Try http://www.free-ebooks.net/
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There's a list of good places to start looking:

http://www.friedbeef.com/best-places-to-get-free-books-the-ultimate-guide/
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PDF files of books may have been uploaded to sites like Scribd or Docstoc. You can read them right from the site if they have.
Source(s):
http://www.scribd.com/
http://www.docstoc.com/

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You can try www.getfreeebooks.com or www.planetpdf.com
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Check out Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page. There are many free .txts of books and essays available on this site. Considering that the books found here are those in public domain, you're not going to find the latest thriller or best seller here. Though, Project Gutenberg has tons of classic literature available.
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Many torrent sites offer robust eBook sections:

http://www.mininova.org/sub/50/seeds
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This site is very dear to me, it was my first site that I visited when I first got on the Internet.

http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/

Science Fiction, fantasy and horror from infinity plus.
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Public Bookshelf - This online library gives users the chance to read classic books and discover new authors. Free book categories include but are not limited to fantasy novels, history books, mysteries, romance novels, teen fiction and horror stories. Public Bookshelf also features an impressive collection of nonfiction.
http://www.publicbookshelf.com/

The Online Books Page - The University of Pennsylvania's Online Books Page is one of the best places to read free books online. There are more than 30,000 English works available.
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/lists.html

Questia - Questia is probably best known as a resource for students and writers, but the site also hosts an outstanding library with more than 5,000 free books that can be read online. Offerings include classics and rare books.
http://www.questia.com/publicdomainindex

Classic Book Library - This free online library stocks the world's most treasured classics. Books are sorted by genre--children's literature, romance, mystery, science fiction and historical fiction--and include the writings of authors like L. Frank Baum and Jane Austen.
http://classicbook.info/

FullBooks.com - FullBooks.com offers thousands of unabridged books that can be read for free online. All of the books are sorted by title. FullBooks.com also includes links to sites that have free reference books, science books and biographies.
http://www.fullbooks.com/

Internet Public Library - The Internet Public Library is a great place to access magazines, newspapers and reference works. Site visitors can also find nearly 100 links that will take them to websites offering free books online. Links are updated on a regular basis and include descriptions that make it easy to find what you are looking for.
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum60.60.00/

Classic Reader - With nearly 4,000 free books, Classic Reader is a great place to find classic books, plays, poems and short stories. You can read the books for free on the site and add your own annotations.
http://www.classicreader.com/

Authorama - Authorama features free books from a wide variety of authors. All of the books in this online library are public domain books in XHTML, which means that formatting and illustrations have been preserved. There are currently more than 100 free books available and new books are added on a regular basis.
http://www.authorama.com/

Bored.com - The site offers thousands of free books can be stored on your computer and read online. Book offerings include but are not limited to American literature, British literature, children's books, cookbooks, textbooks and reference books.
http://www.bored.com/ebooks/

Read Print - Read Print is a free online library designed for students, teachers and readers of classic books. The well-organized site has thousands of free books sorted by author. Other site features include literature articles and a special section on Shakespeare.
http://www.readprint.com/

The Literature Network - The Literature Network has thousands of free books, short stories and poems that you can begin reading immediately. The site also includes a slew of author biographies, quizzes and user comments.
http://www.online-literature.com/author_index.php

LibriVox - LibriVox is a unique online library that caters to both readers and listeners. The site offers free audio books as well as links to text versions that can be read online. Other site features include author bios, book summaries and links to additional book-related content.
http://librivox.org/

Bartleby - Bartleby is one of those sites that you want to bookmark the moment you discover it. This Internet publisher has a huge collection of free books that can be read on your computer. Offerings include, but are not limited to: fiction, nonfiction, verse and reference works.
http://www.bartleby.com/

Classic Bookshelf - The Classic Bookshelf is an especially nice place to read classic books online because of the site's easy readability program. Users can bring up the free book of their choice and decide how they want the screen to look. Things a reader can customize include the color of the page, the color of the text, margin size, print size and font.
http://www.classicbookshelf.com/

ReadBooksOnline.net - The site has more than 1,000 books by hundreds of different authors. Offerings include the best of American, British and Irish literature.
http://www.readbookonline.net/

Chest of Books - This free online library has tons of nonfiction books on a wide range of topics, including art, business, computers, finance, gardening, health, history, home improvement, real estate, science, sports and travel.
http://chestofbooks.com/

PublicLiterature.org - PublicLiterature.org has a great selection of free classic books that can be read for free online in a user-friendly interface. The site also features works from accomplished authors around the world. Reading categories include children's, classics, comedy, fiction, nonfiction, plays, poetry and sci fi.
http://publicliterature.org/

DailyLit - This site lets you choose the classic and contemporary books you want to read. Then, they send the books to you in installments via email or RSS feed.
http://www.dailylit.com/

Fiction.us - Books are split into chapters so it is easy to remember where you left off. The site also offers a nice range of poetry, plays and picture books.
http://www.fiction.us/
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There are many. I like wowio.com for having not just the classics, and not just small self-published things, but books you'd find in bookstores.
Source(s):
www.wowio.com

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Public Domain and other works.
www.archive.org
>>Click on Texts

www.librivox.org
>>>While and Audiobook site for public domain works it also has links for each book to its text counterpart.
Source(s):
www.archive.org
www.librivox.org

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Project Gutenberg. Its mission is to get as many of the books that no longer have copyright. A lot of classics are available there.

http://www.promo.net/pg
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