15 Free Fiction eBooks for the Kindle

Check out this selection of 100% free works of fiction for your Kindle. From timeless classics through today’s latest work, there is sure to be an eBook for you in our list!

lesmisLes Misérables by Victor Hugo

This classic fiction masterpiece follows the story of Jean Valjean’s struggle to reform himself during the Paris Uprising of 1832.  A must read for any serious lover of quality literature

nobodyDiary of a Nobody by George Grossmith

A late-Victorian era humor novel that will keep you engrossed and laughing as you follow the exploits of Mr. Charles Pooter, the ambitious “nobody!”

orphansThe English Orphans by Mary Jane Holmes

This updated version of the classic Cinderella story follows the lives of two sisters orphaned in America.  A heartfelt read that will leave you with a smile on your face.

 

 

aesopAesop’s Fables by Aesop

A great collection of the timeless Aesop’s Fables stories.  Easy to read yet with great depth to them, these tales have withstood the test of time for 2,500 years because of their amazing insight and relatability.

 

lastmanThe Last Man by Mary Shelley

The author of Frankenstein delivers a chilling tale of an England destroyed by plague at the end of the 21st century.  Influencing many future novels with its post-apocalyptic theme, this novel is an instant classic!

 

 

bolivarSimon Bolivar, the Liberator by Guillermo A. Sherwell

This fascinating biography follows the life of Simon Bolivar as he fights for South America to gain its independence. A must read for anyone interested in South American culture and history.

 

 

thereforTherefore I Am – A Digital Science Fiction Anthology 2

A great collection of 10 original sci-fi stories.  With a large variety of themes and styles this collection will give you plenty of entertainment as well as food for thought!

 

 

secretThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

This book follows the tale of spoiled Mary Lennox whose world is turned upside-down when she is orphaned and sent live with her uncle.  With the aid of her cousin she brings a dying garden, and herself, back to life.

 

 

hostileHostile Witness by Rebecca Forster

The first book of The Witness Series will keep you enthralled as you follow the story of Hannah Sheraton, a 16 year old girl charged with the murder of her step-grandfather who is the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court

 

 

longtimeLong Time Coming by Edie Claire

Eighteen years after the death of her best friend Joy Hudson must face some shocking truths in order to find closure and discover the truth about what really happened.  This novel blends mystery, romance, and a touch of the paranormal in a way that will keep you riveted!

 

 

callCall of the Herald (Gosland Series: Book One) by Brian Rathbone

Dive into the Gosland Series with this free eBook!  In this remarkable fantasy series the inhabitants of Godfist have forgotten about their ancient foes the Zhjon, a plotting evil race that can only be stopped by the Herald who must rise to her destiny to save her homeland.

 

 

annaAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Considered by many to be Tolstoy’s greatest work, this Russian drama is sure to capture reader’s attention with its rich characters, deep emotional plot, and masterful description of Russian society in the 19th century.  A must read!

 

 

freeFree to Die by Bob McElwain

After three years of running from a charge of murder, Brad Ashton is back to clear his name and win his freedom.  A tightly-paced thriller with plenty of action, this free eBook will keep readers glued to their Kindle!

 

 

taleoftwoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A true literary masterpiece, this classic novel takes you back to the French Revolution and captures your attention with its beautiful language and rich characters. Incredibly deep and full of symbolism, this is a book which can be read over and over with something new gained every time!

 

 

swimSwim: An eShort Story by Jennifer Weiner

In this intriguing short story struggling freelance writer Ruth swims obsessively when she is not working to try to wash away her past failures.  Follow Ruth’s journey of personal growth as she struggles to keep above water both literally and figuratively.

 

Have a free fiction eBook for the Kindle that you would like to share? Put it in the comments below!

Feeling romantic? Check out our post with 15 free Romance eBooks for the Kindle!

15 Free Romance eBooks for the Kindle

Looking to snuggle up with a good romance novel on your Kindle? Pour yourself a glass of wine and get cozy with one of these free romance eBooks for the Kindle offered on Amazon.com

  • timelessoneTimeless Trilogy, Book One, Fate – The first book of Tallulah Grace’s Timeless Trilogy series follows a precognitive television producer who is being stalked by a serial killer

 

 

  • amethystAmethyst – The first book of Heather Bowhay’s Guardian series, this paranormal romance will keep you enthralled

 

  • toodeepIn Too Deep – This powerful novella centers around members of the Hidden Cove Fire Department and the romances that develop between them

 

  • rose1Arianna Rose Part 1 – Jennifer Martucci’s first installment of this supernatural romance series will keep you spellbound

 

  • gardenIn The Garden of Temptation – The first in a series of four books, this modern-gothic tale by Cynthia Wicklund is sure to become a classic romance novel

 

 

  • withaviewWith a View – This straight-forward romance novella is a great read that comes with the first chapter of another book from the author

 

 

  • brideThe Rent-A-Groom – Jennifer Blake delivers a quick, page-turning story about a jilted lover who decides to go on her honeymoon despite her canceled wedding

 

  • lovehealTo Love and Heal – The second book of the Power of Love series, this is a passionate military-romance by Tamra Rose

 

  • kingKing, King, Goose? – This dragon shifter-romance novella is short, funny read which includes samples of the author’s other work

 

  • tanaquillTanaquill – A fantasy romance that follows Fae, a fairy princess who is set free in the world of humans for a vacation in 1800’s London

 

  • secretsSecrets and Lies – The first book of the Secrets and Lies Trilogy by Joanne Clancy is rich, well-written and quickly captures the reader’s attention

 

  • freefallFree Fall – The final installment of Fern Michaels’ Revenge of the Sisterhood series, this book wraps things up in an sexy, thrilling novel

 

Feel free to comment about your favorite Romance eBook below!

How to Guide: Free Audio Books for the Kindle

I love multi-tasking. If you’re like me and feel better when getting at least two things done at once then you probably share my love for audiobooks, but did you know that the Kindle Fire is a perfect audiobook playing device? Setup is a breeze and many of the resources that bring free eBooks to your Kindle Fire will also provide you with free audiobooks.

Kindle Fire Audio Book Apps

Audible

The Audible application that comes pre-installed on the Kindle Fire is a quick, easy way to put over 100,000 audiobooks at your fingertips. With the new Whispersync for Voice feature you can effortlessly switch from reading an eBook to listening to the audiobook version without losing your place!

Audible users start with a free 30 day trial, after which plans start at $7.95 a month. There are some free audiobooks available to users, but the site is focused towards paying customers.

OverDrive Media Console

The OverDrive Media Console which allows users to download free eBooks to your Kindle from any public library also gives access to many free audiobooks. The OverDrive app is a free Kindle app available from Amazon that you can test drive from your computer before purchasing or installing, which is great for the user who doesn’t want to become overburdened with apps that they download once to try and never actually use.

Sites for Free Kindle Fire Audio Books

There are many sites offering free audiobooks for download, here are some of the better ones:

Recommended Free Audio Books

Get started with these editor picks:

  • Kronos by Jeremy Robinson – A page-turning modernization of Moby Dick, this book had me entranced!
  • Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka – This classic work by Kafka follows the transformation of a traveling salesman into a bug, and is considered a seminal work of 20th century fiction.
  • Anthem by Ayn Rand – In a dystopian future where individualism has been all but eliminated, one man struggles to rediscover his personal identity.
  • The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson – This best seller is a gripping, fast-paced mystery that grabs your attention and refuses to let go!
  • The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown – The follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, this well written thriller is just as captivating!
  •  King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard – King Solomon’s Mines is a classic tales of lost-world adventure which definitely withstands the test of time.

Enjoy audio books even more with by popping your Kindle Fire into a ReaderDock F-Station to boost the volume and enhance the sound quality dramatically.

Free Ebooks for Nook

Here’s some of the latest free nook ebooks from Barnes & Noble. Have a free ebook you love? Add it to the comments section below and share it! Happy reading.

Dead Drop: A Lawson Vampire Bonus Story
by Jon F. Merz
Meet Lawson. A cynical, wise-cracking vampire charged with protecting the Balance between vampires and humans, he is part cop, part spy, and part commando—a James Bond with fangs. Lawson mixes shrewd cunning with unmatched lethality to get his job done.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Special Edition Preview
by Denise Mina, Andrea Mutti, Leonardo Manco
Get an advance look at the Vertigo graphic novel adaptation of the international best-selling thriller, scheduled to hit shelves November 2012, and featuring the work of acclaimed author Denise Mina! Delve into the dark mystery of the Vanger family, as disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist is hired to uncover the truth behind a teenage girl’s disappearance over forty years ago.

Life to the Max – A Max Lucado Digital Sampler
by Max Lucado
This digital sampler includes excerpts from selected Max Lucado titles, offering a glimpse into the contents of these six books, all of which can help you live life to the max. Titles include: Max on Life, Outlive Your Life, Fearless, It’s Not About Me, Cure for the Common Life, and Live Loved.

Making Innovation Work: How to Manage It, Measure It, and Profit from It
by Tony Davila, Marc Epstein, Robert Shelton
Profitable innovation doesn’t just happen. It must be managed, measured, and properly executed, and few companies know how to accomplish this effectively. Making Innovation Work presents a formal innovation process proven to work at HP, Microsoft and Toyota, to help ordinary managers drive top and bottom line growth from innovation.

Reflections on the Game
by Arnold Palmer, Thomas Hauser
In celebration of the 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational, NBC Publishing and the Golf Channel are pleased to offer this download of Palmer’s poignant essay, “Reflections on the Game.” The essay is featured in the new eBook, Arnold Palmer: A Personal Journey by Thomas Hauser with Arnold Palmer—a stunning tribute to an American sports hero and the most intimate portrait ever of the man behind the legend.

Alex Cross, Run – 1ft 19 Chapters FREE
by James Patterson
Top plastic surgeon Elijah Creem is renowned for his skills in the operating room, and for his wild, no-expense-spared “industry parties,” bringing in underage exotic dancers and models for nights of drugs, champagne, and uninhibited sex. That is, until Detective Alex Cross busts one of Creem’s lavish soirees and ruins his fun. Now Creem is willing to do anything to avoid going to jail.

No One But You
by Jillian Hart
We all have the power to effect change–we just need to find the strength to harness it. With every good deed done, and helping hand offered, we are making the world a better place. The dedicated women selected as this year’s recipients of Harlequin’s More Than Words award have changed many lives for the better, through their compassionate hearts and unshakable commitment.

Top Nook LendMe eBooks & How to Get Them

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If you’re an avid Nook user you probably know by now that the Nook’s LendMe feature is a convenient and money-saving way to read e-books. But did you also know that LendMe is also an interesting barometer of What’s Hot in the e-book book world.

Please see our article How to Use Barnes & Noble NOOK Lend Me Book Lending if you need to learn how Nook LendMe works.

Barnes & Noble graciously publish the top Nook Lend Me books right on their website. If lots of people are lending a specific title, well, logically it’s a pretty good read. A quick scan of the top LendMe books shows that these e-books are ones that are typically quick, pleasure reads — nothing too deep or intellectual going on here. And when you think about how the LendMe works – you can “lend” an e-book for two weeks only – this makes perfect sense. No one is going to Lend out a 700 page diatribe. Likewise, no one is going to Lend out a favorite book they want to keep or consult forever.

In fact, looking at the current top 10 LendMe titles, the Romance novel is crowned king:

  1. The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden
  2. Hopeless
  3. Up to Me
  4. Someone to Love
  5. Wounded
  6. One More Day – The Alexanders, Book 1
  7. Down to You
  8. Forever My Girl
  9. The Secret of Ella and Micha
  10. Treading Water, The Treading Water Series, Book 1

 

Some of the cover art alone from the list was enough to make me blush. Perhaps we can chalk this up as a “50 Shades” phenomenon.

At Number 12 we find The Hobbit, so we’re clearly moving on. Life of Pi is next, undoubtedly because of the success of the motion picture. Point is, even if Romance novels just aren’t your thing, there’s still plenty of e-book suggestions to be gleaned from the pages of the Top Lend Me Nook Books.

Finally, looking at the second to last or last page of Top Lend Me Nook titles is also a cool way to uncover, still obscure, up and coming titles. If an e-book is just making the list, and presumably moving up, you can be the first of your circle to discover new literary gold!

We suggest you bookmark the top Nook Lend Me books link and check it monthly. With this you can use the Nook Lend Me program not only to get the most out of your Nook tablet, but to get the most out of online browsing for e-books too.

 

How to Create Kindle Folders for Your Ebook Collections

kindleapp-book-collectionsNow there’s a simple way to create Kindle folders to organize your ebook collections.

Book Collections ($2.99) is a handy app that enables you to create customized folders and menus to easily organize your ebooks and personal documents.

Start by creating a folder (that can be renamed later) and organize your books. Book cover thumbnails are displayed inside the folders and once you select a book, you can open it, move it to another folder, move it to the top of the folder listing or hide it completely.

So go fill up your ebooks library with free Kindle Fire ebooks, and organize them! You can set up a folder for books you’re currently reading to quickly and easily find them and de-clutter your home screen.

 

 

 

Where to Download Free Ebooks for Children

Everyone knows how important it is to get kids to read and develop a lifelong love of reading. That said, there are few things children of any age love more than the latest electronic gizmo, and e-reader tablets like the Kindle and Nook are no exception.

Seeking out free children’s ebooks is a win-win: kids are doing what they like to do, plus they’re doing what you like (reading). It’s sorta like covering broccoli in melted cheese.

With this handy guide, your kid’s books are free of charge. Viola – triple-win!

Note: See our posts How to Find & Download Free Kindle Fire eBook or How to Download Free eBooks To Nook Color & Nook Tablet to learn more about importing free e-books onto your tablet.

Free Ebooks for young children

Even if your child is a baby or toddler and not yet reading themselves, there’s no reason you can’t cuddle them up with your tablet at bedtime and read free e-book stories instead of traditional paper books!

Free Ebooks for older children

Sources abound to get free e-books for kids 6 – 12. Some of our top picks:

Free Ebooks for Teenagers

The fact that teenagers still read may amaze you, but it’s true! Moving engaging stories onto an e-reader will only serve to further their interest in reading. Top Picks:

No matter how technology changes, reading will always be the bedrock that every child’s education is built upon. We hope you’ll start downloading free kid’s ebooks onto your tablet today. Teach your kids that using the latest electronics and exploring literature not only mix, but are a match made in heaven!

How to Download Free eBooks To Nook Color & Nook Tablet

Here are the step-by-step instructions for getting your free ebooks safely downloaded from Project Gutenberg (or pretty much any other free eBook download site) to your computer then transferred to your actual Nook Color or Tablet.

Please note: If you are using your Nook Color or Tablet and navigate the web browser to Project Gutenberg or another free eBook download site, you can simply download and view your selected ebooks immediately on your device. These instructions are for downloading to your computer first (which is a bit more complicated!)

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How to download free eBooks to Nook Color/Tablet:

Step 1: Download the free eBook from the website onto your computer.

  1. Find the ebook on Project Gutenberg you wish to download.
  2. Select the file by clicking on the link.
  3. Select the format (usually this will say “EPUB” or “EPUB, no images”)
  4. In most cases a pop-up will appear stating ‘you have chosen to open ‘[filename].epub’ which is a: EPUB file [number KB] from:  http://www.gutenberg.org
  5. Now you can either open this file with Adobe Digital Editions   —– or —–   save this file
  6. Saving to your desktop is best. Name the file with the name of the ebook.

Step 2: Copy the free eBook download onto your Nook.

  1. Plug your Nook into your PC with the USB cord. The Nook will appear as a new drive on your computer (usually drive F: or G: and called “MyNOOK”).
  2. Copy the EPUB file you downloaded earlier to your Nook drive, under folder My Files\Books
  3. Eject the Nook from your computer
  4. The book should now appear in your Nook library. If they do not for any reason just go to Library and touch My Stuff in the top right corner, then My Files, Books, and launch the book file you copied earlier directly from there

Alternate for Nook Using ADE

 

We hope these instructions make it easy for you to download and transfer free eBooks for your Kindle Fire and Nook – Happy e-reading!

 

 

Bestseller: Reflected in You, by Sylvia Day

#1 NYT Best Seller.

Reflected in You5 stars.

Gideon Cross. As beautiful and flawless on the outside as he was damaged and tormented on the inside. He was a bright, scorching flame that singed me with the darkest of pleasures. I couldn’t stay away. I didn’t want to. He was my addiction… my every desire… mine.

My past was as violent as his, and I was just as broken. We’d never work. It was too hard, too painful… except when it was perfect. Those moments when the driving hunger and desperate love were the most exquisite insanity.

We were bound by our need. And our passion would take us beyond our limits to the sweetest, sharpest edge of obsession… Read more on Amazon

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NYPD Red by James Patterson

patterson5 stars

It’s the start of Hollywood on Hudson, and New York City is swept up in the glamour. Every night, the red carpet rolls out for movie stars arriving at premieres in limos; the most exclusive restaurants close for private parties for wealthy producers and preeminent directors; and thousands of fans gather with the paparazzi, hoping to catch a glimpse of the most famous and beautiful faces in the world. With this many celebrities in town, special task force NYPD Red is on high alert-and they can’t afford to make a single mistake.

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Then a world-renowned producer fatally collapses at his power breakfast, and top NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan is the first one on the scene. Zach works with his beautiful new partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald-who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend-to discover who the murderer might be. But this is only the beginning: the most brutal, public, and horrifyingly spectacular crimes they’ve ever encountered are about to send all of New York into chaos, putting NYPD Red on the ropes… Read More on Amazon