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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Today's Deals

Play the Puzzle contest at Kobo, daily thru Christmas!

For those that shop at Fictionwise, there is a 55% off coupon this weekend, 122311.

Amazon has priced 10 of their bestselling MP3 albums at $3.99, today only.

Additional formats on free books:
Today is the last day to take advantage of these KSO deals:

The Immortalists ($0.99), by Kyle Mills, is today's Kindle Deal of the Day.
Book Description
Dr. Richard Draman is trying desperately to discover a cure for a disease that causes children to age at a wildly accelerated rate—a rare genetic condition that is killing his own daughter. When the husband of a colleague quietly gives him a copy of the classified work she was doing before her mysterious suicide, Draman finally sees a glimmer of hope. The conclusions are stunning, with the potential to not only turn the field of biology on its head, but reshape the world. Soon, though, he finds himself on the run, relentlessly pursued by a seemingly omnipotent group of men who will do whatever it takes to silence him.

The AmazonEncore edition of Grub ($1.54 / £0.99 UK), by Elise Blackwell, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $7.99).
Book Description
This is a long overdue retelling of "New Grub Street" - George Gissing's classic satire of the Victorian literary marketplace. "Grub" chronicles the triumphs and humiliations of a group of young novelists living in and around New York City.

Eddie Renfros, on the brink of failure after his critically acclaimed first book, wants only to publish another novel and hang on to his beautiful wife, Amanda, who has her own literary ambitions and a bit of a roving eye. Among their circle are writers of every stripe-from the Machiavellian Jackson Miller to the 'experimental writer' Henry who lives in squalor while seeking the perfect sentence. Amid an assortment of scheming agents, editors, and hangers-on, each writer must negotiate the often competing demands of success and integrity, all while grappling with inner demons and the stabs of professional and personal jealousy. The question that nags at them is this: What is it to write a novel in the twenty-first century?

Pointedly funny and compassionate, "Grub" reveals what the publishing industry does to writers - and what writers do to themselves for the sake of art and to each other in the pursuit of celebrity.

Christmas Stories ($8.99 Kindle, $3.59 B&N), by Max Lucado, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.
Book Description
Celebrate Christmas with heartwarming tales and reflections by one of today's greatest storytellers.

Be inspired by the true meaning of the season with this spectacular collection of Max Lucado's favorite Christmas stories and reflections.

You'll be whisked away to the heavenly battle between angels and demons preceding Christ's birth. Then walk in the shoes of Joseph as he ponders the miracle before him. Travel to a small Texas town where a missing baby Jesus from a manger scene sets a modern day miracle in motion. And witness the story of Madeline, a prodigal girl who thinks she's lost everything until her dad gives everything to win her back one Christmas.

These and many more stories will lead you back to the manger-to be awed anew at the gift of Christ's birth.