I tend to count free books as real, since I don't bother to acquire them if I don't actually want to read them. There are a few exceptions to that -- free books that initially look interesting, but then I decide against them for one reason or another. But since they are often books I might otherwise buy, if I'm able to get them for free, I count them towards the overall cost of reading (and being addicted to buying eBooks, since they work equally as well as actual buying!)
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