How Do I Download Kindle eBooks on my. Once your app store has opened, in the search bar type “Kindle” and select “Free. When you open the Kindle app. Find out where you can get free ebooks and how to get free ebooks on your. A big advantage of the Kindle reading app is you can download it on several. Frugal Confessions. Finding Free eBooks to Read on the Free Kindle App. And that you can just download a free Kindle app to use on your computer. Aug 02, 2011 We scoured the web and found a few different options for finding free e-books for your Kindle. Free books for your Kindle. CNET Download the CNET app. Take your entire library of Amazon ebooks with you wherever you go. ![]() What You Need to Get Started You don’t need much to check out ebooks from your local library, but you do need to check off some things before proceeding: • First, you need a Kindle or Kindle app, or the official. You can use a physical Kindle device, the Kindle reading app (for devices like the iPhone and Android), or the Kindle Cloud Reader. ![]() Currently, any device or application that you could send a Kindle book purchase to also supports library lending. • Second, you need to check that your local library (or any library with which you have an active account) supports OverDrive lending. The Kindle lending system is built around the OverDrive media distribution network. Pay a, select “Library Search” and check to see if your library is participating. Note: Don’t be confused if the OverDrive search engine shows your local library but the link leads to a site you don’t normally visit—many libraries belong to media collaboratives that service more than one library. • Third, if you haven’t done so already, you’ll need to get a library card. It doesn’t necessarily need to be the library closest to you, either: you can access the digital collection of any participating library, so long as you have a valid card number. • Finally, if you’re using a physical Kindle, you’ need access to a Wi-Fi node or a computer from which you can load the books over a USB connection. Unlike books purchased through Amazon, public library books are not delivered via your Kindle 3G connection. When you’ve got all that sorted, it’s time to proceed! Finding Ebooks At Your Local Library While each library web page looks a little different and each library has a varying selections of books, the basic work flow is the same. We’re going to walk you through checking out a book from our local library but, again, we want to stress that unless you live in the region covered by our library’s media collaborative, the web site you use will look slightly different. After establishing that your local library offers books through OverDrive, it’s time to visit the library’s media web site to browse the selections and pick out a book. Remember in the previous section when you searched for your library on OverDrive and it gave you a link? Even if that link isn’t the normal link you follow to visit your library, you’ll end up there eventually anyway, so you might as well click it. In our example, the local library site is kpl.gov, but the site OverDrive gives us is ebooks.mcls.org—that’s the media collaborative to which our library belongs. Your library may be something different. Follow the link provided and look for a login link. You’ll need your library card number and/or a PIN (although our local library has a PIN system, we weren’t prompted to use ours). When you’ve logged in, look for a search tool. We recommend jumping right to the advanced search, when possible. A few weeks ago we heard an interview with Erin Morgensten, the author of The Night Circus, on NPR. The book sounded interesting and was a perfect candidate for our search, since it’s current, popular, and representative of the kind of books people would be trying to check out. Make sure to select “Kindle” as your format (many libraries also have ePUB books available, if you have an alternative ebook reader that supports ePUB documents). You’ll likely also see an option to search only available books; we left it unchecked because we wanted to see if the book was even part of the system. Not only was the book in the system, but there were three copies available. We added it to our book bag, then clicked through the book bag and hit checkout. Again, the workflow through your library may not be identical, but it should be pretty close. After you check out of your specific OverDrive library system, the system kicks you over to Amazon.com. If you’re not already logged in, it’ll prompt you to do so. When you’ve logged into Amazon, you’ll see a listing for the book with the typical Amazon ratings, as well as a note about the due date. You’ll also see the typical Amazon purchase box, except instead of the price and purchase button it’ll say “Get library book.” Make sure to pick the Kindle device to which you want the send the book, and then click the button. After clicking the “Get library book” button, you’ll see one last screen. This screen reminds you to make sure your Kindle can connect to Wi-Fi and gives you a download link in case you want/need to download the book and transfer it to your computer via USB. Most of the time, you won’t need USB unless you don’t have access to Wi-Fi or you’re checking out a book where the publisher restricts Wi-Fi transfer (silly, we know, but it happens). At this point you can visit your and you’ll see the library book. If you click on the “Actions” button on the far right side of the entry for the library book you’ll see a variety of options. You can read it, deliver it to a different Kindle device or app, purchase it, download it if you need to transfer it via USB, wipe the internal bookmark, or return the book to the library when you’re done. Even if you return a book, Amazon saves any notes you’ve taken or highlighting you’ve done and restores them if you check the book out again or purchase it. You can return the book early to allow other patrons to enjoy it, but even if don’t, the book will automatically expire and return itself at the end of the lending window. So, no more overdue charges! Note that, just like physical books at your library, each library has a limit to the amount of of books that can be checked out by its patrons at once. If the book you want is in the catalog but already checked out by the maximum number of people, you’ll have to wait until it’s “returned.” Why do digital books have to play by physical rules when they can be copied millions of times with no real cost? It’s all about copyright law and the way that libraries have to abide by the terms of digital licensing for the books they offer. Using the OverDrive App on Your Smartphone First, download the OverDrive application from iTunes or the Google Play Store. The first time you open the app, you’ll need to create an account or sign in. You can use your Facebook account for this, but since you’ll need your library card’s number to access any content anyway, there’s not much point to it. Tap the “Sign in using my library card” button. Search for your library by its specific name or your city name. On the next page, select your library from the drop-down list (if there’s more than one in your local system) and agree to the Terms of Service. From here, you can tap the “Add a title” button to, well, add a title. The app takes you to a mobile version of your local library system’s search page. From here it’s pretty self-explanatory: you can use the navigation bar at the top of the page to browse by author or do direct searches, or just browse the various topical and genre pages for general recommendations. Tap a book or audiobook, tap the “borrow” option, and then tap the option you want, depending on whether you want to read the book on your Kindle, add an ePub version to an app, or read it in your browser. To return to your bookshelf, just tap the menu button, then “Bookshelf.” You’ll see the title and be able to click on it to read or play it back. If you’re wondering what the difference is between using the OverDrive app and the Kindle app with OverDrive books, there isn’t much. Use the OverDrive app doesn’t require you to log in to Amazon, and it also supports audiobook playback, so it’s the less complicated solution if you’re only reading on a phone or tablet instead of an actual Kindle device. But use whatever whatever makes you happy. You have to do a bit of initial setup, but the reward is easy access to free eBooks from your library, without the hassle of worrying about returning books on time. In addition to getting books from your local library, there is also a variety of ways to get books and content on your Kindle. For further reading we suggest checking out some of our previous articles including: • •. Has been covering technology on the web since 2011. His interests include folk music, football, science fiction, and salsa verde, in no particular order. He wrote a novel called Good Intentions: A Supervillain Story, and it's. You can if you want. 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If you want to get a particular file format (such as the EPUB or MOBI format), from the Project Gutenberg download page you can right-click to get a pop-up menu, then 'save as.' (or a similar option). If you don't have a right mouse button (on some Macs), use control-click to get the pop-up menu. For HTML, make sure you save the complete page. Some Web browsers just download the HTML (the text), and link back to the images at the www.gutenberg.org site. This won't work, since viewing the book will require you to be online, and link 'inline' to those images. Project Gutenberg wants you to have the WHOLE eBook - download the complete HTML with images. All Web browsers offer this as a menu option, but it might not be the default choice. • Where is the file? If you just left-click a file to download, you might get a dialog box or something similar, asking whether you want to save the file. But where did it go? It seems there are many different places your computer might save the file, and they can be hard to find later. Use the 'save as.' Method mentioned above to choose a specific location. Also, keep in mind that the Project Gutenberg files might have names that don't related to the book's title (we use a numeric file naming scheme based on the eBook number). You can rename the files to anything you'd like, but you will first need to know where they are saved. • How to get the file to my device? This varies quite a bit, but the first step is to find where you saved the file (sometimes you can save directly to your device, if it is connected). One common variation is to connect your device to your computer, often with a USB cable. Then, just drag and drop (or use another method for copying files) to put the file on your device. 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Kindle Fire Summary: If you fancy free ebooks, don't buy a Kindle Fire. The review suggests readers consider a Nexus 7 instead. Note that the products from Amazon and other suppliers have evolved, since this review was written. Kindle 3 The Amazon 'Kindle 3' device seem to work well with Project Gutenberg titles; the Kindle DX also. Amazon used to have instructions available for downloading Project Gutenberg titles, but this seems to be gone now. They do have some free content, and an app, in their. For MS-Windows users, there is a video describing the process at, via. • Kindle devices favor the 'MOBI' format, which is usually labeled 'Kindle' on the Project Gutenberg download pages • As described above, you can first download to your computer, then connect your Kindle and copy files to it. This works with MOBI and plain text. The HTML and EPUB files we copied were not viewable on the Kindle. Audio books in MP3 format will play through the Kindle's music player, but the player is limited and does not let you see and select from available audio books. • Beware that Amazon sells for money many titles in print and digital format that you can get free from Project Gutenberg. In addition, we have found that Amazon outsources many of their own digital imprints, and sometimes their non-free titles violate the Project Gutenberg trademark. Project Gutenberg has never received any trademark royalty payments from Amazon or Amazon resellers or imprints. For older (pre-1923) content, there is a good chance that Project Gutenberg has it free of charge, but Amazon will charge money for it. Of course there might be advantages to the non-free version (such as better formatting). Be aware, and make an informed choice. Project Gutenberg thanks Amazon for providing Kindle 3's and Kindle DX's for our evaluation in 2010. General Kindle help Visit the Amazon help pages for your specific Kindle model. The help pages for the devices we looked all have a page describing how to transfer files from your computer to your Kindle, which is sometimes called 'sideloading.' Those are the types of instructions that should be helpful: save to your computer, and then copy to your device. Here is Amazon's new File Format In 2015, Amazon started using the 'kfx' file format for new Kindle readers. Project Gutenberg provides the MOBI format, which our download page calls 'kindle' format. There are no immediate plans for Project Gutenberg to offer kfx format, but this may change in the future. Meanwhile, it appears that newer Kindle models can still utilize the other formats (MOBI, HTML and even plain text). There are many articles about how to convert files to the kfx format.. Nook The Barnes & Noble 'Nook' devices seem to work well with Project Gutenberg titles, including the different versions (Color etc.). Note that to connect, your Nook needs to be awake (use the on-screen slider to do this, you'll get a message that it is connected to your computer). Other points for the Nook: • You can use the built-in Web browser to look at Project Gutenberg eBooks in text and HTML format, but it will not display EPUB or the other common Project Gutenberg download formats • Instead, use your computer's Web browser to find and download EPUB or other formats. Use the techniques described elsewhere on this page. There does not seem to be a way to download those formats to your Nook without going through your computer or the online Nook store. • Beware that there are many Barnes & Noble titles in print and eBooks that are not free from them, but are free from Project Gutenberg. B&N often adds a 'Copyright' statement to such old books (for example, Pride and Prejudice, which actually was included with the Nook we tried), but only things like the cover and introduction are copyrighted, the main text is not. For older (pre-1923) content, there is a good chance that Project Gutenberg has it for free, but B&N will charge money for it. Of course there might be advantages to the non-free version (such as better formatting). Be aware, and make an informed choice. Kobo Reader Kobo has had positive reviews, and is less restrictive about where it gets content than devices from B&N and Amazon. The [Kobo ] reader online store includes free access to 100 of the most popular Project Gutenberg titles. You need to go through the registration process to get access to the store. Direct transfer of downloaded eBooks from a computer to the Kobo did not immediately work for us, but is supposed to be supported. The Kobo supports PDF and ePub formats. Project Gutenberg would like to thank Kobo for providing free evaluation readers in 2010. Android The Android operating system is found on many phones and tablets. The specific features and applications varies, and there are often customizations to Android that change functionality. For the most part, however, Android devices include Web browsers that can be used to read Project Gutenberg's text and HTML eBooks. For other file types, you can try copying from your computer to the device as described above. Or, try the application described below. Free: FBReader • Download the free FBReader app from the Android Market. Use the link on the right. To open a Project Gutenberg ebook in FBReader: • Use the Android browser to navigate to. • Search for the book you want. • Select one of the EPUB files. • In the 'Complete action using' dialog select: FBReader. The book will start downloading in the background. After the download completes you can open the book from the Android notifications screen or the FBReader library screen. IPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The fastest way to get Project Gutenberg ebooks onto your iOS device is to use the built-in browser to navigate to Download the EPUB format and then 'open in' the preferred application. The Apple iBookstore also contains some Project Gutenberg ebooks. Note that sometimes Apple's copy might not be the most recent copy from the Project Gutenberg site, since we often update our automated conversion procedures. If you live outside the U.S. You won't be able to access the iBookstore via the iBooks app. You can also get Project Gutenberg's eBook files onto the iPad using iTunes. This works for EPUB files, and it also works well for Project Gutenberg's MP3 audio eBooks. Project Gutenberg would like to thank Apple for providing devices for evaluation in 2009 and 2010. Here are apps we know of that will work outside of the U.S., as well as within the U.S. Other apps we have heard about include Goodreads and WattPad. Free: Lexcycle Stanza Lexcycle Stanza is a free-as-in-beer ebook reader for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. • Download the Stanza app from the Apple App Store. Use the link on the right for the US store. • Open the Stanza App. • Tap on 'Get Books' and 'Catalog'. • From the list select 'Project Gutenberg'. Free: Himalaya Himalaya Reader is a free ebook reader for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. • Download Himalaya reader from the iTunes store: • Follow instructions within the app, or on the Web site: Paid: Eucalyptus is a paid ebook reader for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. It provides over 20,000 Project Gutenberg titles, converted from text. The Eucalyptus developers pay a proportion of their gross proceeds to Project Gutenberg as royalties. Paid: MegaReader MegaReader is a paid ebook reader for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. • Download MegaReader from the Apple App Store. Use the link on the right for the US store. • Open MegaReader. • Select 'Download Books'. • From the list select 'Project Gutenberg'. Paid: QuickReader QuickReader is a paid ebook reader for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. It implements a speed reading technique that teaches you how to read faster. • Download QuickReader from the Apple App Store. Use the link on the right for the US store. • Open QuickReader and select 'Normal Reading' or 'Speed Reading'. • Select 'Download Books'. • From the list select 'Project Gutenberg'. Suggestions from Project Gutenberg Founder Michael Hart Michael Hart was a proponent of eBooks on mobile devices. He offered these ideas in February 2010. This guidance might not be directly applicable to all of today's portable devices. Michael Hart wanted to encourage you to try the for mobile phones. I'm writing this because 90% of the questions we receive at help@ pglaf.org are about buying dedicated eReaders at prices from $200 to over $1,000. Before actually plunking down that much money, I suggest trying reading Project Gutenberg and other eBooks on the laptops, notebooks, netbooks, cellphones or PDAs already in your collection of devices. I have known many people who have read very lengthy works on their cellphone, PDA or whatever while standing in lines over a period of one or two weeks and are have thus doubled their book number per year without taking any extra time. If you adjust the font, color, size, etc., you should be able to find a decent reading experience for yourself. WARNING: DO NOT BUY A CELLPHONE WITHOUT WIFI, they will just jack up your bill but wifi costs little or nothing. If you insist on getting a dedicated ereader, I'm afraid we don't ever get into recommending specific products on Project Gutenberg, even those we like the best/use most. However, we do sometimes post reviews. In my own experiences in electronics over some 55 years, it has been obvious that the greatest value lies in some products that include multiple functions, such as what a hifi person would call a 'receiver' which includes amps, preamps, equalizers, tuners and various other functions. Each amp, preamp, equalizer and tuner could be had quite readily as a separate box with a separate power supply-- complete with it's own transformer, AC cord, box, panels and and decorations, knobs, lights, etc. Believe it or not, if you look at the inventory of parts of any of these items it is the pretty front panel costs the most, then the knobs, then the ugly box with the big clunky power supply that converts the AC to DC, etc. I apologize, but I can't remember all the details, but I was totally astounded at finding out that was quite true in whole general hifi world...the actual parts that in reality created the 'value' cost the least. As a result, the first computer I ever bought was like a hifi receiver in respects, as it had everything in a big chassis that held the monitor, drives, printer, cards in one with the keyboard above the motherboard. It did not take as much space, it did not require as many cables or other interfaces, it took only one AC socket, and, every single part was completely adjusted to the system. I have built computers totally from parts many time, and done the same with many other electronics and I've never been a fan of having all the separate boxes. However, I must admit that the very best, if you are going to spend as much on each box as I was spending on entire systems, are available only in separate boxes...but one connect that doesn't work right can ruin the whole thing.
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