If you’ve just handed over $359 for a Kindle 2 or $489 for a Kindle DX (if you were fortunate enough to find it available that is), then you may find yourself a little short of disposable cash. However, no need to fret too much – even if Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader series – or family as they prefer to refer to it – does have a fairly high ticket price, it can actually help you to save money.

Considering that there are no printing costs associated with electronic books and distribution, although not totally free, is still cheaper than that which would be associated with a physical book, you will more than likely find that you can save a fair bit of money on the latest bestsellers at Amazon’s Kindle store. Of course, during the period between paying for your Kindle and the next pay check you might wish to do more than economise a little – so why not take advantage of the free Kindle books which are on offer direct from the Amazon bookstore?

Simply visit Amazon’s website and open up the Kindle store. Once you’re there, perform a search for any type of book and select the option “sort by – price low to high” – you’ll find the box to make this selection near the top right hand corner of the screen. You’ll then find that you’re given a list of classic titles – 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Sherlock Holmes, Treasure Island etc. There were more than 150 free books the last time I looked, mainly classics but there were a good selection of more modern books on display also.

Once you’ve exhausted the free books on offer you will then be presented with a a good selection of available titles with prices between $0.01 to $1. These are fairly nominal fees, and considerably less than you might expect to pay for the equivalent physical product. You could fairly quickly recoup a fair portion of the price of your lovely new Kindle and, considering the price, you might find yourself trying some authors which you might not usually choose.

The titles in the Kindle bookstore are frequently updated, so it’s well worth your time to check back every now and again to keep up to date with what bargains are on offer.