How to Find Free Ebooks and Audiobooks

The Internet has opened up a lot of opportunity to browse public domain books and audiobooks for free. In this article, I'll give you some great places to start.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Project Gutenberg has an extensive list of classic and public domain books--primarily in .pdf format and webpage formats. There are a few free audiobooks as well.

2. LibriVox is another volunteer-based website that is entirely library books--I'll link you to their main library in the "Resources" tab.

3. Check with your local library as well--many have free audiobook subscription programs that can allow you to download books to your computer for a limited period of time.

4. Though it's rare for it to be entire books, many author's websites offer previews and excerpts of their novels. It's a great marketing tool for them and makes it easier for readers to see if they would like the books or not. Stephenie Meyer's website is a great example of this.

Resources

• Project Gutenberg Main Page
• LibriVox Library Page
• Stephenie Meyer's Website (Author of Twilight Series)
• Patricia Gilliam's Author's Blog
• Patricia Gilliam's Twitter Page

[niknik2008]

on 1/15/2009 Great tips!

[PABechko]

on 1/14/2009 Teriffic advice. And don't forget you can find great
Ebooks that cost less than print books on a wide variety of subjects.

[CCrock]

on 1/13/2009 SWEET! Thanks!