How to download ebooks

You are a true lover of reading and, despite the skepticism you initially felt towards digital books, in the end you had to change your mind. Driven by curiosity, you tried to read something on your friend’s ebook reader and you were pleasantly surprised, to the point that, after carefully reading my guide on buying advice for ebook readers, you bought someone too.

Well, if that’s the case, I’m really happy! If now if you are here – I bet – it is because you want to learn how to make the most of your new electronic book reader and, above all, you would like to have some advice on how to download ebooks from the Internet, perhaps completely free. In this way you can evaluate the subsequent purchase of the books that interest you most.

Did I guess? Yup? Well, I kind of imagined it. Seeing as it seems that things are exactly as I described them, then know that I am quite pleased to announce that you have landed on the right guide at the right time. During this tutorial I will dedicate myself in-depth to those Internet sites that allow you to download ebooks for free. Follow my instructions and you will discover in a few minutes how to take your first steps in the world of digital reading. It is not difficult at all, you will notice it very soon. Are you ready to get started? Sit comfortably at your PC and discover with me how to download ebooks from major online stores. I wish you a good read, in every sense.

Official stores to download ebooks from

I would say to start this guide with a brief overview of what I believe are the best sites to download ebooks: first of all I want to talk to you about the official stores of those that are the most popular ebook readers in Italy.

To download ebooks there are in fact several famous Internet sites through which it is possible to download books in Ebup or PDF format but, first of all, I suggest you take a trip to the main store of your ebook reader. I am referring to the Amazon online store for Kindle ebook readers and the Kobo Store for Kobo-branded ebook readers. Although less known, even the Tolino ebook readers allow you to search for ebooks to download through a predefined store: in this specific case the reference store is the Libraccio.it website.

Maybe you didn’t know, but even on these Internet sites you can find many books to download at no cost. If you follow my advice, you will soon discover that you don’t have to pay to download ebooks.

Amazon.co.uk (Kindle Store)

The Amazon Kindle Store is the digital store from which Kindle users can buy books in digital format or download ebooks for free from any device: the ebook reader itself or even PCs, smartphones and tablets. The content is then synced across all devices via the Internet using the official Kindle application available for free for iOS, Android, PC and Mac and the Kindle Cloud Reader, which is accessible from any browser.

With this in mind, you can then choose to act from your ebook reader but also from your PC, in order to remotely control the download of the book on your ebook reader, once it is connected to the Internet.

In case you choose to act from your PC to download the ebooks to your Kindle, all you have to do is go to the official Amazon website and log in using the website using your account data. Once you have connected to the Kindle Store, you can use the site’s search engine to locate the book of your interest. Alternatively, you can also click directly on one of the categories in the side menu.

Once you have located the book you want to download, click on its cover image. On the next screen for the book preview card, make sure that Kindle Format is selected and that, in the drop-down menu, there is the word Send to followed by the name of your Kindle. To download or purchase the book of your choice and send the download command to your ebook reader from your PC, you just have to click on the Buy now button with 1-click.

In the event that it is a paid book, know that you can receive an extract of the same on your device for free to evaluate the purchase. To do this, once you have clicked on the cover of the book in question, just click on the heading Send a free sample which you can see located in the right sidebar. This will activate the remote download command on your Kindle: you will be able to read the free extract of the book you have chosen.

The list that includes all the free books that can be downloaded from Amazon on the Kindle can be found here: they are mostly old classics, but I am convinced that among them you will also find some that you have not read yet. Alternatively, if you are a subscriber to the Amazon Prime service, you can connect to this page and browse the Amazon Prime Reading catalog, which allows all Prime subscribers to download over 500 titles between ebooks and comics for free.

I also want to make you aware of the vast possibilities of reading made available by an Amazon subscription service dedicated to reading lovers. The latter, called Kindle Unlimited, allows you to access a huge library of titles in Italian or foreign languages, much larger than that offered by Amazon Prime Reading. The service is by subscription and the cost is € 9.99 per month (after the first 30 days of free trial with no restrictions). If you want to know more about this service, check out my dedicated tutorial.

Kobo Store

Kobo Store is the digital showcase dedicated to Kobo ebook readers which in Italy belongs to the Mondadori group. Downloads and purchases can be completed from any device and therefore not only through the ebook reader. Purchased books are synchronized over the Internet on all devices on which Kobo apps are available, i.e. Windows and Mac computers, smartphones and tablets running Android or iOS.

If you choose to proceed to download ebooks from your Kobo reader, you will first need to configure your device correctly to connect to the Internet. This procedure must be performed differently depending on the Kobo model you are using; in the following lines I will show you the procedures for the device I own.

To connect to Wi-Fi you have to tap on the menu button ( symbol of three horizontal lines ). Then tap on the Settings item and then on the wording Wi-Fi connection, thus going to select the wireless network you want to connect to.

After you have pressed the Connect item that you can see next to the wording Access a wireless network, the available wireless networks will be scanned. Then connect to your Wi-Fi network by tapping on it and possibly typing the access password.

To visit the virtual store on your ebook reader and download books in digital format, then tap the menu button again and tap the Browse or Recommended items. You can then use the internal search engine to locate the book of your interest or carry out a search starting from the main categories visible on the screen.

To buy a book of your interest, tap on the cover image and then tap on the Buy item. By tapping on Preview, you can download a free preview of the book in question to read an excerpt.

Alternatively, you can act directly from the official Kobo website to download free ebooks or purchase paid digital books. To do this, go to the official Kobo website and log in first by pressing the Login button. You will then be prompted to log in with the information you previously registered for your Kobo account.

Once logged into the official Kobo website, you can proceed through the website’s search engine to search for the book you want to download or purchase for free. Also note that you can also use the Explore by category drop-down menu to search for books to download related to a particular literary genre.

Once you have identified the book you are interested in, click on the Add to cart button (if it is paid), otherwise click on Add to my books. Once you have completed your purchase and added the book to your digital library, it will be synced to your ebook reader as soon as you connect it to your computer.

Libraccio.it

To download books via your Tolino ebook reader, you must first connect to the Wi-Fi network. To do this, turn on your ebook reader and, from the main screen, press the button with the menu symbol ( three horizontal lines ). From the next screen, press on the WLAN item to allow your ebook reader to scan for available Wi-Fi networks.

Then locate the Internet network to which the device will connect and tap on it. If necessary, enter the network password in the appropriate text field and press the Connect button. Wait for the ebook reader to connect to the Internet (you will see the check mark and the word connected in correspondence with the WiFi network to which you are connected).

He then returns to the main screen of the Tolino ebook reader and begins the search for ebooks to download through the virtual shop of the Libraccio.it site. To go to the website in question directly from your ebook reader, press the Go to shop button that you can see from the home screen.

Don’t forget to log in with your account previously created on the Libraccio.it website. You can perform this login procedure directly from the Tolino ebook reader by pressing the Subscribe Now button! and then entering the data ( email and password ) relating to your Libraccio.it website account.

By visiting the Libraccio.it digital store from your ebook reader you can then easily and independently search for ebooks to download: use the website’s internal search engine or the website’s categories. Once you have identified the book of your interest, you can purchase it by pressing the Buy button. Alternatively, you also have the option of pressing the Read an excerpt button to read a free preview of the book on your ebook reader. The purchased books will be added to the My Books section, accessible from the main screen of your device.

However, keep in mind that the procedure may vary depending on the model of the device you are using

The Libraccio.it website can also be visited via a web browser for Windows and Mac computers. If you wish, you can therefore also purchase ebooks via the desktop browser. The section dedicated to ebooks can be visited by clicking on this link .

Sites to download free ebooks

After having “devoured” all the free books on the store of your ebook reader, you can turn on your PC and go to one of these websites that allow you to download ebooks at no cost in formats compatible with Kindle (AZW, MOBI, PDF), Kobo (EPUB, PDF and MOBI) and other ebook readers.

• Project Gutenberg – One of the most popular and longest-running e-book download sites in the world. Suffice it to say that it was born on the basis of an idea had by the computer scientist Michael Hart who in 1971, who decided to launch a project for the digitization of literary works from all over the world. The resulting site offers works in the public domain (therefore almost exclusively great classics) in all languages ​​of the world and in all popular file formats. To download one, first click on its title and then on the item relating to the type of file to be downloaded (eg  Kindle or  EPUB ).
• Liber Liber  – Another “historical” site for ebook downloads. It is run by the work of an ONLUS and its catalog consists of over 2,500 works in the public domain or by authors who have expressly accepted the free distribution of their works online. You can browse the LiberLiber catalog by authors and works or topics by choosing one of the options available in the Books menu located at the top right. To download a work, however, click on the author’s name, scroll down the page that opens and choose the work that interests you.
• FeedBooks – On Feedbooks you can download a large number of ebooks in Italian that are no longer covered by copyright. To browse the site catalog, select one of the genres listed in the left sidebar. To download a book, however, click on its title and choose the file format in which to download it (eg.  EPubor  PDF ).
• Free Ebook – A site full of short stories, novels and other books that can be downloaded for free. These are not old classics no longer covered by copyright but the works of emerging writers.

If you encounter incompatibility problems between your ebook reader and a book you downloaded from the Internet, try to convert it to a file format supported by your reader by following one of these guides:  convert PDF to ePub,  convert AZW to ePub and convert AZW in PDF.

 

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