The latest craze: Free e-books offerings - USATODAY.com

The latest craze: Free e-books offerings - USATODAY.com: "NEW YORK — James Patterson's latest best seller, The Angel Experiment, is a little different from his usual hits. The novel isn't new; it came out four years ago. Readers aren't picking it up at bookstores, but mostly on the Kindle site at Amazon.com. And the price is low even for an old release: $0.00.

'I like the notion of introducing people to one book, while promoting the sales of another,' says the prolific and mega-selling author (and co-author) of numerous thrillers.' His Kindle download is the first book of Patterson's 'Maximum Ride' young adult series..."