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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Free Book - The Incredible Shrinking Tour of Chicago (I)

The Incredible Shrinking Tour of Chicago, by by Wilco, is on iTunes, courtesy of dBpm Records / ANTI- (Warner Music). It's short, but includes behind the scenes shots and music (so is quite large); requires iBooks 2 and iOS 5.
Book Description
A document of Wilco's December 2011 Incredible Shrinking Tour of Chicago, during which they played a succession of intimate venues as a "thank you" to hometown fans. The book features exclusive photos of the shows, backstage video footage and audio, documenting this unique week of shows of one of America's foremost rock bands.
Get the free ebook from iTunes; also available for Canadians.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Free Book - Dare to Die (K/N/E/I)

Update: 4/4/12 Now free from iTunes (may be Canada only), but no longer free on Kindle or from B&N.

Dare to Die, the nineteenth novel in the Death on Demand Mysteries series by Carolyn G. Hart, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble and Kobo.
Book Description
She came in the rain. Alone. On a bicycle.

Annie and Max Darling are completely unprepared when the arrival of a mysterious young woman shocks their sea island and stirs up more than just gossip.

It turns out that Iris, the beautiful stranger, is a former resident of Broward's Rock. Her arrival throws the normally happy town into a downward spiral that pits neighbor against neighbor.

Things take a turn for the worse when Annie befriends Iris and invites her to attend the Darlings' party at the pavilion where Death is the uninvited guest. Suddenly, Max and Annie find themselves in the middle of a fight they don't understand and at the mercy of an unknown assailant who's trying to kill them—and all they know is that it is one of their friends.
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Friday, March 23, 2012

Free Book - Dead Politician Society (N/I)

Update: 3/24/12 Now free from iTunes.

Dead Politician Society: A Clare Vengel Undercover Novel ($5.98 paperback), by Robin Spano, is free from Barnes & Noble as their Free Friday book; no Kindle edition (due to the ongoing contract dispute).
Book Description
When the mayor keels over dead in the middle of a speech, a clandestine student society immediately takes credit for his demise. Their mission is to create a perfect political system by any means at their disposal. Clare Vengel, a rookie officer fresh from the police academy and beyond bored with her routine as a beat cop, volunteers to go undercover as a student to infiltrate the secretive organization. A streetwise amateur mechanic, Clare takes a dim view of book smarts—she is of the opinion that higher education is for people who can't handle the real world. In short order, she alienates a popular professor and begins to lose the respect of her police superiors. Soon, another politician is killed, and Clare steps up her clandestine involvement with the suspect students. When two more politicians die, the race begins to apprehend the culprits before her own duplicity can be revealed.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Free Book - Stress Fracture (N/I)

Update: 3/24/12 Now free from iTunes.

Stress Fracture ($18.21 Hardcover; no Kindle edition), the first title in the Dub Walker series by Douglas P. Lyle, is free from Barnes & Noble, courtesy of Medallion Press.
Book Description
When Dub Walker’s close friend Sheriff Mike Savage becomes the victim of a gruesome murder, the forensic expert is called upon to track down the serial killer who's been terrorizing the county. Having been involved in more than 100 cases of foul play and witnessed the bloody remains of rape, torture, and unthinkable mutilation, Dub thought he had seen it all—yet the killer is unlike any murderer Dub has ever encountered. Vacillating between wildly divergent personalities fueled by post traumatic stress disorder—at times calm, cold, and calculating; at others maniacal and out of control—the psychopath taunts, threatens, and outmaneuvers Dub at every turn. The stakes are suddenly elevated as Dub uncovers a deadly conspiracy tainted with unrestrained greed, corruption, and ties to the military establishment and the medical community.
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Monday, February 6, 2012

Free Book - Candy Cookbook (K/N/E/I)

Update: 2/7/12 Now free from Barnes & Noble, iTunes and Sony.

Candy Cookbook, by Gooseberry Patch, is free in the Kindle store.
Book Description
Get a taste of Gooseberry Patch in this collection of over 20 favorite candy recipes! In Gooseberry Patch Candy we've gathered some of our best-loved candy recipes like Chocolate Fantasy fudge, Nutty Maple Candy, Hard Tack and Grandma Weiser's English Toffee. We've even included Lollipops and Popcorn Balls so you can treat the kids. Quick & easy temperature chart for delicious results every time! Also, ideas for sweetly wrapping up candy gifts, too!
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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Free Book - Digger the Dinosaur (N/I)

Digger the Dinosaur, by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and Gynux (Illustrator), is free from Barnes & Noble (for NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet, as well as the NOOK Kids for iPad app) and iTunes (iBooks). There doesn't appear to be an edition available for the Kindle Fire.
Book Description
Welcome to the world of beginning readers starring Digger the Dinosaur!

Digger wants to go out and play, but he still hasn't cleaned his room. The race is on to tidy up-and with Digger in a rush, things might get a little topsy-turvy!
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Free Book - Lucky in Love (K/N/E/I)

Update: 2/9/12 Now free for UK Canadian Kindlers.
Update: 2/5/12 Now free from Sony and iTunes.

Lucky in Love (Main/UK), the first title in the Luckadeau Trilogy by Carolyn Brown, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble and AllRomance. For fans of the author or just of cowboy romance in general, Sourcebooks also has the following titles at $1.99:
and the last two in this series at $4.61:
Book Description
When hunky rancher "Lucky Beau" Luckadeau accuses spitfire Milli Torres of stealing his prize bull, she promptly shoots at him, triggering a feud that only gets resolved when they discover they share a steamy hot memory from a night long ago?

It was a night of passion that has always haunted Lucky. The mysterious beauty he seduced at a cousin's wedding disappeared. He's always been lucky at cards, lucky
with cattle, and lucky with land, but he's never been lucky in love.

Now Milli Torres has come to southern Oklahoma to help out on her grandfather's ranch. A cut fence and a big, mean Angus bull in the pasture are bad enough, but then she looks up and sees Beau Luckadeau. Great God Almighty, how did he get from Louisiana to Ardmore, Oklahoma, and what in the hell is she going to do if he recognizes her?
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Free Book - 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover (K/N/E/P/I)

Update: 2/11/12 Now free direct from the publisher, Sourcebooks, in DRM'd PDF or EPUB formats.
Update: 2/5/12 Now free from AllRomance, Sony and iTunes.

50 Ways to Hex Your Lover, the first title in the Jazz Tremaine series by Linda Wisdom, is a repeat freebie in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble. You can also get the next three in the series at bargain prices right now (at least, you can at Amazon:
Book Description
Jazz can't decide whether to scorch him with a fireball or jump into bed with him.

Jasmine Tremaine, a witch who can't stay out of trouble.

Nikolai Gregorivich, a drop-dead gorgeous vampire cop on the trail of a serial killer.

The sizzling love affair between Jazz and Nick has been off-again, on-again-for about 300 years. Mostly off, lately. But now Nick needs Jazz's help, and while Jazz and Nick try to figure out their own hearts and resist their ever-increasing attraction, they must steer clear of a maniacal killer with super-supernatural powers. They are surrounded by a hilarious cast of oddball paranormal characters, including Irma, the chain-smoking ghost who haunts Jazz's sports car, Dweezil, her ghoul of a boss, and Fluff and Puff, a pair of bunny slippers with sharp teeth and short tempers (watch your ankles)!
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Free Book - 25 of JoAnn & Vickie's Favorite Recipes (K/I)

Update: Now free from iTunes (doesn't appear to exist at B&N or Sony).
Update: 1/30/12 Now free in the US Kindle store.

Circle of Friends Cookbook 25 of JoAnn & Vickie's Favorite Recipes (US/UK), a mini-cookbook from Gooseberry Patch, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store. This should be free for US Kindle customers by morning.
Book Description
From Jo Ann's Cowboy Cookies and Vickie's Tomato Pie to scrumptious Chicken Casserole Supreme and Comfort Corn Pudding, this new collection features 25 of Vickie and Jo Ann's most delicious recipes for sharing with family & friends!
Get the free book on iTunes.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Free Book - Instant Self-Hypnosis (K/N/E/P/I)

Update: 1/28/12 Now free from Sourcebooks.
Update: 1/24/12 Now free from iTunes.
Update: 1/22/12 Now free in the US Kindle store.

Instant Self-Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open (US/UK), by Forbes Blair, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble. It should be free for US Kindle customers by morning.
Book Description
Hypnosis is a proven technique that allows people to reprogram their subconscious to change unwanted behaviors. Most books on self-hypnosis require the reader to memorize or record scripts, then put the book aside while they do their hypnosis work. But Instant Self-Hypnosis is the only self-hypnosis book that allows you to hypnotize yourself as you read, with your eyes wide open, without putting down the book.

The author's fail-proof method allows you to put yourself into a hypnotic state and then use that state to improve your life in myriad ways. And because the hypnotic state is induced while you read, you remain aware of your surroundings and can bring yourself back to normal consciousness slowly and gently, using the instructions provided.
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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Free Book - Zombies Don't Cry (K/N/I)

Update: 1/17/12 Now free from iTunes.

Zombies Don't Cry: A Living Dead Love Story, by Rusty Fischer, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble.
Book Description
In the sleepy small town of Barracuda Bay, Maddy Swift leads the life of a fairly typical teenager, but while attending a party one night, Maddy is struck by lightning and awakens to realize she has been reanimated and turned into a zombie. While becoming acquainted with her new "lifestyle," Maddy stumbles upon two unexpected undead chaperones, fellow students Dane and Chloe, who begin to teach her the ways of zombie life, including defending the populace from Zerkers—the bad zombies. Together, on prom night, the three teens must ultimately defend Barracuda Bay High from an all-out zombie Armageddon.
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Free Book - How to Unspoil Your Child Fast (K/N/E/P/I)

Update: 1/17/12 Now free from iTunes and Sourcebooks.
Update: 1/15/12 Now free in the US Kindle store.

How to Unspoil Your Child Fast: A Speedy, Complete Guide to Contented Children and Happy Parents (US/UK), by Richard Bromfield, is free for UK Kindle customers and from Barnes & Noble. It should be free for US customers later in the morning.
Book Description
You don't have to say yes to prove that you love them.

Nearly 95% of parents feel like they are overindulging their children, but feel powerless to stopping themselves.

How to Unspoil Your Child Fast offers a straightforward and practical solution to fixing and preventing the problems of spoiling your children and offers concrete tips, simple strategies, and easy action steps for reversing the effects almost immediately. Feel more confident, competent, and parent more consistently while instilling character and self-reliance in your children today.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Free Book - Don't Know Much About Mythology (K/N/I/E)

Update: 1/10/12 Now free from Barnes & Noble, iTunes and Sony.

Don't Know Much About Mythology, by Kenneth C. Davis, is free in the Kindle store.
Book Description
The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series -- a magical journey into the timeless world of mythologyIt has been fifteen years since Kenneth C. Davis first dazzled audiences with his instant classic Don't Know Much About® History, vividly bringing the past to life and proving that Americans don't hate history, they just hate the dull, textbook version they were fed in school.

With humor, wit, and a knack for storytelling, Davis has been bringing readers of all ages up to speed on history, geography, and science ever since. Now, in the classic traditions of Edith Hamilton and Joseph Campbell, he turns his talents to the world of myth.Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent and popular question-and-answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. In a single volume, he tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh, the first hero in world mythology; Achilles and the Trojan War; Stonehenge and the Druids; Thor, the Nordic god of thunder; Chinese oracle bones; the use of peyote in ancient Native American rites; and the dramatic life and times of the man who would be Buddha.

Ever familiar and instructive, Davis shows why the ancient tales of gods and heroes -- from Mount Olympus to Machu Picchu, from ancient Rome to the icy land of the Norse -- continue to speak to us today, in our movies, art, language, and music. For mythology novices and buffs alike, and for anyone who loves a good story, Don't Know Much About® Mythology is a lively and insightful look into the greatest stories ever told.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Free Short Stories by Howard Fast (K/N/I/E)

There are several republished short stories by Howard Fast that are currently free in the main ebookstores, courtesy of Open Road (who hopes you'll look at his recently released backlist). But, the best bargain amongst his novels is one published by Sourcebooks, Immigrants (Lavette Family), currently on sale for $1.79 on Kindle ($1.99 elsewhere, coupon eligible).
The Art of Zen Meditation (Kindle/B&N/iTunes/Sony)
Howard Fast began to formally practice Zen meditation after turning away from communism in 1956. The Art of Zen Meditation, originally published by the antiwar political collective Peace Press in 1977, is the fruit of Fast’s study: a brief and instructive history of Zen Buddhism and its tenets, written with a simplicity that is emblematic of the philosophy itself. Fast’s study of Zen also inspired his popular Masao Masuto mystery series about a Zen Buddhist detective in Beverly Hills, which he published under the pseudonym E. V. Cunningham.

The Art of Zen Meditation is illustrated with twenty-three beautiful photographs.


Spain and Peace (Kindle/iTunes/Kobo/Sony)
Howard Fast was a longtime proponent of the antifascist movement in Spain. During the Spanish Civil War, Fast supported a hospital for Popular Front forces, and in 1950 he was sentenced to three months in jail for refusing to give the names of other supporters of that hospital to the House Un-American Activities Committee. In this pamphlet, published in 1951, Fast gives an overview of Spain under the rule of General Francisco Franco, including the mass strikes that were organized to weaken him. Fast’s fervent appeals to readers to reject American military agreements with Spain demonstrate his passionate opposition to fascism. As Fast writes, “Spain fights on, and in those three words there is a miracle. . . . There is no Spanish worker, professional, intellectual or peasant who strikes a blow for freedom without our being intimately concerned.”

The Incredible Tito: Man of the Hour (Kindle/B&N/iTunes/Kobo/Sony)
The world was mired in the Second World War when Howard Fast wrote The Incredible Tito. Upon the book’s publication in 1944, there was still no united Yugoslavia, the Axis controlled most of Europe, and D-Day was only in the planning stages. In the Balkans, Tito was a beacon of hope against the advancing Nazis. He led a force of resistance fighters that bedeviled the occupying German army throughout Slavic regions and empowered people’s committees to act as local government in all liberated areas. For observers on the political left, Tito seemed uniquely poised to unite the East and West against fascism—once and for all.

Immigrants (Lavette Family) ($1.79 Kindle; $1.99 B&N/iTunes/Kobo/Sony)
In this sweeping journey of love and fortune, master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the rise and fall of a family of roughneck immigrants determined to make their way in America at the turn of the century. Quick to ascend from the tragic depths of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Dan Lavette becomes the head of a powerful shipping empire and establishes himself among the city's cultural elite. But when he finds himself caught in a loveless marriage to the daughter of San Francisco's richest family, a scandalous love affair threatens to destroy the empire Dan has built for himself.

The first of a compelling family saga, The Immigrants is a fast-paced, emotional novel that captures the wide range of relationships among immigrant families during the tumultuous events that defined the early twentieth century in America.

Free Book - The Pawn (K/N/I/E)

Update: 1/5/12 Now free from iTunes.
Update: 12/28/11 Now free from ChristianBook and Sony.

The Pawn, the first title in the Patrick Bowers series by AUTHOR, returns once again as a free title in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble, courtesy of Christian publisher Revell.
Book Description
Special Agent Patrick Bowers never met a killer he couldn't catch.
Until now.

Called to North Carolina to consult on the case of an area serial killer, Bowers finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Cunning and lethal, the killer is always one step ahead of the law, and he's about to strike again. It will take all of Bowers's instincts and training to stop the man who calls himself the Illusionist.

Thrilling, chilling, and impossible to put down, The Pawn will hold you in its iron grip until the very last page.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Free Book - Chili Cookbook (K/N/E/I)

Update: 1/1/12 Now free from Sony and iTunes.
Update: 12/31/11 Now free from Barnes & Noble.
Update: 12/26/11 Now free in the US Kindle store.

Chili Cookbook (Main/UK), by Gooseberry Patch, is free for UK Kindle customers and likely to be free for US customers by morning (and on nook fairly soon, as well).
Book Description
Get a taste of Gooseberry Patch in this collection of over 20 favorite chili recipes! Grab a spoon and dig in! Warm, hearty and oh-so-delicious, we've included plenty of recipes for your one-pot family favorite in our Chili cookbook. Try southwestern chili casserole, Grandpa's favorite chili and oh-so-cheesy chili dip.
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Friday, December 23, 2011

Free Book Update (Kindle/nook/iBooks/PDF/EPUB) - Napoleon's Pyramids

it took an entire week, but Napoleon's Pyramids, by William Dietrich, is finally free on Kindle.
Book Description
What mystical secrets lie beneath the Great Pyramids?

The world changes for Ethan Gage—one-time assistant to the renowned Ben Franklin—on a night in post-revolutionary Paris, when he wins a mysterious medallion in a card game. Framed soon after for the murder of a prostitute and facing the grim prospect of either prison or death, the young expatriate American barely escapes France with his life—choosing instead to accompany the new emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, on his glorious mission to conquer Egypt. With Lord Nelson's fleet following close behind, Gage sets out on the adventure of a lifetime. And in a land of ancient wonder and mystery, with the help of a beautiful Macedonian slave, he will come to realize that the unusual prize he won at the gaming table may be the key to solving one of history's greatest and most perilous riddles: who built the Great Pyramids . . . and why?
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Free Book (Kindle/nook/iBooks/EPUB) - Transfer Of Power

Update: 12/2711 Finally free from Sony.

A special edition of Transfer Of Power, the first Mitch Rapp title by Vince Flynn, is free in the Kindle store (US/Canada) and from Barnes & Noble, Kobo and iTunes. Included at the end is a preview of the upcoming Kill Shot, the twelfth in the series.
Book Description
Please enjoy this free ebook featuring an exclusive preview of Kill Shot, Vince Flynn’s next Mitch Rapp thriller.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn delivers a heart-pounding novel that poses an alarming and timely question right out of today’s headlines: What if America’s most powerful leader was also its prime target?

On a busy Washington morning, the stately calm of the White House is shattered in a deadly terrorist attack on the executive mansion. The president is evacuated to an underground bunker, but not before nearly one hundred hostages are taken. Mitch Rapp, the CIA’s top counter-terrorism operative sent in to take control of the crisis, determines that the president is not as safe as Washington’s power elite had thought. Indeed, Rapp has made a chilling discovery that could rock Washington to its core: someone within his own government wants his rescue attempt to fail.
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Free Book (Kindle/nook/iBooks/EPUB) - Winning the Wallflower

Winning the Wallflower, a novella by Eloisa James, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble, iTunes and Sony.
Book Description
A delightful ebook original novella from New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James. Winning the Wallflower introduces Lucy and her best friend Olivia—who just happens to be the heroine in Eloisa’s next book, The Duke Is Mine, on sale 12/27. Includes lengthy bonus excerpts from 4 other titles.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Free Book (Kindle/nook/iBooks) - Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side, by Beth Fantaskey, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble and iTunes.
Book Description
The undead can really screw up your senior year....

Marrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica Packwood’s senior year “get-a-life” plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth—and he’s her long-lost fiancĂ©. Armed with newfound confidence and a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire’s Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica makes a dramatic transition from average American teenager to glam European vampire princess. But when a devious cheerleader sets her sights on Lucius, Jess finds herself fighting to win back her wayward prince, stop a global vampire war—and save Lucius’s soul from eternal destruction.
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