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Re: How many of you read free ebooks?

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I've read a few, some are pretty decent.
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I definitely read free or low cost e-books all the time! I love them because usually it's new up in coming authors and I feel like after I read and review them that I helped put them out there. And if I like the free book so much I try to buy other books by the same author.
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I haven't read any ebooks for a while but when I did I had read a few free ones that I liked.
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I usually do because since not many people read classics, they're available for free on Amazon :p
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Post by MatthewAlexander »

I do! I don't have a whole lot of money to spare right now, so free ebooks are really important to me. Even ebooks offered at around a dollar or more aren't too bad--anything below the average, double digit price looks good to me.
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Love my Kindle because it's easier for my hands (I have RA) to hold than most books. I download free books from Amazon and borrow them from the library for free also.
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I'm really open to reading just about everything, including some of those offshoot free ebooks I get :), there are even some great books in there that I wouldn't have noticed because there are just so many books.
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I absolutely love reading 'em! It's such a wonderful way of finding new authors too!! <3
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Post by Annelore Trujillo »

I read a lot of free ebooks. They aren't always the best books, but they aren't terrible. Even if they were awful, I wouldn't really care because I didn't pay for them. I've also bought quite a few books for 99 cents.
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I like checking out free ebooks if they seem interesting. I have read quite a few interesting books this way, books that I probably would have never picked up otherwise. My only complaint is that sometimes these books to have quite a few editing errors, and sometimes the writing isn't the best.
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Post by Hawgangel67 »

I love reading free ebooks. I am into aromatherapy and holistic things, so there are a lot of books out there that interest me. Some of the ebooks are quite short, but as long as I can get even a little bit of information from it, it was worth it.
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I read a lot of free ebooks. I subscribe to many newsletters including authors that are daily offering free and deeply discounted books. Free reads just as well as paid ? I am always looking for new sources.
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I read a lot of the free ebooks, and it's pretty often that I find some I really like.
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Post by MrsCatInTheHat »

All the time. It's a great way to try out new authors. I also use the elibrary from my public library for more popular titles.
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Post by pinstar »

Sometimes, usually I find they aren't very good though...maybe im just picking the worst of the bunch and the rest are better...
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