free e-books

Here’s a good deal:

…free PDF downloads of the first two books in Spencer-Fleming's series, In the Bleak Midwinter and A Fountain Filled With Blood, via e-mail registration.

Though the story says the offer expired a couple of days ago, I signed up and received the books without a problem today.

Three Percent reviews the Zinio service, which is giving away more than 100 classics on their site. "Zinio people think providing a thrice-removed, hollowed-out shell of a familiar experience will drive people to start using their service gives you some idea of how far the Zinio people are from understanding the future of e-books."

GeekDad will be providing free downloads of The Situation, Jeff VanderMeer’s latest book, as well as featuring a lengthy interview with the author, and Night Shade Books has announced that it will make Richard Kadrey's novel Butcher Bird available for download on their website in multiple DRM-free formats.

For those who live in the U.S., EOS, a division of Harper Collins, is giving away one e-book every two months for the entire year in honor of its 10th anniversary. The first offering is a fantasy novel-- Shaman's Crossing: The Soldier Son Trilogy, Book One--by Robin Hobb.