Upgrade From Bitdefender 2008 To 2009

Greeting, I just bought a retail version of bitdefender Total security 2008, not knowing that 2009 is now available. My question...does anyone know if you can upgrade for free or a nominal amount??

Yes, you can. Just download a new version from bitdefender site, install it and then use your 2008 key that you bought. It will work that way. However if you already installed your 2008 copy, you have to uninstall it first.