How to Download Free Google EPUB Books

Hundreds of thousands of Google e-books are stored in the Cloud, making Google Books is really a good resource for reading. And it has won a good name as the World's largest online public library. Almost all of these e-books are in either PDF and EPUB formats, enabling users to read Google books offline with their e-readers. In 2009, Google added more than 1 million public domain books in EPUB format for users. in this article, we're going to talk about how to find the right Google EPUB you need and read them on all your mobile devices.

DRM-protected & DRM-free ebooks

First be clear that there are two kinds of books in Google Books. One is DRM-protected ebooks. Another one is DRM-free ebooks. For these DRM-protected books, users are often allowed to preview part of the book online unless they pay for it. What's more, they are displayed as flowing text online. DRM-free ebooks are free public domain books, whose copyrights have expired, or authorized books. Some authors or publisher permit a full access to the books.

Search for EPUB books in Google Books

To find the right book you need, you should type in the book name in Google Books, better with EPUB attached, for Google Books could display you with the related results. Of course for these paid versions, you will only see the book displayed in flowing text. After you pay for it, you could get the EPUB version.

Actually, there are many different versions for one book, say Pride and Prejudice. You can get many results after you search for it. Some of them are free and some of them need to be paid for. To get the free EPUB one, just click the "Full view" on the left of the result page. All these books classified into "Full view" are available for free download, either in PDF or EPUB format.

Download Google EPUB books

After you enter the "Full view" page, you can download the free Google EPUB book. Click the "Download" button, in the drop-down list, choose "EPUB". Then set a folder to save the file. Later, just find the target free Google EPUB in the folder and translate them to your devices for reading.