cpj, here are a few links to places to get you started with DRM free, non geographic restricted books.
MR has free ebooks that have been beautifully formatted by some very dedicated MR members.
The MR
E-Book Uploads - Patricia Clark Memorial Library
ePub format and
Sony BBeB / lrf format even
Kindle mobi / prc format.
Free ebook sites..
manybooks.net and
Project Gutenberg
Free and for purchase ebooks ..
smashwords.com,
feedbooks.com and
baen.com Plus Baen has a
free library
You can explore using
Calibre to manage your library of DRM free books and Kovid, the creator, frequents the forums here. We even have a dedicated
Calibre forum.
Here are some book search engines for finding and comparing book prices.. (books found with the search engines may be at sites that have DRM and geographic restricted books)
Inkmesh,
AddAll, and
eBookPrice.Info.