No one knows an insatiable reading appetite better than the readers of cozy mysteries. As soon as you finish one, you want the next one in the series. This habit can get expensive!  Here are 13 ways to read cozy mysteries for free.

1. Author’s email lists. Oftentimes, authors send special giveaways and promotions to their email subscribers before anyone else, so visit the website of your favorite author and find a place to sign up. Consider joining my list Sandi’s Sleuths to see how easy it is – I give away free books as often as I can.
2. PaperbackSwap.com is a great community of readers that swap books back and forth. List books you are willing to mail to other members to earn credits that are then redeemed for free books that you request.  This will also help keep down the growing piles of books growing on your nightstand and bookshelves. They have thousands of cozy mysteries available.
3. Goodread’s Giveaways Be the first to read new books! Prerelease books are listed for giveaway by publishers and authors, and members can enter to win.
4. BookBub alerts you to limited-time free & discounted ebooks matching your interests. It’s free to join, you can read on any device, and the books are yours to own.
5. InstaFreebie issimilar to BookBub and alerts you to free ebook giveaways. A similar site is New Free Kindle Books.
6. Book Gorilla is another free ebook email alert similar to BookBub and InstaFreebie.
7. Reviewing books is a fun way to read books before they are published and also comes with the perk of a free copy.  I am always looking for fans of cozy mysteries to review my books, so if you are interested either join Sandi’s Sleuth’s where I send out opportunities to review. You can find other reviewing opportunities on Goodreads.
8. Your public library is the original “free book hack” and thanks to apps like OverDrive you can now borrow ebooks and audio books from your library without every leaving home.
9. KoboBooks is an ereading service that offers some free ebooks and also sells ebooks.  If you sign up for an account, you get at $5 credit, which may be enough to buy your first book.
10. Many cozy authors are indie authors and Smashwords is site that helps them publish without big publishing companies.  They also offer a collection of free ebooks.
11. Amazon keeps a list of cozy mystery bestsellers in their free category updated hourly and is always a good place to check for free books.
12. For those of you who read on a Nook, Barnes and Noble also has an extensive collection of free cozy mystery ebooks.
13. I love the Little Free Libraries and have seen them is in many cities I’ve visited. If you’re lucky enough to have them where you live, pack them with your old cozy mystery books and then take whatever treasures you find within. Building one of your own would be an awesome way to share cozy mysteries.