Read e-books for free

Consumer Checkbook “Almost all libraries now buy e-book licenses from publishers and make books available for download by patrons, formatted for device type, through services such as OverDrive.com and the popular Libby app. (Caveat: You’ll face long waitlists for bestsellers and other popular titles.)

Other ways to e-read for free: Books in the public domain—which usually means they were published more than 100 years ago and are no longer protected by copyright—can be downloaded from several online resources, including OpenLibrary.org and Project Gutenberg. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Books, and Apple Books showcase frequently changing lists of popular books for free download.”