Book lovers, now is the golden time to stock your virtual bookshelves, thanks to Amazon’s latest free trial deal on its Kindle Unlimited subscription. Now, you can access one million Kindle books for free, including your much-loved paperback classics, audiobooks, magazines, and many more. You will be able to download Amazon’s digital books to almost any smart device, from … [Read more...] about Amazon is Offering One Million Kindle Books For Free
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Subterranean Press Releases New E-books for Free
Books are like our companions for life. It helps us to gain new perspectives, boosts our knowledge, and jostles us to a whole new world. That's why only a true bibliophile would understand the worth of free books. While we are at it, there is some good news for book lovers out there. Well-known publishing company Subterranean Press is set to release a series of free e-books … [Read more...] about Subterranean Press Releases New E-books for Free
Buy a B&N Nook Tablet and get 13 ebooks for free
The Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet is the booksellers most affordable device and it currently retails for a paltry $49.99. There is a new promotion occuring right now when you buy this tablet, you get 13 ebooks for free. This includes one of the bestselling book set in the Jack Reacher universe, A HARD MAN TO FORGET by Dan Ames. The offer expires on May 25th, 2019. When you … [Read more...] about Buy a B&N Nook Tablet and get 13 ebooks for free
eBook Piracy is on the rise in 2018
Pirate websites received 300 billion visitors last year and ebooks represent a small, but growing segment. Digimarc and Nielsen conducted a recent study that reveals 41% of all adult e-book pirates are aged between 18 and 29 but perhaps surprisingly, 47% fall into the 30 to 44-year-old bracket. The remaining 13% are aged 45 or up. There are also some surprises when it comes to … [Read more...] about eBook Piracy is on the rise in 2018
Should Indie Authors Give their Books Away for Free?
There are so many national and global debates that rage endlessly--marriage equality, gun control, and universal healthcare, to name only a few--that it almost seems cruel to diminish those issues with ones that strike a more personal note. But while the publishing industry continues to evolve at a historically unheard of pace, there are some issues that still divide authors … [Read more...] about Should Indie Authors Give their Books Away for Free?
15,000 Free e-books Now Available on Entry Level Samsung Phones
Samsung is trying to make their entry level smartphones viable in Africa. The South Korean company has ironed out a partnership with Worldreader and Jumia to offer over 15,000 free e-books. Worldreader is well known in the e-book world with providing African schools with e-readers that are full of great free content. The non-profit has been doing it for years and has finally … [Read more...] about 15,000 Free e-books Now Available on Entry Level Samsung Phones
Comprehensive List of Free e-Book Websites for your e-Reader
If you own an e-reader you often can only buy e-books from the bookstore that is bundled on your device. Many of the budget e-readers out there don't even have a bookstore that is accessible by users and many people are left to fend for themselves to load content on it. Today we are proud to give you the most comprehensive free e-book resource catalog online. All of these … [Read more...] about Comprehensive List of Free e-Book Websites for your e-Reader
Harvard Classics Available as Free eBooks
First published in 1909, The Harvard Classics is an anthology consisting of 51 volumes of classic works from world literature. Compiled and edited by Harvard University President, Charles W. Eliot, the goal of the publications was simple: provide a liberal education based on the number of books able to fit across a five-foot shelf (that he felt should be read from for 15 … [Read more...] about Harvard Classics Available as Free eBooks
Smashwords Launches Summer Author Promotion
Just in time for summer travel, Smashwords is offering up an author opportunity that is too good too miss. In exchange for a multi-tiered discount on their titles, authors can be included in Smashwords' Summer/Winter Promotion. Why Summer/Winter? Because it's not summer everywhere that Smashwords' books are bought. By enrolling on the link on Smashwords' homepage, authors … [Read more...] about Smashwords Launches Summer Author Promotion
eBook Pricing: What’s Wrong with Free?
Once publishers began to truly embrace ebooks as a viable business model for their content, the next great debate became how much to price them. Numerous studies and surveys have been conducted that look for consumer behavior where price is concerned, and a few logical guidelines have come about as a result. One thing that still riles both publishers and authors is the … [Read more...] about eBook Pricing: What’s Wrong with Free?
Where to Download Free Public Domain eBooks?
Many people are purchasing e-readers, tablets, and smartphones with the intention of amassing a large collection of ebooks. Not everyone can afford to purchase books from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Kobo on a regular basis and so they turn to free books on the internet. Public domain books are free because the copyright on them has expired. If you are looking for a great place … [Read more...] about Where to Download Free Public Domain eBooks?
BookOS – The Free Online eBook Resource
How about an ebook site that offers all its books for free! Most of BookOS' books are in fb2 or FictionBook format, which is a XML based ebook format. This DRM free format is compatible with a variety of hardware and software environments, even including internet browsers. Add to this the over 1.4 million ebooks available and what you have is a gold mine of ebooks to … [Read more...] about BookOS – The Free Online eBook Resource
Reaching Out to Print Readers with Simultaneous Digital
Although the publishing industry is several years into the digital divide, a true relationship between print books and digital editions is only beginning to flourish. Independent booksellers have been at the forefront of the attempts to bridge the gap between paper versus pixel, with initiatives like in-store ebook tutorials for customers, while some publishers like Algonquin … [Read more...] about Reaching Out to Print Readers with Simultaneous Digital
Florida Airport Offers 15,000 Free eBooks to Travellers
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is offering a great incentive to travel: free ebooks! They are partnering with the Broward Country Library to provide books to patrons, and there's no catch. No library card will be required to borrow the books, you just need a QR Code in order to install the app on your tablet or smartphone. These codes are available at … [Read more...] about Florida Airport Offers 15,000 Free eBooks to Travellers