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You can find some poorly scanned e-books on the darknet. I have tried to back-fill some favorite authors and found it frustrating as paragraphs are run together and wordsaresometimesslammed together.
The Kindle uses .mobi format so if you get a .epub you can convert it with Calibre (a e-boom management software) and then mail it to your Kindle or use a USB cable. But if you want a more open-source reader that supports .epub look into the Nook. It is an android-based e-reader and I think it supports .epub and .pdf as well as others.
Note: My local B&N is having a special presentation of the new Nook and the Nook Color tonight so call your local store to see when their having this event in your area.
If you want Nerd cred - Go to TigerDirect and order the Viewsonic G tablet ($299 - $30 coupon). You have to hunt around but you root it and load ClockWorkMod and a different Android flavor and you basically have a Android version of the iPad. I'm going to lunch today with a friend who loves his. I am bringing a flash drive with a .epub a .pdf and some 720 video files to check it out.
(In case I am not being clear - now you have a internet tablet so you can watch Netflix, download free and leagal epubs, read them, etc.)
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