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If you’re an eBook reader, then this is for you. Barnes and Noble has 60 free eBooksavailable for download right now. You can also download their free eBook reader for your iPod or desktop here.
Your turn: I have not gotten into eBooks yet. Should I?
About Carrie RochaI am passionate about helping people live within their means so they can get out and stay out of debt. I live in Minneapolis, MN with my husband and two little girls.
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I would much rather read a real book, but you can’t complain about free books! Most of these free books are old classics that are no longer copywrighted. I chose 25 of them (I already had 7 free ones that I got with the eReader. I’m getting the iPhone app so I can read them on my phone (not sure how well that will go though!).
Thanks Carrie!
The ebook market is really starting to heat up. We will see a lot of new e-readers coming out in the next year to compete with Kindle. That’s good because it will hopefully drive the prices down. But for those people interested in e-books, there are some things to keep in mind:
- some book types work better in e-book format than others. I like fiction on my Kindle, but non-fiction titles with lots of charts are harder to read because some of the larger charts don’t format well on a smaller screen (with no color).
- e-books are not necessarily cheaper. If you tend to buy paperbacks and not first run books, you may be disappointed. If you tend to read classics, then you might be able to get them really affordably. (I picked up Pride and Prejudice the other day for $.99.)
- Be aware of the formats. For the most part, the Kindle only supports its own format, which means in most cases you have to buy the books from Amazon. (It also supports mobi and PDFs, but they have to be non-DRM.) Some of the newer readers may support more “open” formats. So you’ll want to see if the books you like to read are available for the ebook reader you consider purchasing.