Practically Free Book (Kindle/nook) - The Center of Everything

Update: Also a penny at B&N (Thanks, Kirsty!) and now linked below.

The Center of Everything ($0.01), by Laura Moriarty, is the closest you can get to free in the Kindle store, but still get charged. At least with my gift balance, the credit card company won't complain about the one penny charge.

Book Description
In Laura Moriarty's extraordinary first novel, a young girl tries to make sense of an unruly world spinning around her. Growing up with a single mother who is chronically out of work and dating a married man, 10-year old Evelyn Bucknow learns early how to fend for herself. Offering an affecting portrayal of a troubled mother/daughter relationship, one in which the daughter is very often expected to play the role of the adult, the novel also gives readers a searing rendering of the claustrophobia of small town midwestern life, as seen through the eyes of a teenage girl. Evelyn must come to terms with the heartbreaking lesson of first love--that not all loves are meant to be--and determine who she is and who she wants to be. Stuck in the middle of Kansas, between best friends, and in the midst of her mother's love, Evelyn finds herself...in The Center of Everything.

Click HERE for the book from B&N.

KSO - $1 MP3 Album

If you have your Kindle Wi-Fi with Special Offers, be sure to wake it up and check the Special Offers page today. Today's deal, which you must sign up for by May 8, is an MP3 album for $1. You can, in fact, use this promotion on ANY album in the MP3 store - for those priced over $9.00, you'll get a flat $8.00 discount. I just checked the list that Amazon supplied and there are ONLY 1,243,203 albums to choose from (ranging in price from $1.01 to $9.00 -- but I'd go with one closer to $9, to get the most bang for your buck). Luckily, you can use the genre selectors on the side to narrow down your choices, then sort by bestselling, price, artist or title, to help make you selection.

To take advantage of this offer:

1. First, turn on your Kindle Wi-Fi with Special Offers, click Menu, then View Special Offers.
2. Find the offer: $1 for an album in the Amazon MP3 store. Click on it, then on the link to Email Me This Offer.
3. You will get an email from Amazon, confirming your participation, which promises to send you the redemption code within seven business days (I'm still waiting on mine, so don't expect it immediately).
4. Once you have the promotion code, click this link, then on the button labeled Enter Your Code.
5. Enter your code and follow the directions.
6. Choose any of  these albums for free or shop the entire Amazon MP3 store with an $8 discount for albums over $9.00.

You'll have a promotion code on your account that will apply to the FIRST album you buy after that. So, make sure you don't go grabbing some low cost single title album, right away. You can actually save the code and not enter it until you are ready to buy an album, up to the expiration date of August 8.  When you buy an album, you should see on the confirmation page before the order is placed, that the album price is being adjusted down to zero (or at $8.00 less than the regular price, for those over $9).

To recap: you must claim the offer by May 8 and must do so from your Kindle Wi-Fi with Special Offers. You'll get a promotion code via email, within seven days. You have until August 8 to enter and redeem the code and once you enter it, it will work on the next album you purchase.

New Kindle Game - Blocked - Rescue the Block!

Blocked - Rescue the Block! ($0.99) is the first entry in the Kindle Active Content arena for Nice Games. It looks interesting and the price is right (and the only low review is another whine from outside the US, where no Active Content can be sold).

Game Description
Blocked is a sliding block puzzle game.

The object of Blocked is to slide a single marked block off of the board. However, your way is blocked by a series of other blocks. You must slide the other blocks in the right order to clear a path for the marked block to exit.

You can choose from four different difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Very Hard. Each difficulty level increases the number of blocks you must manipulate before solving the puzzle. Each of the four difficulty levels has 36 puzzles, for a total of 144 total puzzles to choose from. While easy levels have fewer blocks and can be quick, more difficult levels with many blocks can be quite challenging.

Each puzzle tells you the minimum number of moves required to solve the puzzle. Challenge yourself to finish all of the puzzles with the fewest moves!

Puzzle lovers of all ages will enjoy Blocked!

Free Game Download - Hide & Secret

Hide & Secret, from Anarchy Enterprises, is today's free game download at Amazon. Once again there are several one star reviews (these people must really hate free games), then two that are 4 star that puts this solidly in the performance that I would expect from this genre of game. Hidden objects are not my favorite type of game, but they can be entertaining, if your screen is large enough and has good enough contrast to see the objects (forget about trying this type of game outdoors or on a very small screen, although it is tolerable on a 10" netbook).

Book Description
The villain Jacques and his henchman Toadie, have stolen the Treasures of the Ages to harness their mystical powers in an evil plan to rule the world. You must help Will Scout and Anna Lyze on their quest to defeat Jacques and rescue the treasures. Only by finding items, following clues and escaping Jacques' sinister traps will you find his secret hidden base! Follow these entertaining characters in their humorous adventure through 30 locations across the globe to rescue the Treasures of the Ages!

• Entertaining Characters And Story.
• Hundreds Of Unique Items To Find.
• 30 Beautifully Rendered Locations.
• Travel Around The Globe.

Free Book (PDF) - 36 SEEKING LOVE

36 SEEKING LOVE ($6.99 Kindle), by Barbara Cartland, can be pre-ordered for free from Books on Board and AllRomance (DRM'd PDF).

Book Description
“No, Papa! I cannot believe that you no longer want me here.”

When Marina Fullerton’s beloved mother dies in a tragic riding accident, she is horrified when her father sends her away from the family home in Harley Street, saying he is unable to bear her near him.

She finds herself packed off to stay with family friends in Paris, chaperoned by her faithful maid, Ellen.

Soon Marina finds herself captivated by her French host’s good-looking son – but is he what he seems? And when her father’s urgent telegram summons Marina back to London, fate conspires to intervene in the shape of the very handsome and charming Sir Peter Bailey.

Love awaits Marina after she returns to France – but is it with whom she expects?

Click HERE for the free book from Books on Board (May 14 delivery).
Click HERE for the free book from Books on Board (May 14 delivery).