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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Sudoku for a Penny

Interactive Sudoku for Kindle 2 and Kindle DX - Volume 1 ($0.01), from MobileReference. As you can guess from the title, this "book" doesn't work on the original Kindle, but will on the all the later generations. In addition, I've highlighted their note in the product description: you must have whispernet access and must turn it on as you start each new puzzle. I suspect this will work fine on the international Kindles, but may or may not work well on a US Kindle 2 that is outside the US (even though sporadic reports of these having working whispernet in other countries are starting to appear).

Book Description
Our best interactive Sudoku puzzles are now available for Kindle!

Whether you are a novice to Sudoku or an experienced player this collection will sharpen your mind.

Each Sudoku volume contains 20 different Sudoku puzzles: five puzzles for each difficulty level.

The objective a Sudoku game is to fill a 9X9 grid so that numbers 1 through 9 occur exactly once in each row, column, and 3X3 box.

With Mobi Sudoku you can:

* Check your progress at any time. The number of wrong entries will be reported.
* Remove errors. Use it if you feel you made too many mistakes and want to keep your correct entries but remove incorrect ones.
* See the solution
* Reset the puzzle if you want to start over.
* Add a clue if you feel that you are stuck. A single number will be added to a randomly chosen empty cell.

Note: Whispernet wireless needs to be turned on when a new game is loaded. Once a game is loaded, wireless can be turned off to conserve battery power.

Game of the Day - Puzzle Hero (99 cents)

Amazon's Video Game of the Day is a 99 cent download of Puzzle Hero. A combination of a match three and a role playing game, from what I can tell, it has only two reviews, but both are five stars.

Game Description
  • Defeat More Than 50 Mystical 3D Monsters.
  • Exhilarating Gameplay.
  • Fantastic Selection Of Equipment.
  • Collect Gold To Customize Your Hero.
Embark on a thrilling and amazing journey in this unique game! The Hero in you must save your kidnapped brother, Tristan, by freeing him from Zalock and his evil Army of Darkness! Outwit the puzzle and battle more than 50 mystical monsters that guard the road to the Kingdom of Fog. Increase your power by gathering gold and using it to shop for magical amulets, an amazing selection of weaponry, armor, and clothing accessories. Adventure and glory await you in Puzzle Hero!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Free Game Download - Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures

Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures, Episode 3 is available as a free game download from Amazon. This is labeled as a limited time offer, but no specific time is specified - it might end tonight or later this month.

Game Description
  • Fun At The Charity Fair.
  • Should You Stop The Charitable Philanthropist?
  • Rescue Gromit's Friends.
  • Wedding Bells For Wallace?
A charity fair comes into town, run by Monty Muzzle, to raise money for a new dog shelter. After dealing with three strays in their home, Wallace and Gromit go to the fair with Wallace's new invention to create any flavor of ice cream. At the fair, Gromit discovers that Mr. Muzzle's intentions aren't exactly charitable and decides to do something about it! Along the way, Wallace gains the attention of an ardent admirer who mistakes the fastening nut he is holding as an engagement ring!

Free Story from Say You're One of Them

From now until 9 p.m. EST, November 9, 2009, you can get the first story from Say You're One of Them ($6.99 Kindle), by Uwem Akpan, for free from Oprah's website. This is a full copy of An Ex-Mas Feast (the full book on Kindle or paperback has five short stories, plus commentary). Oprah will be hosting Uwem Akpan for an in-depth discussion simulcast live from Oprah.com, CNN.com and Facebook on Monday, November 9, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, which you can also sign up to attend.

Book Description
Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few readers will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately. The eight-year-old narrator of "An Ex-Mas Feast" needs only enough money to buy books and pay fees in order to attend school. Even when his twelve-year-old sister takes to the streets to raise these meager funds, his dream can't be granted. Food comes first. His family lives in a street shanty in Nairobi, Kenya, but their way of both loving and taking advantage of each other strikes a universal chord.

In the second of his stories published in a New Yorker special fiction issue, Akpan takes us far beyond what we thought we knew about the tribal conflict in Rwanda. The story is told by a young girl, who, with her little brother, witnesses the worst possible scenario between parents. They are asked to do the previously unimaginable in order to protect their children. This singular collection will also take the reader inside Nigeria, Benin, and Ethiopia, revealing in beautiful prose the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa.

Akpan's voice is a literary miracle, rendering lives of almost unimaginable deprivation and terror into stories that are nothing short of transcendent. Bonus material included in eBook: an interview with the New Yorker, photos, questions and topics for discussion and song download.


Click HERE to get the download and/or sign up for the webcast.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Music to Read By

Looks like there are a number of new albums (and a few singles) that are free to download from Amazon. Load them into your MP3 player or Kindle to listen while reading, or anytime. I've broken these up by category, for those with a specific musical preference. As always, be sure to check prices before buying - these were all free when I wrote the post, but can change at any time (one that was free yesterday, for example, was $8 today, so didn't get included).

Classical

The Orange Mountain Music Philip Glass Sampler Vol.I

Sarah Chang: Selections

X5 Free Classical Sampler - Purcell 350 Years

Rock/Misc

Pascal Comelade Sampler Collector

Brushfire Records Fall 2009 Sampler

Hardly Art Label Sampler 2009

Large Music Sampler

The O'Neill Brothers Wedding Music Sampler

Anti Sampler Fall 2009

Tango & Folkore Music of Argentina

Waiting Around To Die by The Lemonheads

Country

Lost Highway Sampler: T For Texas T From Tennessee

Discover Texas Music: Volume 1

CMJ 2009: The Bands, The Music, The City, Vol. 3

Jazz/Blues

Verve Vault Presents: Rhythm, Strings and Cool Breezy Jazz Sampler

Vanguard Visionaries Series Sampler