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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Everyone's Reading - and now they can do it for free!

Mills and Boon publishing is celebrating the fist anniversary of their ebook program by giving everyone a free book out of each of their series, ten in all. They also have a contest to win a Sony Reader (they are in the UK, so the Kindle isn't there, yet) and it appears you can re-enter each month until the end of the year. Some of these are either out of print or only available as imports in the US, but enough of them are at Amazon that I'm including links here, for those that want to check out the reviews before downloading. All total, these books would cost $26.40 if bought thru Amazon and you'd have to skip three of them completely.

Romance
Mistress: Hired for the Billionaire's Pleasure ($3.40 Kindle)
The Rake's Unconventional Mistress ($4.32 Kindle)
Pleasure, Pregnancy and a Proposition ($3.40 Kindle)
The Midwife's Little Miracle ($3.40 Kindle)
Father Material ($3.96 Kindle)
Adopted: Outback Baby ($2.88 Kindle)
The Player (Out of Print)
The Billionaire's Baby Negotiation (Out of Print)

Mystery/Suspense/Thrillers
Diagnosis: Danger (IMPORT)
Silent in the Grave ($5.04 Kindle)

Click HERE to get the free downloads. You can choose between EPUB or MOBI/PRC (Kindle) formats (I'd skip having the book sent to your phone, unless you are in the UK). Also, it's a bit tricky to download the books. First, click on the cover image of the book you are interested in (not the "download" button underneath). The image at the right of the screen will change, showing you the book's cover. Next, click on the red banner over the large cover image. This will replace the image with a synopsis of the book and the two links (just above the synopsis). Click on the picture of the format your want - the first one is EPUB and the second picture shown is for Mobi/PRC (that's the one you want for your Kindle). You'll be prompted to save the file; just be sure to pick a place you can find it later, when you want to copy it onto the Kindle. If you are not prompted to save the file and instead the MobiPocket Reader (or other program) starts when you click the link, you'll need to instead Right Click and choose Save Link As or Save Target As from the menu, then name the book once the save file dialog is displayed.

UPDATE: If you open the books on your Kindle and there seems to be nothing there other than a few pages of advertisements, check the location number -- some people are reporting that the books open at the end, rather than the beginning. To find the beginning, use the Menu to select the Cover, Table of Contents or Location (enter "1"), not "the Beginning", as this flag is incorrectly set. I haven't seen the issue on the desktop with the Mobi or Epub, but don't have a Sony Reader to test it there (someone want to send me one?).