Readers who are deeply interested in particular genres and subgenres of books sometimes find that the selection of Kindle titles in their niche is still more limited than they would like. While modern bestsellers are available in most genres, there are still a lot of holes in the backlist and in the depth of coverage in subgenres. For example, in the science fiction genre, Larry Niven’s relatively recent bestseller Ringworld’s Children
is available for Kindle, but the first three volumes of the series, including the must-have classic Ringworld
, are not. The same pattern can be found in many other genres.
, helped connect that book with many readers. This has inspired Nimble to try something different which is, frankly, an experiment: neither Nimble nor I have any idea whether this will work! But we think it’s worth the risk: if it helps a few Kindle Nation citizens find books that interest us, we will discover not just one, but an ample backlist of worthwhile new titles in our areas of special interest. And for those of us who aren’t interested, all we have to do is scroll down to today’s latest additions to our Kindle Nation Daily Free Book listings….
Some of Nimble‘s bestsellers in these areas include
- Blood on our Hands: the American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq
- In the Shadow of the Battleship: Considering the Cruisers of World War II
by naval expert Richard Worth;
- U.S. Patrol Torpedo Boats in World War II, 1939 – 1945
by T. Garth Connelly;
- The John Boyd Roundtable: Debating Science, Strategy, and War
about the aviator who designed the F-16 and invented the OODA loop;
- the never-before-translated Principles of War
by Archduke Charles von Hapsburg of Napoleonic Austria;
- the path-breaking Handbook of Fifth-Generation Warfare
(most people think we are still on the fourth generation!);
- the rapturously reviewed Cold War Saga
by Kissinger contemporary Kempton Jenkins; and
- the magisterial Globalistan: How the World Is Dissolving Into Liquid War
by Pepe Escobar.
by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, M.D.
(DON’T DELAY! FREE FOR NOW IN THE KINDLE STORE,
but listed as “The Heart Foundation Book”)
Added Manually: 10/26/2010 7 am EST
