Archive for July, 2010

RESEND: Scary Saturday, a Regular Weekly Feature of Free Kindle Nation Shorts, July 24, 2010: “Forgiveness” by Jack Kilborn/J.A. Konrath

July 27, 2010
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RESEND: Scary Saturday, a Regular Weekly Feature of Free Kindle Nation Shorts, July 24, 2010: “Forgiveness” by Jack Kilborn/J.A. Konrath

 Welcome to Scary Saturday for July 24, 2010 For the past year our Free Kindle Nation Shorts program has been connecting thousands of Kindle readers with emerging and established writers, and we’re proud to have helped many writers of distinction climb the Kindle Store bestseller lists. One of those authors has been Joe Konrath, and it has been a...

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Temporarily OUT OF STOCK – $189 Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 6″ Display, White, 3G Works Globally – Latest Generation

July 26, 2010
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Temporarily OUT OF STOCK – $189 Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 6″ Display, White, 3G Works Globally – Latest Generation

H’mm. I guess that new $189 price is pretty effective. No word on when it might ship. Still available: used and refurbished Global 3G 6-inch display models in the $169-$189 range; used US 3G 6-inch display models starting at $149; Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 9.7″ Display, Graphite, 3G Works Globally – Latest Generation at $379; and...

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Around the Kindlesphere: Two Very Smart People Weigh in on the Idea of Literary Agencies Bypassing Publishers

July 26, 2010
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Around the Kindlesphere: Two Very Smart People Weigh in on the Idea of Literary Agencies Bypassing Publishers

Related Posts: Here’s a Brand New Agency Model for Publishers to Chew On: Amazon Announces Kindle Exclusives of 20 Contemporary Classics from Updike, Roth, Ellison, Mailer, Bellow, Erdrich, Cheever, Borges, and More The A-List: New “Agency Model” Deal Will Empower Authors, Agents, and Amazon; Traditional Publishers? Not So Much Are You Appalled? New Wylie Backlist Titles Getting Thumbs Up...

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New Additions in Personal Finance, Marketing, and Leadership – Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Monday, July 26, Plus a Different Kind of Boston Sleuth (Today’s Sponsor), and links to our Complete List of Over a Hundred Free Promotional Kindle Store Titles

July 26, 2010
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New Additions in Personal Finance, Marketing, and Leadership – Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Monday, July 26, Plus a Different Kind of Boston Sleuth (Today’s Sponsor), and links to our Complete List of Over a Hundred Free Promotional Kindle Store Titles

Three hot new full-length free books in the Personal Finance / Business / Leadership categories this morning from FT Press…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor If you’re like me and you’ve been reading great mysteries set in Boston for decades, perhaps you’ll agree that after all the great Spenser tales and Dennis Lehane yarns, it’s time...

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From the Kindle Nation Mailbag: How Do You Find the Kindle Store’s Category Bestseller Lists to Search for Favorites?

July 26, 2010
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From the Kindle Nation Mailbag: How Do You Find the Kindle Store’s Category Bestseller Lists to Search for Favorites?

Thanks to Peg N. for a question that may lead other Kindle Nation citizens to find more of the books they love to read. I had shared a tweet about a recent Kindle Nation sponsor — “Karen Fenech’s GONE, this week’s Scary Saturday sponsor, jumps to #225 in Kindle Store, #8 in Contemporary Romance http://bit.ly/d2HzUi” — when Peg wrote...

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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Monday, July 26: Final Days for 2 Free Suspense Pre-orders, Plus a Different Kind of Boston Sleuth (Today’s Sponsor), and links to our Complete List of Over a Hundred Free Promotional Kindle Store Titles

July 26, 2010
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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Monday, July 26: Final Days for 2 Free Suspense Pre-orders, Plus a Different Kind of Boston Sleuth (Today’s Sponsor), and links to our Complete List of Over a Hundred Free Promotional Kindle Store Titles

If you enjoy a great suspense page-turner at the great price of, well, no price at all, then you won’t want to tarry about picking up the two pre-orders featured in today’s Free Book Alert. One of them expires Thursday and the other lasts just a few weeks longer…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor If you’re...

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From the Kindle Nation Mailbag: How Do You Find the Kindle Store’s Category Bestseller Lists to Search for Favorites?

July 26, 2010
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From the Kindle Nation Mailbag: How Do You Find the Kindle Store’s Category Bestseller Lists to Search for Favorites?

Thanks to Peg N. for a question that may lead other Kindle Nation citizens to find more of the books they love to read. I had shared a tweet about a recent Kindle Nation sponsor — “Karen Fenech’s GONE, this week’s Scary Saturday sponsor, jumps to #225 in Kindle Store, #8 in Contemporary Romance http://bit.ly/d2HzUi” — when Peg wrote...

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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Sunday, July 25: Three New Freebies from Popular Kensington Books Authors, Plus The Legend of Sasquatch (Today’s Sponsor), and links to our Complete List of Over a Hundred Free Promotional Kindle Store Titles

July 25, 2010
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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Sunday, July 25: Three New Freebies from Popular Kensington Books Authors, Plus The Legend of Sasquatch (Today’s Sponsor), and links to our Complete List of Over a Hundred Free Promotional Kindle Store Titles

We’ve got three new freebies from popular Kensington Books authors to share with you today, including one which, according to the Booklist review, features “a giant step for womankind–an all-female NASCAR pit crew sponsored by the female equivalent of Viagra….” But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor The Legend of Sasquatch – $2.99by William T. Prince Man or...

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LEVINE vs. LASSITER to Support Children’s Cancer Treatment and Research: Bestselling Author of “To Speak for the Dead” in a Verbal Duel with His Fictional Protagonist, Jake Lassiter

July 25, 2010
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LEVINE vs. LASSITER to Support Children’s Cancer Treatment and Research: Bestselling Author of “To Speak for the Dead” in a Verbal Duel with His Fictional Protagonist, Jake Lassiter

Editor’s Note: Thanks to bestselling author Paul Levine for sharing this fun guest post in which he exchanges barbs with Jake Lassiter, protagonist of his series of legal thrillers. The occasion is the 20th anniversary of the publication of To Speak for the Dead, which introduced  the linebacker-turned-lawyer to the world of crime fiction.  -S.W.     To Speak for...

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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Saturday, July 24: A Brand New Freebie, Plus a Different Kind of Boston Sleuth (Today’s Sponsor), and links to our Complete List of Over a Hundred Free Promotional Kindle Store Titles

July 24, 2010
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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Saturday, July 24: A Brand New Freebie, Plus a Different Kind of Boston Sleuth (Today’s Sponsor), and links to our Complete List of Over a Hundred Free Promotional Kindle Store Titles

We’ve noted in the past when the free promotional titles available in the Kindle Store seemed a bit skewed toward certain categories such as those from Christian publishers, so it’s only fair that we should note that erotica freebies seem to be on a roll lately, and that’s the theme of the latest additions in today’s Free Book Alert...

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