MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Is the Kindle worth it just for the free books?

DuskyRose · 01-21-2012, 10:41 AM

I don't know where the Op's posting from, but in the US there's the ability to borrow kindle books from Overdrive, and the lending web sites that help list books people can loan out personally.

And I've found that since about three weeks before Christmas, there's been about 300 free ebooks listed on Amazon on average. Every day. I go to the kogrid web site and subscribe for the news letter, but usually just browse with covers on for something that looks good. (Although be warned that the porn is pretty graphic. And probably more of it than anything.)

I've actually had a few wishlisted books show up, and they usually all get listed to the lending sites pretty quickly, since most of lendable.

I've grabbed anywhere from 3 to 80 books in a day, depending on what's on offer. You could easily get years of reading just from the freebies alone.

So, yeah, I thought it was worth an $80 investment even before the Christmas rush.

01-21-2012, 10:41 AM	#32
DuskyRose Guru Posts: 755 Karma: 9209502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Boox Note Air3, Palma, K-Scribe, Eclipsa 2e, & Libra 2, Ipads	I don't know where the Op's posting from, but in the US there's the ability to borrow kindle books from Overdrive, and the lending web sites that help list books people can loan out personally. And I've found that since about three weeks before Christmas, there's been about 300 free ebooks listed on Amazon on average. Every day. I go to the kogrid web site and subscribe for the news letter, but usually just browse with covers on for something that looks good. (Although be warned that the porn is pretty graphic. And probably more of it than anything.) I've actually had a few wishlisted books show up, and they usually all get listed to the lending sites pretty quickly, since most of lendable. I've grabbed anywhere from 3 to 80 books in a day, depending on what's on offer. You could easily get years of reading just from the freebies alone. So, yeah, I thought it was worth an $80 investment even before the Christmas rush.