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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Free Book - Stopping Time, Part 2

Stopping Time, Part 2, by Melissa Marr, is now free to pre-order at Amazon. If you are interested, grab it quick. At least for now, Stopping Time, Part 1 is free once again, so you can get both at no charge.

Book Description
An exciting e-story original sequel to INK EXCHANGE!When Leslie left the Dark Court for her own good, she never imagined she could be the instrument by which someone threatened Irial or Niall. When her darkest past catches up with her, and she must figure out how to keep the fey she loves safe-and how to save herself.

For those that missed it earlier, these two are also back to being free pre-orders at Amazon:
For those with a nook, you can get these here:

Contest Winners - Marrying for King's Millions

Thanks to random.org, I have winners for the extra copies of Marrying for King's Millions ($3.40 Kindle), by Maureen Child, that Harlequin sent. I've sent emails to the winners and will mail out the books early next week. Congratulations to:
  • Marilee
  • Alisa K
  • Stacy
  • Eliss
Book Description
Wed and bed one of his biggest client's unsavory daughters? No thanks. But the only way millionaire Travis King could get the man off his back was to marry someone else. So he handpicked his temporary and on-his-terms bride--hometown girl Julie O'Hara. The woman was desperate and should easily fade into the background. And, as per their contract, she'd do exactly what he wanted during their year of platonic marriage. Unless what he wanted began to change...

Kindle for Mac - App now Available!

Amazon has released Kindle for Mac. Unlike the iPhone App, where Apple forced them to remove the ability to buy books, the Mac application will allow shopping in the Kindle store without leaving the Kindle interface.

Read Kindle Books on Your Mac
  • Get the best reading experience available on your Mac. No Kindle required
  • Access your Kindle books even if you don't have your Kindle with you
  • Automatically synchronizes your last page read and annotations between devices with Whispersync
  • Create bookmarks and view the annotations you created on your Kindle
Shop for Books in the Kindle Store
  • Search and browse more than 450,000 books, including 101 of 112 New York Times® Best Sellers. If you are a non-U.S. customer, book availability may vary
  • Find New York Times Best Sellers and new releases for $9.99, unless marked otherwise
  • Get free book samples - read the first chapter for free before you decide to buy
  • Books you purchase can also be read on a Kindle
  • Kindle newspapers, magazines, and blogs are not currently available for Kindle for Mac
System Requirements

  • A Mac with a 500MHz Intel processor or faster
  • At least 512MB of RAM
  • Screen resolution of 800x600 or greater
  • Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
  • 100MB of available disk space

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Free Book Update (Pre-Orders)

Previously free at Amazon and now 99 cents, Barnes & Noble has added these two books as free downloads :

Free Game - Tradewinds 2

The free game this week at Sandlot Games is Tradewinds 2 ($6.95 Amazon Game Downloads). This looks to be a longer adventure than Tradewinds Legends, which was free direct from Sandlot a couple of months ago. I played that one for about 10 hours in story mode and finished all the tasks (which get more complicated as you play) for one character (but there are several more to play, including some that unlock as you accumulate points).

Game Description
  • Trade Goods And Fight Pirates.
  • Over 100 Swashbuckling Adventures
  • Customize Your Ship And Characters
  • Over 60 Hours Of Gameplay
Amass a fortune by buying and selling goods in this fantastic seafaring game of chance, skill and adventure! Earn enough gold to upgrade your ship and engage in land and sea battles. Trade magic weaponry and mysterious artifacts as you encounter a fascinating new world and discover uncharted ports. Two game modes and over sixty hours of gameplay await you in your quest to dominate the high seas!

Click HERE to sign up for the free download. For step by step purchase and installation instructions, see this post.