If you've just paid $299 for a Kindle 2 or $489 for a Kindle DX (if you were fortunate enough to find one in stock that is), then you might just find yourself a little short of ready cash. However, no need to worry too much - although Amazon's Kindle ebook reader series - or family as Amazon refer to it - does have a fairly steep ticket price, it can actually assist you to save money.
As there are no printing costs associated with electronic books and distribution, whilst not one hundred percent cost free, is still cheaper than that which would be associated with a physical book, you will probably find that you can save quite a bit of money on the latest bestsellers at Amazon's Kindle store. Of course, during the period between paying for your Kindle and the next pay check you may want to do more than economise a little - so why not take advantage of the free kindle books which are available direct from the Amazon website?
Just logon to Amazon's site and go to the Kindle store. Once you're there, simply perform a search for any kind of book and choose the option "sort by - price low to high" - the box to make this selection can be found near the top right hand corner of the screen. You'll find that you're given a list of classic titles - Sherlock Holmes, Treasure Island, The Origin of Species etc. There were over 150 free books the last time I checked, mainly classics but there were quite a few more modern books available also.
Once you've exhausted the list of available free books you will then find a fairly lengthy list of available titles ranging from $0.01 to $1. These are purely nominal fees, and very much less than you might expect to pay for the traditional physical product. You could pretty quickly save a hefty chunk of the cost of your shiny new Kindle and, considering the price, you might find yourself reading some new authors which you might otherwise have missed.
The free kindle books available in the Kindle bookstore are updated on a regular basis, so it's well worth your while to check back every now and again to keep up to date with what bargains are on offer.
Hamish Hayward
Kindle Reader
Learn more about Amazon's amazing Kindle reader - including how to get free e-books direct from the Amazon website.
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