How to Download Free E-Books

Before you start worrying about the cost of buying eBooks. it's worth remembering that there are a number of places you can download eBooks for free and its legal.

There are  a number of website sites such as Free-eBooks.net, Oboko and Project Gutenberg that offer free out-of-copyright eBooks that can be downloaded. Project Gutenberg houses 36,000 free eBooks and includes links to a total of 100,000 hosted on other sites meanwhile BooksOnBoard.com offers a selection of free Harlequin romances and a range of cut-price titles. The only snag here is they can't be downloaded directly to your device using a Wi-Fi or 3G connection. You'll have to download them to your PC and then transfer to your eReader by connecting the device to your computer via its bundled USB cable. Although Free-eBooks.net has an app for Google Android and iOS devices which means you can download the eBooks straight to your mobile phone.

Alternatively, Lovereading.co.uk lets you download digital extracts of books so you can see if you like the book before shelling out for it. It's also worth visiting specific author or publisher websites and signing up for newsletters from them, as sometimes cheap or free eBooks are offered, or even follow them on Twitter. WH Smith offers a handful off free ebooks, along with a selection of 'Bargain eBooks' which start from 99p and certainly won't break the bank. Waterstones also offers cheap eBooks

Source: pcadvisor.co.uk

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Google Creates Hub for Buying Apps, Entertainment in One Place

Image via CrunchBaseGoogle Inc. (GOOG), stepping up competition with Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) in digital media, unveiled a site called Google Play that lets users get Android applications, music, books and movies in one place.
The new service brings together Google’s various online stores that feature downloadable products, said Jamie Rosenberg, the company’s director of digital content. Mountain View, California-based Google begins to roll out the service today on mobile devices that run its Android operating system and will release a Web browser-based version for personal computers.

“Now all of your media experiences with Google live in one place,” Rosenberg said in an interview. “It can really tie it all together for consumers.”
Google is trying to capitalize on its leadership in Internet search and smartphone software to grab a bigger piece of the digital-entertainment market, which is dominated by Apple. Apple has built its iTunes music store into a source of movies, TV shows and other content. Amazon, meanwhile, is the biggest seller of electronic books.
Google Play will give recommendations based on what users previously purchased, Rosenberg said. It also will make it easier for the developers and media companies to sell their apps and content.
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