<p>I’m still getting used to this new digital world. Am trying to find places to borrow free Ebooks and free audiobooks. Have downloaded Overdrive Media and use my state library cards to view the limited offerings in our state library system. Am wondering if there are other favorite sites for browsing and borrowing these free ematerials. Thanks!</p>
<p>don’t know how HI works but our county has reciprocal library lending with neighboring counties which greatly increases the number of books you can borrow.</p>
<p>[Free</a> Books : Download & Streaming : Ebook and Texts Archive : Internet Archive](<a href=“http://archive.org/details/texts]Free”>Free Books : Download & Streaming : eBooks and Texts : Internet Archive)</p>
<p>[Free</a> ebooks - Project Gutenberg](<a href=“http://www.gutenberg.org/]Free”>http://www.gutenberg.org/)</p>
<p>If it’s a classic book, or just one that is really old, you can just google the title and use the keywords, “free download”. Gutenberg will often have it, but sometimes there’s another option as well. Unfortunately, your best bet with new books is to get used to going to the Amazon [Amazon.com:</a> Free kindle book downloads](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Free-kindle-book-downloads/lm/R3C412VIX9V5FP]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Free-kindle-book-downloads/lm/R3C412VIX9V5FP) site for their freebies. Might not be well known authors but there are bound to be a gem or two.</p>
<p>Barnes & Noble gives away a Nook book every Friday, announced on their Nook blog and the Nook Facebook page. I believe you can use books in Nook format on your computer or tablet if you download the Nook software.</p>
<p>Thanks for these tips. Any additional sites and ideas?</p>
<p>Pixel of Ink announces free Kindle books. Again, you can download the software if you don’t have a Kindle.
Oh, and check the comments on the Nook blog–readers share other freebies they’ve found.</p>
<p>Not sure if you meant for e readers or if tablet apps would work…we have enjoyed Zinio for online magazines - we download some before every trip we take.</p>
<p>[Zinio</a> - The World’s Largest Newsstand](<a href=“http://Www.zinio.com%5DZinio”>http://Www.zinio.com)</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://home.bookbub.com/ebook-deals]BookBub[/url”>Free & Discount Ebooks, Books, and Novels - BookBub]BookBub[/url</a>]. Free books everyday and you can customize the notices you receive. The books are mostly low-brow, but entertaining, in a wide range of subjects. And if you read through a lot of books, you’ll always find something to occupy your e-reader.</p>
<p>I speak only for audiobooks - Most of my downloads are through Overdrive using my Carnegie library card. My membership also gets me into <a href=“http://www.oneclickdigital.com%5B/url%5D”>www.oneclickdigital.com</a> that has a fair amount of non-fiction, such as the modern scholar series. You may want to see if your library system also has an affiliation with them.</p>
<p>A question about free books an no one mentions Google Books? Amazing. They have made copies of millions of books. If the copyright has expired, you can get the books for free.</p>
<p>I use BookBib and my local library. I have more books to read now than ever before. The vast majority are free. Amazon also has ebooks, both free and paid.</p>
<p>Love ‘borrowing’ from my library. After 3 weeks, the book just disappears from my Kindle!</p>
<p>Zinio magazine subscriptions are now also available for free through many libraries too. I have about 8 on my iPad. Just have to remember to download them before I leave my wifi area. </p>
<p>I have a Kindle, a nook and an Ipad and while I’ll read an e-book once in a while, I still prefer a physical book! </p>
<p>Dad<em>of</em>3, I believe that oneclick digital is part of overdrive, so if a library is connected to overdrive, they get the freebies too. Not that it really matters, the free or classic books are available through many sources, as witnessed by this thread.</p>
<p>I think libravox.org is the correct libravox site. </p>
<p>[The</a> Top Eight Sites For Free Audio Books on the Web](<a href=“http://websearch.about.com/od/booksandprintedmaterials/tp/Free-Audio-Books-The-Best-Ten-Websites.htm]The”>16 Best Places to Download Free Audiobooks)</p>
<p>[525</a> Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free | Open Culture](<a href=“http://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks]525”>1,000 Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free | Open Culture)</p>
<p>Warning: this is a libertarian library with a ton of political and free market books [mises.org</a> - /books/](<a href=“http://mises.org/books/]mises.org”>Books | Mises Institute)</p>
<p>I use LibAnywhere. Our local library participates. You need to sign in with your library account and then can borrow 5 books at a time for 14 days. </p>
<p>They have all the best seller sellers, although you need to be willing to wait for hot ones. (Think I was #150 for ‘Lean In’, then was very bored with it).</p>