Kindle for PC
November 11, 2009. As you may be aware, for some time free books have been available from Amazon for downloading to their electronic reader. Until now, the 6 billion or so people who don't own a Kindle were out of luck, but Amazon recently introduced "Kindle for PC," software which allows the user to download these same books to his computer (Windows 7, Vista and XP - the Mac version is coming soon and in the meantime you can download the free Kindle app from iTunes store and read books using your iPhone or iPod Touch). To install the reader, click on the download button here
and when prompted, click Save file. The setup file will then download. When download is complete, double click KindleForPC-installer.exe to run the install. To finish the process, register your email address and password with Amazon. On Amazon's "Manage Your Kindle" page, the country must be set to "United States" in order to access most of the free content. (BTW - I don't think they verify the location, but don't quote me). In the Launch Application box, select Amazon Kindle for PC Application. These books will be identified in the listings as "Kindle for PC - Limited Time."
These books are free at the time I list them, but they change status fast, often in a matter of days, so if you see something that interests you, grab it now!
Barnes & Noble eBooks
December 10, 2009. Barnes & Noble is offering a number of books which are downloadable for iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, PC, Mac and Nook. B&N requires free registration, but you cannot download unless they have a credit card number on file, even for free books. Barnes & Noble requires the customer to be physically in the U.S. A U.S. address on the credit card isn't sufficient. If there's sufficient interest, I'll list these books. Please let me know if you have any problems.
Last updated February 10, 2010.
