Best Sites for Free Kindle e-Books

by christianna on May 5, 2010

Free eBooks are readily available on the internet.  However, many of them are in the ePUB format and require a conversion before they can be read on the Kindle.  This is not a problem, thanks to the availability of free conversion software (such as the terrific Calibre).

However, for people who don’t want to fuss with converting eBooks from the ePUB to mobi (Kindle) format, I have good news. There are several sources of free eBooks already formatted for the Kindle.  Following is a list of my favorites:

FreeKindleBooks 1000′s of free classic eBooks in Kindle-compatible MOBI and PRC formats.  This site organizes its collections by author and is very easy to navigate.

Manybooks Excellent resource for over 27,000 Kindle-ready books.

Just Free Books Allows you to sort by genre (eg, Children’s books) and e-reader (e.g., Kindle)

Feedbooks Includes new and public domain books.

Project Gutenberg: You can use “advanced search” to screen for Kindle-compatible books by selecting mobi (or mobipocket) under “file type.”

Mobipocket (Amazon) is nice because it includes books in several different languages.

Free kindle books on Amazon.com A mixture of current and public domain books.

The Free Library offers free, full-text versions of classic literary works from hundreds of celebrated authors.  It is also a terrific resource for current periodicals which are added to the site daily.

Amazon free kindle books in the public domain (over 20,000 ebooks): A helpful tip is to sort by average customer review, so you find the most highly-rated books first.  This led me to discover Beautiful Joe: The Autobiography of a Dog, by Marshall Saunders.  I was unfamiliar with this book and, after reading the description, downloaded it instantly to my Kindle.  Here is the link.

A note about Amazon: Most “free” content in the Amazon Kindle bookstore is currently restricted to North America.

Your turn: have I missed any awesome sites for free e-Books for the Kindle?  Please suggest additional sites by leaving a comment below.  Thanks!

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  • Darkseawolf

    This Amazon product is unfortunately not accessible through the Amazon API.autobio of a dog

  • Fdbooks

    http://fdbooks.net – Best place to get free ebooks :)

  • Shelia

    Christiana - many thanks for this…..

    Another web-site is: http://www.freeebooksforkindles.com  all in Mobi/Kindle format;
    All of the same books are posted in pdf format at http://www.freeclassicebooks.com

    I
    do hope this helps..!  

  • Ithinkimhere

    A good site for free kindle books is Pixelofink.com  they have lots and will email you daily with updates.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FLSTBSLL7AXCCRZBW7NDQYUI2U Fred

    Another great site for free Kindle books is  http://kindle-ereader-portable-ereader.blogspot.com/
    they discover new Kindle books every day.

  • asd

    havent been able to download anything from here :(

  • Contestgal

    Another really good site I use is http://www.bargainebookhunter.com. They have lots of free books listed for both Kindle and Nook.

  • http://kindlepublishingmadeeasy.com publishing books on kindle

    Thanks for sharing the site for free kindle publishing.

     

  • Cindy

    HI
    I created one specifically for kids Kindle and Nook Books, free and some only 99 cents.  Thanks for the links.

    http://www.squidoo.com/kindle-and-nook-books-for-kids    – for kids

    this one has games and Kindle and Nook books for 13+ age  –    http://www.squidoo.com/kindle-and-nook-books-free-and-some-only-99-cents

  • Jenny

    Try http://www.ebooks4kindles.com - a real gem with 1000s of titles and all for free

  • Melissabenton888

     Read over 3500 book with Kindle

    The Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126 which uses wireless connectivity to enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other digital media.The Kindle hardware devices use an E Ink electronic paper display that shows up to 16 shades of gray, minimizes power use and simulates reading on paper.

    last night, I make compare and visit some website. I find many website that provide kindle information. I read and finally I find the better website that guide me to find the suit kindle. I like reading at this site. if you want to find more information about amazon kindle you can read at this website : kindle review

  • TheDaydreamer3

    Awesome .I’m going to check it out.Until now i just searched on amazon from price low to high;)
    I’ve wrote a post with free kindle Christmas reads .Check it out if you are interested: http://thedaydreamer3.blogspot.com/2011/12/santa-brings-free-books-kindle.html

    BTW…love you site’s aspect:)
    Happy Holidays ! & Merry Christmas 

  • http://kindlebooksonline.org/ David

    Hi

    If you are looking for free kindle books (ebooks) for download you can get them at http://kindlebooksonline.org/.

    There are loads of new and old kindle books in .mobi format. Fast, free and easy!

    Check it out!

  • http://www.free-ebooks-kindle.com/ Kindlebooks

    Open Library is an open, editable
    library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever
    published. It s the World’s classic literature at your fingertips. Over
    1,000,000 free ebook titles available. First find the book you want to
    read, select the option”send to kindle”, log into your Amazon account,
    then you can read it on your Kindle. The free books are just availiable
    at “Books to read” at the top of this website.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Schlichtinator Matthew Paul Schlichting

    Just to let you know, I will be offering my new book, Fighting For the Dead, for free on January 2nd!

    http://www.amazon.com/Fighting-For-the-Dead-ebook/dp/B006R6NNOG/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1325215760&sr=8-13

    I hope you enjoy it. 

  • Chris

    smashwords (www.smashwords.com) and feedbooks (www.feedbooks.com) are great sites for original books for Kindle as well as other e-readers.  I saw the comment on feedbooks ripping off a customer, but I have never had a problem.  I do not use the Kindle to access the sites;  I do that on my desktop, save there, and then transfer to my Kindle. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=561128295 Karen Drawdy

    Pixel Of Ink is awesome for Free Kindle and NOOK

  • http://www.kindlefiregames.us/free-ebooks-for-your-amazon-kindle/ free ebooks

    here’s a list of over 20k free ebooks for your Kindle:
    free ebooks for your amazon kindle

  • Marie89

    just to share, calibre is indeed a great tool for converting ebooks to kindle readable format.  on the other hand, there are also tools such as http://www.clippingsconverter.com  
    which can be use to convert kindle clippings to PDF (or word) format.

  • Sarah

    Another good site is: http://www.bargainebookhunter.com
    And if you have a Kindle Fire and want more than just free books, try: http://www.pixelscroll.com

  • Admin

    We are building a website to share kindle ebooks. http://www.kindle-ebooks-free.com/

  • Alicia

     I’d like to recommend also: http://ebook-cafe.com

  • Jonathan

    Thanks for sharing these resources! I recommend also following sites:
    http://www.memoware.com
    http://ebook-cafe.com
    http://ebookjunkie.com

  • Patria Rowe
  • Shanewm

    An awesome website that offers Free Book Notifications emailed to you when new free books are available on Amazon.com, a Free Book List, and Price Drop Notifications when the price on a book drops in price by the amount you specify. This is by far the best website that I have come across and have saved many dollars by just being patient and waiting for the books I want to become free or drastically discounted.
    http://www.ereaderiq.com/

  • Petey496

    Ereadernewstoday.com. Also, Pixelofink.com

  • Dyana

    If these are duplicates, please forgive me.  I did scroll fairly far and didn’t see them.  The first is http://www.pixelofink.com  great free books!  The second is more focused on Christian fiction and non fiction.  They have daily deep-discounted books and many for free.  The free ones usually have to be grabbed on the day they are offered or they are no longer free.  You can sign up for both the sites and have it delivered daily to your email account.  I have hundreds of books now on my Kindle and thanks to these two sites I have only paid for a handful!!

  • http://www.pdf-to-epub-converters.com/ PDFtoEPUB

    Another way to get free ebooks. Just search 0.00 on Amazon kindle ebook store , then you get some books for free. It was a old trick.

  • Sueford65

    Is there a site that offers free kindle books of true crime?

  • http://FreeKindleEbooks.com/ Free Kindle Ebooks

    A great site is http://FreeKindleEbooks.com for a list of the most popular ebook downloads available for free.

  • Salaam

    yourdailyebooks.com also posts free ebooks

  • http://www.facebook.com/andrew.rozsa Andrew J. Rózsa

     just d/l-ed
    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson kindle edition ebook
    wait for the counter in the middle of the page to to zero.

  • http://twitter.com/PandoranAge Chronos Productions

    Chronos Production is now blogging the creation of its free illustrated Science Fiction book “Tales from the Pandoran Age: Caldris” as part of the franchise’s Promotion.

    http://winteroudsole.blogspot.com/2012/05/tales-fromthe-pandoran-age-caldris-by.html

    More on the Series and the upcoming film and game projects can be seen here:

    http://pandoranagechronicles.com/

    and be sure to visit the facebook site here:

    https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/The-Pandoran-Age-Chronicles/331690376852755

    Thank you!

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