text: how to download the e-books from internet.what r the steps followed? i am trying to download the books from internet but i m not able to get any related sites where downloading is free.what are the formats to choose for downloading stuff older than 75 years can probably be found on project gutenberg.  http://www.gutenberg.org/  if you want something recent, it's against copyright law to download it for free.  you can purchse them on online bookstores, such as amazon.com