Look at it this way, your house is probably full of techy things - mp3 players, smart phones, tablets. Are we getting close? Well did you ever stop to think how these devices can be used to help you read more often without changing your lifestyle at all? Well they can!
There are so many different ways to get hold of books to read online and a lot of the time their free. Here’s a few that MS READaTHON HQ picked to help you get started.
Kindle and Kindle Fire
Kindle's provide endless opportunity for new book discoveries. Whether you love 'em or hate 'em the Kindle is here to stay and trust us when we say how much fun it is knowing that at the touch of a button you could be reading one of hundereds or even thousands of books!
Kindle FreeTime on the Kindle Fire provides kids with safe and unlimited access to books, games, educational apps and so much more.. It’s aimed at kids between the ages of 3-8.
Smashwords
Smashwords is the world's largest distributor of indie ebooks. The site offers over 200,000 vetted, well-formatted ebooks from over 60,000 authors and publishers from around the world, most of which is free to read.
The great thing about this site is that you can see the word count of each ebook so you can decide if you're in the mood for a short story or a long novel.
Book Depository
The Book Depository is a great place to start if you're new to ebooks. With over 11,000 titles to choose from there's never been a better time to discover a new author!
Oxford Owl
This really is a treasure-trove of classic children's books from the Oxford University Press. You can easily browse through the library of ebooks and download them free-of-charge to your computer or tablet.
Magic Keys
This is a fantastic site for kids and young adults to visit and with countless different types of books to choose from there's something for everyone. The idea here is that instead of downloading an ebook, you instead read and view the book within your web browser.
Well... what are you waiting for? Get to it! Let us know if you find any other great places offering free ebooks in the comments below. Happy e-reading!