reading costs can be as little as you want them to be. If you don’t want to dish out for an ereader you can downloads apps (for free) that allow you to read on your computer, tablet, smart phone, etc… Though I would absolutely recommend an ereader; once you get used to it they are just as easy to read as a paper-book.

So how do you manage to read so inexpensively? Well it’s pretty easy! For starters, there is this wonderful thing called “Public Domain” – books whose copyrights have expired and no longer have royalties that need to be paid out, fall into public domain. That means, if you can get them, you can have them. Because there are no production costs for ebooks (No paper, no printing, no shipping…) the public domain books are available for free. You just need to download them!

This includes all the amazing classics; Pride and Prejudice, Sherlock Holmes, A Tale of Two Cities, Dracula, etc… I could go on for hours. If you have a list of classics you have been meaning to read for years; you can do it, and it won’t cost you a penny!

Due to how easy ebooks make it to share and give books away; finding modern free ebooks is a breeze. Many authors will offer a free book for a limited time so that you can test them out! There are thousands of brand-new books available online for free!

So where can you get these public domain books and other free ebooks? There are a huge number of websites but some of the major ones include Amazon, Barnes &Noble, Ebooks.com and Kobobooks.com. My favorite for discovering new Indie Authors is definitely Smashwords. This site allows you to filter your book search based on genre, price, length and more! You don’t even need an account with them to download the books that are being offered for free. (And the books on their website are available in a ton of different formats so it doesn’t matter how you are planning to read the ebook.)

The third great way to find free ebooks is through blogs – like this one ;) – and giveaways. Many book bloggers will let you know when they stumble across a great free ebook. They will also host ebook giveaways; all you need to do for a chance to win the book for free is to enter the contest.

I hope you have enjoyed this post and found it illuminating, thank you so much for reading!