Archive for July, 2011

Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: From 1120 to 1307, the Knights Templar answered to nobody, had the strongest military, crossed borders at will, and financed monarchies. What if they returned now to challenge Al Qaeda without worrying about media, Congressional hearings, or the next election cycle? Terrence O’Brien’s THE TEMPLAR CONCORDAT is our Kindle eBook of the Day: 4.9 Stars and Just $2.99 on Kindle

July 28, 2011
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Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: From 1120 to 1307, the Knights Templar answered to nobody, had the strongest military, crossed borders at will, and financed monarchies. What if they returned now to challenge Al Qaeda without worrying about media, Congressional hearings, or the next election cycle? Terrence O’Brien’s THE TEMPLAR CONCORDAT is our Kindle eBook of the Day: 4.9 Stars and Just $2.99 on Kindle

If you loved the ideas behind Da Vinci and The Lost Symbol, but you weren’t so crazy about all the arty esoterica, THE TEMPLAR CONCORDAT could hit your sweet spot. Here’s the set-up for Terrence O’Brien’s The Templar Concordat, 4.9 stars from 9 reviewers and just $2.99 On Kindle: When the truth is your greatest danger, and the enemy...

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Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: Check Out BEAUTIFUL BEINGS, the Latest Release from Novelist Kailin Gow and Save 60% on Four of Her Books for Just $1.99 Each!

July 27, 2011
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Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: Check Out BEAUTIFUL BEINGS, the Latest Release from Novelist Kailin Gow and Save 60% on Four of Her Books for Just $1.99 Each!

Part gothic, part love story, part thriller:  Kailin Gow’s 5-star series opener BEAUTIFUL BEINGS. In Kailin Gow’s Beautiful Beings, the realm of the spiritual world where angels and demons walk the earth is revealed in a captivating story about a girl named Lux, who is gifted with the ability to see the spiritual realm and to use this gift...

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From the Kindle Nation Mailbag: What’s with Vook Books and the Kindle?

July 27, 2011
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From the Kindle Nation Mailbag: What’s with Vook Books and the Kindle?

By Steve Windwalker Thanks to long-time Kindle Nation citizen Nina S. for sending in this perfectly reasonable question about “enhanced” Kindle books with audio and video content: Hi, Steve… I am puzzled … why are so many Vook-based books showing up on your listing of books for Kindle? As far as I can determine, I can’t use Vook-based books...

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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Wednesday, July 27: Mr. Planemaker’s Flying Machine Tops TWO (2) BRAND NEW FREEBIES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS! Search OVER 900 FREE TITLES by Category! plus … Mark A. Rayner’s MARVELLOUS HAIRY (Today’s Sponsor, $2.99) is “a blending of the anything-for-a-laugh mentality of Douglas Adams with the experimental abandon of early Philip K. Dick”

July 27, 2011
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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Wednesday, July 27: Mr. Planemaker’s Flying Machine Tops TWO (2) BRAND NEW FREEBIES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS! Search OVER 900 FREE TITLES by Category! plus … Mark A. Rayner’s MARVELLOUS HAIRY (Today’s Sponsor, $2.99) is “a blending of the anything-for-a-laugh mentality of Douglas Adams with the experimental abandon of early Philip K. Dick”

Powered by our magical Kindle free book tool, here are this morning’s latest additions to our 900+ Kindle Free Book listings….   But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor   “Read this freaking book, people. Funny, absurd, captivating, and unique.” –Douglas Smith Marvellous Hairy by Mark A. Rayner 4.3 stars – 37 Reviews Kindle Price: $6.99 Text-to-Speech and...

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Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: Our Kindle eBook of the Day is G.P. Ching’s THE SOULKEEPERS – 23 Straight Rave Reviews and Just $2.99 on Kindle!

July 27, 2011
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Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: Our Kindle eBook of the Day is G.P. Ching’s THE SOULKEEPERS – 23 Straight Rave Reviews and Just $2.99 on Kindle!

Here’s the set-up for G.P. Ching’s THE SOULKEEPERS – 23 Straight Rave Reviews and Just $2.99 on Kindle: When fifteen-year-old Jacob Lau is pulled from the crumpled remains of his mother’s car, no one can explain why he was driving or why the police can’t find his mother’s body. A bea utiful and mysterious neighbor offers to use her...

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Amazon Shares Spike After Hours After Company Announces 51% Increase in YOY 2nd Quarter Sales and Continued Commitment to Plow Cash into Infrastructure

July 26, 2011
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Amazon just announced a blowout second quarter in terms of revenue growth, but it remains to be seen how investors will react short- and longer-term to the fact that the company is plowing huge amounts of cash into building infrastructure and fulfillment capacity to continue its growth in market share. As we’ve said before, we believe that Amazon is...

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Amazon to Announce Quarterly Earnings Today

July 26, 2011
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Investors are looking forward this afternoon to Amazon’s quarterly earnings report, which will be made public shortly after the markets close this afternoon – usually about 4:30 pm Eastern. Then at 5 pm Eastern, Amazon executives will hold their quarterly conference call with market analysts, in which they generally try to avoid saying too much about what’s really going...

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Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: From S.J. Wright, a Paranormal Romance Series with a New Twist!

July 26, 2011
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Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: From S.J. Wright, a Paranormal Romance Series with a New Twist!

When Sarah Wood’s father passes away, she finds that the world she thought she knew is awash with secrets. Secrets about her mother, secrets about the inn her family runs and secrets about a race of creatures she never believed existed. What she discovers will ultimately alter her life. Nothing will ever be the same. Praise for the Vampire’s...

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Publetariat Dispatch: As Borders Lies Dying…

July 26, 2011
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Publetariat Dispatch: As Borders Lies Dying…

Today’sPubletariat Dispatch offers a survey of analysis and reaction to Borders’ failure. There’s analysis, punditry and post-mortems aplenty where the failure of Borders is concerned. This Slate piece asserts Borders died primarily of self-inflicted wounds its competitors have avoided. From the article: Other companies have adapted to the e-reader revolution, and even benefited from it. Other companies have changed...

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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Tuesday, July 26: A DOZEN (12) BRAND NEW FREEBIES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS! Search OVER 900 FREE TITLES by Category! plus … “She thinks they are friends with benefits, until one of his enemies puts her and her kids in danger,” in Adrienne Giordano’s MAN LAW (Today’s Sponsor, $4.79)

July 26, 2011
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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Tuesday, July 26: A DOZEN (12) BRAND NEW FREEBIES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS! Search OVER 900 FREE TITLES by Category! plus … “She thinks they are friends with benefits, until one of his enemies puts her and her kids in danger,” in Adrienne Giordano’s MAN LAW (Today’s Sponsor, $4.79)

Powered by our magical Kindle free book tool, here are this morning’s latest additions to our 900+ Kindle Free Book listings…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor “Watching Vic slowly unravel when he meets the right woman was really fun. Read this one for the hero! ” –T. Stevens   Man Law by Adrienne Giordano 4 STRAIGHT...

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