I've installed calibre on my computer so that I can try converting books to a kindle suitable format.

The few sites I've found with books I want to try and convert either ask you to complete surveys before it will download the files or just keeps having ad pop ups which slow my computer.

Could anyone suggest some places to download free books without these probs?

Thanks

Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks, Internet Archive. These will let you download without the need to convert: just pick the format you want.
Amazon also has a lot of free books in their Kindle Store.

Amazon is the most obvious place.

What sites are you trying? Sounds very dodgy.

Just some I found in google searches. Didn't go very far. Obviously I've looked on amazon but the books I want are new so still a bit expensive so I thought I would see if I could find then free in another format then convert!

We can't discuus those kind of sites on here

There is an exhaustive list of free sources here.

Thanks for the ideas. Can't seem to find the two books I want on any of the places suggested. Perhaps they are too new?!

I think written works are copyrighted for 50 years. If you find relatively new books on these sites then they are illegal copies.

I personally think ebooks are a scam. I can pickup a second hand paperback for 99p on eBay or in a charity shop.

Well yes, you may be able to get them cheap in a charity shop but the two books I want to read have only come out in the last two months and I've been bought a kindle so I would like to read them on there. If I can't find them free then I will either wait or pay but as I had seen lots of people say you can find e versions of most books free somewhere, that I would try that as my first option

You can't always get the books you want in a charity shop though and you don't have the convenience/benefits of using an ebook reader/reading ebooks.

ebooks usually come down in price after a while which is an option for those who don't want to pay for books on release. I'm sure if you look a bit harder you'll probably find the books you want, although it's a shame that people are not compensating authors for their work. I hope ebooks do not go the way of music downloads.

I was recently given a 75% off coupon from Kobo for ebooks. I looked at a few books that were on sale, but I found the paperbacks on eBay were cheaper, even including postage.

Have you tired your local library ? I know some were doing eBook lending.

If the books are recently published you are unlikely to find them free on Amazon. Amazon does have some new books free or at low prices, but they are generally by little known authors who are trying to build a readership. Mainstream ebooks are often not much cheaper than the corresponding paperback edition.

My local library does have a digital lending bit but the choice of books is horrendous. I will prob end up having to buy them. One is about £5/6 on amazon whereas the actual book is £10 so it's a little cheaper.

amazon have a good "kindle daily deal" usually several ebooks at £1each. needs kindle if course. caibre useless as it wont work on drm protected books.

I can pick up 25 stories like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Christma...istmas+stories
for 39p or 25 sci fi stories or horror or whatever takes your fancy and be reading them within seconds and I dont have to go out and get wet

Did you enjoy your birthday read op ?

Calibre can solve that problem. I've converted books I bought in epub to the kindle format. I agree with paying the authors but I don't see why I should pay them twice.

Calibre does work with DRM books, you just need to make friends with apprentice alf

Yes thank you!! Tried to PM you back but couldn't. Thanks

They also have sales on at various times of the year. At the moment they have a 12 days of Christmas sale on.

You're welcome.

Totally agree with this statement. I think authors should be paid for their work but, as someone who has a few ereading devices I don't see why I should pay twice to read on another device.

If you have a Amazon Prime membership (£49 per year), you get next-day delivery service at no charge and full access to the Kindle Library, which offers a wide range of ebooks - including some of latest releases - and magazines you could borrow free. I read quite a few from the Library.

More info here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.h...cId=1000659983

Prime offers excellent value if you're a regular Amazon buyer.

In any case, some ebooks via Amazon are incredibly cheap and often free. I bought Iain Banks's The Quarry for 99 pence a couple of weeks ago.

OP you could also look at the 12 days of Christmas kindle sale here

http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=s9_ri_...rd_i=341689031

Lots of discounted books.

Amazon are also good at price matching with other sites. So you can also check those sites out to see if they are having a sale as amazon will usually price match. Google play are having a sale on their ebooks an I've just purchased 2 books that were on sale on google play for the same price at amazon.

You can get a lot of cheap books for your kindle. I've just spent £9.50 and I've got 6 books for that.