Half off Lipton Tea Mix at Amazon

I usually ignore the Deal of the Day at Amazon, but thought you might want to read about this one, as you can get a bit over half off on several different Lipton Tea mixes, today only. If you buy as a one-time purchase, you get 44% off, but with the additional 15% from Subscribe and Save, it works out to 52% off. Once your first order ships, you can simply cancel the subscription without any additional charges. If you want more than one of an item on the special, you can put up to three into a subscribe and save order at a time (which should give you enough tea to last the summer, if you get a few flavors).

There is one sugar sweetened mix on the special, the Blackberry Pomegranate Green Tea Mix, but the majority of the choices are from Lipton's Tea To Go line, such as the Energize Blackberry Pomegranate. These are Splenda (or Aspartame) sweetened and are packed in individual tubes, which you can simply add to a bottle of water and shake, creating zero calorie tea anywhere, in seconds.

Click HERE to see the full selection on today's deal.

Buy a Book with Visa, Get a $10 Credit (KSO)

The second Kindle with Special Offers deal today is a return of the $10 Amazon credit if you buy a selected book using your Visa card. If you've already purchased a book from the list, you don't get to go back again, even though the offer has returned, as it has the same Special Offers page. Those of you that have just received your KSO, though, will want to read my notes on the earlier post, to make sure that any gift card balance you have doesn't get in the way of using the offer.

As for me, I picked up Abyss, by David Hagberg, and I'm about 2/3 of the way thru it already. It will work out to paying $1.99 for the book, after the credit, and it's definitely well worth that. I was also very tempted by SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper ($2.99 after the credit), by Stephen Templin and Howard E. Wasdin, so I may see if Mom will buy that one using her account and I'll just read it on her KSO (which she just received, yesterday).

I also wanted to mention that I appreciate those of you who do come back here and go thru my links when choosing books (or other items) for these offers. It doesn't cost you any extra (other than the effort to start here when searching), but as an Amazon affiliate, I do earn a small percentage for such referrals. I'm also adding a new feature on the right side menu today - the Free Song of the Day. I'll try to update it each day (although I don't guarantee that every day will bring music that we all like), although perhaps not just the first thing each morning.

Save $10 on Kindle Accessories (KSO)

If you have a Kindle with Special Offers, be sure to wake it up and check the Special Offers page today, as there are two new deals. Turn on your wireless, click Menu, Sync & Check for New Items, then on View Special Offers after the sync has completed. You should see this new offer:

Save $10 on $20 of Kindle Accessories from Amazon.com

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to sign up and get an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on July 19.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Kindle Accessories page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until August 19 to complete your purchase (full details here). Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Once again, this offer can be used more than once per accounts, so long as you have more than one KSO registered. Just click on the ad on each device to receive the individual promotion codes via email.

If this one works like the last one, you'll probably be able to use the code even if the Kindle Skin or other accessory you want is a penny (or even a nickel) shy of the $20 minimum. It's easy enough to check - put the item into your cart and start checkout. Enter the promotion code and click on Apply - check the summary at the right of the page to see if it was reduce by $10 (you should see "promotion" and -$10.00 and a reduced total). You can even stop at this point, go back to your cart, shop some more and come back, as the promotion code isn't used up until you actually check out.

Kindle Text Adventure Books Half Price Sale

Amazon is having a half-price sale on the text adventure games/books available for Kindle. There are currently eight in all, with sale prices ranging from 99 cents to $2.99. I've already told you about the discount price on Inheritance ($0.99), by Gang of Penguins, during the roundup post of a couple of days ago, so I'll skip the description on it and add the rest of them, below. I've already added one that I have been waiting on a sale price for and will probably add the one other that is missing from my library.

Affairs of the Court ($0.99), by Choice of Games

Book Description
Affairs of the Court is an interactive romance novel where you control the main character. In each chapter, you choose how the story proceeds, unlocking different endings.

Play the role of a young noble who comes to court in search of love and power, and catches the sovereign's eye. Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations. Match wits with the schemers of the court, or play your suitors off each other.

This omnibus edition for Kindle contains both Choice of Romance and its sequel, Choice of Intrigues. The mobile app review website AppSafari called Romance "... a wonderfully fascinating and addictive experience that will leave you playing it over and over again."

If you like gamebooks, you'll love Affairs of the Court. Its unique approach to interactive fiction allows larger, deeper, and richer stories than traditional gamebooks. Will you find true love? Gain a crown? Lose your head? The choice is yours.

Note: May not be appropriate for children.

Choice of the Dragon ($0.99), by Choice of Games

Book Description
Choice of the Dragon is a text-based adventure where your choices control the story. On most pages, you'll get to choose between a set of options, deciding which action your dragon will take next. Choose between Brutality or Finesse, Cunning or Honor, Disdain or Vigilance. Or just try to gather as much wealth as you can!

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

Dominate the local kingdom, loot and pillage, and inspire terror in the hearts of your enemies!

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

Choice of Broadsides ($0.99), by Choice of Games

Book Description
Choice of Broadsides is a text-based adventure where your choices control the story. On most pages, you'll choose between a set of options, determining which action you will take next as a young and promising naval officer.

If you like gamebooks, you'll love Choice of Broadsides. Its unique approach to interactive fiction allows larger, deeper, and richer stories than traditional gamebooks. Will you discover all of the hidden endings? Will you become an admiral, or will you be court-martialed? When on shore, will you marry for love or for career advantage, or will you leave aside romance and spend your time gambling and dueling? The choice is up to you.

The sails have been hoisted and the guns run out as the enemy ship approaches. Your country is counting on you!

Choice of the Vampire ($1.49), by Choice of Games

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.

The Warlock of Firetop Mountain ($1.99), by Worldweaver

Book Description
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain brings the popular game book series Fighting Fantasy by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone to Kindle devices.

Deep in the caverns beneath Firetop Mountain lies an untold wealth of treasure, guarded by a powerful Warlock - or so the rumour goes. Many adventurers have set off in search of the Warlock's hoard. None has ever returned. Do you dare follow them?

Enjoy this heroic solo adventure with classic role-playing and combat features. As you play you choose different paths to explore Firetop Mountain. Each room or cave brings choices, ensuring hours of entertainment as you play or replay the story. A convenient in-game map tracks places you have visited and monsters or items encountered. Intuitive dice-based combat and game mechanics simulate the pen-and-paper experience.

You are the hero! You decide which route to take, which dangers to risk and which creatures to fight. But be warned - it will also be you who has to live or die by the consequences of your actions.

The Citadel of Chaos ($1.99), by Worldweaver

Book Description
Discounted to $1.99 for a limited time (ends July 25)

The Citadel of Chaos brings the next installment of the popular game book series Fighting Fantasy by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone to Kindle.

A game book is an interactive story. As you read you will make decisions as to which way to go, what to say to other characters, and what to do with items you might find. As a result of your choices you may cleverly solve problems, or even be drawn into battle. Battles are fought by rolling dice and comparing your skill results with those of your foe.

Inside the Citadel of Chaos the dread sorcerer, Balthus Dire, plots the downfall of the good folk of the Vale of Willow. His battle plans are laid, his army equipped, and attack is imminent. As an aspiring wizard, you undertake a mission to strike at the heart of Balthus.

Winning your battles may grant you valuable prizes to help on your quest, but failure... well, the skeletons on the floor have to come from somewhere! A convenient in-game map tracks places you have visited, items, or monsters encountered.

You are the hero! You decide which route to take, which dangers to risk, and which creatures to fight. But be warned - it will also be you who has to live or die by the consequences of your actions.

Dusk World ($2.99), by Amazon Digital Svcs.

Book Description
Dusk World is an interactive fiction game for Kindle devices that combines interactivity with a graphic novel. The story takes place in Dusk City and combines crime, mystery, superhero and classic noir elements to create a vivid landscape full of colorful characters for you to interact with.

As Agent Patriot - super-powered chameleon, reformed mob enforcer, war hero, convict framed for double murder - you must explore the gritty underworld of Dusk City in an effort to clear your name and find out who set you up. You must find the right path through the game in order to save Dusk City, the world, and yourself.

Experience and enjoy the captivating escapades of Agent Patriot firsthand in this thrilling initial installment of the Living Tales series.

Please note: Dusk World contains content that may be inappropriate for children.

$5 Instant Video Credit at Amazon

Amazon is once again giving away a $5 credit for Instant Videos (rental or purchase) and this one is not limited to those with a Kindle with Special Offers or a Roku player or a TV capable of connecting.

Instead, this offer requires a Twitter account and for you to retweet a specific phrase after following a couple of Amazon's Twitter feeds. Don't worry, all you have to do is click a button and allow Amazon to access your Twitter account, so it's very easy. Once you've got the credit, you can go back and revoke access to your Twitter account, if you want. What if you don't have a Twitter account? Just set one up and use it just for the Amazon links (I've received several credits for music and video from Amazon and use a throw-away account for the link).

Click HERE to get started. Limit one credit per customer account, sign-up expires July 19, 2011 and credit expires August 31, 2011 if unused.