Kindle Buffet: Find and download the best free books, magazines and newspapers for your Kindle, iPhone, iPad or Android By Steve Weber
I received this book free as part of the First Reads program. Lots of good info about free content and apps you can get for your Kindle and other mobile devices, good screen captures and simple directions to follow (although in a few places the figure numbers in the text don't match up to the figure number below the illustrations). Unlike a lot of tech literature this was written in plain language that all but the most tech-unsavvy could follow. I was most interested in the places where you can get free ebooks. I was actually able to download two - an interesting looking YA fantasy and a thriller, neither of which I have read yet - easily and successfully. Would definitely recommend this book to Kindle Fire users. English The world of literature and publishing has changed more in the last ten to fifteen years than from the time of Gutenberg ‘till the dawn of the Twenty-first Century. This metamorphosis is seen mostly in the increasing popularity of digital books. This development has made publication both easy and cheap. With all of the modern pastimes one would think that reading would be on the decline but the opposite is the case. More people are both reading and writing than ever before. In the digital world anyone can publish and distribute their works and they do in increasing numbers.
Kindle Buffet is a book packed full with ideas, hints and places to find tens of thousands of books very cheaply or entirely free. Many new and unknown authors offer their works free for a limited time. With so many books and different genres this is a real literary cornucopia. If you have limited space and/or an insatiable taste for a multiple genres, this book will be your best friend. It is a menu stocked full with tidbits that are sure to satisfy any hunger.
I’m not a big fan on how do books but how could anyone live without this one? Why would they want to? I think this is a must for every library and every bibliophile.
English I received this book in the Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who needs a jumping off point in finding resources of free ebooks online.
While I am not new to the concept, I wish this book was available when I first bought my Sony Ereader because I would have been able to get a much more diverse library quicker than I did in the beginning. The only website I was aware of when I first collected ebooks was Gutenberg, which was a fantastic source but when you are looking for something a little more recent, it gets old fairly quickly.
The format for this book is easy to read and understand, even for the most novice of individuals. I plan on recommending it to anyone I know who buys an ereader in the future, it's a very smart purchase in my opinion. English I thought it would have more apps reviewed.
I was expecting this book would have a bunch of app reviews, but it only contains info on a few, of which some are designed to find online content for the kindle fire. It mostly was an ad for the author's website, kindle buffet. Skip this free download and try the website instead. English This is a very good book for the those who want to have options for acquiring reading material. The author gives additional websites beyond Amazon as possible venues for reading-for-free or purchasing books. The author also covers a number of apps that would be of interest for readers. Some of these apps aid in acquiring and converting material to a Kindle-friendly reading format. The material is not restricted to books only as it also covers magazines, newspapers, and other news websites that can be aggregated to one area and converted to a Kindle format for your reading pleasure. English
Free books, all you can eat!
One of the best things about Amazon's Kindle system is that many popular books are offered completely free of charge during brief promotional periods. If you manage to find and download a book while it's offered free, it's yours to keep -- forever.
It's a great way to sample a new genre, or perhaps discover an author you hadn't noticed before. The free promotions usually last only a few days, but there's a new crop every day. You'll be amazed at the wealth of great books. Usually there are several hundred freebies in virtually every category of fiction and nonfiction, every day of the year. And these aren't just the dogs that nobody wants, the selection includes bona-fide bestsellers from the most famous authors in the world. You may never have to pay for a book again!
This book will introduce you to KindleBuffet.com, a website and newsletter founded by author Steve Weber to showcase the best Kindle books currently offered free -- plus a multitude of other avenues toward great free content:
KINDLE BUFFET: FREE BOOKS, ALL YOU CAN EAT!
NO KINDLE? NO PROBLEM!
MORE SITES FOR FINDING KINDLE FREEBIES
Pixel of Ink
The Cheap
Ereader News Today
Free Kindle Books and Tips
Kindle Nation Daily
The Kindle Daily Deal
MORE GOLD MINES OF FREE BOOKS
Purchasing free books on Amazon
Exploring Project Gutenberg
THE PERKS OF AMAZON PRIME
The Kindle Owner’s Lending Library
RECOGNIZING ILLEGAL CONTENT
Current books offered as free PDF downloads
Bundled books
Adobe Digital Editions
Library Books
HOW TO READ A BOOK (AND MORE), KINDLE STYLE
USING KINDLE’S PERSONAL DOCUMENTS SERVICE
BRIEFLY: KEEPING A LID ON @KINDLE
Converting documents.
USING THE ‘SEND-TO-KINDLE’ APPLICATION ON YOUR COMPUTER
USING THE BOOKS ‘LIBRARY’
Borrowing Kindle books from a library.
NAVIGATING BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS
SEARCHING WITHIN BOOKS
APPS FOR KINDLE FIRE
APPS FOR FUN
XiiaLive Lite
Go Launcher EX
Angry Birds
UTILITIES
Kaspersky Tablet Security
Wi-Fi Analyzer Free
imo
PRODUCTIVITY
QuickOffice
Evernote
Office Calculator Free
MANAGING APPS
FREE YOUR KINDLE
FEED YOUR READER WITH WEB CONTENT
USING CALIBRE
ALL THE NEWS YOU CAN EAT, AND CALIBRE PICKS UP THE CHECK
EBOOKS, CALIBRE, AND THE KINDLE
BRIEFLY: FOR THE LOVE OF CALIBRE
LET’S GO SHOPPING!
BRIEFLY: THE PIRATE CODE
EXPLORING CALIBRE FURTHER
KINDLEFEEDER Kindle Buffet: Find and download the best free books, magazines and newspapers for your Kindle, iPhone, iPad or Android
Kindle Buffet: Find and download the best free books, magazines and newspapers for your Kindle, iPhone, iPad or Android by Steve Weber is really packed with some good information for new Kindle users (and the other devices mentioned) of how to get the free books and other apps plus there are links right to many of them.
This just isn't limited to books either. I didn't know there was something called Personal Document Service that will convert the most common document formats to the Kindle format so you can use many of the Kindle functions on it such as; change font size and make annotations, etc. Another great thing is that when the author is explaining something he often adds pictures or screenshots as well as step by step instructions.
You can get a Wi-Fi Analyzer Free. It allows you to see the strength of your Wi-Fi signal so you know if there are dead spots in your building/area, how many networks are in the area and whether yours is on a channel that is too crowded.
Use instant messaging? Not a problem with the imo app which is compatible with many common services such as AIM, Facebook Chat, Skype, and more. You won't have a voice but you can still text. You may also need Quickoffice, Office Calculator, or maybe you want Calibre. It is all in there and so much more with explanations of what it is and what it does.
I added this to my favorite list so I can easily refer to it time and time again. I highly recommend it. English Disclaimer the first: I received this book as part of Goodreads' first-reads giveaway project.
Disclaimer the second: I entered for said giveaway with the intention of passing this along to my father once I'd read it, as he has been looking for more sources for free ebooks.
I started this book with the expectation that I would not find it all that interesting/helpful, because I do not currently have an ereader/ereading device (other than a computer, which wins every staring contest I've had with it). I finished this book both more informed (I had known of some, but not all of the websites and programs mentioned) and greatly entertained by some of the unintentional typos (e.g. Covert Books) (rather than Convert Books).
Problems: The extra blank pages are a little annoying/confusing, as they don't appear to have any apparent sectioning purpose, but not overly distracting. The confusing numbering of the figures is confusing, however, as they are both nonconsecutive (the numbering jumps from 33 to 36, to name one instance) and labeled differently in-text than in-caption. In several places, the word Convert is written as Covert, but I feel this is an improvement in meaning and actually adds to the narrative (such as it is); because of this, and also because of the fact that there is a section entitled The Pirate Code, I will definitely be passing this along to my father as a belated birthday gift.
Overall, I'd say this book is probably most useful for those who already have (or are planning on obtaining) an ereading device (not a shocking conclusion, considering the book's title). I would rate it 2.5 stars, but given that there is no such option I'm rounding up (like a normal human/computer/robot).
English How can you not absolutely love a book that tells you how to get free books? It's like doing something you love to get something you love. How great is that? I have gone through this book and am anxiously awaiting my Kindle Fire (which I am getting for Christmas if not earlier) so I can put these ideas to good use. Thank you Mr. Weber for putting this out there. I had heard that it was possible to find free books on the web but Weber's book gives you step by step instructions along with screenshots on how and where to find these free books. I am glad I won this one on Goodreads Giveaways. I was hoping I would since I knew I was getting the Kindle but I didn't know how good the book would be. You could put this book into the hands of someone who is unfamiliar with a computer and they could be downloading books in a matter of minutes. Very informative book, well written and once again, who can say anything bad about a book that tells you how to get free books. English Lots of great information on where to get find out which books are being offered for free on Kindle. Sometimes, books become free or highly reduced for a short time, and there are websites and blogs that put all this information together. The book lists those websites.
The book is also a bit of a tutorial on all the things a Kindle Fire can do, too, telling about things like Kindle's Personal Documents Service or how to put web content on your Kindle (so you can read it when you're not connected online).
I've highlighted many things in this book that I'm going to check out.
Best thing, the book itself is a free download. English Just got this book in the mail today. I won a copy from First Reads. It has great tips on finding free books for the Kindle. Since I am recently getting back into reading, definitly enjoying all different books, but on a budget, this book comes in handy. I love it....Thank You :) English
