Help I want to start reading but I don’t have any money to spend

[amerie]

Do you guys have any resources to find free books? I'm interested in reading dark poetry or something philosophical like regarding the meaning of life. I haven't read any real books in a while besides fanfiction and I'd like to start again to improve my writing skills and just to understand life more. I have a library card which I used to get free DVD's but I don't want to waste time renting books I'll probably forget about.

 

[soledad.virgen]

anne's archive is where i usually get books and then put them on my ereader. i will say from personal experience that if you don't remember to read physical books, it'll be the same with any pdfs or epubs. i felt the same about the library but even now with what i download i usually only read like one book a month because of my anhedonia and forgetfulness

 

[astr4]

The Online Books Page

also gutenberg

also torrenting epub files off 1337 and whatnot

 

[zekeyaeger]

get an e reader and then download books from irc

 

[lionetta12]

Do you guys have any resources to find free books? I'm interested in reading dark poetry or something philosophical like regarding the meaning of life. I haven't read any real books in a while besides fanfiction and I'd like to start again to improve my writing skills and just to understand life more. I have a library card which I used to get free DVD's but I don't want to waste time renting books I'll probably forget about.

In University we'd just google the name of the book we wanted to read and look at different links until we found a free version of it and then downloaded the file.

 

[Alexei_Kirillov]

Can you not just renew any books you take out from the library online? Also, most libraries these days offer access to ebooks and other online resources too.

 

[pilotviolin]

fmhy.net see what you find, r/zlibrary just try find the legit domain. if on your phone get an ereader, on pc your browser can open pdfs but you might need a reader software for epub files. sometimes u gotta just google around for harder to find stuff, and make use of isbns of books you want to find. uhh internet archive has a library and numerous books, theres official online libraries out there too. someone mentioned irc, theres also zlib telegram bots if theyre still up.

for finding new reccomendations and tracking what books youve read and want to read, goodreads is great.

 

[Demi-Fiend]

A lot of libraries offer ebook checkouts.

 

[bitcrushing]

i use the paid version of ReadEra on my phone but the free version also works really well, epubs and pdfs i get from libgen or Anna's Archive

 

[avoid]

I also recommend using ReadEra on your mobile devices, or Calibre on your computer. Both are free without ads and support text-to-speech. I used to Google download links for books and now my main source is the Internet Archive because it offers multiple book formats and hosts its own files without ads or scam links.

 

[fallingleaves]

If you have a library card and your local library uses the Libby app, you can download ebooks and audiobooks there without even leaving your house.

 

[nux_walpurgis]

When I want to read a book, I just google the name of the book, and after that I write "read online free" or sth like that. Then it shows me links from different sites and I choose one. I find most of them that way, but still, not everything exists online for free.

 

[sinfonia]

If you like classics you can look for audiobooks on YouTube, there are many great readings available for free. You also get three free audiobooks when you sign up to audible for the first time (I'm not affiliated with them in any way jfc).

When I want to read a book, I just google the name of the book, and after that I write "read online free" or sth like that. Then it shows me links from different sites and I choose one. I find most of them that way, but still, not everything exists online for free.

There's also libgen, it's the largest 'shadow library' online that I'm aware of. I think they have pretty much everything.

 

[Aergia]

Z-Library. I use it on Tor. Not legal if that bears saying.

 

[yousaidimsweet]

try the internet archive. i've found some classics on there like the remains of the day. though to actually read the books you need to make an account and get a one-hour loan for the pdf. probably not the best if you're looking for more recent works. hope this helps though <3

 

[Pluto]

 

[Unrequitedlife]

Personally, if I'm honest I don't read avidly but I like the feel of holding a real book. The feel, the smell etc is all part of the experience for me. I tend to look round charity shops, you can pick up books literally (excuse the pun) for pence and it's kind of fun going and seeing what you may find there and take a chance on.