http://www.43folders.com/topics/kindle The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.43folders.com/2008/06/06/free-books-your-amazon-kindle <p>My pick of the week on the <a href="http://www.twit.tv/mbw92">latest episode of <em>MacBreak Weekly</em></a> wasn't so much my new <a href="http://bit.ly/kindle-buy">Kindle</a> (which I do like a lot), but rather a few services that make it easier to find and download free books you can read on the Kindle. These picks included <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page">Project Gutenberg</a>, <a href="http://manybooks.net/">Manybooks.net</a>, and the wonderful <a href="http://www.feedbooks.com/">Feedbooks</a>.</p> <p><script type="text/javascript"><!-- amazon_ad_tag = "43folders-20"; amazon_ad_width = "300"; amazon_ad_height = "250"; amazon_ad_logo = "hide"; amazon_ad_link_target = "new"; amazon_ad_price = "retail"; amazon_ad_border = "hide"; amazon_ad_discount = "remove"; amazon_color_border = "2B3856"; amazon_color_text = "333333"; amazon_color_link = "2B3856"; amazon_color_price = "333333"; amazon_color_logo = "FFFFFF";//--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/s/ads.js"></script></p> <!--break--> <p><strong>Feedbooks</strong> is the service I highlighted as being the most interesting of the three to me since you can <a href="http://www.feedbooks.com/mobile/kindle">download one Kindle/Mobi book</a> (<a href="http://www.feedbooks.com/help/kindle">more info</a>) containing clickable links to hundreds (thousands?) of free and <a href="http://creativecommons.org/">Creative Commons</a>-licensed books that can be downloaded <em>directly to your Kindle</em>, usually in less than a minute or so. Zesty. Hello, <a href="http://www.feedbooks.com/discover/book/1166"><em>1984</em></a> and <a href="http://www.feedbooks.com/discover/book/80"><em>A Princess of Mars</em></a>.</p> <p>In addition to all the great stuff <a href="http://ihnatko.com/index.php/2007/12/03/kindle-its-more-than-just-waffles/">Andy has enumerated</a>, these free book services have made me see the Kindle as a flawed but fascinating game-changer. More tips and buying advice coming soon (short version: it ain't for everybody, by a long shot, but it's surprisingly great for commuters and travelers who devour novels in particular).</p> <p>And, if you're still hungry for more Kindle-friendly book sites, check out <a href="http://thekindle.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/free-books-for-the-amazon-kindle/">Free Kindle Books and Free Ebooks Online</a>. The post contains a large collection of links that can help fill your reader in no time.</p> <iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=43folders-20&o=1&p=12&l=ur1&category=kindle&banner=1RR50DN6TK7D02JARP02&f=ifr" width="300" height="250" scrolling="no" border="0" marginwidth="0" style="border:none;" frameborder="0"></iframe> <div style="font-size: small; padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; color: #333; background-color: #eee;"> <p><a href="http://www.43folders.com/" title=""><img src="http://junk.mdm3.com/43f-icon-48.png" alt="43 Folders icon" style="float:left;margin-right:5px;" /></a> ”<a href="/2008/06/06/free-books-your-amazon-kindle"><strong>Free Books for your Amazon Kindle</strong></a>” was written by <a href="http://www.43folders.com/blog/merlin-mann">Merlin Mann</a> for <a href="http://www.43folders.com">43Folders.com</a> and was originally posted on June 06, 2008. Except as noted, it's ©2010 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">CC BY-NC-ND 3.0</a>. "<a href="http://www.43folders.com/feedfooter">Why a footer?</a>"</p></div><!-- /usage finger-wagging --> http://www.43folders.com/2008/06/06/free-books-your-amazon-kindle#comments Amazon Books Kindle Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:45:05 -0400 Merlin 62464 at http://www.43folders.com