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Myth:

If you buy a Kindle, you are locked into Amazon's Kindle store.

Truth:

There are many sources for books that can be read on the Kindle.

Some Free Sites (Public Domain / Creative Commons)

• MobileRead.com (look for .mobi books you can download to your computer or download the MobiGuide and get your books via Whispernet)
• Feedbooks.com (books can be downloaded to your computer or if you download their Kindle Guide you can get your books via Whispernet o they even have a video on how to use the guide)
• Manybooks.net (when you download to your computer, look for Kindle format or Mobipocket)

Some Pay Sites

• Fictionwise.com (look for .mobi books but NOT Secure Mobipocket books)
• BooksonBoard.com (register your Kindle's PID and you can download any .mobi from their Overdrive servers - to learn more about this see the Visual Kindle Guide" class="wikilink" title="MR Wiki entry">Visual Kindle Guide wiki)

And of course there is always the library. See the Visual Kindle Guide" class="wikilink" title="MR Wiki entry">Visual Kindle Guide wiki for more information.

While Kindle owners have the option of purchasing content outside of Amazon, the depth and pricing of the Amazon ebook catalog makes it the best option more often than not. It is more likely that you'll find the book you're looking for on Amazon than elsewhere, especially when it comes to current bestsellers. There are retailers that specialize in specific genres (like Baen.com for Sci-Fi and eHarlequin.com for romance) that may be better choices than Amazon in those areas.

For a more comprehensive source of ebook sources, please see our E-book_stores wiki.