If you have a Kindle or a Kindle reading app, it’s ridiculously easy to find free books. There are blogs, email blasts, and even entire websites devoted to listing free eBooks.
Smashwords was the first to let authors easily set their price for free. While they’re still the only popular distribution channel to do that, Monkeybars is closing in on them. But Amazon and Barnes & Noble also set books for free under certain conditions. For a while, it was harder to find high quality books for free.
But with the advent of the KDP Select program (where authors can list their book for free, up to five days), readers have the opportunity to download even more free books than before. A lot of them are already best sellers or have 4 & 5 star ratings. And the best part is there’s no strings attached. They’re just…free.
I’m offering my debut novel, The Grimoire: Lichgates, for free tomorrow (April 21, 2012). If you like fantasy, magic, or just want to try something new, go check it out. While I was researching how to promote this, I came across some amazing sites that I want to share with you. You can even subscribe to these sites for daily free book emails.
Pixel of Ink : Pixel of Ink is a free & bargain book site. It compiles emails listing books that are both free and on sale, and gives you the cover image, a blurb, and a link to get a copy. You can subscribe to an email digest or just peruse the site.
Author Marketing Club : This is a promotional site that’s mainly geared towards authors. However, you can subscribe to an email digest that has a list of free books. You won’t get the email unless there is at least one free book available for that day.
Freebooksy: This site focuses almost exclusively on free eBooks. You can subscribe for email blasts.
There are tons of sites like these, including: Bargain eBook Hunter, Flurries of Words, eReader News Today (this is a big one), Indies Book List, and Books2Heart.
Did I miss any of your favorites? Where do you guys go to find good quality free books?
So far I’ve managed to find a ton of free books during promotions on Twitter. I think in the last three months I’ve snagged 50 or so just from seeing them on tweets and such.
Nice! Do you follow a conversation, or just keep an eye on your feed?
Hi! I love fantasy and magic – what great timing to come across this post in time to nab myself a copy of “The Grimoire: Lichgates” tomorrow. This is super timely, too, as I’m planning KDP select free promo days for “Entangled” next month and have been searching for ways to maximize exposure.
I signed up for a free weekly feature with Digital Book Today. You can’t pick your week, mine starts Friday, May 25th, I believe, so I’m going to use one of my free days during that time as they say the two go well hand in hand.
I’ve heard Kindle Nation Daily is good (though it looks like you have to pay) and World Literary Cafe.
Thank you for reviewing “Entangled.” I don’t know how it got on your nook, but I’m so happy it did. : )
Happy reading! I hope you enjoy Lichgates. I had a blast writing it, and the sequel is going great.
Glad I can help you find more ways to tell people about Entangled. Let me know when it’s free (are you for sure doing the 25th?) and I’ll help you spread the word, too.
I’ll look into those sites! Thanks for the head’s up. And you’re most welcome for the review. I really enjoyed Entangled!