New Kindle Game - Doodle Fit

Doodle Fit (A Spatial Thinking Game) ($1.99) is the first entry in to the Kindle Game arena by Gamelion Studios. This one looks pretty interesting and should give your brain a bit of a workout, as well as giving you an activity you can fit into those odd moments waiting in line.

Game Description
Doodle Fit is a spatial skills game in which you need to fit a set of blocks into a given shape.

Select and move blocks of varying shapes and sizes into position in search of the layout that covers the whole shape. A level is complete when all blocks have been used and there is no more empty space in the shape.

Some puzzles have more than one solution, and some only have one. There is a Beginner's Pack to help you get started, but if you need a hint you can get one. Use your hints wisely; you earn one hint for every two solutions you find, and you may need to stock up on hints for the more difficult puzzles.

There are over 250 puzzles in nine themed puzzle packs like Winter Pack and Nature Pack. Each of the puzzles has a creative shape such as 'Old Ship', 'Alien', and 'Fox'. The more difficult puzzle packs are unlocked when all the puzzles in the previous pack are solved.

If you liked Tangrams or Tetris, you'll certainly love Doodle Fit!

New Kindle Game- Ultimate Math Skills Quiz

Ultimate Math Skills Quiz ($1.99 $0.99), by HandyX, was recently added to the Kindle store. It's currently marked half-price (thru Aug 29).

Game Description
Whether you are a student reinforcing your math skills or just want to have fun working your brain, Ultimate Math Skills Quiz is a great title for you.

Practicing math is always more fun when it's part of a game, and this application uses game play to help you test your mathematics understanding. Questions vary in difficulty from basic multiplication and division to topics like Algebra and Geometry.

Two different game play modes can be used test your speed and knowledge. Continuous Questions just keep the questions coming until you decide to stop, and Round by Round gives you questions in groups of 10, and you must answer 5 correctly to continue to the next round. Each mode can be played with or without a timer, so whether you want to play under the pressure of a timer or see how far you can get with multiple choice questions, this quiz has options that can inspire and build your confidence.

Ultimate Math Skills Quiz has 1000 questions covering the following topics: Algebra, Geometry, Data Handling & Charts, Fractions, Decimals & Percentages, Multiplication & Division, Order of Operation, Ratios, Powers & Roots, and Approximation.

Unleash your math genius with Kindle today!

New Kindle App - Finance Manager

Finance Manager (Financial Tools for Kindle) ($1.99), by SwashApps, is a new App in the Kindle store. I'm not sure how much I'd use the calculator portion, but the calendar section looks pretty interesting (although if you use it, be sure to activate the password on your Kindle).

Book Description
Finance Manager is a financial calculator and financial calendar for your Kindle.

The financial calculator has 12 commonly used financial calculators including fixed and variable rate mortgages, term deposits with simple and compounding interest, regular deposit, monthly income deposits, and a credit card payment calculator to help you in evaluating your financial options. A unique feature of these calculators is evaluation of the impact of inflation on your finances over the tenure of your mortgage or investment.

Finance Manager also has a financial calendar on which you can schedule alerts. For example, you can add the amortization schedule from the financial calculator to the Calendar as a series of alerts. You can also create your own custom alerts with various recurrence options: Once only, Daily, Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly, Semi-Yearly and Yearly. To make staying on top of things easy, you can check daily, weekly, or monthly alerts in your financial calendar.

When will you be a Millionaire? Get Finance Manager and use the 'When will I be A Millionaire?' calculator to find out! Use Finance Manager to help you get and stay on top of your finances.

Happy Birthday Georgette Heyer!

Update: 8/16/11 Added link to sale prices at BooksonBoard.

Sourcebooks, the publisher of the late Georgette Heyer's books, is celebrated the week of her birth with a sale on all of her titles that are currently in ebook form - all 46 of them, plus Georgette Heyer's Regency World, a guide to the world of her books. Prices are now live at Amazon (I'll list them all below) and at Sourcebooks, but haven't quite all changed at B&N or Kobo. Also, you'll find multiple editions of The Black Moth, as it has passed into the public domain. If you want the Sourcebooks edition (and they do seem to do a good job on formatting for theirs), be sure to look at the publisher on that one before clicking. Prices should remain low thru Aug 21, but I would not push it; if you see some titles you want, grab them while the price is low.

Here's the complete list on Kindle:

Regency Romance
1. Arabella
2. Bath Tangle
3. Beauvallet
4. Black Moth
5. Black Sheep
6. Charity Girl
7. Convenient Marriage
8. Corinthian
9. Cotillion (previously free, multiple formats)
10. Cousin Kate
11. Devil's Cub
12. False Colours
13. Faro's Daughter
14. Foundling
15. Frederica
16. Friday's Child
17. Grand Sophy
18. Lady of Quality
19. Masqueraders
20. Nonesuch
21. Powder and Patch
22. Quiet Gentleman
23. Regency Buck
24. Reluctant Widow
25. Sylvester: or The Wicked Uncle (price has not dropped)
26. Talisman Ring
27. These Old Shades
28. Venetia
Mystery
29. Behold, Here's Poison
30. Blunt Instrument
31. Death in the Stocks
32. Detection Unlimited
33. Duplicate Death
34. Envious Casca
35. Footsteps in the Dark (previously free at B&N only)
36. No Wind of Blame
37. Penhallow
38. They Found Him Dead
39. Unfinished Clue
40. Why Shoot a Butler?
Historical Fiction
41. Conqueror
42. Infamous Army
43. My Lord John
44. Royal Escape
45. Simon the Coldheart
46. Spanish Bride
Non-Fiction
47. Georgette Heyer's Regency World, by Jennifer Kloester

There are two books not included in the sale, Toll-Gate and Unknown Ajax, which are currently available only as Kindle pre-orders (or as paper editions). You could order both of them and still be just over $100 - not a bad deal, at all, for a complete collection from this author (or, at least a complete collection, as far as ebooks go).

The books are available in various (DRM'd) formats from the following vendors, as well:
Click HERE for the list from AllRomance. Not all the titles have dropped there; formats are DRM'd PDF and EPUB.
Click HERE for the booklist at B&N. This is the Sourcebooks listing for The Black Moth and Georgette Heyer's Regency World.
Click HERE for the list from BooksonBoard. Many of them are $1.88, but some are still full price, so shop carefully.
Click HERE for the booklist at Kobo. This is the Sourcebooks listing for Georgette Heyer's Regency World (Kobo apparently doesn't carry their edition of The Black Moth). At least one (Frederica) is an online or app only read, so be sure you see "Download options: Adobe DRM EPUB" before buying there, if you want to load it on a non-Kobo ereader. You might try coupon codes Kobodollaroff or FirstRead, if you haven't used those codes before.
Click HERE for the list direct from Sourcebooks, which has both PDF and EPUB formats for most books (with DRM, not Kindle compatible). You may also be able to take advantage of coupon code WELCOME2011 to get an additional 25% off your order (if you haven't used it before and you signed up for their newsletter).

Get $5 in Amazon MP3's for Free (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Save $5 at Amazon MP3

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on August 16.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter for the credit. Once the credit is applied, you have until September 16 to complete your purchase.

This offer can be used more than once per account, 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.

Another awesome offer and I've already applied both my credits to my account. Now to decide, should I pick up a couple of this month's $5 albums or get 10 singles of my own selection?