(One of several Kindle Nation posts exploring the results of the Winter 2011 Kindle Nation Citizen Survey. Click here to see a breakdown of results.) By Tom Dulaney, Contributing Reporter Jeff Bezos says the Kindle is and always will be, first and foremost, a dedicated ebook reader. And he’s right, of course. But here at Kindle Nation we...
Three new “preview” and “bonus” pre-orders from MacMillan top this morning’s freshly updated presentation of over 200 Free Book Alert listings … The price is right, but will you bite? But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor This mix of traditional and urban fantasy stories has been handpicked to entertain, amuse, and provoke, from the editor who brought...
It’s up to modern-day Templars Sean Callahan and Marie Curtis to keep the the infallible decrees of two Twelfth Century popes and three kings, stolen by the Hashashin, from threatening to catapult the bigotry, bias, and religious blood baths of the Third Crusade straight into the Twenty-First Century. Here’s the set-up for Terrence O’Brien’s The Templar Concordat: When the truth...
(One of several Kindle Nation posts exploring the results of the Winter 2011 Kindle Nation Citizen Survey. Click here to see a breakdown of results.) By Tom Dulaney, Contributing Reporter Jeff Bezos says the Kindle is and always will be, first and foremost, a dedicated ebook reader. And he’s right, of course. But here at Kindle...
From a world where personal privacy has been forsaken comes a tale of conspiracy, love and murder – and the bond shared by brothers. Here’s the set-up for Simon Royle’s dystopian thriller TAG: In the wake of Arbitrator Jonah Oliver’s interrogation of Jibril Muraz, a prisoner of UNPOL, his secure life disintegrates into one of lies, corruption, conspiracy and...
Is there a formula for bestsellers? If so, we think Melissa Ford may have nailed it with Life from Scratch, the #1 free book in the Kindle Store and very close to the top of this morning’s freshly updated presentation of over 200 Free Book Alert listings on Kindle…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor A gregarious...
Some reporters have a “nose for news” and seem to turn up wherever news is breaking right before their eyes or soon after. But if a reporter keeps appearing at the scenes of murders, the police do start to wonder. Author Scott Nicholson lists “reporter” among his many “odd” jobs, so perhaps it is no surprise that this gritty,...
By Stephen Windwalker Editor of Kindle Nation Daily Here’s a special treat that is available only to the citizens of Kindle Nation. Thousands of Kindle Nation readers have enjoyed Gary Ponzo’s first Nick Bracco novel, A Touch of Deceit, which has previously been excerpted as a Free Kindle Nation Short. That Kindle Exclusive debut novel is currently among the...
Most afternoons I try to spend 20 to 30 minutes on the elliptical trying to do what I can to forestall implementation of the Kindle Nation corporate succession plan. I don’t get to it every day, but I would be nowhere if it weren’t for the accompaniment provided by my Kindle’s text-to-speech. But yesterday afternoon I did 29 minutes...
eBook Leaders Show Random House Sitting Pretty As Amazon’s Kindle Store Discounting Plays Crucial Role in Picking Winners
For the past few weeks, we’ve been paying more attention than usual to the USA Today bestseller lists that come out each Thursday because they have provided a fascinating window into the changes that are taking places in what we read and the publishing sources for the books that we are reasing. Once again, the USA Today top 50...
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