At some RadioShacks, not only are what's left of their Nook Simple Touch stock on sale (although most are now sold out, it seems), but they've started clearancing out any remaining Kindle 3 3G+WiFi eReaders, with a sales price of $39.95. These aren't listed on their website, so the best way to find one is to call around and ask. Some people are having luck with getting a local Best Buy to match the price on the Nook Simple Touch ($19.97), though, since you can call up the ad on your smart phone and sometimes show "in stock" at a local store (even though they are actually sold out).
Today Only, 1saleaday.com has some Kobo Vox tablets on sale for $59.99. Comes in your choice of four colors and includes a case. These are the Kobo equivalent of the original Kindle Fire, but tied in to their bookstore, instead. Unlike the original Kindle Fire, though, these can be expanded with up to a 32G microSD Card and have access to the Google Play store.
Today's Kindle Teen Daily Deal is Getting Over Garrett Delaney ($1.99), by Abby McDonald [Candlewick].Book Description
Can a twelve-step program help Sadie kick her unrequited crush for good? Abby McDonald serves up her trademark wit and wisdom in a hilarious new novel.
Seventeen-year-old Sadie is in love: epic, heartfelt, and utterly one-sided. The object of her obsession — ahem, affection — is her best friend, Garrett Delaney, who has been oblivious to Sadie’s feelings ever since he sauntered into her life and wowed her with his passion for Proust (not to mention his deep-blue eyes). For two long, painful years, Sadie has been Garrett’s constant companion, sharing his taste in everything from tragic Russian literature to art films to '80s indie rock — all to no avail. But when Garrett leaves for a summer literary retreat, Sadie is sure that the absence will make his heart grow fonder — until he calls to say he’s fallen in love. With some other girl! A heartbroken Sadie realizes that she’s finally had enough. It’s time for a total Garrett detox! Aided by a barista job, an eclectic crew of new friends (including the hunky chef, Josh), and a customized self-help guide, Sadie embarks on a summer of personal reinvention full of laughter, mortifying meltdowns, and a double shot of love.
Today's Kindle Daily Deal is The House of Rumour ($1.99), by Jake Arnott, with the companion audiobook also $1.99. This is being published by Amazon's newest publishing imprint, Little A, which specializes in literary fiction and memoirs; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s New Harvest imprint distributes the print editions.Book Description
Mixing the invented and the real, The House of Rumour explores WWII spy intrigue (featuring Ian Fleming), occultism (Aleister Crowley), the West Coast science-fiction set (Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and Philip K. Dick all appear), and the new wave music scene of the ’80s. The decades-spanning, labyrinthine plot even weaves in The Jonestown Massacre and Rudolf Hess, UFO sightings and B-movies. Told through multiple narrators, what at first appears to be a constellation of random events begins to cohere as the work of a shadow organization—or is it just coincidence?
Tying the strands together is Larry Zagorski, an early pulp fiction writer turned U.S. fighter pilot turned “American gnostic,” who looks back on his long and eventful life, searching for connections between the seemingly disparate parts. The teeming network of interlaced secrets he uncovers has personal relevance—as it mirrors a book of 22 interconnected stories he once wrote, inspired by the major arcana cards in the tarot.
Hailed as an heir to Don DeLillo’s Underworld by The Guardian, The House of Rumour is a tour de force that sweeps the reader through a century’s worth of secret histories.
Today's Kindle Romance Daily Deal is Strange Fits of Passion ($1.99), by Anita Shreve [Houghton Mifflin Harcourt].Book Description
The reader is left to uncover the truth in this labryinth of a tale, a riveting story told within the framework of one reporter's notes and a woman's letters from prison. Everyone believes that Maureen and Harrold English, two successful New York City journalists, have a happy, stable marriage. It's the early '70s and no one discusses or even suspects domestic abuse. But after Maureen suffers another brutal beating, she flees New York with her infant daughter and seeks refuge in a small coastal town in Maine. The weeks pass slowly, and just as Maureen begins to heal physically and emotionally, Harrold finds her, bringing the story to a violent, unforgettable end.
Today's Kindle SciFi/Fantasy Daily Deal is Dante Valentine: The Complete Series ($1.99), by Lilith Saintcrow [Orbit/Hachette]. This is a good series, that I originally started reading on paper, long ago - it's a huge discount getting all 1300 pages of the series at this low a price. I'm almost tempted to buy it, despite having replaced my paper books back in a Fictionwise sale several years ago, just to have all the books in one place. I've been re-reading Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series (while I wait for Thirteen to drop in price) and I always have to spend time at the end of a book, searching for which one comes next (since I seldom seem to finish reading in a place where it's handy to turn on the computer) and then finding it to start reading.Book Description
Necromancer. Bounty hunter. Killer.
Dante Valentine has been all three in her life. But in the beginning, she was a Necromancer for hire. And while she was choosy about her jobs, there were just some she couldn't turn down. Like when the Devil showed up at the door and offered her a deal. Her life - in exchange for the capture and elimination of a renegade demon. But how do you kill something that can't die?
Dante Valentine, one of urban fantasy's hottest series, is compiled into one volume for the first time. Included in this omnibus edition are: Working for the Devil, Dead Man Rising, The Devil's Right Hand, Saint City Sinners, and To Hell and Back.
