Best Way to Get Books?

[ianbuchanan]

Instafreebie is a great site to get full versions of books by indie authors for free!

Awesome! What a great resource, thanks for sharing! I'm guessing it's difficult to find more mainstream ebooks on the platform though? Or is the selection pretty wide?

[BriennaiJ]

Instafreebie is a great site to get full versions of books by indie authors for free!

Awesome! What a great resource, thanks for sharing! I'm guessing it's difficult to find more mainstream ebooks on the platform though? Or is the selection pretty wide?

Mainstream might be hard to find, but I have discovered quite a few really good authors on there. Some books are completely self-published and might be of poor quality, while others show signs of having a professional cover designer and a really good editor. You just gotta take your chances.

[ianbuchanan]

Instafreebie is a great site to get full versions of books by indie authors for free!

Awesome! What a great resource, thanks for sharing! I'm guessing it's difficult to find more mainstream ebooks on the platform though? Or is the selection pretty wide?

Mainstream might be hard to find, but I have discovered quite a few really good authors on there. Some books are completely self-published and might be of poor quality, while others show signs of having a professional cover designer and a really good editor. You just gotta take your chances.

Right...well good to know! And yes, it's free, so you're not taking much of a risk so you may as well go for it! Do you typically read ebooks over print?

[BriennaiJ]

Awesome! What a great resource, thanks for sharing! I'm guessing it's difficult to find more mainstream ebooks on the platform though? Or is the selection pretty wide?

Mainstream might be hard to find, but I have discovered quite a few really good authors on there. Some books are completely self-published and might be of poor quality, while others show signs of having a professional cover designer and a really good editor. You just gotta take your chances.

Right...well good to know! And yes, it's free, so you're not taking much of a risk so you may as well go for it! Do you typically read ebooks over print?

I like to read print more. However, the more involved I get with Instafreebie and sites with this one, the more ebooks I have to read. I have gotten used to reading a lot on my phone now.

[Jesscar6]

Cool! How do you find the prices to be on Amazon? Relatively cheap? I usually go to the local library, so I'm not all that familiar.

Generally they're pretty cheap. Anything from being free to £4

Awesome! Do you have Amazon Prime to capitalize on free shipping?

I do have it.
I have kindle unlimited too.
Definitely a saving overall for me having them.

[Cswrawr]

I see! Having never had any experience with ereaders or ebooks...what do you like most about them?

I like that kindle books cross platforms. I can be reading it on my computer and then go outside and open it on my kindle to the same spot. Or open up my phone while standing in line and pull up the last book I was reading. I also like that I can underline and type in notes which I won't do with a physical book, even if I own it. It's lighter than carrying physical books, I have like 100+ books on my kindle so I can just carry that and have a lot to read, which is both a positive and a negative as I have a bad habit of starting several books at once just because they're there.

All seem like very convenient benefits, thanks for sharing! So, I have to ask...why do you still prefer print books?

Because I can hold them and feel them and smell them, lol! There's a reality to them that kindle books just can't quite match.

[ianbuchanan]

Mainstream might be hard to find, but I have discovered quite a few really good authors on there. Some books are completely self-published and might be of poor quality, while others show signs of having a professional cover designer and a really good editor. You just gotta take your chances.

Right...well good to know! And yes, it's free, so you're not taking much of a risk so you may as well go for it! Do you typically read ebooks over print?

I like to read print more. However, the more involved I get with Instafreebie and sites with this one, the more ebooks I have to read. I have gotten used to reading a lot on my phone now.

I see. Is the primary benefit of ebooks to you the portability aspect? I can understand how nice it would be to have many books available to you at your fingertips!

[ianbuchanan]

Generally they're pretty cheap. Anything from being free to £4

Awesome! Do you have Amazon Prime to capitalize on free shipping?

I do have it.
I have kindle unlimited too.
Definitely a saving overall for me having them.

Right, for avid readers those are definitely worthwhile! Now with kindle unlimited, how does that work? Do you pay a flat monthly fee and then for any ebooks on top of that fee? I also heard that you get one free ebook per month through the service...that's a nice perk!

[ianbuchanan]

I like that kindle books cross platforms. I can be reading it on my computer and then go outside and open it on my kindle to the same spot. Or open up my phone while standing in line and pull up the last book I was reading. I also like that I can underline and type in notes which I won't do with a physical book, even if I own it. It's lighter than carrying physical books, I have like 100+ books on my kindle so I can just carry that and have a lot to read, which is both a positive and a negative as I have a bad habit of starting several books at once just because they're there.

All seem like very convenient benefits, thanks for sharing! So, I have to ask...why do you still prefer print books?

Because I can hold them and feel them and smell them, lol! There's a reality to them that kindle books just can't quite match.

Definitely what I thought you would say! I totally agree! At least for me, they also help me keep up with my reading goals as I can easily see my progress when reading versus reading a digital copy. Plus, I stare at a screen all day at my job and enough can be enough lol

[Jesscar6]

Awesome! Do you have Amazon Prime to capitalize on free shipping?

I do have it.
I have kindle unlimited too.
Definitely a saving overall for me having them.

Right, for avid readers those are definitely worthwhile! Now with kindle unlimited, how does that work? Do you pay a flat monthly fee and then for any ebooks on top of that fee? I also heard that you get one free ebook per month through the service...that's a nice perk!

Basically yea. Pay the monthly fee and you can read any books on KU. For me, I save money on buying all the books I read, so I think it's worth it.

[ianbuchanan]

I do have it.
I have kindle unlimited too.
Definitely a saving overall for me having them.

Right, for avid readers those are definitely worthwhile! Now with kindle unlimited, how does that work? Do you pay a flat monthly fee and then for any ebooks on top of that fee? I also heard that you get one free ebook per month through the service...that's a nice perk!

Basically yea. Pay the monthly fee and you can read any books on KU. For me, I save money on buying all the books I read, so I think it's worth it.

I see. So you essentially save x% on the ebooks you buy as a Kindle Unlimited member? Is that percentage/savings usually significant? Sounds like a pretty nifty cost saving tool!

[Jesscar6]

Right, for avid readers those are definitely worthwhile! Now with kindle unlimited, how does that work? Do you pay a flat monthly fee and then for any ebooks on top of that fee? I also heard that you get one free ebook per month through the service...that's a nice perk!

Basically yea. Pay the monthly fee and you can read any books on KU. For me, I save money on buying all the books I read, so I think it's worth it.

I see. So you essentially save x% on the ebooks you buy as a Kindle Unlimited member? Is that percentage/savings usually significant? Sounds like a pretty nifty cost saving tool!

Normally for me, about 3 books a month and I've saved money with it.

[Van112]

I love going through book sales here in my country. I understand the idea of ebooks nowadays but then there is something special about holding a real book, being able to flip through its pages and melt with it rather than just holding your phone or gadget.

I have a mini library at home, and i get my books from Booksale or any other outlet who offers a cheaper price for books. It's even surprising at times when you prop open the pages of a second hand book and you find bookmarks or notes in it.

I agree! There's just something about a physical copy of a book...it's hard to explain it, but I just know it when I experience it! Is Booksale an online website that sells books? I'm not familiar with it.

I love the scent of the pages of a book.
Booksale is a physical shop. They don't have an online one. And they have a lot of books to choose from.

[ianbuchanan]

Basically yea. Pay the monthly fee and you can read any books on KU. For me, I save money on buying all the books I read, so I think it's worth it.

I see. So you essentially save x% on the ebooks you buy as a Kindle Unlimited member? Is that percentage/savings usually significant? Sounds like a pretty nifty cost saving tool!

Normally for me, about 3 books a month and I've saved money with it.

Got it. Sorry for all of the questions, I'm just new to the ebook scene and have a growing curiosity, and I'm also thrifty at heart haha . How much do you typically pay for those three books?...obviously I'm sure it varies but any estimate would be helpful for me. Thanks!

[ianbuchanan]

I love going through book sales here in my country. I understand the idea of ebooks nowadays but then there is something special about holding a real book, being able to flip through its pages and melt with it rather than just holding your phone or gadget.

I have a mini library at home, and i get my books from Booksale or any other outlet who offers a cheaper price for books. It's even surprising at times when you prop open the pages of a second hand book and you find bookmarks or notes in it.

I agree! There's just something about a physical copy of a book...it's hard to explain it, but I just know it when I experience it! Is Booksale an online website that sells books? I'm not familiar with it.

I love the scent of the pages of a book.
Booksale is a physical shop. They don't have an online one. And they have a lot of books to choose from.

Oh me too, just makes the experience so much more enjoyable for me! I see, are those just local stores by where you live? What area of the world are you living in?