We’re believers in the idea of ebook here at CrunchGear, so any time we can bring you a freebie, we will, especially if it’s one that appeals to our geeky nature.

Del Rey is offering a Star Wars book, Legacy of the Force: Betrayal, as a free download in PDF, audiobook, or ebook for Sony or Kindle formats. It’s the first of a seven part series, they’re hoping you’ll like it enough to buy the rest, it seems.

I’ve not yet read it, and Star Wars novels can be hit or miss, but this one isn’t written by Kevin J. Anderson, so it could be alright. It’s free; what have you got to lose?