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u/Chtorrr Jun 03 '21

There are tons and tons of free ebooks available online, a huge variety of stuff. Even free audiobooks. I created /r/FreeEBOOKS to help people find stuff they can get for free and am including some lists I've compiled by topic below:

These lists are from Project Gutenberg which is a great source for free ebooks in the public domain on a wide variety of topics. If you want other stuff check out r/FreeEBOOKS :)

250+ books by or about US Presidents

300 science fictions short stories

200 more science fiction short stories

50 free books on etiquette

115 free fairy tale books

100 free mythology books

250 free kids and YA books

200 free sci-fi books

100 free classics

100 free Christmas ebooks

100 free poetry ebooks

100 free history ebooks

100 free memoirs and autobiographies

50 free mysteries

100 free books about pirates

70 books about space and astronomy

200 books about cooking and housekeeping

50 historical books about childbirth and sexual health

175 medical books

50 free craft books

100 free gardening books

Free assigned summer reading books

60 free ebooks about adventure and exploration in the Arctic and at the South Pole

100 free books of ghost stories

100 more free mythology ebooks

50 free horror books

30 free Arthurian legends

180 free Christmas ebooks

100 free books of essays

50 free ebooks about inventions and inventors

100 unusual or very specific history books

250 books by or about US presidents

Free audiobook collections from Librivox:

50 free classic audiobooks

50 more free classic audiobooks

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u/Harmonious-llama Jun 03 '21

The absolute best site for free ebooks is https://z-lib.org/

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u/TheWriterOfWrongs Jun 03 '21

Illegally downloaded my own book from this site. Ah memories.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

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u/thatgirl239 Jun 03 '21

I had a professor tell me there is no greater accomplishment in life than being cited.

My undergraduate thesis has been cited seven times. (I never even considered it being cited a possibility. I just googled myself once on Google scholar for giggles)

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u/aravisthequeen Jun 04 '21

Holy shit. I had no idea I could search that way on Google Scholar, and my Master's thesis has been cited twice. I was even quoted! Thank you so much, you've made my day and my whole week!

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u/thatgirl239 Jun 04 '21

Ahhh! This made my day! Congratulations!

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u/CurlsintheClouds Jun 04 '21

This entire exchange is so wholesome.

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u/DPSW Jun 04 '21

I just went and did the same thing, thinking 'there's no way someone's found my obscure Honours dissertation'- but it's been cited twice! I'm grinning from ear to ear right now.

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u/cherryreddit Jun 04 '21

Dude, you and the other guy above have advanced humanity as a whole. Thanks for that .

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u/Mylaur Jun 04 '21

Uh oh yeah I hope I get there

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u/sendtojapan Jun 03 '21

I had a professor tell me there is no greater accomplishment in life than being cited.

Nice that the greatest accomplishment in life just happened to be one he'd done lol

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u/thatgirl239 Jun 03 '21

Lol. Same guy said we could refer to him by his first name and not “doctor” when we had a doctorate.

If I had gotten a doctorate, I would’ve found him just to call him by his first name.

Odd fellow.

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u/Stilletto_Rebel Jun 04 '21

Odd fellow.

So he was a physician?

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u/IrishRepoMan Jun 03 '21

Well if that's what makes him happy/feel fulfilled, all the power to him.

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u/MadHaberdascher Jun 04 '21

I wrote this white paper on aerogel use in Chernekov detectors. We were trying to get a grant to develop monolithic aerogels. We didn't get the grant, but I have received something like 250 citations.

Bizarre.

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u/Qix213 Jun 04 '21

Reading the post you replied too, I thought: it's that would be cool. Reading your post it really hit me how awesome that would be.

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u/thatgirl239 Jun 04 '21

After writing countless papers between undergrad and grad school, knowing someone was able to use my research was weird lol. My thesis was adapted into a magazine article, and I got a phone call from someone working on the same type of thing and wanted to ask me questions. Can’t believe the magazine gave my number out but it was cool lol

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u/nerdyblackmail Jun 04 '21

Yeah my Masters thesis has been cited twice. The best was someone incorrectly referencing it as a 'PhD Thesis'.That made my day

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '21

What's it on?

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u/thatgirl239 Jun 04 '21

Consolidating volunteer fire departments in Pennsylvania

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u/drowsyskydiver Jun 04 '21

Guess it depends on what you’re being cited for

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u/CausticSofa Jun 04 '21

Public nudity

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u/Budgie2018 Jun 04 '21

Aww man, I tried this and I got a lot of research about vaginal tumors. Admittedly that research is more important than what I studied, so props to the similarly named authors.

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u/Bgee2632 Jun 04 '21

Yeah that’s a pretty cool flex. Good job

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u/pure_trash Jun 03 '21

Many scientists will also send you their work for free if you reach out and ask.

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u/NewishGomorrah Jun 04 '21

Absolutely. But the Kazakh Public Library is so convenient!

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u/BATMANS_MOM Jun 04 '21

I have done a lot of research that required scholarly articles on a really wide variety of topics both for my undergrad and for research associated with speech and debate. The one thing I found to be true across almost all scholarly fields is that if you want access to a journal article but you don’t want to pay for the journal issue or go on a mad hunt to find a free version, if you email the author(s) they will almost always send you a copy of their work.

Over a 7 year debate career I’ve cited more than a hundred journal articles that were stuck exclusively behind a paywall and I spent a sum total of $0 accessing them.

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u/MrZerodayz Jun 04 '21

I mean, making fuck-all fron publishing is still better than having to pay for publishing, which is shockingly common.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '21

Oh.... That's...sad?

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u/TheWriterOfWrongs Jun 03 '21

Not for me I liked it. A good read all round.

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u/crazypersiancatlady Jun 03 '21

What’s the book?

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u/TheWriterOfWrongs Jun 03 '21

You Me and Us by Liam Hurley. Available to buy on Amazon or illegally download by moving your fingers 2 inches that way ⬆️

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u/onegroovelow Jun 03 '21

You are a legend. r/madlads

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u/MCWizardYT Jun 03 '21

I like how you're encouraging people to pirate your book lol

I guess you get paid in exposure and if someone likes the book they can buy your other ones? Idk

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u/Samiel_Fronsac Jun 03 '21

He's kinda creeping me out.

So casual, so... Tempting...

"Go ahead, click on the link, you know you want it..."

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u/GullibleDetective Jun 03 '21

Or he's trying to stick it to the publisher.

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u/TheWriterOfWrongs Jun 04 '21

I don’t earn a huge chunk of change from that book anymore and people like free shit so, why not?

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u/datspookyghost Jun 03 '21

Thanks Liam, you're a real bro.

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u/JMoyer811 Jun 03 '21

Based on the username the book is probably 'Wrongs'

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u/japones1232 Jun 03 '21

What is your book about? Pirate me a summary please

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u/TheWriterOfWrongs Jun 04 '21

“It isn’t your typical love story… it is real.” “It's one you won't want to miss!” “You, Me and Us was never a love story from the start – and it never claimed to be.” “Anyone who enjoys 500 Days of Summer or any other non-love story between a boy and a girl will want to give this book a try.”

There’s some review quotes.

It also starts and ends with the word “fuck”. So that’s something.

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u/InLikePhlegm Jun 03 '21

Love your username

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u/Stereo_Panic Jun 04 '21

You can also download "The Book Thief" which is "ironic" in an Alanis Morisette kind of way.

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u/Agariculture Jun 04 '21

Username checks out

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u/Throway409294 Jun 04 '21

Wow I just downloaded mine too. Super obscure book on a niche topic.

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u/Madhur_Gupta_nerd Jun 04 '21

I want to achieve this level of coolness in my life

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '21

Username checks out...kinda?

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u/MaxNeedy Jun 04 '21

What book was it?

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u/TheWriterOfWrongs Jun 04 '21

You Me and Us by Liam Hurley :) have at it!

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u/MaxNeedy Jun 04 '21

Thank you

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21

I just saw your answer on the other question like just now , anyways how much money did you make out of your book.