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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Free Books (Sony) - Kaplan College Prep Guides

Sony has joined the crowd offering free books from Kaplan Publishing. Like Amazon, there are only a couple of titles, but these are available to US customers. Update: Just added a few more, for a total of six at Sony (so far).

Kaplan ACT Strategies for Super Busy Students: 15 Simple Steps to Tackle the ACT While Keeping Your Life Together ($7.99 Kindle)

Book Description
This practical, organized, and easy-to-understand approach gives busy students the 15 basic steps they need to master the Math, English, Reading, and Science sections of the ACT. Kaplan ACT Strategies for Super Busy Students 2009 Edition is the ideal tool for test takers who need all of Kaplan’s tried-and-true methods in a condensed format that fits in with their busy lives. The book includes:
  • Kaplan's exclusive, time-saving strategies
  • Full-length practice test with complete answer explanations
  • Targeted review and realistic practice for the Math, English, Reading, and Science sections of the ACT
  • Preparation for the optional writing component
  • Stress management tips
Sharp Writing: Building Better Writing Skills ($3.99 Kindle), is one that isn't geared only towards students. There are sections on business writing and personal correspondence, in addition to academic writing.

Book Description
Sharp Writing is a compact guide with all the information you need to increase your grasp of language and boost your writing skills using Kaplan's easy-to-follow Building Block Method.

Kaplan Portable GMAT ($4.79 Kindle)

Book Description
Kaplan Portable GMAT includes:
  • Essential information about the test structure and scoring
  • Exclusive score-raising tips and strategies
  • Focused practice for each components of the test
  • Targeted review of each question type
Kaplan PMBR Final: Constitutional Law: Core Concepts and Key Questions ($9.59 Kindle)

Book Description
Kaplan PMBR FINALS: Constitutional Law provides substantive outlines of core concepts and summary outlines. It also includes diagnostic true/false questions, multiple choice questions, and essay questions, which help students understand the black letter law of Constitutional Law and prepare for success on their exams.

Sharp Vocab ($3.99 Kindle)

Book Description
Sharp Vocab features:

  • A 12-question diagnostic quiz to show readers where they need the most help.
  • Topics broken down by subject to make it easy for the reader to group concepts together for easier memorization.
  • A variety of practice exercises with detailed answer explanations for every topic.
  • A 30-question recognition and recall practice set that includes material from the entire chapter, (and a few questions that cover material from the previous chapters) to once again reinforce what the reader has learned on a larger scale.
  • Detailed answer explanations that follow each practice set.
Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Dictionary ($2.39 Kindle)

Book Description
Boost your verbal skills for the SAT exam with this powerful, portable dictionary featuring 1,000 of the most frequently tested words on the SAT.

Getting a great score on the SAT exam is essential for getting into a top college, and being equipped with serious verbal skills is crucial for SAT success. Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Dictionary, Second Edition takes a fun approach to building up your verbal ability, and includes:

  • 1,000 frequently tested SAT words, including their definition, pronunciation and part of speech
  • Helpful sentences to illustrate the proper use of each word
  • Catchy mnemonic devices that help make words memorable
  • Lots of fun illustrations throughout
Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Dictionary is perfect for serious students who want portable SAT prep and great test scores. Its perfect for an on-the-go lifestyle, and for use in conjunction with our other comprehensive SAT guides and workbooks.

Here are the links for the free books from Sony:
Sharp Writing
Super Busy Students 2009
Kaplan Portable GMAT
Kaplan PMBR Final: Constitutional Law
Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Dictionary
Sharp Vocab

I'm already seeing a few more popping in (I don't know if they'll get all 92 that have been free on iBooks), so I set up a search you can run to see what others Kaplan has for free, HERE.