Sites for free eBooks.

abeaty · 07-16-2010, 04:43 PM

I saw a thread here some time ago that listed recommendations for websites for free eBooks, but I can't seem to find it now.

Any one have it bookmarked or better at searching than me?

Worldwalker · 07-16-2010, 05:20 PM

There's a listing in the MR wiki, and sites like Inkmesh can help. You might have seen my big list; I cut and paste as needed. Someone else can hopefully find you the thread you're looking for, but until then, here's my list:

Right here on MobileRead is a good start -- the ebooks are built by hand by MobileRead members, and in my opinion they have the best formatting. There are a lot of other good ebook sites out there. Here's my personal free ebook source list:

Public Domain

MobileRead - best formatting, limited selection (hand-built by MobileRead members)

ManyBooks - PG scraper, but sometimes has books from other sources, good formatting

Feedbooks - mostly scrapes PG, improves formatting

Project Gutenberg - the granddaddy of them all, phenomenal selection

Munseys - painful to use, but has books nobody else does

the Internet Archive - generally only the scans are readable

Google Books - most of the time, what's good isn't free, and what's free isn't good

Free non-PD

Baen Free Library - amazing selection; also, they will tempt you into buying books

5th Imperium - Baen CD collections

Other Things

Search: Inkmesh. Sadly, it's not a very comprehensive search engine, at least when it comes to free ebooks - it misses a lot of them - but as far as I know, it's the only ebook-specific one out there.

If you're using free ebooks, it's only right to give something back: proofread a page a day at the Distributed Proofreading Project.

P.S.

I almost forgot: get calibre. Its support forum is a few boards down from here.

07-16-2010, 04:43 PM	#1
abeaty Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 14 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kindle Paperweight	Sites for free eBooks. I saw a thread here some time ago that listed recommendations for websites for free eBooks, but I can't seem to find it now. Any one have it bookmarked or better at searching than me?

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07-16-2010, 05:20 PM	#2
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	There's a listing in the MR wiki, and sites like Inkmesh can help. You might have seen my big list; I cut and paste as needed. Someone else can hopefully find you the thread you're looking for, but until then, here's my list: Right here on MobileRead is a good start -- the ebooks are built by hand by MobileRead members, and in my opinion they have the best formatting. There are a lot of other good ebook sites out there. Here's my personal free ebook source list: Public Domain MobileRead - best formatting, limited selection (hand-built by MobileRead members) ManyBooks - PG scraper, but sometimes has books from other sources, good formatting Feedbooks - mostly scrapes PG, improves formatting Project Gutenberg - the granddaddy of them all, phenomenal selection Munseys - painful to use, but has books nobody else does the Internet Archive - generally only the scans are readable Google Books - most of the time, what's good isn't free, and what's free isn't good Free non-PD Baen Free Library - amazing selection; also, they will tempt you into buying books 5th Imperium - Baen CD collections Other Things Search: Inkmesh. Sadly, it's not a very comprehensive search engine, at least when it comes to free ebooks - it misses a lot of them - but as far as I know, it's the only ebook-specific one out there. If you're using free ebooks, it's only right to give something back: proofread a page a day at the Distributed Proofreading Project. P.S. I almost forgot: get calibre. Its support forum is a few boards down from here.