another Kindle owner

14 years ago

I've just joined the technical age and bought myself a Kindle Touch. I fully intend to keep reading "real" books but I thought the Kindle would come in handy for when I travel or want to download a library book or a free book online.

I know this was discussed previously but I can't find the post that talked about it. Does anyone remember the post or can tell me how to find the free books at Amazon? I went to their site but wasn't sure where to look for them. Also, do I remember correctly that I can download books to my Kindle from Project Gutenberg?

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J C
14 years ago
Hi Rouan, I brought up the Kindle Fire thread for the most up-to-date info we have discussed. The very last post tells about free stuff. Hopefully Frances will see this - she is the expert.
rouan
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14 years ago
Thanks Siobhan!
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frances_md
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Gee, thanks, Siobhan (blush, blush). It is due to my being the first Kindle owner on RP, as far as I know. It does my heart good to see so many using Kindles now.

If you click on the link below it will take you to Kindle's free collections. It explains how to get free books from various sources, including Gutenberg. And, as previously mentioned, the top downloaded free books are listed on the Kindle books home page,

I have to admit I've not actually tried these procedures. Sometimes when I search for a particular book there is a free version, which I then download. Most of the free books available are classics that no longer are under a copyright.

Here is a link that might be useful: Kindle Free Book Collections
sherwood38
14 years ago
I have had my kindle for more than two years but have only d/l'd books from Amazon as once read and archived they still store/manage them for you since you bought them.
I have been told that the same is not true of books d/l'd from other sites unless you want to open a file and transfer/store them on your computer?
Since the majority of the classics are free on Amazon what sort of books can you get from other sites that Amazon dosn't have? Just asking LOL!

Pat
frances_md
14 years ago
Pat, the web site says that Amazon has thousands of the most popular classics available as e-books for free but that there are overall two million such books available and the other sites have access to more of those.
J C
14 years ago
I enjoy getting library books on my Kindle and Kindle Fire. Your local library probably provides this service and can instruct you on how to do it. Normally it is completely separate from regular book lending although it is the same in spirit - for instance three Kindle copies are stocked, but they may all be in use and you have to wait. You receive an email when one is ready, and go to the website to check it out and download it. For practice you might want to search out one that is available, check it out and get it onto your Kindle, etc.

I find this particularly useful for really large books. Unfortunately when I read Stephen King's latest brick, I got the actual copy before the ebook was available. It is so much easier to read a Kindle in bed than a 900-page book!
rouan
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So far I've downloaded two books from the library, 40 free books from amazon and 5 that I had to pay for. I think that should be enough to keep me going for a while!
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