Harlequin adds Valentine's Day Free Ebook

A Valentine for Harlequin’s Anniversary

Celebrating 60 years of reading pleasure with an exclusive collection of heartwarming stories and insights along with a story from RITA Award-winning author Catherine Mann.

Your choice of formats (w/ DRM, so not for the Kindle), you do need to set up an account, but the book is free (no credit card info required).

Stephen King's UR releases early

Just in time for Valentine's Day, but definitely not a Valentine's type of book (see the earlier post for the Harlequin freebies for that), UR by Stephen King, has released early and is now available. My copy was waiting when I awoke my Kindle today and I suspect I'll have read thru it before the night is over (it is just a novella, after all).

Since his first novel was published in 1974, Stephen King has stretched the boundaries of the storyteller as a writer who constantly redefines his readers' experience by working in various genres and formats . Whether in an epic horror novel, like THE STAND, a serial-novel like THE GREEN MILE, or a novella like SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, King is able to deliver a reading experience like no one else can. As quickly as a spider spins its web, King reminds us why he's the master of the novella - a format which, up until now that is, one might have thought is fast disappearing. In his new novella, UR, King is at his unsettling best as he examines the future of the written word - for better or worse. Following a nasty break-up, lovelorn college English instructor Wesley Smith can't seem to get his ex-girlfriend's parting shot out of his head: "Why can't you just read off the computer like the rest of us?" Egged on by her question and piqued by a student's suggestion, Wesley places an order for Amazon.com's Kindle eReader. The [pink?] device that arrives in a box stamped with the smile logo -via one-day delivery that he hadn't requested - unlocks a literary world that even the most avid of book lovers could never imagine. But once the door is open, there are those things that one hopes we'll never read or live through. Firm, gripping, and deftly written by a craftsman at the top of his game, this is King at his crisp, clear, page-turning best. Download and read UR only on Kindle.

If you haven't ordered your copy, why are you still here? No really, go order the book, then come back.....

Update on Harlequin 16 Free Ebooks

All sixteen of the Harlequin free titles are now available for the Kindle (only 12 days after most other stores had them up). The entire list is posted on my previous blog entry: Free Ebook on Kindle: Harlequin 16

Free Ebook from Oprah

In The Truth About Cheating, M. Gary Neuman explores why men stray and what you can do to prevent it.

The Kindle edition is $13.07, but between now and 7 p.m. PST Thursday, February 12, 2009, you can download a free copy of this book from Oprah's website.

To read this on the Kindle, save the PDF file, then email it to your @kindle.com address for Whispernet delivery, or to your @free.kindle.com address to receive the converted file in email, then transfer the Amazon book to your Kindle using the USB card. This is a good method for those in spotty Whispernet coverage, overseas, or still waiting for their shiny new Kindle 2 to be delivered.

Synopsis:

Few events cause as much turmoil in a marriage as infidelity. It can shatter trust and breed insecurity and resentment from which some relationships never recover. People who think it won't happen to them are hit that much harder when it does. Why are men unfaithful? Can infidelity be prevented? Can a wife single-handedly ensure that her husband won't stray? What do men say they're getting from their mistresses that they're missing at home? Do a man's friends have anything to do with his willingness to cheat?

While there are books that have explored the feelings and experiences of wives whose husbands have been unfaithful, the question of why men cheat and whether it is because of sexual dissatisfaction, emotional dissatisfaction, or something else has remained largely unexamined. At last, The Truth About Cheating presents many fascinating and provocative answers. In this book, experienced family counselor Gary Neuman shares the revealing and surprising findings of a cutting-edge research study in which he interviewed and studied close to 100 men from 48 states who have physically cheated on their wives. In this book, Neuman shares many shocking discoveries, including the prominent role of emotional dissatisfaction in motivating husbands who stray and how small a role sexual dissatisfaction plays.

Drawing on dramatic case stories of the author's own work with clients, The Truth About Cheating includes proactive strategies and action steps for married women that will help them prevent infidelity, and create a faithful and rewarding marriage.

Kindle Exclusive: Frommer Guides

Frommer's City Set: 12 Full-sized City Guides in One Kindle Book , exclusively available on the Kindle. Preorder now for $39.99 (list $49.99), this is another exclusive that will be released the same day as the Kindle 2 (see here for two more).

Product Description
Frommer’s expert travel information is now available on the Kindle. Frommer’s CitySet—the world’s biggest travel guide--contains the complete contents of 12 bestselling Frommer’s city guides, including detailed maps, opinionated reviews, insider tips from expert authors, and everything else you’ve come to expect from Frommer’s print guides. City guides included are Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, London, New York City, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Tokyo, Washington, D.C. If you were to purchase the contents of the Frommer’s CitySet in print form, the stack of books would weigh 8 ½ pounds and fill up 3,809 pages. Now all this information can be accessed on your 10.2-ounce Kindle.