I was looking into Kindle Unlimited recently and thought it might be useful to do a post on the better-known titles in the catalog. If you’re not familiar with it, Kindle Unlimited gives you unlimited access to over a million books. The catch is that it’s limited to selected titles, many of which may be a little obscure. The good news is, there’s actually a number of better-known books buried in there. (And of course, I assume many of the lesser known ones may be hidden gems as well.)
How it Works: Sign up for the free trial period. Cancel or continue subscribing for $9.99 (plus tax) per month after that. You do not need a Prime subscription to sign up for Kindle Unlimited. You can borrow up to 10 titles at a time.
If you’re already subscribed or thinking about it, here are some of the best Kindle Unlimited offerings, focusing mainly on books that you may have heard of (links are Amazon affiliate links).
Out of these books, I’d say Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and the Harry Potter books are probably my favorites. Handmaid’s Tale is of course great, but I actually prefer a lot of Atwood’s other works over that one. Song of Achilles (by Madeline Miller who also wrote Circe) is a book that I’m curious about but reading it hasn’t been a priority for me.
Hope this help you to get more out of your Kindle Unlimited subscription! Or, learn more about the program or get a free trial here (no Prime subscription needed).
Will you be reading any of these books? Drop me a line if there’s anything on Kindle Unlimited you’d recommend, and (of course) happy reading!
Oh my goodness, Thank you for putting this post together! I subscribe to KU and I had no idea that Rup Kaur was available to read there for free! I’ve wanted to read her book for ages and just haven’t had the money. Thanks again!
So glad this was helpful to someone! Yeah, I spent quite some time sifting through it all so I figured someone else might find the same info useful! Thanks for the note, and happy reading! :)
This is my favorite thing of the day so far. “Kindle Unlimited gives you unlimited access to over a million books. The catch is that it’s limited…”
Haha, yeah, the name is a little misleading to say the least. It’s quite a bit more limited than I had realized so I don’t think it’s for everyone, but I imagine some people could get decent value from it. Cheers!
Hi! Great post! Know any Kindle books for $5? I got a coupon I’d like to use but I can’t find any food ones for $5.
Hi Isabell, sorry I don’t have any titles of the top of my head, but I’ll definitely consider that for a future post! :)
That sounds great! Thanks anyway!
My favorite post all day! Merry Christmas! !
Thank you so much! Glad someone was able to get some use out of this list! Merry Christmas to you too! :)
This is SUCH a good post. I scour Google for lists like this. Thank you so much for putting this together!!
Hi Erica, so glad this was useful to you! Thanks for letting me know and happy holidays!
Ah I love this post! I’m going on vacation on two days and now have a nice list of books I can download on my kindle ☺️😍
Oh awesome! Have a fun vacation and happy reading! 📚👍😁
I have never been able to get used to reading on a device. I like the feel and smell of paper books. But this is good to know about. Thanks for the post.
I’m definitely a paper-books person too, but I’ve slowly been incorporating ebooks into my reading regiment and I think I read more as a result — it’s just nice to have a few titles on hand via ebook just in case I find myself without reading material. Happy holidays!
I still don’t own a kindle or a tablet or any form of e-reading device . But some of these books I definitely read . Lately I prefer more biography, biology, science , human science books . But when I am done reading those I might give this a try thanks for the tips .
Thanks for putting this together. Are there any more obscure titles on there which you can recommend? I am always game for discovering something new. :)