45 Best Free eBook Download Sites in 2024

And the best part is that there is no piracy involved. You don’t have to do anything illegal. These are all sites that let you download free reading material legally.

We have organized them into three different categories for easy browsing: no registration required, account registration required, and free trial sites.

Download eBooks Free (Sites with No Registration!)

Here is a list of websites that don’t require account registration to obtain ebooks.

Some of these may have additional features you can only use if you have an account, but if you are interested in only downloading ebooks then you won’t need to make one.

1. Gutenberg

Project Guttenberg offers over 57,000 free ebooks. You can find free ePub and Kindle books.

You can also either download them or read them online. No fee or registration is required.

2. eBooks@Adelaide

eBooks@Adelaide is a free ebook resource owned by the University of Adelaide. You can find thousands of free books ranging from fiction to educational topics such as law and biology.

3. Planet eBook

Planet eBook has over a hundred classical pieces of literature for free.

They are available in the following formats:

• ePub
• MOBI
• PDF

4. Library Genesis

Library Genesis has over 2 million files, with new ones being added every day. You can find educational textbooks in a wide variety of fields, comics, non-fiction novels, and fiction novels on the site.

5. B-OK

Update: No longer exists!

B-OK is one of the world’s largest online libraries. They have over 3.4 million books and 52.4 million articles available for free on their website.

In order to access the books, you either can download files in ePUB, have them sent to your Kindle, or have them emailed to you.

To have the files sent to your Kindle or emailed, you will need to register for an account. However, you don’t need an account to download the files straight to your computer.

6. BookGuru

BookGuru is a site that allows you to download College Textbooks in PDF format. They have over 3,000 textbooks available in their database.

7. Booksee

Booksee has over 2.4 million ebooks available to download in a variety of different formats.

They also have a mobile version of the website in case you want to download books directly to your phone.

8. Ocean of PDF

Ocean of PDF offers a huge collection of ebooks from a variety of genre categories.

If you are looking for a specific book and can’t find it, they also have a free service in which you can request a book to be added to the site.

9. Novel Updates

Novel Updates is a great site if you are looking for translated books. There are dozens of translation teams working every day to upload new novels in English.

10. iBookPile

If you are looking for free romance ebooks, iBookPile has hundreds of different books to choose from. You can also find novels from other genres such as fantasy, thriller, and science-fiction.

11. Free Book Bay

Free Book Bay has a huge collection of fiction ebooks.

They also compile lists of books from New York Times Best Sellers and Amazon’s Books of The Month so that you can read what’s currently popular.

12. ePub Love

ePub Love offers a huge collection of ebooks from a variety of genre categories.

You can find free romance ebooks, mystery novels, and self-improvement manuals on the site.

13. eBook Hunter

Ebook Hunter is a smaller site that contains mostly different varieties of romances.

If there’s a specific book you can’t find on the site, you can request for a book to be uploaded here.

14. Bookfi

Update: No longer exists!

With over 2 billion books, Bookfi is one of the most popular multi-lingual online libraries in the world. Each day, more books are added to their databases.

15. Ebookee

This is one of the few sites where you can find technical manuals for free.

While a huge selection of their books are for hardware and medical purposes, you can also find fiction as well.

16. Authorama

This public domain book site has a wide assortment of ebooks for free.

You can find ebooks by classical authors such as Lewis Carroll, Emerson, Kafka, and more.

17. Bartleby

Bartleby normally charges for most of their titles. However, they also have a selection of ebooks they offer for free.

18. bibliomania

This site is a free online library that contains over 2000 classical texts.

Here you can find:

• Book notes
• Author biographies
• Book Summaries
• Reference books
• Study guides for both students and teachers

19. ebook Directory

Here you can find over 20,000 free ebooks in their directory. Their selection ranges from children’s to IT to reference ebooks.

20. Planet PDF

This is a free PDF ebook archive by the site Planet PDF. Here you can find a huge selection of classical novels made available for free.

21. Get Free Ebooks

This website has a huge selection of ebooks in categories ranging from cooking to fiction to business.

You can also find reviews and videos related to reading.

Speaking of reviews, did you know you can also get free books in exchange for reviews?

22. eBookLobby

EbookLobby offers free ebooks which are divided into different categories. These categories range from art to business, to self-help.

23. Bookyards

This site, which calls itself the “library to the world,” is dedicated to making books more accessible to people.

They also want to encourage reading in younger people, which is why they have a huge selection for children and young adults.

24. The Online Books Page

Created by the University of Pennsylvania, this database offers access to over 35,000 free books and articles.

25. BookBub

While this site normally sells this book, they also have a selection of free books which are available only for a limited time.

Their selection ranges from over twenty genres, from both famous publishers and independent authors.

Their free ebooks are available on devices such as:

• Kindle
• iPad
• Nook
• Android

26. LibriVox

This is one of the rare few sites that offer free audiobooks. These are free for anyone to listen to on mobile devices, computers, iPads, and any other audio device.

If you are interested in trying your hand at narrating a book, you can also sign up to become a reader.

27. Open Culture

This site has made over 800 books available to be downloaded on your reading devices.

The collection contains fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and short stories. They also have a collection of over 900 audiobooks which you can find here.

28. Wikibooks

Wikibooks is an open-source textbook collection that can be accessed by anyone. This is a great resource for homeschoolers or people who want to teach themselves a specific subject.

Download eBooks Free (Sites with Registration!)

Here is a list of sites that require registration before getting ebooks.

Some of these sites have additional benefits for registering.

29. Bookboon

This site is mainly used for students and businesses. If you are looking for free textbooks, you can find hundreds on this site.

They also have a corporate e-library.

In order to access the premium books, you will need an account. However, there are still many books that can be accessed for free that only require you to sign up for a newsletter. Once you have downloaded your book, you can cancel your newsletter subscription if you wish.

30. Read Print Library

This site offers thousands of free online books.

As a member, you can:

• Track books you’ve read and want to read
• Discover new books and receive recommendations
• Have access to their online book clubs

31. eBookBike

Most books that are uploaded onto this site are done so by users. This means you can find an eclectic collection of books from many different genres.

There are also several different groups for people who want to discuss their favorite genres.

32. Mobilism

This has become one of the most popular sites to find free ebooks.

“This has become the only place I check the last few months and I’ve never had to check anywhere else since,” said one Reddit reviewer.

33. DP Group 

This is a user-run forum in which people share and upload ebooks they own.

34. Books Share

What makes this site unique is that, in addition to all the books already on the site, you can see what books other users are requesting to find.

If you happen to own the ebook someone else is looking for, you can upload it yourself and help them out.

35. Audio Book Bay

Here you can find unabridged audiobooks for free. You can also share your own audiobooks with other users.

36. Free-eBooks

On this site, you can browse hundreds of genres to find whatever kind of book you are looking for.

37. Many Books

Many Books has over 33,000 books in its database.

This site has an advanced search feature that allows you to find books by their:

• Title
• Author
• Genre category
• Language

38. Daily Lit

Daily Lit will send you free ebook downloads via email by an RSS feed.

39. Baen Free Library

Baen has a free library of some of its older publications now available to readers. You can find tons of unique fantasy books in its database.

40. Google Play

Not many people realize you can actually find free ebooks in the Google Play store. This is especially great if you want to read something on your Android devices.

41. Kobo

Here you can find a large collection of new and unique ebooks from varying genres.

42. The Fussy Librarian

Sometimes finding free books on Amazon can be a hassle, which is why this list compiled by The Fussy Librarian is great.

Here you can find new Kindle books that have been made free.

The best part is that the list is updated often, so you can always find something new.

Free Trial eBook Sites

If you are interested in testing out some ebook services, here is a list of free trials to get you started. These are great services to find ebooks for free or steeply discounted cheap books.

If anything, you can always use the service for free during the trial and cancel before it charges you after the trial is done.

43. Scribd

As a member of Scribd, you can enjoy an unlimited amount of magazines and ebooks.

They currently offer a free 30-day trial which you can cancel at any time. If you end up liking the service and decide to keep it, it will cost $8.99 a month.

44. Amazon Kindle Unlimited

This is one of the most popular online ebook subscription services out there. With this, you have access to millions of Kindle ebooks on Amazon.

Many people don’t realize that you actually don’t need an Amazon Kindle to use this service. If you have a smartphone, you can download the Kindle app and all your books will be available in the app.

You can sign up for a 30-day free trial. If you decide to keep the service, it costs $9.99 a month.

45. Bonus: Your local library

A lot of us seem to forget that our local libraries are some of the best places to find free books, ebooks, magazines and any other reading material really.

OK, so you go in and borrow physical books, but how do you actually download ebooks from your local library?

Easy!

Wanna know how?

Read this!

Ending the Chapter: Your Free eBook Odyssey Concludes!

Hopefully, with these sites, you can find endless entertainment in the millions of ebooks available.

Keep reading, keep exploring, and keep enjoying the magic of literature – all for free!

And if there is any other free ebook site you used to download ebooks for free, please tell us in the comments.