Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Starmaker Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written,alt.usage.english,sci.physics.relativity Subject: Re: {Resources} A list of free book sites Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:19:18 -0700 Organization: The Starmaker Organization Lines: 73 Message-ID: <6AD529C6.4679@ix.netcom.com> References: <0F2BS.531022$FEvb.138785@fx12.ams4> Reply-To: starmaker@ix.netcom.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:19:15 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; logging-data="1520161"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19KqmtikGTVjR5B84Vfa4+6TXfHayx7znQ="; posting-host="26d8b803eb2dc857292e6b05ac9ad2a4" Cancel-Lock: sha1:yXN9vNu3DGKfMBUxZfe7utKiAkk= sha256:gmAv/l69vOAMsA4shwOnMJnDU5cTfsD1Bi9yX+RUl8M= sha1:rozdPrvkU7YUi1NmnhN8jfkq5Cg= sha256:e4T2qnaTfWqcVUPEgXuMEmQwlPlrA8j0TObJCnLqcGw= X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 261018-4, 10/18/2026), Outbound message X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (WinNT; U) X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Xref: csiph.com rec.arts.sf.written:661050 alt.usage.english:1152508 sci.physics.relativity:674615 Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote: > > Dear rec.arts.sf.written, > cross posted to alt.usage.english, > > A frequently mention that reading material, especially fiction, is lit- > erally free online. So I'm going to list a few sites with free fiction, > and hope other readers of rec.arts.sf.written will add more; cross post- > ed to alt.usage.english because reading and fiction comes up there fre- > quently. > > 1. The Baen Free Library. I think this is the first collection of > free and published books that I learned about. It seems to me > that the site is not working right now, and only the first twenty > offerings can be viewed, but decided to list it anyway since that's > hardly a permanent condition. > > https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/2012 > > 2. Gutenberg. /The online library/ in my opinion, though mostly 19th > century and older in terms of fiction. A wonderful place to find > Arthur Conan Doyle, Dumas, and others. > > https://www.gutenberg.org/ > > 3. RoyalRoad. This is a site where /web authors/ post their stories, > so you'll have to read through a lot of slush to find the gems. I'm > linking the site now, and can link at least one author worth knowing > about if anyone asks. Please be aware of possible A.I. slop, so > read with caution. > > https://www.royalroad.com/home > > Best wishes, and happy reading! Your list is tooooo smalllll. What about a list free books that are currently on sale? NYT best seller list. And all the books currently is the Libraries? give it up! give it up! epub pdf scan copies. a lot of mispelings in those books but fuck it, it's FREE! Truth is, the second a New book is released...you can find it for free on the internet. (There is a top famous Physics author who releases his books first outside of the USA) da fuckin nerve! wat, he tinks were are all a bunch of crooks? In fact, there is a person that distrubutes New books to free book websites... (he numbers the titles to disquise the books in torrents) books, magazine...fuking everything new and free! Best wishes, and happy reading! -- The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable, to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, and challenge the unchallengeable.