{"id":144820,"date":"2020-04-14T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=144820"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:21:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:21:31","slug":"free-international-bestsellers-kindle-world-book-day-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/free-international-bestsellers-kindle-world-book-day-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are 9 free Kindle books to download for World Book Day 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?attachment_id=144825\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books.jpg?resize=540%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"World Book Day 2020 - free Kindle books\" class=\"wp-image-144825\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books.jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books.jpg?resize=220%2C220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books.jpg?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books.jpg?resize=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Amazon reveals a list of this year&#8217;s nine Kindle books in translation that are free to download until April 23, 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, to celebrate World Book Day, Amazon runs a dedicated event called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/article\/read-the-world-2020\/\">Read the World<\/a>. Most interesting books from around the world, that have been translated to English by Amazon Crossing, are available for free in a Kindle format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-system-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:1em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1.5em\"><ul class=\"has-dates has-small-font-size wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/top-free-ebooks-christmas-2023\/'>Free ebooks for Christmas 2023: here are the top 20 downloads<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T14:05:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-personalized-library-gifts\/'>12 best personalized gifts for librarians and library supporters<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-18T11:11:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Nov 18, 2023<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The books are available as free downloads between Amazon&#8217;s official announcement and World Book Day, which takes place on April 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon makes an announcement usually a week before, which is around or on April 16. However, exploring Amazon website, we have already discovered a page that looks like a list of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=17728818011\">World Book Day 2020 free Kindle books<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All books on the list are written by award-winning and popular international authors. The titles have been translated to English by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?node=11585009011\">Amazon Crossing<\/a>, an Amazon imprint focused on bringing readers from around the world together through literature in translation. So far, the company has published 477 titles, compared to around 400 a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the books are already free to download, although no official information about Read the World 2020 has been released by Amazon so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?attachment_id=144824\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Read-the-World-2020-free-books-for-Kindle.jpg?resize=540%2C284&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Read the World 2020 - free books for Kindle\" class=\"wp-image-144824\" width=\"540\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Read-the-World-2020-free-books-for-Kindle.jpg?resize=540%2C284&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Read-the-World-2020-free-books-for-Kindle.jpg?resize=220%2C116&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Read-the-World-2020-free-books-for-Kindle.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Read-the-World-2020-free-books-for-Kindle.jpg?resize=160%2C84&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Read-the-World-2020-free-books-for-Kindle.jpg?resize=840%2C441&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Read-the-World-2020-free-books-for-Kindle.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the list, you will find <em>The Man Who Played with Fire<\/em> from a Swedish author Jan Stocklassa. It&#8217;s the account of one of the greatest mysteries in Swedish history \u2013 an unsolved assassination of the country\u2019s prime minister that points to a potential international conspiracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hard Rain<\/em> is an electrifying page-turner by Irma Venter, a thriller writer from South Africa. The book is a first part of a Rogue mystery series, and follows journalist Alex Derksen in his new assignment in Tanzania. When an IT billionaire washes up onshore after seasonal flooding, he finds himself at the center of an investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for ways to read thousands of free Kindle books, not just nine, consider getting <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/kindle-dbs\/promoLanding?promoCode=7cad7d39-c2cf-4e3d-9b17-4ebafbb03a41&amp;tag=efly01-20\">Kindle Unlimited via the deal which gives two months of free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[ef-reco id=&#8221;128926&#8243; title=&#8221;Read also&#8221; info=&#8221;Top article&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Translated Kindle books \u2013 free for World Book Day 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-Man-Who-Played-with-Fire-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=220%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Man Who Played with Fire - free Kindle books in translation\" class=\"wp-image-144840\" width=\"220\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-Man-Who-Played-with-Fire-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=220%2C330&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-Man-Who-Played-with-Fire-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=107%2C160&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/The-Man-Who-Played-with-Fire-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"info-blue\">Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Man Who Played with Fire<\/em><\/strong> by Jan Stocklassa, translated by Tara F. Chace. In the book, Stocklassa collects the pieces of Larsson\u2019s true-crime puzzle to follow the trail of intrigue, espionage, and conspiracy begun by one of the world\u2019s most famous thriller writers. Together they set out to solve a mystery that no one else could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"info-blue\">Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The First Mrs. Rothschild<\/em><\/strong> by Sara Aharoni, translated by Yardenne Greenspan. In this award-winning historical saga, passionate young lovers in a Jewish ghetto rise to become the foremost financial dynasty in the world. The book paints a rich and intimate tapestry of family drama, world-changing history, and one woman\u2019s steadfast strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"info-blue\">Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Your Perfect Year<\/em><\/strong> by Charlotte Lucas, translated by Alison Layland. The novel follows publishing heir Jonathan Grief who is trying to find the owner of a leather-bound day planner that&#8217;s full of suggestions, tasks, and affirmative actions of someone called &#8220;H.&#8221; The more Jonathan devotes himself to locating the elusive H., the deeper he is drawn into someone else\u2019s rich and generous narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"info-blue\">Urugay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Out of the Silence<\/em><\/strong> by Eduardo Strauch, translated by Jennie Erikson. In this revelatory and rewarding memoir, the author investigates the 1972 Andes plane crash and the Uruguayan rugby teammates who suffered seventy-two days among the dead and dying. Strauch shares the lessons how surviving on the mountain altered his perception of love, friendship, death, fear, loss, and hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"info-blue\">Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Price of Paradise<\/em><\/strong> by Susana L\u00f3pez Rubio, translated by Achy Obejas. In a reckless love affair that spans half a century, Patricio\u2019s and Gloria\u2019s lives entwine time and again, challenged by every twist of fate\u2014for in a world of murder, betrayal, and revolution, those who dare to reach for paradise seldom survive unscathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Life-by-Lu-Yao-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=220%2C308&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Life by Lu Yao - free Kindle books in translation\" class=\"wp-image-144839\" width=\"220\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Life-by-Lu-Yao-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=220%2C308&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Life-by-Lu-Yao-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=114%2C160&amp;ssl=1 114w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Life-by-Lu-Yao-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"info-blue\">China<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Life<\/em><\/strong> by Lu Yao, translated by Chloe Estep. In this first-ever translation of Lu Yao\u2019s Life, we meet Gao Jialin, an ambitious young man from a small country village whose life is upended when corrupt local politics cost him his beloved job as a schoolteacher. Against the vivid, gritty backdrop of 1980s China, Lu Yao traces the proud and passionate Gao Jialin\u2019s difficult path to professional, romantic, and personal fulfillment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"info-blue\">Turkey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Girl in the Tree<\/em><\/strong> by \u015eebnem \u0130\u015fig\u00fczel, translated by Mark David Wyers. Narrated by one of the most unforgettable characters in contemporary fiction, this unsparing and poetic novel of political madness, precarious dreams, and the will to survive brilliantly captures a girl\u2019s road to defiance in a world turned upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hard-Rain-by-Irma-Venter-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=220%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hard Rain by Irma Venter - free Kindle books in translation\" class=\"wp-image-144843\" width=\"220\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hard-Rain-by-Irma-Venter-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=220%2C330&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hard-Rain-by-Irma-Venter-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=107%2C160&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hard-Rain-by-Irma-Venter-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"info-blue\">South Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Hard Rain<\/em><\/strong> by Irma Venter, translated by Elsa Silke. Journalist Alex Derksen\u2019s new assignment in Tanzania should be easy, but he soon finds himself on the wrong side of the news. It starts when he meets Ranna, a beautiful photographer with something to hide. Alex stopped believing in love a long time ago, yet here in the middle of East Africa, it\u2019s found him again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"info-blue\">Brazil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Along the Tapaj\u00f3s<\/em><\/strong> by Fernando Vilela, translated by Daniel Hahn. This award-winning picture book, first published in Brazil, offers kids a unique look into the lives of children who live along Brazil\u2019s beautiful Tapaj\u00f3s River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"buy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/article\/read-the-world-2020\/\">\u21e2 Read the World<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Book Day 2020 &#8211; share the love!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=540%2C2623&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"World Book Day 2020 - free Kindle books in translation\" class=\"wp-image-145028\" width=\"540\" height=\"2623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=540%2C2623&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=206%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=768%2C3730&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=316%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=33%2C160&amp;ssl=1 33w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?resize=840%2C4080&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books-in-translation.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about Kindle e-readers, apps, and books:<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[ef-archive number=5 tag=&#8221;kindle&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon reveals a list of this year&#8217;s nine Kindle books in translation that will be free to download until April 23, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":144825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[7],"tags":[11226,11602,11150,11435],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/World-Book-Day-2020-free-Kindle-books.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdOQhx-BFO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144820"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144820"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145030,"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144820\/revisions\/145030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}