Borrowing
OverDrive - You can now check out e-books and e-audiobooks from Samuels Public Library! Each book checks out for 7 or 14 days (your choice), and you can check out 10 at a time. Is your device compatible? Find out here.
- How to download ebooks to an e-reader
- How to download ebooks to a Kindle
- How to download ebooks to a mobile device
- How to download e-audiobooks
eBookFling - Now that Kindle and Nook are open to file sharing, this website offers users the opportunity to swap e-books for free with other readers nationwide while still retaining ownership.
Purchasing
InkMesh - A search engine that searches more than thirty online sources for free e-books, InkMesh also compares prices of the major e-book vendors.
Free E-Books
Project Gutenberg - The original site for free text online, Project Gutenberg has more than 33,000 free books that you can use on almost any e-reader platform. Most of the titles are classics or otherwise in the public domain.
Baen Books - This science fiction and fantasy publisher offers many of their titles as free downloads. It is possible to save them to your computer or send them directly to a Kindle, for example.
The Online Books Page - The University of Pennsylvania Libraries have indexed hundreds of thousands of online books that are freely readable on the internet.
The Online Books Page - The University of Pennsylvania Libraries have indexed hundreds of thousands of online books that are freely readable on the internet.
Blogs
The Digital Reader - A blog devoted to news, reviews of e-book readers, links to free e-books, and more.
Ebookanoid - A blog that reviews e-readers, e-books, and the websites devoted to them.
