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HOW IT WORKS: From librivox.org, you can download MP3s onto your desktop, where they can be played or transferred onto music apps or media players on another device. There are also LibriVox

options in app stores and on podcast providers, but founder Hugh McGuire, a software entrepreneur, says those have been created by third parties. LibriVox’s selections are searchable by

author, title and reader.  GET FREE BOOKS FROM BOOKSELLERS 6. BOOKBUB AND OTHER DISCOUNT E-BOOK SELLERS BookBub is a book recommendation and sales hub for discounted e-books (think the

Marshalls of e-books). Along with low-cost e-books, it offers “hundreds” of free e-books on its site, according to General Manager Katie Donelan. The free reads, most published within the

last five years, lean heavily toward the romance, mystery, fantasy and thriller categories. Two other sites with similar models, discounted prices and smaller lists of free books are The

Fussy Librarian and Early Bird Books. HOW IT WORKS: You need to become a member of or subscribe to one of these three platforms, but it’s free and easy to do so. They are set up for users to

“purchase” the free books (for $0) through Amazon or Barnes & Noble, which sends the books directly to the customer’s Kindle, Nook or corresponding app. 7. AMAZON The company that

popularized e-books and sells the Kindle, the most popular e-reader, also offers a rotating selection of free e-books. A recent search pulled up thousands of titles, including classics

(Victor Hugo’s _Les Misérables_), romances (_Finding Cinderella_ by Colleen Hoover), thrillers and children’s books. HOW IT WORKS: Access titles on the Free Kindle Books page. They can be

read on Kindles, obviously, but also through the Kindle app on tablets, phones and computers. Amazon Prime members can tap into their Prime Reading benefit, which unlocks additional free

titles.  7. BARNES & NOBLE For readers who use Barnes & Noble’s Nook device, bn.com has as many as 10,000 free books available every day. They are mostly books that have been

available for at least a year, according to Jason Matos, manager of the Nook division. Popular choices include _The Secret Adversary_ by Agatha Christie and the memoir _Twelve Years a Slave

_by Solomon Northrup. HOW IT WORKS: Bargain seekers go to bn.com and “buy” a book for $0. Nook readers will have the book synced to their device. For others, first create an account on

bn.com and then download the Nook app on a smartphone or tablet. Purchased books will now populate in the app. You can also read the books within the Barnes & Noble website on the My

Digital Library page of your account. 9. APPLE BOOKS AND GOOGLE PLAY BOOKS Your phone contains multitudes. The Google Play Books and Apple Books apps, which, like Amazon and Barnes &

Noble stores, sell e-books, and both have running lists of free offerings. Downloads include the usual classics in the public domain as well as romance, thrillers, cozy mysteries, and

various how-to books. The most interesting freebies are a handful of audio classics narrated by famous actors on Apple Books. Kate Beckinsale voicing _Pride and Prejudice_ and Leslie Odom,

Jr., reading _The Great Gatsby_ are just a few examples. HOW THEY WORK: Download the app appropriate to your device and search for free books. Kobo, the Canadian-designed, color e-reader

also offers a free selection of the usual classic, public domain titles, including _The Count of Monte Cristo_. 10. EBOOKS.COM The independent e-book seller eBooks.com also keeps a robust

list of 400 public domain books for free downloads including deep cuts like 1919’s _A Thin Ghost and Others_, by Montague Rhodes James, a Eton provost. Find information about their dedicated

app here.