Want free books for your Kindle?

I just got a new iPod Touch (which I am absolutely thrilled with!) and I'm learning how to do all kinds of cool things with it. One of those things is putting free Kindle books on it.

I may be the only one, but I have trouble finding free Kindle books that I like when I search on Amazon. I have to search past many different books to find the few that appeal to me. It is quite frustrating. So many times it gives me books that will help me learn how to find the free books, or books that are not free. I guess Amazon doesn't want them to be that easy to find (although that seems to me to be just shooting themselves in the foot).

Anyway, when I discovered someone who will send emails to me telling me what Christian books are free on Kindle that week, I immediately signed up! I get an email every week with the links to the books. All I have to do is click on the link and "buy" the book. Then I can put it on my iPod.

I thought some of you would be interested in this, so here is the place to sign up: http://vesselproject.com/. You can do one of two things: sign up for her email subscription and get an email every time she has a post, or, if you just want to know about the free books, you can put her blog in your favorites and go to her blog every week and click on the link for that post (here is a direct link to those posts). Either way, I hope you enjoy learning about these new books.

Let me know in the comments what you think!

Al Mohler on the Kindle

One person I love to read is Al Mohler. The comments he has made on reading and books are ones that I completely identify with. Last month, he wrote a post about the Kindle and its increasing popularity. I myself have a Sony E-Reader. I love the size and portability. I also like how it can hold so many books at one time. However, lest you think I am wanting to replace all my printed books with my electronic versions, think again. There are advantages to both. To quote Mr. Mohler:

"Do not think of the Kindle as replacing the book. Bury that thought. Bury it deep. Then go and hold a favorite book in your hand. Enjoy. Then pile 50 of your favorite books and carry them with you all day, through airports, onto airplanes, checking into hotels, sitting in meetings, reading in bed at night. You get the point. You sit (gloriously) in a library. You take a Kindle in your briefcase."

I agree. I bought mine primarily for use on trips. My husband is happier now knowing we won't be hauling around so many books (I won't say how many :)) on a one or two week excursion. Me, too. There's more room in the car to bring home the new books I buy along the way.

What do you think? Do you own an e-book reader? Are you glad you do?