Today's Deals

Additional formats on free books:

• Harlequin Holiday Collection (nook/EPUB)
• Lie Down in Green Pastures (Kindle/nook/EPUB)
• The Fence My Father Built (Kindle/nook/EPUB)
• Priced to Move (Shop-Til-U-Drop, Book 1) (B&N, ChristianBook, Sony)
• Child of the Mist (These Highland Hills, Book 1) (B&N, ChristianBook, Sony)
• A Hearth in Candlewood (The Candlewood Trilogy, Book 1) (B&N, ChristianBook, Sony)
• 10 People Every Christian Should Know (B&N, ChristianBook, Sony)
• Dangerous Grounds: Seattle Steam, Book 1 (B&N)
• Jinxed (Friends and Lovers Collection) (B&N, iTunes)

Ivy and Bean ($0.99), is the first book in the bestselling series by Annie Barrow and Sophie Blackall (illustrator), is today's Kindle Deal of the Day.

Book Description
The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide quick Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. Vibrant characters and lots of humor make this a charming and addictive introduction to Ivy and Bean.

About the Authors
Annie Barrows has written a bunch of books for grown-ups, but Ivy and Bean is her first series for kids. Annie lives in Northern California with her husband and two daughters.

Sophie Blackall is an illustrator whose work has appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times . She lives in New York, with her husband and two children. Her previous books include Ruby's Wish and Meet Wild Boars.

You ($1.84 / £1.19 UK), by Joanna Briscoe, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US Edition is $8.23).

Book Description
Cecilia is obsessively in love with her teacher, the older, married Mr. Dahl. She plots and speculates, yet she never guesses that what she dreams of could actually happen. Is it her imagination, or is the high-minded Mr. Dahl responding to her?

Cecilia's mother Dora wants the good life. She and her husband moved to Dartmoor so their children could run wild, free to make their own choices and mistakes. But Dora discovers that there is more to the countryside idyll, and indeed to her own marriage, than she assumed, when she finds herself fascinated by the very last, the very worst person she could fall for: the elegant and dangerous Elisabeth Dahl.

Now, after twenty years, Cecilia is coming home, to face Dora, and to face her past. But the excitement and pain she had thought were buried cannot be buried. The past is a dangerous place.

You, the unnerving and exceptional new novel from Joanna Briscoe, is a stunning story of sex, memory and family lies.

Salt ($2.99 Kindle, $0.85 B&N), by Mark Kurlansky, is the Nook Daily Find. Update: Now price matched at Amazon.

Book Description
Homer called salt a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Today we take salt for granted, a common, inexpensive substance that seasons food or clears ice from roads, a word used casually in expressions ("salt of the earth," take it with a grain of salt") without appreciating their deeper meaning. However, as Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates in his world- encompassing new book, salt-the only rock we eat-has shaped civilization from the very beginning. Its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind.

Until about 100 years ago, when modern chemistry and geology revealed how prevalent it is, salt was one of the most sought-after commodities, and no wonder, for without it humans and animals could not live. Salt has often been considered so valuable that it served as currency, and it is still exchanged as such in places today. Demand for salt established the earliest trade routes, across unknown oceans and the remotest of deserts: the city of Jericho was founded almost 10,000 years ago as a salt trading center. Because of its worth, salt has provoked and financed some wars, and been a strategic element in others, such as the American Revolution and the Civil War. Salt taxes secured empires across Europe and Asia and have also inspired revolution (Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India); indeed, salt has been central to the age-old debate about the rights of government to tax and control economies.

The story of salt encompasses fields as disparate as engineering, religion, and food, all of which Kurlansky richly explores. Few endeavors have inspired more ingenuity than salt making, from the natural gas furnaces of ancient China to the drilling techniques that led to the age of petroleum, and salt revenues have funded some of the greatest public works in history, including the Erie Canal, and even cities.

$25 Appstore Credit with an Android Smartphone (KSO)

This offer appears to be only for those with the new Kindle Touch (at least, that's the only one of mine where it showed up).

Buy an Android smartphone from AmazonWireless & get a $25 Amazon Appstore for Android credit

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the offer details. Sign-up for this offer expires on December 2.

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

There is no promotion code for this one - you click to get the offer sent to your email and if you buy a qualifying phone by January 2, 2012, using the same Amazon account, you'll get the credit, no later than February 2, 2012 (I suspect they delay by 30 days to account for those who return items; if you return the phone, you lose the credit).

Free Short Story (Kindle) - Socs and Greasers

Socs and Greasers: Behind The Scenes of The Outsiders, by Rob Lowe, is free to pre-order in the Kindle store. This is a single story from his upcoming autobiography, Stories I Only Tell My Friends.

Book Description
A scene taken straight from Rob Lowe’s New York Times bestselling memoir, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, a wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye.

In Socs and Greasers, Lowe tells us what it was like to work on the set of The Outsiders, a film that helped launch the careers of many of today’s biggest stars, including Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, and Rob Lowe himself.

Dozens of Free Kindle Books!

Update: A number of books are available from other stores, in addition to the Kindle store, now. I've added links next to the titles for those, below.

I'll be back later with a detailed list by genre, but if you want to work thru the list, there are dozens of free books on Kindle today. That link should put you about where the new ones start, and just keep working towards the end.

Update: OK, I think this is the entire list! Enjoy!
Christian Publishers

1. O Little Town: A Novel by Don Reid
2. Child of the Mist (These Highland Hills, Book 1) by Kathleen Morgan (B&N, ChristianBook, Sony)
3. The Fey (Alex the Fey thriller series) by Claudia Hall Christian (repeat)
4. Design on a Crime (Deadly Décor Mysteries, Book 1) by Ginny Aiken
5. Priced to Move (Shop-Til-U-Drop, Book 1) by Ginny Aiken (B&N, ChristianBook, Sony)
6. A Hearth in Candlewood (The Candlewood Trilogy, Book 1) by Delia Parr (B&N, ChristianBook, Sony)
7. 10 People Every Christian Should Know E-book by Warren W. Wiersbe (B&N, ChristianBook, Sony)

Romance/Erotica

1. Jinxed (Friends and Lovers Collection) by Beth Ciotta (B&N, iTunes)
2. Harlequin Holiday Collection: Four Classic Seasonal Novellas: And a Dead Guy in a Pear Tree\Seduced by the Season\Evidence of Desire\Season of Wonder by Leslie Kelly, Debra Webb, Merline Lovelace and Marta Perry (B&N)
3. Dangerous Grounds: Seattle Steam, Book 1 by Shelli Stevens (B&N)
4. Marry Me (Zebra Historical Romance) by Jo Goodman(repeat; B&N)
5. Bound for the Holidays: Ties That Bind, book 1 by Mackenzie McKade (repeat Kindle; new at B&N)
6. Love, Unexpectedly by Susan Fox (repeat; B&N)

Young Adult/Children's

1. Indigo Blues by Danielle Joseph (B&N, Sony)

Non-Fiction

1. Kids and Credibility (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning) by Andrew J. Flanagin, Miriam J. Metzger, Ethan Hartsell and Alex Markov
2. Digital Media and Technology in Afterschool Programs, Libraries, and Museums by Diana Rhoten, Becky Herr-Stephenson, Dan Perkel and Christo Sims
3. The Feel Good Factory on Great Sex by Elisabeth Wilson
4. Rain of Bullets: The True Story of Ernest Ingenito's Bloody Family Massacre by Patricia A. Martinelli
5. Haunted Virginia: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Old Dominion (Stackpole Haunted Series) by L. B. Taylor Jr.
6. Haunted Illinois: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Prairie State (Haunted Series) by Troy Taylor and Heather Adel Wiggins
7. Haunted New York City: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Big Apple (Haunted (Stackpole)) by Cheri Revai

Published by Infinite Ideas

1. The brilliant book of calm (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Tania Ahsan
2. Stress-proof Your Business and Your Life by Elisabeth Wilson and Steve Pipe
3. World's best stress-busting tips by Elisabeth Wilson
4. Helpful herbs for health and beauty (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Barbara Griggs
5. Boundless Energy (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Elisabeth Wilson
6. Healthy Children's Lunches (52 Brilliant Little Ideas) by Mandy Francis
7. Power-up Pilates (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Steve Shipside
8. Lose weight and stay slim (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Eve Cameron
9. Drop a Dress Size (52 Brilliant Little Ideas) by Kate Cook and Eve Cameron
10. Be your own best life coach (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Jackee Holder
11. Charles Mackay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Tim Phillips
12. Cultivate a Cool Career (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Ken Langdon
13. Networking (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Nicholas King
14. Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince (Infinite Business Classics) by Tim Phillips
15. Have it Your Way (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Nicholas Bate
16. Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance (Infinite Success) by Andrew Holmes
17. Karl Marx's Das Kapital by Steve Shipside
18. Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings (Infinite Success Series) by Leo Gough
19. Benjamin Franklin's The Way to Wealth (Infinite Business Classics) by Steve Shipside
20. Enjoy Retirement (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Janet Butwell
21. The Lazy Winner by Peter Taylor
22. Frank Bettger's How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success (Infinite Success Series) by Karen McCreadie
23. Fred Schwed's Where are the Customers' Yachts? (Infinite Success) by Leo Gough
24. Master Dating (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Lisa Helmanis (repeat)
25. World's best romance tips by Peter Cross and Dr Sabina Dosani
26. Erotic Fantasies (52 Brilliant Little Ideas) by Sandie Tifinie
27. Secrets of porn star sex (52 Brilliant Little Ideas) by Marcelle Perks
28. The User's guide to the Rabbit (52 Brilliant Little Ideas) by Marcelle Perks
29. Little Book of Big O's (52 Brilliant Little Ideas) by Marcelle Perks
30. Incredible Sex (52 Brilliant Little Ideas) by Marcelle Perks and Elisabeth Wilson
31. Boost Your Child's Confidence (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Lucy Morgans and Steve Hemsley
32. Bullying (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Dr Sabina Dosani (repeat)
33. Raising teenagers (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Lyn Huggins-Cooper
34. Play great guitar (Manga Life) by Rikki Rooksby
35. Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich (Infinite Business Classics) by Karen McCreadie
36. Writing bestselling children's books (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Alexander Gordon Smith
37. Calm your hyperactive child (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Dr Sabina Dosani
38. Transform Your Life (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Penny Ferguson
39. Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations (Infinite Success Series) by Karen Mccreadie
40. Carl von Clausewitz's On War (Infinite Success Series) by Andrew Holmes
41. C. Northcote Parkinson's Parkinson's Law (Infinite Success) by Leo Gough
42. Samuel Smiles' Self-Help by Steve Shipside
43. Get Published (repeat)

Free Book - Harlequin Holiday Collection (K/N/E)

Update: 12/10/12 It's back to being available in the Kindle store and once again it's free. Seems to still be free elsewhere, as well.
Update: 12/16/11 Still missing from the Kindle store, this is now free on the Harlequin site.
Update: 12/2/11 Apparently there are formatting errors with the Kindle edition; if they get it fixed in time, it should be back. In the meantime, it's now free from BooksonBoard and from AllRomance -- unfortunately, both are DRM'd EPUB's, so there still isn't a solution for Kindle owners, other than to read the individual stories on the internet (see this post for links).
Update: 12/2/11 No longer available on Kindle (may have been pulled for formatting issues, as it is still free elsewhere).
Update: Also free from Sony.

I had the Harlequin Holiday Collection: Four Classic Seasonal Novellas: And a Dead Guy in a Pear Tree\Seduced by the Season\Evidence of Desire\Season of Wonder, by Leslie Kelly, Debra Webb, Merline Lovelace and Marta Perry, on my bargain roundup yesterday, but today you can get it for free on both Kindle and from Barnes & Noble. Those that pre-ordered, check your receipts and see if you were charged. If you were, you can ask for a refund (use the Support menu item on any Kindle page, then Contact Us button on the right side of the screen). Once the refund is processed (which takes them a couple of hours, usually), just repurchase as the current, free price.

Book Description
A struggling B&B owner scrambles to hide the dead body wrapped in her Christmas tree from a visiting camera crew—and from her still-irresistible reporter ex. A waitress and a sexy FBI agent mix business with pleasure while investigating a crime over the holidays. A crime lab worker finds herself in danger six days before Christmas...and only her off-limits but oh-so-attractive coworker can help. And two childhood friends rediscover their sense of wonder—and love—when reunited for the holidays.

Discover these four classic seasonal novellas:

And a Dead Guy in a Pear Tree by Leslie Kelly
Seduced by the Season by Merline Lovelace
Evidence of Desire by Debra Webb
Season of Wonder by Marta Perry

Get the free ebook from AllRomance.
Get the free ebook from BooksonBoard.
Get the free ebook from Barnes & Noble.
Get the free ebook from Sony.
Get the free ebook from Harlequin.