Now that you’ve got that shiny new Kindle 2, and while you’re certainly going to buy books in the Kindle Store on Amazon, you want to supplement it with some free content. While this is not a comprehensive list, I wanted to give you some of the more popular sources of free Kindle books (and free eBooks formatted differently than can easily be converted to Kindle Books).

Free eBooks in Kindle Format on the Internet

1. Amazon’s Free Kindle Books
2. Free Kindle Books
3. FreeKindleBooks.org
4. ManyBooks
5. Feedbooks: Food for the mind
6. MobileRead Forums
7. Baen

Free eBooks in Unsecured MobiPocket format (compatible with the Kindle)

1. Feedbooks: Food for the mind
2. Free Books at the MobiPocket Store
3. MobileRead Forums
4. Fictionwise
5. The Online Books Page
6. Baen

Free eBooks in other formats on the Internet (must be converted)

1. Munsey’s (PRC)
2. Planet eBook (PDF)
3. Bookyards (PDF, minimal formatting)
4. MobileRead Forums (All formats)
5. Fictionwise (All formats)
6. The Online Books Page (All formats)
7. Baen (All formats)
8. Free Tech Books (Several formats)
9. Free Computer Books (Several formats)
10. eBook Searchr (All formats, eBook Search)
11. LibriVox (Audiobooks)
12. Wired for Books (Audiobooks, conversion necessary)

I found many of these book sites from a posting on iReaderReview. If you’ve discovered a source that I’ve overlooked, please do share it with the rest of my readers by leaving it in a comment! If you’re the source owner, please do introduce yourself to us in the comment.

Lastly, if you decide to buy a Kindle 2, please consider clicking this link to buy it through Amazon, and I’ll get a small commission.