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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Return of the Kindle Deal of the Day


Amazon had resurrected the Kindle Deal of the Day and hopefully this time it will last longer than it did before (it was only around a couple of weeks, if I recall correctly). Each day they will feature a different book at a substantial discount. Kicking off the feature is a book for middle-grade readers, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ($1.39), by Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator). I don't know about calling the pictures stunning on the eInk screen of the Kindle, but they are readable.
Book Description
Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost... Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Memphis. Along the way, we are shown a miracle--that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again.

THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE is a timeless story told by Newbery-Award winning author Kate DiCamillo. Stunning full-color plates by fine artist Bagram Ibatoulline complement this powerful story about the enduring power of love.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Free Kindle Game - Jigsaw Words

Jigsaw Words, a new Kindle game from Amazon Digital Services, is free for those in the US (for those outside the US, Kindle games still can't be exported).
Game Description
Jigsaw Words is a word game that challenges you to combine groups of letters into words that match the clues given.

In each Jigsaw Words puzzle, you start with a set of 10 clues. You also have a set of randomly arranged puzzle pieces with letters on them. Your goal is to solve the clues in the puzzle by arranging the puzzle pieces so that the letters form the word that matches each clue. Start with the easiest clues first. As you use each puzzle piece, it is removed from play, making it easier to find the more difficult matches. You can also shuffle the grid of puzzle pieces at any time for a different perspective.

Jigsaw Words has 100 puzzles and each puzzle has 10 clues to solve. The puzzles are organized into 10 themed categories like Holidays and Animals, and you can use the theme to help you solve the clues.

If you enjoy working with words and patterns, try Jigsaw Words and test your ability to build words today!

Three Albums at 3 Bucks (and one free)

I've been trolling around the Amazon MP3 store today, trying to decide what to spend my $10 MP3 credit on and ran into three new (to me, anyway) albums at $2.99 each (all classical and produced by Cobra Entertainment):
I really love the cover on the last one of the group.


If I do get these three, that'll leave just enough to pick up Bob Marley's High Tide Or Low Tide: Save The Children's East Africa Fund [+Video], proceeds of which go to the named fund. You can also get the single, without the video, but since they are the same price, you might as well get the full album.

I also chanced up on this new, free album: Dancehall & Reggae Top Ten, from Tad's Record, who, I'll admit, I've never heard of, although I have heard of some of the artists on the album. It's a strange mix of Carribean and Reggae dance/club music, but it mostly works (and, hey, it's free!). The label guys apparently can't count either, as this top 10 album contains 12 songs....

Random Notes

Today's the last day to take advantage of the Get $25 Gift Card with Android Phones and Save $20 on Beauty products KSO offers. The latter includes everything from hair driers to shampoo, not just makeup and lotions.

Today's Audible New Day/New Deal book is Ice Limit, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, narrated by Scott Brick, for $7.95. It looks like you can still get yesterday's book, Life of Pi, at the sale price, as well.

Don't forget to check AudioGO each weekday for a free comedy audiobook.

Fictionwise has another 60% off coupon code, 081911. Technically it has expired, but is still working today (and is likely to expire early tomorrow). The multiformat books can be used on any reader and I added the latest edition of several magazines to my library with this code. Their DRM'd books are for the nook or one of their ereader apps only, but are a good source for those who like Harlequin, as they continue to add dozens of books each week.

Ellora's Cave is having a huge sale and nearly 500 titles are priced at $1.49 over at Amazon (two at 99 cents). While those two dollar books are matched over at B&N (A Hero's Welcome and Dyad Dreams), the rest are not, such as these backlist titles from Roberta Gellis. You can also shop the Values from the Vault sale at Ellora's Cave, directly, where there are now about 102 pages of sale books (and some of those Roberta Gellis books are only 99 cents).

If you are in the UK, Mills & Boon is having a sale and you can use coupon code 30AUG to get 30% off you order, thru Aug 30.

Kobo still has a few coupon codes going for non-Agency titles: JUNE20OFF (20% off), Kobodollaroff ($1.00 off), aug25ca1, aug25us1, aug25au1 and aug25row1($1.00 off, each), GIFTREAD (25% off), save20offer (20% off - One time use), Welcome20 (20% off - One time use), FirstRead (35% off - One time use), DIAMOND (Free book - Diamondhead by Patrick Robinson). All but the first are one-time only use codes.

Allromance eBooks is giving a 30% rebate on all books from Samhain Publishing (they were doing a discount, but had to stop, as this is an Agency publisher -- don't know how they can go rebates on the and the other stores can't, though) and a 50% rebate on titles from Ellora's Cave (including some titles not on the other EC sale). That makes those $1.50 titles at Amazon only 74 cents after rebate (you can buy a few, then use the rebate amount to buy a few more, from what I can tell). They also have a deal to get you to open an ARe Cafe account, where if you "import" your library (so you can share it with others in the forum), they will give you a 50% rebate on your next purchase (presumably excluding Samhain titles in this one).

If you grew up reading Diane Duane's Young Wizards series (or just want to discover it now; it's a young adult fantasy series that pre-dates Harry Potter), she has a bundle of all nine books on her web site (in either EPUB, Mobi or both formats ... although why anyone wouldn't choose to get both formats is a bit of a mystery) for $39.99. Add in discount code BUNDLE for another 20% off, which works out to $3.56 per book (may only work if you choose the bundle with both formats). You don't enter the code until after the payment info, so keep going past the PayPal login screens and when you return back to the website you can enter the code. It's confusing enough, though, that she set up a help page to show you how it works. These are the original editions; she is going to update some of them (at least the first four) for a post-Harry Potter audience and those will be released starting in September; while you are there, you might as well also pick up the free short story and novella not from this series). After you order, you'll need to wait for three emails, one of which will contain your download link (and which can only be used 10 times). There, each book is downloaded separately (once per format), rather than in one large zip file.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Free Book (nook) - Whispers in the Sand

Update: 8/24/11 No longer free from B&N.

Whispers in the Sand ($9.99 Kindle), by Barbara Erskine, is free in the Barnes & Noble store tonight, courtesy of Sourcebooks. Their free books generally work their way around to the Kindle store, eventually, but I'm reporting the price to Amazon (and grabbing the nook version, just in case). Most likely, you already have her Lady of Hay in your library, as it was free for both Kindle and nook in July.

Book Description
Past and present collide in richly mysterious Egypt, where recently divorced Anna Coburn is retracing a journey her great grandmother Louisa made in the 19th century. Cruising down the Nile from Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, Anna carries with her two mementos: an ancient Egyptian scent bottle, and the diary of that original Nile voyage, which has lain unread for a hundred years. As she follows Louisa's footsteps, Anna discovers both the chilling secret of the bottle and the terrifying specters that pursued her great grandmother.
Click HERE for the free book from B&N.