Free Extended Samples of Harlequin Comics

Previously only free in the UK store, Harlequin's free editions of their graphic novels are now free in the US store, as well. These are, from what I can tell, only extended samples of the full graphic novels (generally romance/manga); I downloaded one from Sony a while back and it was about 50 pages in length, which is significantly longer than the usual sample you get on the Kindle for most graphic novels (one sample is 3.1MB in size, while the full graphic novel is 8.2MB, for example). One nice thing these samples do is let you see how well they will work on your Kindle or app (personally, I don't like them on the smaller Kindles, but they are OK on the iPad or a PC/netbook).

1. Free Harlequin comics: Expecting The Boss's Baby, by KANAKO UESUGI & LEANNE BANKS (UK link)
2. Free Harlequin comics: Daniel And Daughter, by MAYU TAKAYAMA & LUCY GORDON (UK link)
3. Free Harlequin comics: Blue Moon Bride, by KAKO ITO & RENEE ROSZEL(UK link)
4. Free Harlequin comics: The Cinderella Solution, by KYOKO SAGARA & CATHY YARDLEY (UK link)
5. Free Harlequin comics: Something Old, Something New, by JUNKO OKADA & DONNA STERLING(UK link)
6. Free Harlequin comics: Princess Of Convenience, by MARION LENNOX & TAKAKO HASHIMOTO (UK link)
7. Free Harlequin comics: Keeping Luke's Secret, by HINOTO MORI & CAROLE MORTIMER (UK link)
8. Free Harlequin comics: Sale Or Return Bride , by KAZUKO FUJITA & SARAH MORGAN (UK link)
9. Free Harlequin comics: Mistress Bought And Paid For, by JUNKO OKADA & LYNNE GRAHAM (UK link)
10. Free Harlequin comics: Millionaire Husband, by KANAKO UESUGI & LEANNE BANKS (UK link)

Kindle Wi-Fi Back in Stock!

I've seen a number of messages on forums and blogs over the last few days from people who had put off ordering their Christmas Kindles until this week, as they were getting a notice that the Kindle Wi-Fi was back-ordered for after Christmas delivery. Amazon must have their manufacturing plant working overtime, as they managed to get more of these in stock and you can now order with before-Christmas delivery, at least here in the US. At this point, you'll definitely need to use two-day delivery (and if you wait until one-day delivery is required, they may be back-ordered again).

Here are the links all the various models and their current delivery status.

US Kindles

• Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite $139 Back in Stock!!!
• Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi $189
• Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 9.7" Display, Graphite $379
• Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device 2nd Generation, Free 3G, 9.7" Display, White, $329

UK Kindles

• Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite £109
• Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi £149 Delivery after Christmas

International Kindles

• Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite $139 Sold Out!
• Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi $189 Sold Out!
• Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 9.7" Display, Graphite $379  Sold Out!

Free Book - Hero

Hero ($5.59 Kindle), by Cheryl Brooks, the sixth in her Cat Star Chronicles series, is free from AllRomance today.

Book Description
She’s the last of her kind … and the only one for him.

He is the sexiest, most irksome man she’s ever encountered...
Micayla is the last Zetithian female left in the universe. She doesn’t know what’s normal for her species, but she knows when she sees Trag that all she wants to do is bite him….

He has searched all over the galaxy for a woman like her…
Trag has sworn he’ll never marry unless he can find a Zetithian female. But now that he’s finally found Micayla, she may be more of a challenge than even he’s able to take on….

Click HERE for the free book. This one is Adobe Acrobat only; however, the book is DRM-free, so you can convert after download using Calibre or Amazon.

Available formats: Adobe Acrobat

Free Book (nook/EPUB) - Carved in Bone

Carved in Bone, with Bonus Material ($7.99 Kindle), by Jefferson Bass, is now available at B&N & Sony and is still free at Books on Board in both EPUB and eReader (PDB) format.

Book Description
On the campus of the University of Tennessee lies a patch of ground unlike any in the world. The "Body Farm" is a place where human corpses are left to the elements, and every manner of decay is fully explored -- for the sake of science and the cause of justice. The scientist who created the Body Farm has broken cold cases and revolutionized forensics, and now, in this heart-stopping novel, he spins an astonishing tale inspired by his own experiences.

A woman's corpse lies hidden in a cave in the mountains of East Tennessee. Undiscovered for thirty years, her body has been transformed by the cave's chemistry into a near-perfect mummy -- one that discloses an explosive secret to renowned anthropologist Bill Brockton. Dr. Brockton has spent his career surrounded by death and decay at the Body Farm, but even he is baffled by this case unfolding in a unique environment where nothing is quite what it seems.

The surreal setting is Cooke County, a remote mountain community that's clannish, insular, and distrustful of outsiders. The heartbreaking discovery of the young woman's corpse reopens old wounds and rekindles feuds dating back decades. The county's powerful and uncooperative sheriff and his inept deputy threaten to derail Brockton's investigation altogether. So do Brockton's other nemeses: his lingering guilt over the death of his wife, and the fury of a medical examiner whom Brockton dares to oppose in court.

Carved in Bone is a richly atmospheric, superbly suspenseful, and magnificently rendered trip into the world of forensic science, the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, and the dark passageways of the human psyche. Full of vivid characters and startling twists and turns, this thrilling novel heralds the debut of a major new voice in crime fiction -- and an unforgettable work from the hand of a scientific legend.

Bonus Material Edition
For a limited time, discover how The Body Farm series started with Carved in Bone, for free, including an excerpt from the new novel by Jefferson Bass, The Bone Yard, available this February.

About the Author
Jefferson Bass is the writing team of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson. Dr. Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, founded the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility—the Body Farm—a quarter century ago. He is the author or coauthor of more than two hundred scientific publications, as well as a critically acclaimed memoir about his career at the Body Farm, Death's Acre. Dr. Bass is also a dedicated teacher, honored as National Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Jon Jefferson is a veteran journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. His writings have been published in the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, and Popular Science, and broadcast on National Public Radio. The coauthor of Death's Acre, he is also the writer and producer of two highly rated National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm.

Click HERE to download the book from B&N.
Click HERE to download the book from BoB.
Click HERE to download the book from Sony.

Six Free Books (iBooks) - iOS4 Programming

There are six books on programming iOS4 free in the iBookstore from Apple. Not surprisingly, these are some of the most popular free iBooks available right now, only behind Winnie-the-Pooh (and outpacing the iPad User Guide). The easiest way to find them right now is to click on Top Charts and look on the Top Free Books side of the table. If they have dropped out of the top charts, you can still find them searching by name.

1. Cocoa Fundamentals
2. iOS Application Programming
3. iOS Human Interface Guidelines
4. iOS Technology Overview
5. Object-Oriented Programming with Objective-C
6. The Objective-C Programming Language