E+Books

E Books


 * Step one**

First of all head to the Amazon's Kindle store itself, if you are a Kindle owner, while iOS device users should head to Apple's iBooks, which can be accessed from your device, as there will be a selection of eBooks available for free here.

And they are not just out-of-copyright works, you will also find a number of new titles covering a range of genres.

The Kindle Bestsellers selection has a paid-for and a free list for you to peruse. In Amazon's Kindle store, simply click the eBook to view the description and then press Buy and, providing your Kindle is connected to a Wi-Fi network, it will be automatically downloaded on your device.

The same applies for eBooks from Apple's iBooks. Google also offers its own eBookstore that contains free and paid for eBooks. The store is compatible with devices running Google Android, Apple iPhones, iPads and iPod touches and any eReader that supports the Adobe eBook format, including the Sony and Kobo eReaders.

However, they are not supported on Amazon's Kindle. If you are using an iOS or Google Android device, the eBooks from Google's eBookstore will be downloaded directly to your smartphone or tablet PC.

However, eReader owners will have to connect their device to their PC and manually transfer the eBook.


 * Step two**

There are also a number of website sites such as Free-eBooks.net, Oboko and Project Gutenberg that offer free out-of-copyright eBooks that can be downloaded. Project Gutenberg houses 36,000 free eBooks and includes links to a total of 100,000 hosted on other sites meanwhile BooksOnBoard.com offers a selection of free Harlequin romances and a range of cut-price titles. The only snag here is they cannot be downloaded directly to your device using a Wi-Fi or 3G connection. You will have to download them to your PC and then transfer to your eReader by connecting the device to your computer via its bundled USB cable.

Although Free-eBooks.net has an app for Google Android and iOS devices which means you can download the eBooks straight to your mobile phone.

Alternatively, Lovereading.co.uk lets you download digital extracts of books so you can see if you like the book before splashing out for it.

It is also worth visiting specific author or publisher websites and signing up for newsletters from them, as sometimes cheap or free eBooks are offered, or even follow them on Twitter.

WH Smith offers a handful off free ebooks, along with a selection of 'Bargain eBooks' which start from 99p and certainly will not break the bank. Waterstones also offers cheap eBooks.