Hi Dot...Apparently it comes with a CD with 100 books for you to chose from. Moans include not being able to load directly from the internet - (has to be from a computer, but even so it's not Mac compatible). Seems there are more than a few E-readers coming on the market very soon, offering better facilities than those on the Sony reader. I'm waiting to see. But have a browse on Google for 'Sony ereader reviews'.