A lot of the Kindle stuff, even the freebies, is DRM'd, which keeps you from format converting it to something that will read on a non-Kindle. You can go to http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/ and download tools to strip the DRM. There are even plugins for Calibre, at least if you're running under Windows. Dunno about other operating systems though.
I was familiar with the Baen free library. I've got it book-marked here and there.
I can download & strip DRM for my PC -- dunno about the Playbook. I have more... limited... tools for what I can do on it. Well, unless I can crack it. :)
Have you checked out O'Reilly? (oreilly.com) Tons of (non-play) books in a variety of DRM-free formats; something's bound to work. Or, depending on data costs, you could try safaribooksonline.com (also O'Reilly) and read without downloading. I think safari has a free trial.
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Date: 2011-05-28 03:48 am (UTC)Baen books offers a lot of free ebooks, completely legal:
http://www.baen.com/library/
http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/
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Date: 2011-05-28 03:50 am (UTC)I can download & strip DRM for my PC -- dunno about the Playbook. I have more... limited... tools for what I can do on it. Well, unless I can crack it. :)
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Date: 2011-05-29 01:10 pm (UTC)