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Originally Posted by BookCat
Thank you for the clarification. I'm always worried about being thrown off the site if I join in a discussion of this type. Harry once ticked me off for casually mentioning that I was reading a Wodehouse novel which had been a freebie. I'd downloaded it from MR before the rules were changed and I genuinely thought it was in the UK public domain, not having researched the date of Wodehouse's death. Since then, I avoid the subject.
I just wanted to point out to the OP that Amazon often charge for public domain ebooks.
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Actually, a very good portion is available on Amazon for free, though these are often rather 'hidden'. In fact Amazon has a series called AmazonClassics which are classics for free, made by Amazon (so wordswise and etc. work perfectly). The selection is limited, however.
Also, it is not Amazon charging but the publisher/author. The publisher/author chooses the price and Amazon gets a cut out of each sale