You can get thousands of free e-books over the course of 2024 if you know where—and when—to look. All year long, Amazon is offering up free Kindle e-books to readers, with new opportunities popping up every month.
This year also marks the 10th anniversary of Stuff Your Kindle Day, the biggest free e-book event of the year, offering up over a thousand free e-books. But that's later this year. In May, Prime members can get two free Kindle e-books from Amazon's First Reads program, one of them being this month's short read.
What is Amazon's First Reads?
Amazon First Reads is a program aimed at Prime members that offers early access to new e-books across many genres, as curated by First Reads editors (one of your many Prime Member benefits). Prime members can choose to download one free e-book every month from a rotating list—though some months that number is bumped up to two—and non-members get them for a discounted price. These e-books can be read on any compatible Kindle device or via the free Kindle app.
How to get your free Amazon Kindle e-books in May
Go to the First Reads landing page to see the full list of e-books available this month. Once you find a book that seems interesting, click the "Shop Now" button. Make sure you’re not being redirected to the Kindle mobile application because you won't see the free book option; instead, use your browser (or just "check out" your free book on your computer).
Make sure you’re not clicking the ”Pre-order for...” button, as that will direct you to pay; instead, click the “Read for Free” button under the First Reads banner. This will send the e-book directly to the Kindle linked to your Amazon account.
You can see what it should look like from the screenshot below.
You’ll know you did it right when you see a “Thanks, [your name]!” order summary indicating the e-book is being auto-delivered to the Kindle Cloud Reader.
Free Amazon Kindle e-books available in May 2024
This month, you can choose one from eight Kindle e-books, plus you get the free "bonus short read," Tiger Chair: A Short Story by Max Brooks, author of World War Z.
Amazon notes the genre for each of the books above the title, offering a quick way to narrow down your options. If you hover over the "See Editor Notes" under the "Shop Now" button, you'll be able to read a short synopsis from the First Reads editor who picked the book.
Here are your options for May 2024:
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Tiger Chair: A Short Story by Max Brooks (Bonus Short Read)
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In a Dark Mirror by Kat Davis (Suspense)
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The Promise of Tomorrow by Mary Ellen Taylor (Women's Fiction)
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Lake County: A Novel by Lori Roy (Mystery)
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Let's Pretend This Will Work: A Novel by Maddie Dawson (Romance)
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Hot Dog Money: Inside the Biggest Scandal in the History of College Sports
by Guy Lawson (Non-Fiction)
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Girl, Missing by Dreda Say Mitchell and Ryan Carter (Thriller)
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Meet Me On The Bridge by Sarah J. Harris (Book Club Fiction)
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