What you can buy for one slim dime, these days? Not much, it seems (and if you thought: "I could make a phone call for that or buy a hamburger", you're dating yourself quite a bit). But an author has figured out how to list his Kindle book for a dime, using Amazon's DTP. Other authors who have tried have said that 99 cents has been the lowest value they could set (although if they set the price at $1, Amazon would discount it to 80 cents), so I'm not sure how he managed this or how long it will last. The only real problem with pricing this low is that some credit card companies (actually, the banks issuing the credit cards) refuse to process extremely small transactions and can even block a card for suspected fraud if they see too many of them. The best solution is to get Kindle Gift Certificates and apply them to your account. This keeps the credit card company happy, cleans up your credit card statement so there aren't tons of tiny charges (the more charges on a statement, the easier it is for a fraudulent one to be missed, when you are reconciling) and lets you manage whatever budget you've set for Kindle/Amazon purchases.So, for one thin dime, pick up The Caliphate
by Jack Stewart. If the book is as imaginative as the posted author bio (listed as a "Review" in the product description), then the book can't miss.Author Bio
Jack Stewart is a treasure hunter, a mountaineer, and a gun for hire. When not writing his next adventure, this father of twelve spends his days on the beaches of Thailand trading an eight figure fortune and helping orphaned children. Jack is the only South African national ever to win both summer and winter Olympic medals. Jack holds the world record for the time to disassemble and reassemble a Kalashnikov. His MBA is from Harvard University and his Doctorate from Oxford. At night he sings Karaoke while sipping very dirty martinis.
Book Description
When Trent Lambert, a New York hedge fund manager, takes a run at the Indonesian Rupiah, he needs more than just money to make the currency decline. Amidst the glory of his billionaire status, he loses the support of his long time friend and investor. Then his son is kidnapped. The ransom: The destruction of the U.S. dollar and the ruin of the fragile American economy. Trent knows he can do it. But the FBI are now investigating him, and he must flee to Indonesia to save his son. On the world's busiest shipping lane, in its pirate-infested waters, Trent, a pirate, and a grade-school teacher, must confront the planet's most dangerous religious leader whose vision of a new superpower Trent is fulfilling with American-style capitalism.
