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Old 06-27-2012, 09:53 PM
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What's the best way to find free books? I just got mine tonight and could use all the special tips you have.
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Old 06-27-2012, 10:01 PM
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you can check out their websites and also sign up for their newsletters

http://www.pixelofink.com/
http://www.ereaderiq.com/

and sign up for Lendle to borrow and lend books (it's free!)

http://lendle.me/
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Old 06-27-2012, 10:02 PM
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and check out your library's website. Mine has a big collection of books they lend.
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Old 06-27-2012, 10:42 PM
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I love Pixel of Ink, one of the sites Julie linked to. If you read YA books, they also have a YA/Kids site. Sometimes the books on it are the same as on the main site, sometimes not.

http://youngedition.pixelofink.com/

Most (all?) library Kindle lending happens through Overdrive. You can find out through there if your library participates. But some of the biggest publishers don't allow library e-book lending, so even libraries with an extensive Kindle collection may not have some of the most popular books that you'd expect them to have.

Although these aren't free, the Kindle store has a Daily Deal (usually $.99-$2.99) and 100 books each month that are on sale for $3.99 or less. You can find them by going to the Kindle store (from your computer, not your Kindle) and clicking on Kindle Books, then there's a listing for each of them. Pixel of Ink always covers the Daily Deal and includes at least some of the monthly books mixed in with its other listings.
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Old 06-27-2012, 10:44 PM
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i like 3 pages on FB and they send links daily to grab free books.

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ENT is my favorite one so far, then Pixel of Ink.
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Apart from ones already mentioned, i like freebooksy on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/Freebooksy They always seem to post books that interest me
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DH listens to some Kindle podcasts where he learns all sorts of tricks. I know he found a site that you can put books on a watch list for when they have price changes.
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Also check Amazon daily b/c they have a Kindle Daily Deal (I know pixel of ink includes this in their daily email).
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Old 06-28-2012, 07:21 AM
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pixel of ink and ireaderreview
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These are great suggestions! Do any of these sites actually review or screen books? I've found that so many free books are pretty bad and not necessarily worth reading, even if they are free.
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ireaderreview does to some extent, they at least give you a fairly decent blurb as to what it is about.
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These are great suggestions! Do any of these sites actually review or screen books? I've found that so many free books are pretty bad and not necessarily worth reading, even if they are free.
Yeah for every good one you find there are 100 that are just junk. I'm very picky about what free books I download. But sometimes you find a jewel
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Old 06-30-2012, 08:42 AM
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I have been looking at the rating amazon for them. Thanks for the links girls!
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