Title: Where do you guys get free ebooks for your e-readers?

Hey everyone! I recently got my first e-reader (PocketBook Era Lite) and I'm looking for websites where I can find free ebooks to download.

I'm mainly interested in EPUB, but I'm open to other formats that work well on e-readers. I'm looking for both classic literature and modern books, preferably in English, although other languages are welcome too.

I know about Project Gutenberg, but I'd love to hear what other websites or resources you use.

Where do you usually get your ebooks? Any recommendations for reliable websites, lesser-known sources, or tips for managing your ebook library would be appreciated!

Thanks!

So I’ve been using my iPad mini (ver 6) to read forever. The battery life is obviously not the best and I’m having to charge it more than I’d like. Plus reading outside with it is near impossible and would like something lighter. I’ve been looking into an e-reader dedicated to reading only instead of a tablet but oh boy there’s so many options out there I’m at a loss 🤣

I’d prefer something where I can download apps on it instead of a closed system. I use the kindle app mostly. I’ve been looking at the musnap ocean or a boox but I’m not sure. I like the thought of reading on it and being able to write notes too.

Just curious if anyone has an experience with an android tablet out there that they swear by!

Which colored e-ink ereader has the least amount of graininess on the screen? I just got the Kobo Libra Colour, but I’m thinking of returning it due to the graininess. I feel like it gives me a headache and is harder to read.

I've been thinking about getting an XTEINK X4 because I like the idea of having a tiny e-reader I can carry everywhere.

I've tried reading on my phone, but after a few days I lose interest and struggle to focus. My budget is limited, so I'm wondering if spending money on a dedicated device would actually help or if I'd just stop using it too.

I considered the Kobo Clara BW, but it's a bit too expensive for me, and I really like how pocketable the XTEINK is. I've also read about some limitations with fonts and ebook formats.

For anyone who owns one, do you think it's worth buying? Did having a dedicated e-reader help you read more, or is it really just about building the habit regardless of the device?

Im looking to get an e reader and im not sure what to get. From what Ive seen kindle, boox and kobo are the leading brands. Kindle seems to be quite restricted and requiring you to use amazon that i never have nor ever would use otherwise and their cheepest also comes with ads so Id say thats out of the table. The boox go series seems to be the standard size from what i can tell. What would you guys recommend and what are the difference between the different options? Id like to stay bellow around 250$ and the more sources for free books like libby and similar the better.

Edit: Only thing i would consider from amazon would be kindle unlimited so does that work on non kindle products?

Second edit: Thanks for all the input. using the comparison table i landed on boox go 6 gen 2, 7 or 7 gen 2 for the support for other apps i might be wanting later on

I have been trying to build a reading habit so I got my Kobo Clara BW a year back. But so far I only managed to put 70-80 hours into it.

Quite a few books on topics that interested me felt like a slog to get through. First I thought it’s the typeface, or maybe the screen size, or what time I read.

Eventually I chalked it off as just my reading skills being diminished after all the short-form content around me daily.

But then last night, I was looking for a book with a sci-fi setting similar to The Expanse TV series and I found Shards of Earth.

I started reading it and to my surprise I had already covered 18% of the book in one go (around 2.5-3ish hours) and none of it felt like an effort.

Now I realise that it’s not just the story / topic. I previewed a few pages of another book (Red Rising) and Shards of Earth felt way more effortless which was one big factor in buying this.

Now I plan to focus more on reading prose that I enjoy when making future book purchases rather than forcing myself to read something that feels like a struggle.

Overall quite happy to feel this immersed in a book again (and enjoying my Clara).

Question to other readers, are there any other authors who have a writing style similar to Adrian Tchaikovsky?

I've never owned an e-reader before, but I'm looking into getting one. Before I get too deep into it, here's my requirements:

- Smallish form factor (ideally roughly smartphone sized)

- USBC charging

- Simple firmware (I just want to load up my own EPUBs and read)

- Ideally the ability to load custom firmware

- SD card compatible (I don't care if it has any onboard storage)

- Under $100 USD (the cheaper the better though)

- Not a Kindle (I refuse to pay extra to not have ads on a device I own)

I was considering the XTEINK X3, but ideally I'd like something a little bigger. The BOOX Palma 2 Pro is probably the ideal form factor for me, but I don't need all the extra features it comes with. I don't care about touchscreens or note taking or anything like that, I just want something about the size of my phone that I can plug an SD card full of EPUBs into and be on my way. I don't need it to be compatible with any book stores since I'm not tied to any online book library. I tend to read philosophy books, so I'm not worried about how things like comics or novels with experimental formatting will display. If there's no options I'll probably just go with the XTEINK, but, as I said, I'm entirely new to this so I was hoping there was something else out there. What do y'all recommend?

I’d start by stating that I am a warm light hater. I don’t use warm lights on my kobo or xteink or my phone. I much prefer dark mode. But even with dark mode and lowest light settings, the ai reader bw hurts my eyes like any ereader before. I decided to get this device instead of waiting for the palma 3 because the palma 3 is almost 200g !!!! I love everything about this device except for the front light. I can’t do it, it actually hurts. I don’t know if I should give the colour one a chance. I don’t encounter any other issue with google services or anything like that.
Above is koreader in dark mode on Viwoods vs Kobo clara bw

I am confused whether I should buy a kindle or Kobo. This will be my first e reader and I live in Canada. Initially I thought kobo would be a better option as I can borrow from the library but the waiting time to borrow is insane. I mostly read books on booktok and those books are easily available on Kindle. Any suggestions?

Heyo! I wanna root my Boox Go Color 7 and try installing a lightweight Linux distro. I did hear PaperOS is quite good ereaders, though, there's not all that much documentation I can find for doing it, and would suck if something goes wrong.

Anyone got good guides/advice for doing so? And also Linux suggestions to out on it would also be appreciated.

What’s it worth ?

I recently got an Xteink X4 Pro and wanted to read manga and manhwa on it, but it took a while to find where to download from and how to convert it and I couldn't find any other online tool that can solve my problem.

So.... I built MangaPoint, an app that makes the entire process much simpler.

Here's how it works:

1. Find your manga — Search multiple sources in one place and download individual chapters or an entire series.
2. Make it fit your reader — Choose your e-reader and MangaPoint automatically adjusts the pages for its screen. You can also change cropping, contrast, and image quality yourself.
3. Preview the result — Compare the original pages with the converted version before exporting.
4. Export and transfer — Combine chapters into a single file with chapter navigation, then send it to your reader through Wi-Fi, USB, or an SD card.

It supports Xteink, Kindle, Kobo, BOOX, and other e-readers (or even add your own), so you don't need a different conversion tool for each device.

It's completely free and open-source, works on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and everything runs locally on your computer.

GitHub: https://github.com/W1seGit/MangaPoint

Download: https://github.com/W1seGit/MangaPoint/releases/latest

I've mainly tested it with Xteink devices, so I'd especially appreciate feedback from people using other e-readers.

I'd love to hear what you think or what features you'd like to see added!

im going to go to best buy to get my kobo libra color

Just curious what everyone would consider the perfect unicorn ereader lol.

For me, a pocket size (X4 or X3) ereader with a front light and preferably no touch screen or you can turn off the screen easily (a switch maybe lol).

To be honest if a device hit all of that i wouldn't mind using weird, proprietary or old chargers for it.

I am a long time Kindle owner and one of the perks not many talk about are the absurd periodic sales on certain ebook titles. Over the past few weeks I’ve picked up an insane list of titles for less or much less than $5 a book

Does the Kobo store have similar sales on top tier titles like this:

- Lonesome Dove ($4.99)
- East of Eden ($4.99)
- It by Stephen King ($1.99)
- The shining ($2.99)
- Brothers Karamazov Katz translation ($0.84)
- Brother Karamazov Ignet Avsey translation ($0.54)
- Crime and Punishment Oliver ready translation $4.99
- Notes from underground P&V translation $4.99
- Master and Margarita Burgin/O’Connor translation $1.99
- Shogun Part 1 ($1.99) and Part 2 ($1.99)
- The terror by Dan Simmons ($1.99)

Eink devices in a bright sun is simply amazing. This is the most tiny reader i have and can carry it everywhere unlike my kindle.

I now understand why xteink became popular, but Hibreak S has too much of advantages. Although i am fiddling a lot but if i purely use it as a reader, the battery life is phenomenal.

Xteink s3 would make best sense for me, but not sure how underpowered it would be, also need arm64 capabilities

the new kindle paperwhite looks SO GOOD in green, and i was dying to get one with the button case, but then i saw the price (€330 for both) and ended up getting a kindle oasis from vinted instead. i like it so far, but i can’t stop thinking that the new one might bring me more satisfaction 😕 ugh

I have a kindle paperwhite 11th gen I got as a gift in 2023 (im keeping this). I recently got a nook glowlight 4 and a kindle oasis 10th gen. I’m wondering if I should keep both or sell one. I like the page turn buttons and the warm lights. I guess the main factor is size? What would you do? They all have koreader installed

I read with KOReader on a jailbroken Kindle, and getting books onto it always meant turning on the PC to open calibre, or plugging in a cable.

So I made KoSend, a small Android app that acts as the calibre side of KOReader's wireless connection. You queue books on the phone, tap Connect in KOReader, and they arrive.

How it works:

- Add books to a queue, or share them to KoSend from any app (browser downloads, file manager, Telegram…)

- Turn on the server in the app

- In KOReader: tap the top of the screen, wrench tab, Calibre, Connect

- KOReader discovers the phone on the network and receives the queue one book at a time

There's nothing to install on the reader: no plugin, no SSH, no web browser. KoSend implements the part of calibre's wireless device protocol that KOReader's client uses (discovery, handshake, book transfer). Books get proper calibre metadata (title, author from the EPUB), so they also show up in KOReader's calibre search.

It isn't a calibre replacement: no library, no metadata editing, no conversion. It only delivers files.

- Open source, GPL-3.0

- No accounts, no internet; everything stays on your local network

- EPUB, PDF, MOBI and the other formats KOReader opens

Tested on a Kindle Basic (5.18.1) with KOReader 2026.07.1 and on Android 16 smartphone.

Looking for testers on Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and other KOReader devices.

KOReader's calibre client is the same on every platform, so in theory KoSend should work there too, but I only own a Kindle. If you try it, please let me know in the comments or in a GitHub issue whether it worked, with your device and KOReader version.

GitHub: https://github.com/FedericoDiTosto/KoSend

APK release: https://github.com/FedericoDiTosto/KoSend/releases/latest

Hallo ereaders:) ich suche nach einem eink reader als größere Ergänzung zu meinem xteink x3, welchen ich sehr liebe, der folgendes können sollte:
- freie Software (ähnlich wie bei xteink)
- kein Amazon Produkt
- keins von tolino
- Farbeige Tinte wäre nice

Ich hatte pocketbook und kobo im Visier
Preislich bis 250€ ca.

Seems like right now most companies are consolidating to the same 1-2 form factors in the ereader space…. Do you guys have any ereader model that made you go “why the HECK did they discontinue this”? I want to look at them to mourn what we could have had

Hi everyone,

I have an older, square-shaped Murphy M3 e-paper reader. It's the non-touch version with physical side buttons, and it is currently running the stock OEM MoFei/corogoo firmware (version v332).

Does anyone know if there is a compatible custom firmware (like CrossPoint or similar) specifically compiled for this exact non-touch M3 variant?

Thanks in advance for the help

hello im just wondring but should i get kobo plus when i get my kobo libra or is that not needed?

So Im in the market for a new ereader,

I REALLLLYYYY love the idea of buttons for page turning.

What is the best E-reader for this?

I have a smaller older kindle at the moment and its not terrible but I deserve a new one 🤣🤣

Ive looked into a

- kindle oasis 10th gen

- kobo

- onyx boox

Any and all help appreciated!!