If you are considering today's free Android App, a Body & Weight Monitor, you can rest assured that the info is password protected, so prying eyes in on your Kindle Fire can't see what you've entered. Apparently, the developers have also discovered that there are a large number of people born before 1970 and have fixed whatever bug it had involving trying to enter their DOB that affected some devices. The dates are entered in European format, though (day first, month in the middle), which isn't unusual in the Android market, as there are a number of apps developed by UK/EU companies (even though they can't buy them, once they are in the Amazon store, due to Amazon's restrictions). The best part of the app - the fake one star reviews: the person that tried to weigh himself by standing on his phone and the one that hits McD's right after entering his data every day. There are a number of free apps with high ratings for tracking your diet, calories, food, menus, etc, which I reached from the "Customers who viewed this item also viewed" box on the right of the page.
For gamers, be sure to keep an eye out on the Gold Box/Lightning Deals at Amazon today. It looks like most of today's lineup is games and gaming gear.
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Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is How to Hepburn: Lessons on Living from Kate the Great ($1.99), by Karen Karbo.Book Description
How to Hepburn, Karen Karbo's sleek, contemporary reassessment of one of America's greatest icons, takes us on a spin through the great Kate's long, eventful life, with an aim toward seeing what we can glean from the First Lady of Cinema. One part How Proust Can Change Your Life and one part Why Sinatra Matters, How to Hepburn teases some unexpected lessons from the life of a woman whose freewheeling, pants-wearing determination redefined the image of the independent woman while eventually endearing her to the world.
This witty, provocative gem is full of no-nonsense Hepburn-style commentary on subjects such as: making denial work for you; the importance of being brash, facing fear, and always having an aviator in your life; learning why and how to lie; the benefits of discretion; making the most of a dysfunctional relationship; and the power of forgiving your parents. Thrilling fans of the notoriously independent actress, award-winner Karen Karbo presents a gusty guidebook to harnessing your inner Hepburn, and living life on your own terms.
The Earth Hums in B Flat ($1.54 / £0.99 UK), by Mari Strachan, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $7.99).Book Description
Young Gwenni Morgan has a gift. She can fly in her sleep. She’s also fond of strawberry whip, detective stories and asking difficult questions. When a neighbour mysteriously vanishes, she resolves to uncover the secret of his disappearance and return him to his children. She truthfully records what she sees and hears: but are her deductions correct? What is the real truth? And what will be the consequences – for Gwenni, her family and her community – of finding it out?
Gwenni Morgan is an unforgettable creation, and this portrait of life in a small Welsh town on the brink of change in the 1950s is enthralling, moving and utterly real. Mari Strachan’s debut is a magical novel that will transport you to another time and place.
Sherlock Holmes: The Breath of God ($2.59 Kindle, B&N), by Guy Adams, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle. You can also now pre-order the next in the series, Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Doctor Moreau.Book Description
When several leading society figures begin acting out of character, Holmes is enlisted on an investigation that will see him team up with famed ghost hunter Thomas Carnacki, and the famous occultist Aleister Crowley.
As London fills up with mindless zombies, possessed by the spirits in the air, Holmes must descend beneath the city via the new underground train network to combat the source.
A brand-new original novel, detailing a thrilling new case for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless creation.
No Place Like Holmes ($7.69 Kindle, $1.99 B&N), by Jason Lethcoe, is the Nook Daily Find for Families.Book Description
The new resident in 221A Baker Street is about to give Sherlock Holmes a run for his magnifying glass!
When Griffin is sent to stay with his detective uncle at 221A Baker Street for the summer, he is certain that his uncle must be the great Sherlock Holmes! But Griffin is disappointed to discover that Holmes lives at 221B Baker Street and his uncle lives unit 221A. His uncle is a detective, just not a very good one. But when Griffin meets a woman with a case that Holmes has turned away for being too ridiculous, he and his uncle team up to help her. Along the way, Griffin shows his uncle just what it means to have true faith in God, even when the case challenges that. The woman claims that her husband was eaten by the Loch Ness Monster, but monsters aren't real-or are they?
Grade Level: 4 and up
