The pleasure of reading a physical book is still elusive and many of us practice it whenever we have the opportunity, for example now that the well-deserved summer holidays are about to begin. But even the biggest purists ‘succumbed’ to the temptation to buy an electronic book reader, which, although not a replacement, ended up being an excellent addition.

No it’s not the same as the song says but digital has its advantages, such as easy library organization, the ability to transfer 20, 100 or 300 titles on a small device or listen to them in the ever-more-up-to-date audiobook format. In addition, readers have significantly improved in terms of comfort of use, display quality, connectivity or autonomy, with increasingly successful panels with electronic ink and with the possibility of purchasing a proper device for around 100 euros.

10 portals where you can get free ebooks

And if the range of readers is wide, what to say about the books themselves. The menu is impressive. Never in history has there been access to such a large amount of content, thanks to specialized portals where you can find almost any title you are looking for and at a very good price, as well as other sites that offer alternative material that is outside the most official or commercial lines. And add audiobooks.

There is also piracy, as with all digital content… which we should avoid if we want to support writers and continue to enjoy reading. It’s not worth it because there are websites where you can legally download free e-books like the ones we’re going to remind you of today. You would need many lives to read them all. We go with them.

Overdrive

One of the best digital libraries for free eBooks, not just public domain ones, but also recently released top titles. You only need a valid and active public library card or be a student to access. Overdrive works with over 30,000 public libraries in over 40 different countries around the world. In addition to e-books, you can also listen to audiobooks for free.

Open the library

The Open Library offers a directory that makes it easy to find all the free e-books available in The Internet Archive’s extensive digital library. The number of available titles has already reached a colossal number: 1.5 million articles. The site is open source and anyone can edit the information available for each book and has scrollable categories to improve searching.

Feedbooks

Another nice collection of fiction and non-fiction ebooks for download. It offers many copyrighted, paid, as well as free titles that you can find in the public domain category. Most are available in EPUB, MOBI and PDF formats. They even come with word counts and reading time estimates if you want to know. There are also some free original books, without ordering, but you can find them in different categories.

PDFBooksWorld

EPUB and MOBI are specialized media specifically designed for e-book reading, but PDF is also used and for good reason: universal support for all platforms and devices. If you use it, it’s your page. Although the collection is “small” compared to the above, with only a few thousand titles, they are all free and guaranteed to be optimized for PDF. And they can be read online, making them ideal for dating or academic projects.

Project Gutenberg

Another of the best, attractive from the project of the same name supported by volunteers and fundraisers, as part of their proceeds go to charity. youaims to collect and provide as many high quality and free eBooks as possible. Most of its library consists of public domain titles, but it also has other stuff if you browse the site by category, popularity, or latest additions. They are available on their website for download in EPUB and MOBI formats and can be read online in HTML format.

The Kindle Store

The e-book store Amazon could not be missing, because it is certainly the largest in the world. The company sells a huge number of titles every day and makes it easy for voracious readers with Kindle Unlimited, a subscription service that offers unlimited reading for millions of titles and a selection of magazines that you can access for a three-month free trial. In addition to an abundance of cheap titles (price 0.99 euros), it also offers a selection of e-books for free, which is why we include it.

Free-Ebooks.net

Another site where you can find thousands of free eBooks categorized into six different categories. Note that you will need to register for the free download. The account is free, but you can download up to five free titles each month. Although the pages in this article have a little bit of everything, most of them are in English. The good thing about these sites is that they are available in dozens of other languages.

Alexandria

Highly recommended for students and teachers due to the amount of classic books of all time that it offers, in the public domain and for free. They are distributed in PDF formats as well as ePUB and Mobi for connection if you use Kindle readers. Quality collection, free but without too many current commercial titles.

International Children’s Digital Library

If you, along with their teachers, have been able to instill in your children the joy of reading, this is the place to go. The books are available in different lengths and reading difficulty levels. You can even search by criteria that can stimulate them. Each book is listed in a specific category to make it easy to find. It seems small, but there are great titles available, and in different languages ​​too, although, like the others, most are in English.

Books without cents

A very different site from the previous ones as it is an aggregator of free Kindle books available on Amazon. Its aim is only to facilitate an overview of all the free ebooks available on the e-commerce giant. Please note that some of the eBooks listed are free only for Kindle Unlimited users.

Finally, if you love technology as much as we do, we recommend these five technology books to enjoy this summer, chosen by our colleagues from MCPRO.