Books people want to read and where to get them

People like reading many types of books. The Bible and the Quran are very popular around the world… 

Novels are very popular, Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind” and J. K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books are some of the most widely-read ones.

Documentary books are also very popular, Antony Beevor has written several popular historical war documentary books, for instance “Stalingrad” and “Berlin: The Downfall 1945.”

Biographies, autobiographies memoirs, diaries, letters and the like are also widely popular, “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank (also known as “The Diary of Anne Frank”) has been widely read since its first publication in 1947.

The breakdown of unit sales of eBooks in most countries by genre reveals that fiction is by far the most popular choice for consumers

61% - Fiction
12% - Children's
10% - Non-fiction
8% - Academic/professional
5% - Religion
4% - Scientific

Top 10 sites to read books free of charge

1. Amazon Kindle

 The Amazon Kindle is a series of e-readers designed and marketed by Amazon. Amazon Kindle devices enable users to browse, buy, download, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines and other digital media via wireless networking to the Kindle Store. It has the biggest selection of eBooks and Audiobooks from Kindle in Literature & Fiction, Foreign Languages, Religion & Spirituality, Business, Romance, History and many more

https://www.amazon.com/kindle

2.   Nook

 The Barnes & Noble Nook  is a brand of e-readers developed by American book retailer Barnes & Noble, based on the Android platform. ... Nook users may read nearly any Nook Store e-book, digital magazines or newspapers for one hour once per day while connected to a Barnes & Noble's Wi-Fi. 

//www.barnesandnoble.com/

3. Google Playbooks

 Google Play Books is an ereader app, letting users read Google ebooks on mobile devices. A Google books search can be performed through Google Play, helping users discover top bestselling ebooks available for purchase, as well as plenty of free Google books for download.  You can use Google Play Books to download and read eBooks on more than one device. You can also upload files and print books. 

https://play.google.com/books

4. Goodreads

 Goodreads is a social cataloging website that allows individuals to search freely its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists. ...  Goodreads, the largest literary social media network, is a good gathering place for readers. It is one of the only online communities for people who like to read and write books.
https://www.goodreads.com/

5. Wattpad

 Wattpad is one of my favorite places to read and write , it is a website or app for readers and writers to publish new user-generated stories in different genres, including classics, general fiction, historical fiction, non-fiction, poetry, fan-fiction, spiritual, humor, LGBTQ, Young Adult, Urban Paranormal, and teen fiction.  Reader and writers are able to interact and generate ideas on books.

https://www.wattpad.com/

6. Oodle book reader

 Whether you are a reader or an author we have something for every book lover. ... Oodlebooks aims to bring together quality authors with discerning readers . Oodles is a Free books discovery platform and an eBook Reader! Download the best ebook reader on Android and get more than 50,000 eBooks for FREE. + Books arranged in more than 20 categories including fiction, fantasy, travel, romance, thrillers, short stories & many more 

http://www.oodlebooks.com/

7. Kobo

 Kobo has everything you love about your favorite local bookshop, perfected for your modern life.   Rakuten Kobo Inc., or simply Kobo, is a Canadian company which sells e-books, audiobooks, e-readers and tablet computers. It is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and is a subsidiary of the Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten. The name Kobo is an anagram of book. Kobo has a wide variety of books and readers across the globe

https://www.kobo.com

8. Aldiko

 Aldiko is an e-book reader application for the Android and iOS operating systems. It supports the EPUB format for digital publications and incorporates facilities for browsing online catalogs on thousands of books and downloading them directly into the user's personal library 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aldiko.android&hl=en\

9. iBooks/ Apple Books

 Apple Books, formerly iBooks, is an e-book reading and store application by Apple Inc. for its iOS and macOS operating systems and devices. It was announced, under the name iBooks, in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010, and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010, as part of the iOS 4 update. 

https://www.apple.com/apple-books/

10. FBreader

 FBReader is an e-book reader for Linux, Microsoft Windows, Android, and other platforms. It was originally written for the Sharp Zaurus and currently runs on many other mobile devices, like the Nokia Internet Tablets, as well as desktop computers. It provides readers with a wide variety of books.

https://fbreader.org/

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