If you’ve just handed over $359 for a Kindle 2 or $489 for a Kindle DX (if you were lucky enough to find it in stock that is), then you may find yourself a little short of disposable cash. However, no need to worry too much – even if Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader series – or family as they prefer to refer to it – does have a pretty high ticket price, it can actually allow you to save money.
Bearing in mind that there are no printing costs associated with electronic books and distribution, although not completely free, is still cheaper than that which would be associated with a printed book, you will probably find that you can save a fair bit of money on the latest bestsellers at Amazon’s Kindle store. Of course, in the period between paying for your Kindle and the next pay check you may want to do more than economise a little – so why not take advantage of the free Kindle books which are on offer direct from the Amazon website?
All you need to do is visit Amazon’s site and open up the Kindle store. Once you’re there, perform a search for any type of book and choose the option “sort by – price low to high” – you’ll find the box to make this selection at the top right hand corner of the screen. You’ll then find that you’re presented with a list of classic titles – The Origin of Species, Sherlock Holmes, Treasure Island etc. There were over 150 free books the last time I looked, chiefly classics but there were a fair number of more modern books available also.
Once you’ve exhausted the free books on offer you will then be presented with a a good selection of available titles with prices between $0.01 to $1. These are fairly nominal fees, and considerably less than you might expect to pay for the equivalent physical product. You could pretty quickly recoup a fair portion of the price of your shiny new Kindle and, considering the price, you might find yourself trying some authors which you wouldn’t normally choose.
The titles in the Kindle bookstore are added to on a regular basis, so it’s well worth your time to check back every now and again to keep up to date with what bargains are on offer.