It’s easier than you think to get free Kindle books; you just need to know where to look. The websites below are great options, and each one walks you through the whole process, from finding the book to saving it to your device.

If you don’t have a Kindle and would rather not purchase a brand new one, download the free Kindle reading app on your computer, phone, or tablet.

  • Massive collection of eBooks.

  • Customer reviews and ratings.

  • Many sub-par titles.

  • Some titles are only free for a limited time.

They are listed in the Top 100 Free section. There are subsections you can click through to better find your next read, like Short Reads and Nonfiction Singles, and dozens of genres such as History, Parenting, and others.

BookBub

Select a book title at BookBub, and you’ll get a synopsis and photo of the book cover, and sometimes its release date.

  • Email subscription will notify you of new titles.

  • Wide array of categories.

  • Free filter helps isolate no-cost books.

  • Many titles only free for a limited time.

OverDrive Through Your Public Library

If your public library has a subscription to OverDrive then you can borrow free Kindle books from your library just like how you’d check out a paper book. Use the Library Search page to find out which libraries near you offer this deal.

  • Millions of books.

  • Advanced search features.

  • Not available everywhere.

  • Libraries limited to a certain number of loans per day.

Just like with library books, when you ​check out an eBook here, it’ll only be loaned to you for a few weeks before being automatically taken off your Kindle.

You can also borrow books through their mobile app called Libby.

Book Lending

If your library doesn’t have a subscription to OverDrive, or you’re looking for some other titles, try Book Lending. You can borrow and lend books for your Kindle without going through a library.

  • Loan books as well as borrow them.

  • User friendly.

  • Loans limited to 14 days.

  • Limited titles available.

After you register (it’s free), you’ll have the ability to borrow books that other individuals are loaning or to loan one of your Kindle books. You can search through the titles, browse through the list of recently loaned books, and find eBook by genre.

Every title can only be loaned once, so if you see a book you want, get it before it’s gone.

The free books here can be borrowed for 14 days and then will be automatically returned to the owner.

eReaderIQ

eReaderIQ may look like your typical free eBook site, but they actually have a lot of extra features that make it a go-to place when you’re looking for free Kindle books.

  • Feature-rich service.

  • Helpful browsing tool.

  • Shows time the price was last verified.

  • Large cover previews.

  • Cluttered appearance.

Browsing is a breeze because you can look through categories and sort the results by newest, rating, and minimum length. You can even set it to show only new books that have been added in the last 24 hours, since midnight, or since your last visit.

DigiLibraries.com

DigiLibraries.com gathers free Kindle books from independent authors and publishers. You can download these items directly from their website in a variety of formats.

  • Lengthy category list.

  • Download up to 50 eBooks per day.

  • No user account necessary.

  • Pick the file format you prefer.

  • Instant download; no wait time.

  • Cluttered appearance.

  • Big ads on site.

  • Can’t send directly to your Kindle.

Our favorite thing about this site is that you can select any of the categories on the left side of the page to quickly see free Kindle books that only fall into that category. It really speeds up the work of narrowing down the books to find what we’re looking for.

eBookDaily

Every day, eBookDaily adds three new free Kindle books to several genres, such as Mystery & Thrillers, Romance, Fantasy, Contemporary & Literary Fiction, Religious & Inspirational Fiction, Nonfiction, Self Help, and others.

  • Signup alerts you to three new titles daily.

  • Choose favorite genres.

  • Titles might only be free temporarily.

  • Several website ads.

You can browse the past day’s free books as well, but they’ll likely no longer be free. A free account can be used to get emails about new books.

Project Gutenberg

There are over 60,000 free Kindle books that you can download at Project Gutenberg.

  • Titles not found elsewhere.

  • Thousands of free eBooks available.

  • Copy directly to Dropbox or Google Drive.

  • Unable to download directly to Kindle.

Use the search box to find a specific book, or browse through the detailed categories to find your next great read. You can also view titles by top downloads or recently added.

Most of these books are available as EPUB, or PDF. You can also read some of them online.

ManyBooks

ManyBooks scours the internet to find the greatest and latest in free Kindle books. Currently, there are over 50,000 titles here.

  • Popular titles.

  • Reader ratings and reviews.

  • Several download options.

  • Must create an account first.

Browse by author, title, or language, and then download the book; some are available as an AZW3 Kindle file, others as PDF, EPUB, FB2, etc. They can also be read in your browser.

Another way to search is from the genres page or the recommendations category.

Free-eBooks.net

You can search for free Kindle books at Free-eBooks.net by browsing through fiction and non-fiction categories, or by viewing a list of the best books they offer.

  • Search by author or title.

  • Multiple categories, including textbooks and academic publications.

  • Cluttered appearance.

  • Registration required.

  • Limited to five free downloads per month.

You’ll need to be a member of their site to download the books, but membership is free.

Freebooksy

Freebooksy is a free eBook blog that lists primarily free Kindle books but also has free Nook books as well, in addition to free eBooks from Kobo, Apple, and Google.

  • New books added often.

  • Multiple genres available.

  • Download directly from the original store.

  • States the day the book is free.

  • Largely used to promote books.

  • Some eBooks are only sample chapters.

  • Fewer genres than some sites.

  • Incorrectly labels some paid books as free.

There’s a new book listed at least once a day, but often times there are many listed in one day, and you can download one or all of them.

A few genres available here include Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, and Literary Fiction, and Cookbooks & Nutrition.

Centsless Books

Updated every hour with fresh content, Centsless Books provides over 30 genres of free Kindle books to choose from, and the website couldn’t be easier to use.

  • Contemporary titles frequently updated.

  • Large category list.

  • Little information before you click the link.

If you’d rather not check Centsless Books’ website for updates, you can subscribe to email updates.

Open Library

Open Library is a free Kindle book downloading and lending service that has well over 1 million eBook titles available. Library Explorer is a neat way to visualize these books in a virtual library.

  • Tremendous number of books available.

  • Variety of classic and academic literature.

  • Scans from hard-copies can be difficult to read on Kindle

  • Titles might have waiting lists.

They seem to specialize in classic literature, but you can also browse recipe books and fantasies, among others genres. Searching by keyword is also allowed, as is browsing by subjects, authors, and genre.

Each book can be read online or downloaded in a variety of file formats like DJVU, EPUB, plain text, and PDF.

OHFB (OneHundredFreeBooks)

  • Helpful categories and keywords for search.

  • Updated often.

  • Thousands of free books.

  • Large ads are often in the way.

You can search category or keyword to quickly sift through what’s available. Find books you’re interested in through categories like horror, fiction, cookbooks, young adult, and several others.

Large photos of the book covers makes it especially easy to quickly scroll through and stop to read the descriptions of books that you’re interested in. Every page also shows related books to help you find something else you’ll like.

FreeBooksHub.com

  • New titles added often.
  • Site is easy to navigate.

You can subscribe over email to get updates when they find new free books.

Kindle Buffet

  • Unfriendly site design.
  • Can’t search for titles.
  • Overloaded with ads.

There are often several new books added to this site every day. You can see the book cover, summary, genre, and author.

Freebook Sifter

  • Ratings listed.

  • Frequent updates.

  • Ad-free site.

  • Outdated layout.

  • No cover images or details.

  • Some books are listed as free but aren’t.

Over a dozen categories are available to choose from, and next to each title is the book’s average rating, which you can sort to find the highest-rating books.

Subscribe to their daily alerts to get emails about new books.

The eReader Cafe

The eReader Cafe has listings every day for free Kindle books, sometimes Nook books, and a few bargain books. Every page shows the book cover, rating, genre, and synopsis.

  • Updated often.

  • Ratings provided.

  • Titles might not be free.

Daily email subscriptions and social media profiles are also available if you don’t want to check their site every day.

PixelScroll

PixelScroll lists free Kindle eBooks every day that each includes their genre listing, synopsis, and cover. You can also see when a free book will start to cost again.

  • Frequent updates.

  • Dates clearly listed for limited-time freebies.

  • Paid and free titles listed together.

This site lists other deals, too, like for music.

Free Kindle Books and Tips

Free Kindle Books and Tips is another source for free books but discounted books are also mixed in every day.

  • Lots of genres.

  • Updated often.

  • Detailed descriptions.

  • No title search feature for just free books.

  • New additions aren’t always free.

To stay up to date with new releases, this site has a free email subscription service you can use, as well as an RSS feed, social media accounts, and Android app.

BookGoodies

  • Updated weekly.

  • Free download end dates listed.

  • Includes synopsis.

  • Limited time free eBooks.

  • No advanced search options.

The time frame a book is available as a free download is shown on each download page, as well as a full description of the book and sometimes a link to the author’s website. However, some books are free forever.

Social media pages help you find new additions, but they also have an email service that will send the free Kindle books to you every day.

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