However, as it turns out, Kindle Store is one of the sources to find eBooks for Kindle, and you can get free books for Kindle across an array of categories if you know the right places. In this guide, we’ll share a few different ways to download free eBooks on your Kindle.
How to Get Free Books on Kindle
Below are the top four ways in which you can find free eBooks on your Kindle. All of these methods will work with any Kindle model, so you can follow them on any Kindle you own—no matter if it’s one of the older models or the most recent one.
To find free eBooks on the Kindle Store, fire up your Kindle eReader and connect it to Wi-Fi. Make sure you’re signed in to your Kindle account and then follow the steps below: Once purchased, the book will show up in your Kindle eBook library. If it doesn’t, however, click on the settings icon and tap Sync Your Kindle to sync your library’s content to your Kindle. Make sure your Kindle (or the device you’ve sent the book to) is connected to the internet. Although it doesn’t usually take long to deliver your eBook, at times when it does, you might want to wait for some time and try syncing or restarting your Kindle.
2. Get a Kindle Unlimited Subscription
Depending on which country you’re located in, the subscription cost for Kindle Unlimited varies, and so does the access to free eBooks and audiobooks.
Kindle Unlimited Prices
US: $9.99 per month UK: £7.99 per month India: Rs 199 per month
Kindle Unlimited: US | UK | India With your Kindle Unlimited subscription now active, you can unlock access to around a million eBooks and read them for absolutely free on your Kindle eReader or Kindle app.
Now, follow the steps below to set up Household sharing:
4. Find Free eBooks Online or Transfer Your Offline Reads to Kindle
Best Sites to download free Kindle eBooks
Open Library Wiley Online Library World Digital Library Digitalbook Internet Archive BookBub Project Gutenberg eBook Daily ManyBooks
Once you find a book, download it to your device (preferably a computer or mobile phone). Kindle supports eBooks in the az3, azw3, and kfx file formats, which are the default eBook formats used by Kindle Store, but it also handles other file formats such as TXT, MOBI, and PDF very well. So you can download your free Kindle book either in these formats, or if the website doesn’t offer options in those formats, you can download the eBook in whatever format is available and convert it into any of the supported formats to read it on your Kindle. After you’ve got your eBook in a supported format, you can transfer it to your Kindle in two ways: Send to Kindle app or email.
a) Transferring eBook to Kindle via Send to Kindle App
The Send to Kindle app is the easiest (read reliable) way of transferring eBooks to Kindle. However, it requires a computer and the Send to Kindle app. To transfer an eBook with Send to Kindle, first, download the Send to Kindle app to your Mac or Windows computer from the link below. Download: Send to Kindle (Mac | Windows) Next, install the app and then follow the steps below to move an eBook from your computer to the Kindle e-reader:
b) Transferring eBook to Kindle via Send to Email
If you don’t want the hassle of using a computer, you can also use the email method to transfer your eBook from any device (computer, mobile, tablet) to your Kindle. For this, head over to My Kindle and log in to your account. Next, use the following steps to identify your Kindle email address: Now, open your email client and compose a mail. Choose the eBook you want to transfer as the attachment and in the receiver’s address, enter the Kindle email address you noted down in step 5. Finally, send the email and wait for the book to appear on your Kindle.
Bonus: Rent eBooks for free from your local library
Free Kindle books from your local library is a fantastic way to save money on eBooks. In addition, you can check out an eBook for a limited time before it automatically gets removed from your Kindle, which makes the offer available only until that point. The Library Search page will also help you find libraries near you with this offer so that there’s no need to search through listings manually!
Reading Free eBooks on Kindle
By using the methods above, you can easily find the eBooks you’ve always wanted to read for free, or if they aren’t available, discover new books around your interests and enjoy them on your Kindle at no cost. You can only borrow a book once, so if you see a title you want, take it before it’s gone. It is possible to borrow free books from here for a period of 14 days, after which they are automatically returned to their owners. One suggestion I have is that if you want to offer your Kindle book for free, then make it Prime exclusive.
