We are currently inviting partners for Read an E-Book Week 2010.

Read an E-Book 2009 proved to be wildly popular, with visitors from all reaches of the globe. Of course, without the participation of the authors, publishers, manufacturers and developers of both content and e-reader devices, Read an E-Book Week could never happen.

Below, you will find a list of all participants in this year's event. You'll notice some of the names do not offer e-books. These are the entities, or people, who contributed in other ways to make this week a success. Visit their sites for information related to the e-book industry, or learn how they add to a great e-book reading experience.

You can find a more refined list of participants - those who only offer free e-books - at the e-book store. Take your time to explore the listings. Sample a genre you are not familiar with -- it could become a new favorite!

Steve Jordan: (sci-fi and fiction) Free e-books. Steve did a great job with the website! He's also an e-book author with a growing reputation for the quality of his books.

"The International Digital Publishing Forum is proud to support the efforts of Read An E-Book Week. This is an excellent initiative to help raise awareness of e-books and encourage consumers to try electronic reading."

OmniLit: The bookstore on the corner of your digital neighborhood. Hundreds of thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles.

All Romance eBooks: All the romance you need from all the publishers you love. The romance specialty store with over 30,000 romance and erotica titles.

Smashwords (general) Popular e-publisher with hundreds of free e-books for Read an E-Book Week.

Zulu Express (general) Free downloads in almost all genres.

E Ink Corporation: They're the folks that invented, developed and now mass produce the electronic display for e-readers. They also contributed the watches for our contest winners. Thanks, E Ink!

PocketBook E-Reader: Freedom of E-Reading. This nifty device is finally available in the U.S.A.


Authors:

Warren Adler: writer and playwright, is a great supporter of e-books. Check out his website for a writing contest.

Lillie Ammann, writer and editor Will be giving away a number of e-books, both fiction and non-fiction.

Cliff J. Burns Canadian author (noir). Free short stories and novels. Two novellas have been optioned for movies.

Patricia and James Taylor (spiritual) Free e-book On the Wings of the Wind.

Pauline Rowson: of Rowmark Publishing offers a free download of In For the Kill. (Marine Mystery)

Cory Doctorow: Fans can find a download of his book Eastern Standard Tribe and a collection of free essays (IN ITALIAN) entitled Content .

David Bowles : (historical) Free downloads of Spring House: Book 1 in the Westward Sagas and Adam's Daughters: Book 2 in the Westward Sagas.

Rob Riley: a science fiction enthusiast, features a Read an eBook Odyssey--in honor of Arthur C. Clarke's second installment of 2001: a Space Odyssey.

Heather Wardell (women's fiction) Free novels Life, Love and a Polar Bear Tattoo and Go Small or Go Home.

Rae Lori: (multi genre)

L. Diane Wolfe: (young adult) Free download of The Circle of Friends Book V...Heather.

Jeffrey A. Carver: (Sci-Fi) Free downloads, including a Nebula Award finalist.

Kobo (general) E-Book store offers a coupon for a free e-book. The coupon code is Read2010 and is valid from March 7-13th only.

Drollerie Press: (fantasy) Free short stories, limited full length novels.

BooksInMyPhone: Free e-books in many genres for Java enables phones.

BooksForABuck: offers free and $1.00 stories and novels. If you mention Read an E-Book Week and buy 2 e-books, you'll get one free.

CurrClick.com: Supplier of education material in downloadable format

Birds Hill Publishing: (children) Offers a free download of the e-book Bullying: A Parent's Primer.

Ellora's Cave: (Steamy Romance) Romantica in all genres.

Twilight Times Books: (general)

E-Reads : Two free downloads. E-Reads is a publisher dedicated to bringing out-of-print books back in electronic and print formats.

No Shelf Required : A forum for discussion among librarians, publishers, distributors, aggregators, and others interested in the publishing and information industry.

Teleread: Bring the E-Books Home: News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics

Kovid Goyal is the developer of Calibre - which includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to ebook conversion, as well as e-book reader sync features and an integrated e-book viewer.

eBookGuru.org: a digital magazine devoted to e-books

nookverse: Website dedicated to the Nook. Check out the Friday Fives for non-BN sources of e-books for the Nook.

The Lewis Four: A blog on eReaders and eReading will offer a contest for a $15.00 gift card to either Sony's Reader Store or Amazon.

Ideomancer Speculative Fiction: Free download of their magazine containing short stories.

The Long and the Short of It: Free e-book download. Long and short romance reviews - and more.

Badosa.com: Free e-books in Spanish, Catalan, English and French.