The Kobo reader is fantastic for writing amateur fiction, or at least for self-editing it, because amateurs can only pay one or two editors instead of the small

The Kobo reader is fantastic for writing amateur fiction, or at least for self-editing it, because amateurs can only pay one or two editors instead of the small army that "professional" books require. You could head to the free section of Smashwords.com to get some free ebooks, but I know there are quite a few platforms. Also tons of people are always asking for beta readers in goodreads (check the forum section), there you have a chance to get close and personal with the authors while doing a great service to the community.