Free Book Updates (EPUB/nook)

Some Kindle only freebies that are now free from other sources in EPUB format (or for the nook):

• The Voyage of Promise (EPUB/nook)
• Fortunes of War (EPUB/nook)
• In the Belly of Jonah (EPUB/nook)
• Journey to the Well (nook)
• This Fine Life (nook)
• The Time Machine (EPUB)
• Freaks (nook)

Thanks to all who posted earlier today and/or sent emails (and keep them coming). I reset the feed to Facebook, so it appears to be up to date again (it always lags a couple of hours, as FB only checks for updates every now and then). I also enabled the mobile template for the blog and tested it from my Android phone. Google should detect your mobile device automatically and strip the frames (and the ads/widgets on the page), making it easier to use. I can't really control how Facebook works, though, so the one using Facebook on his mobile may have to switch to the blog itself, for now.

The reviews definitely won't be the "sponsored review" type (I know what that commenter means), although I will still mention indie books (just as I do now), some of which may be books I received for review (and some not; they may just be free downloads I stumbled upon elsewhere). I do use the galleys I receive now to decide what comments I make about a book, if it gets mentioned for other reasons (a few have been so bad, I have to warn you about; others get a "definitely recommended", including some I paid full price for). But, I need to start adding a few more reviews of the galleys I get - I can put them on my book review blog (it's new and, so far, duplicates reviews from here), but it doesn't have the same audience. And only putting reviews at Amazon means they get lost in the crowd (although I do have a few there, too). Since I have to actually read a book (yes, every single, measly word and no speed reading) before I feel I can write a review, there won't be much chance of them taking over the posts.

Free Book (nook) - Miss You Most of All

Miss You Most of All ($8.49 Kindle), by Elizabeth Bass, is free from Barnes and Noble.

Book Description
Few things are as lasting as the bond between sisters. In her poignant debut, Elizabeth Bass explores the lengths one cobbled-together family will go to for each other. . .

Sassy Spinster Farm is a place to find solace. At least, that's what it's become since Rue and her sister, Laura, transformed their childhood Texas homestead into a successful tourist destination. It's where Rue is raising her pre-teen daughter on her own--while trying to keep her outspoken sister in check. It's not easy, but together, it seems there's nothing the two can't handle--until an unexpected, and not entirely welcome guest shows up in the middle of one warm summer night.

Moving and uplifting, here is a beautifully written novel about the bonds we are born into and those we create for ourselves--and of the strength that comes in loving without limits.

Click HERE to get the free book from B&N.

New Kindle Game - Choice of the Vampire

Choice of the Vampire ($2.99), a text-based adventure game by Choice of Games, is a new Active Content game in the Kindle store. I'm tempted by this one (but would like to see a review or two, first).

Book Description
Choice of the Vampire is a text-based game where your choices control the story.

Play as a newly created vampire, struggling to survive your first nights of immortality. Begin your two-hundred-year journey as a vampire in New Orleans of 1815, and choose whether to seek love, power, or redemption as you negotiate the growing pains of the young Republic.

Throughout the game you'll choose between a set of options which decide the action your vampire will take next. Will you embroil yourself in the intrigues of elder vampires? Can an undead creature find true love? How will you balance your waning humanity against your thirst for blood?

If you love gamebooks, you'll love Choice of the Vampire. Its unique approach to interactive fiction allows larger, deeper, and richer stories than traditional gamebooks. Will you discover all of the hidden endings?

Please note: Choice of the Vampire contains content that may be inappropriate for children.

New Kindle Game - Scripps Spelling Bee: Word Games

Scripps Spelling Bee: Word Games ($2.99), by THQ, is a new Active Content game in the Kindle store.

Book Description
Scripps Spelling Bee on Kindle offers three word games: Word Search, Honeycomb Hunt and Mystery Bee.

In Word Search, the game displays a word box with words hidden among a grid of letters. The round is completed once you've found all the words or 10 minutes have passed.

Honeycomb Hunt is a word scramble game. You are given a list of words and a grid of hexagon blocks containing letters. The object of the game is to rotate clusters of letters until all the words on the list are found. The trick is that you must move letters by rotating them without disturbing a word you had previously created.

Mystery Bee is a hangman-style game. For each wrong guess, a body part is filled in on a picture of a bee. If you need them, you can get clues such as the definition of the word, or word's origin.

Scripps Spelling Bee can be used to learn new words in 4 different levels of difficulty, and Spelling Bee can also help you learn your own word lists. Just type your study words into a word list and you can use those words in the games.

Scripps Spelling Bee will help make it fun to learn new words or to study your personal word lists. Get it today so you can truly "Bee" a champion!

New Kindle Game - Flash Cards: Alphabet and Spelling for Kids

Flash Cards: Alphabet and Spelling for Kids ($1.99), by Digi Ronin Games, is a new Active Content game in the Kindle store.

Book Description
Flash Cards: Alphabet and Spelling for Kids uses flash cards to help children study the alphabet and practice the spelling of 76 US English words. Children can review words that are new to them, practice with multiple-choice options, or fill in answers directly.

The title has two different play modes, each designed for a different level of basic proficiency. The first mode focuses on early learners, and shows an image and asks the child to identify the first letter of the object shown. The second mode is more challenging; it displays an image and asks the child to spell out the name of the object shown.

To give students timely feedback, correct answers are acknowledged and incorrect answers are corrected immediately. A high score table lists the ten highest scores to help track improvement.

Turn your Kindle into an alphabet and spelling learning tool today!