Hi all!
This week I'm going to talk about something that I only really started using once the lockdown started - free ebooks in the kindle store. I never really took much notice of it before as I like to read authors I have already read before.
But then I had to isolate due to possible COVID-19 symptoms.
At first I just bought a load of ebooks that I had intended on reading for a while but never got around to them. Once I finished them I decided to browse what free books were on offer.
I downloaded quite a few, and two books in particular I liked so much I bought the rest in the series. I never even thought that I could find books that I would love from authors I've never read before. Because of this, I've also been able to bump up my Goodreads challenge to 100 books read this year as I'm finding so many new things to read. Before downloading free ebooks finding 20 books to read was a challenge!
It was worth it.
Now I browse it once a week looking for new titles I might like. I usually tend to choose books that are the first in a series and if I like them I'll purchase the rest.
Drug by Lynda O’Rourke - by far my favourite of all the free ebooks I’ve downloaded.
So, onto the reasons why you should download free ebooks:
They're free.
This might seem like an obvious one but it's true. You can try an unknown author without costing you a penny. You might find your next favourite book!
No risk, high reward.
Although there are some bad books in the free category, there are also bad ones in the paid one. Downloading free ebooks is no risk to you, as if you don't like the book, then you can at least try it at no cost to you.
Reviews.
Permafree ebooks tend to have a few more reviews as usual. This is because as they are free people are more likely to read them, and more eyes on them increases the likelihood of a review. As a reader you can take advantage of this and read what other people liked/didin't like before downloading.
It supports authors.
A lot of authors struggle to get readers so they'll put their book in the free category for a few days or permanently. By downloading, you're showing them support while also getting a new book. You might even find your next favourite author!
If you find one you like, you can download the rest in the series.
By downloading the rest of a series despite them not being free you're also supporting the author. It also gives them an incentive to keep working on that series.
There's a lot of variety.
There are so many free ebooks out there that you're sure to find one you love. I've downloaded a few books that aren't usually my genre but ended up liking, you never know what you'll find!
That's it for this week, I hope you enjoyed reading. See you next week!
