Five Free Alternatives to the Amazon Kindle 2

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Five Free Alternatives to the Amazon Kindle 2
These no-cost solutions can turn your current tech into an e-reader.

by Joanna Stern on Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Amazon's newest e-book reader may be impressive, but it will drain $350 from your wallet. While some may prefer a standalone device for reading electronic books, why not save some cash and use one of your many current screens for digital reading? These applications turn your smart phone or notebook into an e-reader for absolutely nothing (well, except the cost of the book itself).

Five Free Alternatives to the Amazon Kindle 2

Stanza

Price: Free

Lex Cycle's Stanza iPhone app is free and allows for over-the-air downloads of the latest books.
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MobiPocket

Price: Free

Once you buy an e-book from MobiPockets' 40,000-title selection, you can read it on both your phone and your laptop.
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Google Book Search Mobile Edition

Price: Free

Access the full text of more than 7 million books in 40 languages with Google's mobile edition of its Book Search.
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Microsoft Reader

Price: Free

Microsoft Reader is a free, downloadable application that allows you to read e-books on any Windows-running laptop.
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Adobe Digital Editions

Price: Free

Adobe's Digital Editions offers a solid e-book reading experience for Mac users.
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