Amazon Free eBook Collections

Check out the Free Book Collections at Amazon that includes classic books, out-of-copyright books, and books published before 1923.  You’ll have access to millions of free eBooks from this page – it’s not just the free Kindle books that are listed.

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Barnes & Noble Online Storytime: Olivia

Enjoy Online Storytime by Barnes & Noble with this month’s featured story “Olivia” read by the actress Ana Gasteyer.  Every month they feature a new popular kids story read out loud. You can adjust the volume, pause the story, and create a full-screen window. My kids loved it – what do yours think?

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Barnes & Noble 12 “Around the World in 5,792 Pages” Free eBooks

Download 12 “Around the World in 5,792 Pages” from Barnes & Noble for FREE thru Sunday, September 12. And remember you can get over 100 free eBooks for the free Barnes & Noble eBook reader for your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry, PC, MAC or Nook. They don’t come even close to the over 180,000 free eBooks as Amazon Kindle, but I wanted to share it as another resource for free eBooks. Please note that if you have never registered at Barnes & Noble you will need to set-up a new account which means they will ask you for your credit card information – even if you are only downloading the free eBooks. 

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Free Kindle Book: Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know

Download this free story collection “Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know” by Hamilton Wright Mabie.  There are 20 well-known fairy tales included – this would be great to read aloud!  Thanks goes to Smart Couponing for sharing.  For the hottest FREE Kindle books checkout the Bestsellers in Kindle Store.

Wait – you don’t need a Kindle to read this digital book! I read Kindle books on my iPhone. Just download the application you need, it’s totally free:

Kindle for PC
Kindle for Mac
Kindle for iPhone or iPod Touch
Kindle for iPad
Kindle for Blackberry
Kindle for Android

What other free Kindle digital books are available? Check out all of the FREE Kindle books and consider it your digital library where there is never a late fee.

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Free Kindle Book: Pride & Prejudice

Download this free classic novel “Pride & Prejudice” by Jane Austen. It’s normally free along with other free books by Jane Austen. For the hottest FREE Kindle books checkout the Bestsellers in Kindle Store.

Wait – you don’t need a Kindle to read this digital book! I read Kindle books on my iPhone. Just download the application you need, it’s totally free:

Kindle for PC
Kindle for Mac
Kindle for iPhone or iPod Touch
Kindle for iPad
Kindle for Blackberry
Kindle for Android

What other free Kindle digital books are available? Check out all of the FREE Kindle books and consider it your digital library where there is never a late fee.

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Free Picture Book Recording: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star ($9.99 value)

Record a free book “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” ($9.99 value) at A Story Before Bed – it’s free for a limited time. No coupon code is necessary, just login and all you need is a camera and microphone on your computer to make the recording of you reading the story. This 16-page story with illustrations is recommended for ages 1 to 3.  Here’s more about this book:

The classic song with additional verses on a backdrop of gorgeous dark and sparkly illustrations. Travel through the night as the stars above twinkle brightly. Also, sea monsters (one with lipstick) sharing a plate of pasta!

After you record the story, you can preview it before saving and access it at anytime. You can even access your recorded story from an iPhone, iPod, or iPad with their new free downloadable app. And you can share it on Facebook if you wish. This is a great way to have relatives who don’t live close by to read your kids a bedtime story virtually! I record the stories with my kids and the love listening to them on my iPhone.

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Free Kindle Book: Sherlock Holmes

Download this free classic novel “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  It’s normally free along with other free books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.   For the hottest FREE Kindle books checkout the Bestsellers in Kindle Store.

Wait – you don’t need a Kindle to read this digital book! I read Kindle books on my iPhone. Just download the application you need, it’s totally free:

Kindle for PC
Kindle for Mac
Kindle for iPhone or iPod Touch
Kindle for iPad
Kindle for Blackberry
Kindle for Android

What other free Kindle digital books are available? Check out all of the FREE Kindle books and consider it your digital library where there is never a late fee.

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Online Storytime by Barnes & Noble

Enjoy Online Storytime by Barnes & Noble with this month’s featured story “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” ready by the author Judith Viorst.  Every month they feature a new popular kids story read out loud.  You can adjust the volume, pause the story, and create a full-screen window.  My kids loved it – what do yours think?

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Free Picture Book Recording: Xander and the Wind ($9.99 value)

Record a free book “Xander and the Wind” ($9.99 value) at A Story Before Bed – it’s free for a limited time. No coupon code is necessary, just login and all you need is a camera and microphone on your computer to make the recording of you reading the story. This 36-page story with illustrations is recommended for ages 3 to 6.  Here’s more about this book:

Xander and the wind did not get along. Every time he had a balloon, it flew away. Every time he had an umbrella, it flipped inside-out. Every time he blew soap bubbles, they got in his eyes. Xander knew he had to learn to get along with the wind… but how?

After you record the story, you can preview it before saving and access it at anytime. You can even access your recorded story from an iPhone, iPod, or iPad with their new free downloadable app. And you can share it on Facebook if you wish. This is a great way to have relatives who don’t live close by to read your kids a bedtime story virtually! I record the stories with my kids and the love listening to them on my iPhone.

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Summer Reading: Free Books for Kids

Participating in Summer Reading Programs is a great way to keep your kids interested in reading and learning over the summer, and they can earn free books and other fun stuff too!

Barnes & Noble - for kids in Grades 1 thru 6, you can earn a free book after reading 8 and some locations also have a regularly scheduled story time (check find an event for your store).  Starts May 25 and ends September 7.

Borders “Double Dog Dare” – for kids under 12 you earn a free book after reading 10 books   There are 10 titles to choose from for your free book.  Starts May 4 and ends August 26.


Half-Price Books “Feed Your Brain” - Stop by a Half-Price Books and CiCi’s Pizza where your kids can make money on reading! Kids under 14 can earn a $3 Half-Price Books gift card each week (up to $27 if you participate every week) for every week they read at least 15 minutes a day from June 1 to July 31. Talk about a rewarding reading program!

Pottery Barn Kids Book Club – not just a Summer program, this regularly scheduled storytime goes on all year long on Tuesdays from 11 to 11:30 am. And your kids get a coupon ($10 off a purchase I hear) after attending 5 sessions and getting their booklet stamped.

Chuck E. Cheese Reading Rewards Calendar – fill the reading chart for 2 weeks and turn it into Chuck E. Cheese for 10 free tokens (with pizza purchase), check out all the Rewards Calendars you can use to motivate your kids.

Bookworm Wednesdays – Showcase Cinemas, Multiplex Cinemas, and  Cinema De Lux offer free admission to a children’s film on Wednesdays when you submit a book report.  Starts July 7 (thanks Saving Dollars & Sense)

TD Bank Summer Reading - read 10 books and get $10 cash! A great incentive if you’ve got this bank near you. Thanks goes to Baby Good Buys for sharing it with me.  Starts May 3 and ends September 30.

Scholastic Summer Challenge - a great way to motivate kids by earning points for reading. There are tons of resources but I don’t see any sweepstakes this year to win prizes.

For my Texas readers:
HEBuddy Reading Club - Watch for details (will be announced soon) read 10 books and earn a free t-shirt and 20 point sticker. This is one that my boys and I will be doing because reading to your young children counts too!

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Other Resources
Check your local library for their Summer Reading programs and check SummerReading.org for more resources.

Book Adventure is a free reading motivation program by Sylvan that you can use year-round for Grades K-8.

I know there are more reading programs out there, and I’d be thrilled if you leave a comment to share the reading programs you’re excited about. Remember that it’s easy to leave a comment because I accept comments from “Anonymous” (but it’s always nice if you leave your first name to we can chat easier).

Happy reading this summer!

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