You don't have to have a Kindle to do this. I download them to my DROID. You can get the app for your iPhone or even your PC. If you follow them on Twitter, then you get updates...also free. Of the fifteen newly released books on my DROID...all of them were free.
Next up is a relatively new site called Quora.com. It seems to me like Yahoo Answers on steroids. A bit better put together though. I've seen some great answers to technical questions and as the person who answers has to post their qualifications...its less likely to result in dumb answers by bored kids in study hall. Check out Media Bistro's article on how publishers and writers can use Quora to their advantage.
Janet Reid, Literary Agent, posted a warning to those looking to enter this writing contest on Twitter and her blog. The contest rules are mind boggling in their blatant grab for rights to your work. "In perpetuity and without compensation" Wow...AND its $150 bucks to enter. Steer Clear.
Finally, I leave you with a link to Digital Book World's article on agents and the changing landscape of eBooks. Things that had never crossed my mind...apps and book trailers...reversion rights and the like.
This has been your weekly Digital Dose...Now Go Write!