E-Books & E-Readers
What is an e-reader?

An e-reader, also called an e-book device or e-book reader is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals. (wikipedia)
Popular e-readers

Amazon Kindle Apple iPad Barnes & Noble Nook
Amazon Kindle Apple iPad Barnes & Noble Nook

Free e-books @ Libraries

Library eBook Service(s) Offered
City of Los Angeles Overdrive, Net Library, Project Gutenberg eBooks
County of Los Angeles Overdrive, Net Library
Long Beach Public Library Overdrive
City of Pasadena Overdrive

*a library card is required from each library to access their collection of e-books.
More Internet Sources

Many classic literature titles are available for free in the public domain. In addition to these titles there are websites that offer access to new titles that have been released free of charge by either the author or the publisher. Below is a list of staff-recommended websites.

Electronic Literature Foundation
English Online Resources
Google Books
ManyBooks
Open Library
Project Gutenberg