In an earlier feature we discussed German audiobooks, and they are definitely great! But even though they're usually less expensive than a hardcover book, they do cost a bit and very few German audiobooks are downloadable in any digital format. While we hope that will change in the near future, there is an online source of German reading material and other software that you can access now!

There's also a cost advantage for eBooks. A bestseller like The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown costs about $25 in its hardcover edition. The eBook version costs only about $11-18, depending on the software format.

Electronic books and reference materials in German are available from a variety of sources. German ebook titles include works by authors of classic, modern, and contemporary literature. Here is a sample selection:

This article is about finding German texts online for reading on your PDA ("personal digital assistant"), ebook reader, pocket PC or regular computer. You can download electronic German dictionaries, books (fiction and non-fiction), as well as other German software in variety of formats. We'll also tell you which PDAs, handheld readers or software you may want to consider purchasing and some of the advantages and disadvantages of reading a book on a computer screen rather than on paper.

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