Free software to read Kindle books on PC

You can read 420,000 e-books for free on your computer with free Kindle for PC

software. No need to buy a pricey Kindle to get these free books, which include 101 New York Times bestsellers.

Of course, there are also thousands of books for sale, from $10 and up. The Kindle teases you with the first chapter free to help you decide if you want to buy it, which is actually pretty cool. Or addicting. What is not included in the Kindle for PC software are newspapers, magazines, and blogs.

If you do have a Kindle, the software lets you access your digital library from your PC even if your mobile device is nowhere to be found. You can also sync your Kindle reading with your computer, so it picks up on the same page where you left off. The program also can read the bookmarks and annotations you created on your Kindle.