Another 1.5 million Free Books-Documents + Other good items

Internet Archive Text area - almost 2 million free books and documents - Kindle formats included, via ".mobi" or ".prc" files or specifically labeled "Kindle."
  Remember that the Kindle also directly reads .txt and PDF files although .prc or .mobi ones may be more readable in font size.

  There are also areas of files with somewhat questionable value, but the main sub-collections include American Libraries, Canadian Libraries, Universal Libraries (Carnegie Mellon, governments of India, China, Egypt), Project Gutenberg (another access point) -- and there are recent contributions from The Library of Congress, UCLA Scanning Center's special collections, etc.).  Thanks to Courtney who reminded me of this in a Comments area here.  I'll add this to the ongoing free and low-cost books posting next time.  Note that there is also free live music and audio linked on the home page.

The Get a Human page
This is one of my all-time favorite resources, the Get a human on the phone page.  It includes almost 1,600 companies, with each link expandable to show several phone numbers found (for each company) which can eventually get you a human, and with instructions on how to do that.  This is a webpage rather than a book, and there's no charge for the information there.

When you're away from a computer, a Kindle book with similar focus could be useful (although you can use the Kindle web browser to reach the Get a Human page even if you're away from a computer).
  Here's a Kindle book of phone numbers gathered by Mobile Reference, titled Secret Toll-Free Customer Service Phone Numbers and Shortcuts to an Operator for Nearly 600 Businesses and US Government Agencies
  2 customer reviews, 5 stars - $3.99

Also useful, maybe, Country Calling Codes, Dialing Instructions, and Worldwide Emergency Phone Numbers.
  1 customer review, 5 stars   (not a useful review but an example from the book helps) - $0.99

UNUSUAL ITEM - Microsoft WordTalk - Free
Microsoft WordTalk has been developed for use with, you guessed it, Microsoft Word, versions '97 and above. Its functions are:

"It will speak the text of the document and will highlight it as it goes...
  It contains a talking dictionary to help decide which word spelling is most appropriate." You can:
  . adjust the highlight colors
  . change the voice and the speed of the speech
  . convert text to speech and save as a .wav or .mp3 file so that it can be played back on an iPod or mp3 player."
UPDATE 1/25/10
  I'll add that an mp3 can be played back on the Kindle by placing the file in the "music" folder of the Kindle.  These are played in the order they were placed on the Kindle though.  And mp3s take much more space than books.

  If interested, download Wordtalk at www.wordtalk.org.uk.   It's a free plug-in.  If you don't have .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 you'll need to download .Net Framework first, which you can get here.

Almost free - A Kindle shortcuts book
FIRST, be sure to check out Kindle books I've read and enjoyed, shown on the right-hand side of the webpage.

Am adding here another Kindle book (I haven't read it and can't rate it):
  Kindle Shortcuts + guides and hidden features, by Aaron Steinhardt.  Publisher: MobileReference
  31 customer reviews, 3.5 stars out of 5, $0.25


Free and low-cost books, Jan. 14, 2010 - Update3: Still current
  Miscellaneous items


MP3's from the Hope for Haiti Now Telethon, with proceeds to groups working in Haiti
  Amazon is offering an album of mp3s of songs from the telethon Friday night.  Here's the Los Angeles Times report of the event.
  From the report and some video clips I've seen, buying the album (mp3's) or some individual tracks from that night will benefit any of us as well as help the relief work in Haiti.   Amazon explains:

' All proceeds from album sales of Hope for Haiti Now will go to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, and Yele Haiti Foundation. In addition, all proceeds from the special studio version of "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" by Jay-Z, Bono, the Edge, and Rihanna will go to Partners in Health. '

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LINKS FOR SEARCHING FOR FREE OR LOW-COST E-BOOKS
  As ever, here is the ongoing set of links for various Searches for free or low-cost Kindle-compatible books. Below are ways to Share this post if you'd like others to see it.
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