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Why not grab some free ebooks?
8 Sep 2008If you’re wondering if ereading is for you, and you already own an iPod, iPhone or a Palm handheld – here are some tips for getting quality ebooks for free!
And no, we’re not talking run-of-the-mill, Make-money-fast ebooks. This is pure quality!
Read on for the list…
1. eReader.com has a list of free ebooks
The ereader pdb format is proprietary and most ereader.com books cost money. But they have a list of free ebooks – among which we currently find books buy Jonathan Lowe, Jane Austen, Jonathan Swift, Josehp Conrad (yes, they also have some authors whose first name does not start with a J).
2. Fictionwise.com has an expanded list
Containing some of the same ebooks as ereader.com but a wider selection of free ebooks. After all, Fictionwise bought Motricity a while back, and thus acquired eReader…
3. chuggnutt’s list of freebies
Jon Abernathhy, aka chuggnutt, has converted a long list of ebooks from the Gutenberg library to the PDB format, free for you to download. Now that’s customer service.
If you have more sources for us, why not, you know, share them below? 
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Plain and simple: This is a personal blog dedicated to spreading the word about using digital devices like the iPod, iPhone, Palm or similar gadgets for reading ebooks. An ebook is a digital copy of a print book.
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1 Response to Why not grab some free ebooks?
Dot
September 16th, 2008 at 4:37 am
Baen Books, http://www.baen.com, has a free library of science fiction and fantasy books. Typically, they’re the first book or two in a series. Multiple formats available.