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At least in the US, don't forget paperbackswap.I know we prefer using libraries, but would you like us to post our other sources for free & cheap?
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Cheryl is busier irl atm. wrote: "At least in the US, don't forget paperbackswap.I know we prefer using libraries, but would you like us to post our other sources for free & cheap?"
Heck to the yes, you should!
Little Free Libraries. Some locations are listed in the database & map at littlefreelibrary.org.Friends of the Library booksales, of course. Some public libraries have free 'paperback exchange' racks, too.
If you live in a town with a college or university, you might be able to get materials as a local resident. Access may be limited, but it's not nothing, esp. if you want something more academic like science, history, literary criticism....
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A friend says:
"BookDepository.com has free shipping worldwide. I ordered some books from the UK after a visit there when I nearly spent too much money at a bookstore on books for my very young nieces and nephew(s). They carry the usual books but also some that I haven't seen before.
BookMooch.com to get "free" books."
(I've not tried either of those sites.)
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https://www.smashwords.com/,. Of course, those are indies, so ymmv, but it doesn't hurt to explore.
Lots of picture-books are available on YouTube. Teachers, grannies, and celebrities all read (older and newer!) books aloud and then post. Sometimes an author will even read a significant sample, or even all, of his book! Quality does, of course, vary.
Just search by title of book. And if you find a good 'channel' or reader, please come back here with the link.
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For SF&F ebooks, try Baen and Tor online.
Another friend says:"Even some of the high profile authors offer free ebooks to gain early reviews. Try following a few of your favourite authors on twitter, they will often post free or cheap offers and they will often be on quite new books."
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Indie and self-published authors often offer copies for review - look for a promotional folder on groups on Goodreads. Beware quality, though, as of course these have not been vetted by a traditional publisher.
Project Gutenberg, Librivox, and The Public Domain Review offer older/ oop books, including classics. And the last offers movies, illustrations, etc. also.
The University of Pennsylvania has a Newbery-relevant collection:
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/wome...
and more at http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/...
Open Library, at https://openlibrary.org/, has some books that actually are *not* in the public domain, because they're only available for *loan,* just as at a real library. These are books that have been collected by them, mostly donations from libraries, physically archived, and digitally scanned for us to borrow.
You can probably join other libraries besides your local one, and use their digital services, too.For example, when I lived in Carson City, NV I had a card that got me to CLAN, which serves almost all of rural NV. I also visited Reno and signed up for a card there, and had access to all the services that the locals do for all of Washoe County. Ditto Minden, to be a patron of Douglas County.
In addition, my mother helped sign me up for a card at her library in Wisconsin, so I have full access to the MORE system, including the online downloads even when I'm not visiting her.
Now I'm moving to Yukon OK. I will use our county library system, and I will also use the OKC system because my eldest son lives in the City.
Some of these are US-centric, of course. But openlibrary and bookcrossing are absolutely worldwide, and I think that Little Free Libraries are catching on globally, too.
Um, I'd rather not....Especially because half the fun of fetching a book is seeing other appealing titles in its proximity.
Yet another kind of book finder: https://www.unconsentingmedia.org/#%7...(
It's a database of books, movies and TV shows that allow you to avoid triggery subjects like rape and sexual harassment.
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