2007-12-08 08:02:20 · 5 answers · asked by goose_poo g 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
You can go to library conventions. You pay to tour the dealers room but many dealers give away free books or low cost and you can often get autographs from authors.
2007-12-08 08:49:32 · answer #1 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. Become a book reviewer for an important newspaper or magazine. You'll get so many free books you won't be able to read them all.
2. Become a college professor. Assign the book you want to read to your class and ask the publisher for a desk copy.
3. Go to Gutenberg.com or one of the similar web sites and download books that are in the public domain.
4. This isn't quite free but become a dealer in old paper and save out the books that you buy for fifteen cents per pound.
2007-12-08 11:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by Artful 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well.. you could go to http://www.bookcrossing.com .. without signing up it's tricky (it's free anyway), but if you go into the "Go Hunting" section then find your area there will be a list of any books that bookcrossers have left around.. and then you can go try to find them.. (it's not easy.. they don't always tell you the specific spots and even if they do.. sometimes other people find them first) If you sign up you can get email alerts when someone in your area releases one.
These are however really meant to be passed on after you've read them.. (that is the whole idea behind the site)
2007-12-08 12:41:25 · answer #3 · answered by kaijawitch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't keep books for free permanently without it being illegal.
You're best bet is to sign up for a library card at your local public library. As long as you return the books before they're due it's free.
2007-12-08 08:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by warneker 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you can get a library card, but it just isn't the same as owning a book
2007-12-08 08:23:18 · answer #5 · answered by CW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋