This post may contain affiliate links
Are you looking for ways to trim the budget without giving up your book obsession? Local public libraries participate in online lending using services like OverDrive via the Libby app, but sometimes it can take weeks or months before you get your eyes on a new release or even a new-ish release. Lucky for you, there are plenty of new books to read online without the wait.
5 Sites that Make It Easy to Access Free Books
Here are five go-to websites and apps that offer free books online to make access to books easier.
1. BookBub
BookBub is a well-known book site that offers free books online. Browse the site for daily deals or sign up for their email to have deals sent directly to your inbox. BookBub makes it easy for you to find the freebies too. Head to the top navigation bar and click the Browse tab to get access to the most recent free books. You can even follow your favorite authors on BookBub to learn more about what they’re reading and their recommendations.
2. Project Gutenberg
Are you a sure thing for the classics like Austen, Dickens, and Shakespeare? For no fee and no registration, you can gain immediate access to read free books online without downloading anything. Project Gutenberg has over 57,00 free domain books and even includes titles for kids, making it a great go-to site if you’re looking for free books online for kids.
3. Riveted by Simon Teen
Simon & Schuster’s website, Riveted by Simon Teen, offers one free young adult book to read online each month. Riveted’s offerings include genres such as dystopian fiction, romantic comedies, and other engaging, modern titles like the thriller I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick. The site also releases extended excerpts of its new releases. The site is free to use, but you must register to gain access to the free reads. Also, the full reads change frequently, and you have a limited time to access them.
4. Smashwords
Are you a reader on the hunt for emerging authors? Smashwords is the leading website and app for distributing indie titles across all genres. Although you’ll find paid titles on the site, most of the books on Smashwords are free books to read online or downloaded to your preferred digital reading device like the Kindle Paperwhite. You can even follow your favorite authors and get updates when they publish new books.
5. Wattpad
Do you love all things books? WattPad is a community of 65 million+ strong who enjoy reading short stories and full-length novels for free from amateur and professional writers. There are some books to read online on Wattpad that aren’t free. These are Wattpad Paid Stories and are an opportunity for writers to earn money for their storytelling. Community features also give readers the opportunity to interact directly with authors.
Have you used any of these platforms to read books online? Which one is your favorite?
Want a FREE short story?
Join the Where the Story Unfolds community, a monthly (sometimes twice-a-month) newsletter about books, writing inspiration, and life, and get my short story, A Nice Island, a frightening tale about a mysterious island, a woman escaping her grief, and a travel deal that might be too good to be true.
GET THE BOOK
