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Elsi · 05-18-2008, 03:14 PM

I've only had my Kindle since mid-February. In that time, I've bought 12 books from Amazon.com -- but 5 of those were special promotions at $0.00. From Baen, I bought 6 books. From Steve Jordan, I bought 10 books. And, just to kick around the secure MobiPocket stuff, I bought one book from Harper Collins. So far, I've only opened it in the desktop MobiPocket Reader on my PC, but I did register my Kindle PID with Harper Collins before I downloaded, so I thought I'd play around with that eventually.

So, the total comes to 30 books purchased. I've gladly accepted the dozen or so free books from TOR, and then there are the 400 or so that I've downloaded from MobileRead, Feedbooks, ManyBooks, and Munsey's. I have enough reading material around to sustain me in the event of a long trip. All I need is the power adapter for the weekly (or so) recharge.

Life is so good.

05-18-2008, 03:14 PM	#8
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	I've only had my Kindle since mid-February. In that time, I've bought 12 books from Amazon.com -- but 5 of those were special promotions at $0.00. From Baen, I bought 6 books. From Steve Jordan, I bought 10 books. And, just to kick around the secure MobiPocket stuff, I bought one book from Harper Collins. So far, I've only opened it in the desktop MobiPocket Reader on my PC, but I did register my Kindle PID with Harper Collins before I downloaded, so I thought I'd play around with that eventually. So, the total comes to 30 books purchased. I've gladly accepted the dozen or so free books from TOR, and then there are the 400 or so that I've downloaded from MobileRead, Feedbooks, ManyBooks, and Munsey's. I have enough reading material around to sustain me in the event of a long trip. All I need is the power adapter for the weekly (or so) recharge. Life is so good.