Archive for July, 2011

Guest Kindle Nation Post: Experience Overwhelming Relief with THE BOOK OF AWFUL, by Romi Moondi

July 19, 2011
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Guest Post by Romi Moondi Once upon a time I was sad. Then came “The Book of Awesome” by Neil Pasricha , which tries to make people feel glad. This manufactured “happy” made me mad. So I rebelled. And that’s why The Book of Awful is available on Amazon. This parody goes through one dreadful (and ridiculous) scenario after...

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Publetariat Dispatch: Can the Subscription Model Work For Trade Publishers?

July 19, 2011
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Publetariat Dispatch: Can the Subscription Model Work For Trade Publishers?

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, Publetariat founder and Editor in Chief April L. Hamilton wonders if a subscription model, such as that employed by Netflix and Gamefly, could work for trade publishers where ebooks are concerned. I recently read a Slate article about how the film industry is repeating the DRM and business model mistakes of the music industry, and...

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Kindle Store eBook Inventory Reaches the Million-Title Mark! … (If You Count Titles Available for Pre-Order)

July 19, 2011
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That quaint little Kindle bookshop that launched with about 80,000 titles exactly 44 months ago today reached an important selection benchmark today when it passed the threshold of 1 million titles. That includes about 4,000 titles that are currently available for pre-order.

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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Tuesday, July 19: FIFTEEN (15) BRAND NEW FREEBIES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS! Search 889 FREE TITLES by Category! plus … 17 Straight Rave Reviews for Suzanne Adair’s PAPER WOMAN (Today’s Sponsor, $3.99)

July 19, 2011
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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Tuesday, July 19: FIFTEEN (15) BRAND NEW FREEBIES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS! Search 889 FREE TITLES by Category! plus … 17 Straight Rave Reviews for Suzanne Adair’s PAPER WOMAN (Today’s Sponsor, $3.99)

Powered by our magical Kindle free book tool, here are this morning’s latest additions to our 889 Kindle Free Book listings…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor She expected the redcoats to solve her father’s murder. The redcoats and her father had other plans… Paper Woman by Suzanne Adair 4.6 stars on 17 Straight Rave Reviews! Kindle...

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When Lee Tucker’s husband commits suicide, he leaves her pregnant and a million dollars in debt to a loan shark. She gets a fresh start – and much more – in our Kindle eBook of the Day, Tess Hardwick’s RIVERSONG – 4.7 Stars and just $2.99 on Kindle!

July 19, 2011
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When Lee Tucker’s husband commits suicide, he leaves her pregnant and a million dollars in debt to a loan shark. She gets a fresh start – and much more – in our Kindle eBook of the Day, Tess Hardwick’s RIVERSONG – 4.7 Stars and just $2.99 on Kindle!

Here’s the set-up for Tess Hardwick’s Riversong, 4.7 Stars and just $2.99 on Kindle: When Lee Tucker’s husband commits suicide, he leaves her pregnant and one million dollars in debt to a loan shark. Out of options, she escapes to her deceased mother’s dilapidated house located in a small Oregon town that, like her, is financially ruined, heartbroken and...

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Announcing: Over 100 Free Romances on Kindle, and Our Romance of the Week: Bella Andre’s THE LOOK OF LOVE – 19 out of 20 Rave Reviews and Just $5 on Kindle!

July 18, 2011
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Announcing: Over 100 Free Romances on Kindle, and Our Romance of the Week: Bella Andre’s THE LOOK OF LOVE – 19 out of 20 Rave Reviews and Just $5 on Kindle!

You may never come back from the beach, with over 100 Kindle Free Book listings in the Romance genre, powered by our magical Kindle free book tool! But first, a word from … our Kindle Nation Romance of the Week! With THE LOOK OF LOVE, bestselling author Bella Andre introduces you to a fun and emotional contemporary romance series...

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Amazon Launches Kindle Textbook Rental Program; Promises Savings Up to 80% for Students

July 18, 2011
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Amazon has just announced move that could constitute a true Killer feature for stimulating massive adoption by college students of ebooks — and Kindle ebooks in particular. “Today, Amazon.com announced the launch of Kindle Textbook Rental–now students can save up to 80% off textbook list prices by renting from the Kindle Store,” the company said in a press release....

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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Monday, July 18: FORTY-SEVEN (47) BRAND NEW FREEBIES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS! Search 888 FREE TITLES by Category! plus … Discover your new favorite mystery author with Jennifer Becton’s ABSOLUTE LIABILITY (Today’s Sponsor, $0.99)

July 18, 2011
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KND Kindle Free Book Alert, Monday, July 18: FORTY-SEVEN (47) BRAND NEW FREEBIES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS! Search 888 FREE TITLES by Category! plus … Discover your new favorite mystery author with Jennifer Becton’s ABSOLUTE LIABILITY (Today’s Sponsor, $0.99)

Powered by our magical Kindle free book tool, here are this morning’s latest additions to our 500+ Kindle Free Book listings…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor Despite reports to the contrary, Special Agent Julia Jackson has not actually been abducted. But it seems that someone else has been. Her incredibly sexy new partner joins her to...

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“Only men have dreams such as this, not girls. Not the daughter of a slave.” So begins our Kindle eBook of the Day, Pearson Moore’s CARTIER’S RING: A NOVEL OF CANADA – 5 straight 5-star reviews and just $2.99 on Kindle!

July 18, 2011
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“Only men have dreams such as this, not girls. Not the daughter of a slave.” So begins our Kindle eBook of the Day, Pearson Moore’s CARTIER’S RING: A NOVEL OF CANADA – 5 straight 5-star reviews and just $2.99 on Kindle!

She is healer, hunter, warrior. Her strength will inspire generations. Her courage will found a nation. Experience history as never before. See the birth of Canada through the eyes of the woman who lived and breathed it in Pearson Moore’s CARTIER’S RING: A NOVEL OF CANADA – 5 straight 5-star reviews and just $2.99 on Kindle! Here’s the set-up...

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A Video Introduction to Our Kindle Nation THRILLER OF THE WEEK: Vincent McConeghy’s GASTRO DETECTIVE

July 17, 2011
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A Video Introduction to Our Kindle Nation THRILLER OF THE WEEK: Vincent McConeghy’s GASTRO DETECTIVE

Here’s a fun video trailer for this week’s Kindle Nation THRILLER OF THE WEEK, Vincent McConeghy’s GASTRO DETECTIVE:   Vincent McConeghy’s GASTRO DETECTIVE – 5 Straight Rave Reviews and Just $2.99 on Kindle! Here’s the advent of a new genre for the fiction thriller category – the Resto Thriller – where food, finance, global politics and the recurring drama...

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