There are a lot of posts for the odd free book and thought I'd share the list of sites I have bookmarked on my browser that I use when looking for free books. I have also included links that I use for software, films and music.
Hope you find them useful ....
Free Books
Project Gutenberg - Began in 1971 by Michael Hart as a community project to make plain text versions of books available freely to all. All Classic ebooks. gutenberg.org/
Freebook Sifter - Choose a site e.g Amazon and a list of free books by category can be viewed freebooksifter.com/
DailyFreeBooks - List of free kindle ebooks which are promoted free of charge by the author or publisher for that day. uk.dailyfreebooks.com/
ereaderiq - View free or cheap ebooks or ebooks recently dropped in price. Search is customisable and you can even set up email alerts! uk.ereaderiq.com/
forgot to add, on github, search for the word "awesome" - quite a few people collate lists on there of various subjects, mostly tech related.
7day
1 Oct 17#5
As we have few plumbers builders and GPs , looks like we need to educate ourselve
Beebee18
1 Oct 17#6
Thank you. Already knew of Gutenberg and ereaderiq, I use it to track prices of books I want on amazon, it is a great web site. I will find dailyfreebooks and freereadfree useful. :grin:
gerrymig to Beebee18
1 Oct 17#8
It's surprising how many free resources there are out there!
Quick question I have tried looking for free PDF books on google and certain sites come up but they ask me to sign up to a months free trial (probably too good to be true I'm thinking)? E.g. Maths on target 4 Thank you
rosygirl
1 Oct 17#12
Thank you, really useful.
Grohller
1 Oct 17#13
No pirate bay? :wink:
7day to Grohller
1 Oct 17#14
Is pirate bay really virus risk
SeraphXii to 7day
1 Oct 17#18
It can be, but you just need to be smart. If you're downloading a .PDF file for example and you get a .EXE, then don't open it. This won't happen if you only download from trusted uploaders though and if you want further peace of mind, check the comments section.
I use this to convert .TXT, .EPUB and .PDF to .MOBI (Kindle format) It's very easy to use, just drag and drop the eBook in to it, and convert it to your preferred format.
HSunny
1 Oct 17#19
Hi guys, Just recommending an app, if you guys use multiple devices for reading.
I now use Bookari, I've found it to be perfect for my cloud saving - especially for getting back into the page I was recently on whilst on the train reading on my mobile, then back at home on my tablet.
There are many good apps out there but from all the ones I've tried, this came out on top.
Great list by the way!!
Grohller
1 Oct 17#20
Depends which proxy you use and being savvy about pop ups but it is illegal, hence the wink.
lockwoodisbored
1 Oct 17#21
Project Gutenberg is such a wonderful website!
rexdare
1 Oct 17#22
Most libraries offer access to free audio and e books via apps. Visit your local library and ask, it’s free to join.
jazzuk777 to rexdare
1 Oct 17#25
Annoyingly though, some (all?) aren't supported by Kindles so you need to buy another e reader. Amazon not wanting a threat to their bottom line I guess.
compmad1 to jazzuk777
1 Oct 17#33
Like thread above says use calibre-ebook.com/ to convert your your desired file type. calibre-ebook.com/dow…ows Don't know how to do it without a pc. If you have an older Kindle like me you can convert to Mobi files. On newer Kindles convert to AZW3 file types. I think the latter are bigger files and take longer to convert.
Gopher42
1 Oct 17#23
Thanks OP
mysmugcat
1 Oct 17#24
Thank you. Ifixit sounds good.
pablobanez
1 Oct 17#26
Thank You
malnuman
1 Oct 17#27
Thanks, always good to find free books for the Mrs, saves me having to speak to her!
MissGoldie
1 Oct 17#28
Thanks for this, you deserve many degrees of heat for this.
Bookbub is one I use, one daily email and you can customise your preferences and set up alerts for authors etc. You can also browse the site if you don't want the email.
Matangouk
1 Oct 17#31
nice one, thanks :smile:
whitechick58
1 Oct 17#32
Thanks very much for posting. There’s some very good sites here. Heat from me.
I've just tried to take a look at a few books on OnlineTechBooks and every single one of them has give me an "ooops not available" response :thinking:
Emil1977
1 Oct 17#39
Awesome. Thanks. Heat added.
mollysbb
1 Oct 17#40
Thank you very much for that - very kind, and very timely.. :innocent:
nav99
1 Oct 17#41
I personally find that pdf books are not converted perfectly to epub or mobi formats. If anybody knows a trick to do it in a suitable format. I observed the bullet points and headings gets misaligned
dizzylol
1 Oct 17#42
Great post op. Have heat!
tallpete33
1 Oct 17#43
Surprised amazon wasn't in the list, especially as they make the kindle. Coincidentally I am reading The Black House which is number 4 in the freebie list :grin:
BevHubbard
1 Oct 17#44
Thanks for that from a very avid reader.
itsgoodtoshare
1 Oct 17#45
Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup: Fab post!! Obviously HOT! :dizzy_face:
jazzuk777
1 Oct 17#46
I don't think that works with library apps though?
Excellent summary - knew of a few but not all . Thanks
jamgin
1 Oct 17#62
This deal warrants a 'Hollywood Handshake'
Good stuff op.
micnur
1 Oct 17#63
Thank you very much for your hard work compiling this, very useful :smile:
mr-mixalot
1 Oct 17#64
Thanks man, very useful
jg213
1 Oct 17#65
Thanks
chezybezy
1 Oct 17#66
I'd like to know this too, it's caused some to be terrible. While I'm grateful it can convert etc I wish I could figure out how to fix the formatting issues I encounter.
I`m surprised no one has mentioned the newsgroups (usenet) the original forums founded over 20? years ago covering almost every subject under the sun. With their FAQs (frequently asked questions) Now sometimes outdated. If your ISP still allows you may be able to connect to directly (for the non binary groups) :wink: or directly through google itools.com/too…rch
pooley1977
1 Oct 17#69
great post thanks OP!
gaz12000
1 Oct 17#70
I click on this and then type into the search bar and it just comes up with a list of Google groups. Not sure what I should be doing exactly jasee?
jasee
1 Oct 17#71
They are a list of the newsgroups subjects, just find one that looks interesting and read the news on it (articles posted by people interested in the subject who are posting questions and answers, every now and then someone will post a link to the newsgroup FAQ, which gives answers to the most frequent questions. It takes a bit of getting used to as it`s text only.
fleurdecosse
1 Oct 17#72
Many thanks :grin:
Firemountain
1 Oct 17#73
Thanks for that :smile:
silveroracle
2 Oct 17#74
Love the black and white books archive.
Blotch
2 Oct 17#75
Many thanks for links. Also the website thefreecountry.com has some useful free software, used it lots in the past.
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Opening post
Hope you find them useful ....
Free Books
Project Gutenberg - Began in 1971 by Michael Hart as a community project to make plain text versions of books available freely to all. All Classic ebooks.
gutenberg.org/
Freebook Sifter - Choose a site e.g Amazon and a list of free books by category can be viewed
freebooksifter.com/
DailyFreeBooks - List of free kindle ebooks which are promoted free of charge by the author or publisher for that day.
uk.dailyfreebooks.com/
ereaderiq - View free or cheap ebooks or ebooks recently dropped in price. Search is customisable and you can even set up email alerts!
uk.ereaderiq.com/
OnlineTechBooks - Huge listing of technical ebooks for dummies.
onlinetechbooks.com/ebo…es/
Nobooko - ebooks for Nook and Kobo ereaders
nobooko.com/fre…ks/
FreeReadFeed - Another source of free ebooks with a customisable search
uk.freereadfeed.com/
Complete list of free Kindle books with a four star or greater rating direct from Amazon UK
amazon.co.uk/s/r…031
iFixit - A wiki-based site that teaches people how to fix almost anything
ifixit.com/Guide
Free Software
Free PC, Android and iOS Software every day
giveawayoftheday.com/
Giveaway Radar - Compilation of various sites that are currently giving away free software
giveawayradar.weebly.com/
Free films
Black and White Movies - big selection of free B&W Films
bnwmovies.com/
Free Music
NoiseTrade
noisetrade.com/
Stereogum
stereogum.com/music/
8tracks - Listen for free to millions of playlists
8tracks.com/
Free Music Archive (Thanks paaaaul)
freemusicarchive.org/
Programming
github.com/ebo (Thanks lovelycuppatea)
General
Repair manuals/guides for just about anything
ifixit.com/Guide
Internet Archive - Non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more
archive.org/
All comments (82)
free programming book list to add:
github.com/Ebo….md
E.g. Maths on target 4
Thank you
If you're downloading a .PDF file for example and you get a .EXE, then don't open it.
This won't happen if you only download from trusted uploaders though and if you want further peace of mind, check the comments section.
calibre-ebook.com/
I use this to convert .TXT, .EPUB and .PDF to .MOBI (Kindle format)
It's very easy to use, just drag and drop the eBook in to it, and convert it to your preferred format.
Just recommending an app, if you guys use multiple devices for reading.
I now use Bookari, I've found it to be perfect for my cloud saving - especially for getting back into the page I was recently on whilst on the train reading on my mobile, then back at home on my tablet.
There are many good apps out there but from all the ones I've tried, this came out on top.
Great list by the way!!
jamendo.com/start
ebooks.thefifthimperium.com/
baencd.freedoors.org/Iso/
sci fi and fantasy
Paid books for free
Heat
humblebundle.com/
bookboon.com/
Thanks
Good stuff op.
general-reader.com
singlelogin.org
ebook.bike
freebookspot.es
If your ISP still allows you may be able to connect to directly (for the non binary groups) :wink: or directly through google
itools.com/too…rch
archive.org/det…xts
and audio/music:
archive.org/det…dio
Think you didn't get through tinder ? :joy: