You do not have to own a Kindle to get the free e-books. At Amazon.com, you can download Kindle for PC for free to be able to read Kindle books on your computer: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311

Most of the free e-books are available in a variety of formats that you can read on your computer.

There is a link in the post to instructions on how to sign up: http://blog.smashwords.com/2009/09/smashwords-supports-operation-ebook.html

Briefly, all you have to do is e-mail Ed Patterson and tell him you want to be added to the program. His disguised e-mail (to avoid spam) is ed#w#pat# @ #att#. #net (remove the #s and spaces).

I am soldier serving in Iraq and I have never heard of this. I do not own a kindle and have no idea how to sign up for this.

PFC Sass