I have absolutely no criticism of Amazon's customer service department. I haven't had to return anything, but they were fantastic about crediting my credit card for the cost of the unlighted Kindle cover and then giving me a $25 credit on the lighted cover when I complained that my Kindle was rebooting and acting strangely. Whenever I decide to buy something that costs more than a few dollars I always check Amazon to see if they offer a better deal. They usually do. Is Amazon actually doing the transcription of books, or is it the publisher? Also, from my reading on line, the blame for the high price of books is placed on the publisher and not Amazon--however, I don't know whom to believe about that. I do read a chapter before I buy, but sometimes I want to read a particular book and download a book with typos. Another problem I have with free or 99 cent books is they are often a previously unpublished author's first book, and may be rather poorly written. Please, don't criticize me for saying this because I have a friend who published her first book cheaply and the book is extremely well written. I spend a lot of time searching for an author or title that interests me, is inexpensive, and is of sufficient quality that I do purchase it. I guess that in our world of astounding technology I expect transcriptions to be as good as the hard copy original. I will check out the links mentioned to see if I find a group that may point me toward better books that are, I hope, more affordable. Nancy

you are welcome Petra I love pixelofink.com and their newsletter it took me a while to realize you get a lot more listings if you get the daily email from them. That is one daily email I look forward to and always go right away and check them because in some cases they go off the free price so quickly. Since my husband is now using my Vizio tablet and using the kindle app I have been downloading a lot of books that I think he would like, he is a voracious reader. Yesterday I was going through my rather large Kindle library on Amazon to make a list for him and almost every book I had downloaded for free was now about $4 each. That adds up fast to a very nice savings.

Today there is a pre order available for a John Grisham book called Fetching Raymond for only 99c. Fetching Raymond: A Ford County Story And a free Chili cookbook! Circle of Friends Cookbook 25 Chili Recipes And to go with your chili here is a guide to wine for free! The 5 Day Wine Guide - Learn How to Choose the Best Red or White Wines by the Weekend (for Beginners) For those that like the super scary stories J.A. Konrath writes some of those under another pen name Jack Kilborn. These 2 in a series are both 99c each. Afraid and Trapped. Afraid - A Novel of Terror Trapped - A Novel of Terror

Jannie, are you close enough to another county to check that library system? That might be the way to go. As someone who tends to be a critical reader, I find it useful to check the negative reviews on Amazon. If they say the book is badly in need of an editor (or assorted other complaints), I know I won't enjoy it. The positive reviews could be sincere, or they could be written by friends of the author. That sort of thing is done all the time.