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Heads Up! You Have Until Sunday to Enter for Week #3 of Our Brand New KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes, Sponsored by Monique Domovitch, author of SCORPIO RISING

We are well into week #3 of our wild and crazy plan to give away a brand new Kindle Fire each week for the last 10 weeks of 2011, and we have a good chance of surpassing last week’s record of 1,881 entries. (Our GRAND PRIZE winner, long-time Kindle Nation citizen Katy Greene of Pleasant Hill, CA was randomly selected from all the entries to win a KINDLE FIRE tablet. The Fire is slated to ship on November 15, and Amazon has confirmed for us that Katy’s will arrive at her home on November 16!)

What about yours?

Maybe yours will be awarded in Week #3, but you know how this works, right? You can’t win it if you don’t enter.

Author Monique Domovitch

For the Week #3 Sweepstakes, the bestselling family saga novelist Monique Domovitch, author of Scorpio Rising and The Sting of the Scorpio, is helping us all out as our sponsor. (And just in case you are wondering, Monique has already paid the full cost of that new Kindle Fire that could very well have your name on it. Every penny. What’s that? Did you ask me to repeat the links to Scorpio Rising and The Sting of the Scorpio, and provide a link to Monique’s Amazon Author Page, because you understand how karma works in these matters? Okay then. Thanks for asking, and let’s be clear that while the cosmos works by its own rules, we of course have no way of knowing what you download from the Kindle Store.)

The Week #3 Sweepstakes runs until noon on Sunday October 30, and entry details can be found at the end of this post. But if you would like to guarantee that you are a winner when it comes to having great books to read, here’s the scoop on Scorpio Rising, available now for the bargain price of just 99 cents in the Kindle Store:

When the cost of love is the loss of success, which would you choose?

Scorpio Rising

(The Scorpio Series)

by Monique Domovitch
4.8 stars – 6 Reviews
Here’s the set-up:
Some people have ambitions so great that they will trample on anything and anyone to achieve it.
Born in Brooklyn from an embittered mother, Alexander Ivanov climbs his way to a better life in New York. Thousands of miles away, beautiful Brigitte Dartois also has big dreams and raging ambitions.
Scorpio Rising is an American saga, the story of two people whose single-minded obsessions are put to the test when they meet.
Monique Domovitch has created a page-turning drama worthy of becoming a best-seller. The plot is gripping and the characters well developed. You will fall in love with some and hate others. This book will stay with you long after it’s finished.

And here are the details on the Kindle Nation Week #2 KINDLE FIRE Giveaway Sweepstakes:

There’s no purchase required, but we do need you to go to our Kindle Nation Facebook page and “Like” us. Give the page a few seconds to load, because for some reason it takes a little longer. Then just follow the prompts to enter the sweepstakes, and you’re done!

Good luck! And happy reading!

KND Kindle Free Book Alert for Wednesday, October 26: Amanda Hocking’s HOLLOWLAND tops THIRTY-TWO (32) BRAND NEW FREEBIES in the last 24 hours added to Our 1,152 FREE TITLES Sorted by Category, Date Added, Bestselling or Review Rating! plus … Kailin Gow’s THE FIRE WARS (Today’s Sponsor – $4.99)

Powered by our magical Kindle free book tool, here are this morning’s latest additions to our 1,150+ Kindle Free Book listings…
But first, a word from ... Today's Sponsor
If you love the girls in Amanda Hocking's and Suzanne Collins' novels, it's time you discovered bestselling YA series author Kailin Gow!

The Fire Wars

by Kailin Gow
5.0 stars - 4 reviews
Supports Us with Commissions Earned
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
Here's the set-up:
Her destiny was written in the books...but can she change a course that has already begun thousands of years ago? Mackenzy Evers had moved with her mother from Angel Island to Aeros Island during her senior year. What can be worse than to finish her senior year at a new school? Living during the post-Erosion period on Earth where there is less land than before, Mac is happy to discover an island of rich beauty and lush landscapes, not to mention mysterious handsome boys and an ancient prophecy that is set to come true in Mac s lifetime. Chance Cutter claims she is his Queen, his goddess to his Fire King, whom he had been searching for years. Their attraction to each other is undeniable, yet why does he seem to hate her? And who is she really?
One Reviewer Notes:
The Fire Wars by Kailin Gow is a dystopian romance with a Greek mythology twist. From the start, this book was intriguing. A dystopian set on a lush beautiful island in a period known as the Post-Erosion period is an interesting idea. The romance with Mac and Chance is hot. Whenever the two of them are together, you feel their chemistry. I enjoyed Fire Wars. I enjoyed catching a glimpse into Mac's new world, Chance and his cousin Varun Cutter. I would love to learn more about Alice, Haven, and the other students at Aeros Academy, too, but this first book sets up the beginning of an amazing new series.
crystalanna, Amazon Reviewer
About the Author
Kailin Gow began writing fiction to help girls develop self-esteem and confidence. Along her journey, she became an award-winning and bestselling author whose books would soon be made into game franchises and other properties. She is the multi-award-winning and bestselling author of over 80 distinct books which includes the Desire Series, PULSE, Wicked Woods, and the Frost Series. In 2011, she won the most fiction awards with 7 awards from the International Books Awards, which rewarded other authors such as Desmond Tutu and Rick Warren. Her books have been recommended by PBS Kids, US Mental Health Association, the PTA, and homeschooling associations in the United States. As of April 2011, she had received a firm commitment from a major worldwide game developer to turn The Frost Series, PULSE, Wicked Woods, and her other fantasy books into licensed games. She is also the founder of the Shy Girls Social Club, a club she started to help build teen and young adult women Kailin Gow began writing fiction to help girls develop self-esteem and confidence. Along her journey, she became an award-winning and bestselling author whose books would soon be made into game franchises and other properties. She is the multi-award-winning and bestselling author of over 80 distinct books which includes the Desire Series, PULSE, Wicked Woods, and the Frost Series. In 2011, she won the most fiction awards with 7 awards from the International Books Awards, which rewarded other authors such as Desmond Tutu and Rick Warren. Her books have been recommended by PBS Kids, US Mental Health Association, the PTA, and homeschooling associations in the United States. As of April 2011, she had received a firm commitment from a major worldwide game developer to turn The Frost Series, PULSE, Wicked Woods, and her other fantasy books into licensed games. She is also the founder of the Shy Girls Social Club, a club she started to help build teen and young adult women's self-esteem and confidence.(br) She loves to hear from her readers and can be found on Facebook.
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The sixth novel in The Artemus Newton Thrillers.All Artemus Newton wanted was a nice, quiet retirement.However, a Russian mobster and a group of even more ruthless adversaries have other plans.ISIS has activated terrorist sleeper cells inside the U.S.A. and has armed them with Weapons of Mass...
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KND Kindle Free Book Alert for Wednesday, October 26: Amanda Hocking’s HOLLOWLAND tops THIRTY-TWO (32) BRAND NEW FREEBIES in the last 24 hours added to Our 1,152 FREE TITLES Sorted by Category, Date Added, Bestselling or Review Rating! plus … Kailin Gow’s THE FIRE WARS (Today’s Sponsor – $4.99)

Kindle Nation Daily Bargain Book Alert: Edie Claire’s WRAITH is our eBook of the Day at just 99 Cents (Until Oct. 31), and Here’s a Free Sample!

Here’s the set-up for Edie Claire’s Wraith, just 99 Cents on Kindle Until October 31st:

Wraith is the Debut Young Adult Novel by the author of 4.5-Star Romantic Times Top Picks LONG TIME COMING and MEANT TO BE!

She thought that seeing the shadows was a curse. Until she saw him.

Seventeen-year-old Kali has always seen two sets of people: those living now, and those who lived before. But on her spring break in Hawaii, she is suddenly surrounded by more shadows than ever. Including one who, unlike the others, can see her too.

Zane remembers nothing besides surfing the monster waves of Oahu’s North Shore. He doesn’t even know how, or when, he died. He only knows that Kali’s “gift” could be his last chance to find the light–before the mysteries of his past plunge them both into darkness…

Critical Praise for Edie Claire’s classic romantic suspense novels:

“Long Time Coming is a remarkably well blended romance and mystery, with fascinating shades of the paranormal. The way each layer of Joy’s discovery of her forgotten past is revealed is deftly done and exceptionally suspenseful.”  – 4.5 Stars. December 2003 Top Pick — Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine

“Emotionally gripping, suspenseful and superb… a story of trust, love, friendship and healing… this is a positively splendid tale from start to finish and is highly recommended.” Reviewer’s Choice Award — Road to Romance

“Two words. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Edie Claire has written a wonderful novel about friendship, love, guilt and death… Utterly riveting.” Rating: 10/10 — Contemporary Romance Writers

“ Meant to Be is A marvelous story that skillfully interweaves romance with the mystery…Claire makes each element of this terrific tale count.” June 2004 Top Pick — Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine

Meant to Be is “one of the best books I have read this year… An element of suspense runs
through the pages, and the endearing tale builds to a crescendo of excitement and thrill while warming the heart. Meant To Be is a powerful story of love, healing, discovery and truth… I closed the covers wishing I could stay inside the green world of Meara and Fletcher’s mountain. Ms. Claire has woven a tale that touched my soul and will live as a cherished keeper to read again and again. I am pleased to award Meant To Be our finest honor, RRT’s Perfect 10.” Perfect 10 Award — Romance Reviews Today

Wraith – 5 Stars!  This is not normally my type of book, but after getting hooked on Edie Claire’s Leigh Koslow series I decided to give it a try. I couldn’t put it down! I fell in love with the characters and of course it doesn’t hurt that it takes place in Hawaii! I really hope she writes another book in this series! It is definitely one to keep on my Kindle so I can read it again! — Jessica Mckenzie

Visit Amazon’s Edie Claire Page:

Edie Claire is the author of the Leigh Koslow Mystery Series (Signet/NAL), award-winning classic romantic suspense novels (Warner), comedic stage plays (Baker’s), and now ghostly romances for young adults.

Novelist and playwright, Claire is a veterinarian, a childbirth educator, and a mother of three who delights in writing cozy mysteries, classic and young adult romantic suspense novels, and comedic stage plays.

Pick up an Edie Claire work and you can be assured of intrigue, humor, a touch of romance (or a hefty dose of it, depending on the book!) and an ending that will leave you with a smile.

Curl up on a dark night with these bewitching offerings from 10 traditionally published authors whose credits include Kindle Bestsellers, Romantic Times Top Picks, and Rita and Eppie award winners! We’ve served up a variety of Halloween treats, each for only $0.99 from October 15th through the 31st!

plus … Don’t Miss Today’s Kindle Daily Deal!

And here, in the comfort of your own browser, is your free sample of WRAITH by Edie Claire:


 


Today’s Kindle Daily Deal – Wednesday Oct. 26 – Save 79% on Gina Holmes’s stunning debut about love and loss, plus … Get ready to disrupt your reality, start thinking like a winner and take the first steps to join the club of winners, with A WINNER’S DNA (Today’s Sponsor)

But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor

“A must read for any person with an entrepreneur in their stomach. Jesper teaches you the benefits of Crowdsorucing, strategies and other tools that make you smarter and highly effective.”
 -Fortune

by Jesper Qvist
5.0 stars – 7 Reviews
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
Here’s the set-up:
You can have it all–really, start winning today!
STOP dreaming about money, freedom and envy the ones that have made it and got success with their winning lifestyle. Forget about the rat race and stop obsessing about saving for your retirement. You can live like a winner and enjoy the virtues of a millionaire without being one. Join the global subculture called “Winners” today and live like a millionaire.
Jesper Qvist is a part of this group and he is showing you how you can unleash your inner winner, find that DNA in your body that would make you a winner. Jesper Qvist shows all the steps and guide you towards a greater life in A Winner’s DNA.
A Winner’s DNA is based on the concepts of Jesper’s background, which have thought him useful insight about winners. Jesper is a highly educated entrepreneur and winner with an MBA in Management and a M.Sc. in Management of Innovation and Business Development.
Winners are The New Rich, and he argues, that anyone has the opportunity to join the subculture of winners and abandon their “deferred-life plan” lifestyle, which is a boring corporate slave culture that most people are living today. You should instead master the new currencies–time, freedom and mobility–to create the ultimate luxury lifestyles, which you can unleash sooner that you ever thought off. The problem is that most people are afraid of letting technology and concepts such as Crowdsourcing and Outsourcing of ideas and development take over your life. Jesper is changing this aspect, and guiding and teaching you what tools, strategies that are available today in order of joining the club of winners. Think about the ones that work 9-5 in their dead end boring jobs, and fight for their retirement. Start living today and create a lifestyle that match your needs, winners are the ones that make things happen, and they get to have all the fun. Their goal is to escape the rat race entirely and create a winning lifestyle.
Jesper Qvist is an international citizen and serial entrepreneur who have travelled most of the world and worked from remote location, because he could. Jesper is living a lifestyle that allows him to do practically anything he wants today, and going yachting on a million dollar yacht every week is a normal part of a his winning lifestyle. He is applying the principles and strategies from A Winner’s DNA and you can actually create your own winning lifestyle if you follow the principles of “luxury lifestyle design”. Think about using simple tactics and loopholes to live like millionaires–private planes, islands, penthouse apartments, travel, and yachting–with complete freedom of time and place. You can have it all if you start applying the principles and unleash your Winner’s DNA today!
  • STOP dreaming about winning and envy the ones that have made it. START winning today–you can do it! Learn from others, think outside the box and with the help of technology you got all you need. START enjoying your best years of your life now instead of waiting for your retirement when you could be limited in your capabilities.
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A Winner’s DNA is written to teach you the ultimate goal in life, how to make more and work less. Remember we only live once, so what is your freedom worth?

Each day’s Kindle Daily Deal is sponsored by one paid title on Kindle Nation. We encourage you to support our sponsors and thank you for considering them.

and now … Today’s Kindle Daily Deal!

In Gina Holmes’s stunning debut about love and loss, a young mother must return to her sleepy North Carolina town to face the ghosts she left behind.

Yesterday’s Price: $9.59
Today’s Discount: $7.60
Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.99 (79% off)

Kindle Nation Daily Digest – Brief Tips, Freebies and Bargain Updates – Oct. 25, 2011

Kindle Nation Daily Digest

October 25, 2011
Today’s Briefs:

Kindle Fire
Just 22 Days Until the Kindle Fire Ships!
  • Is It Apple Forcing Down Apple’s Hardware Prices, or Amazon? http://bit.ly/t2HHm3   
  • Sales are Up, But Profits are Down at Amazon http://bit.ly/rNw2bD
  • Today’s Kindle Daily Deal – Tuesday Oct. 25 – Save 75% on a deeply affecting novel by Deborah Reed, who signed an AmazonEncore contract just months after her first appearance as a Kindle Nation sponsor, plus … George Berger’s coming-of-age novel MENDACITIES is “cool in so many different ways, you can’t classify it.” (Today’s Sponsor) http://bit.ly/rwqE1z
  • “Pure, sensual fun!” Bella Andre’s THE LOOK OF LOVE is our Kindle Nation eBook of the Day at just $4.99 with 4.3 Stars on 61 Reviews, and Here’s a Free Sample! http://bit.ly/BA-TLOL 
  • KND Kindle Free Book Alert for Tuesday, October 25: Kindle Nation Fave Monique Martin’s WHEN THE WALLS FELL tops SIX (6) BRAND NEW FREEBIES in the last 24 hours added to Our 1,117 FREE TITLES Sorted by Category, Date Added, Bestselling or Review Rating! plus … Christina Dudley’s EVERLIVING (Today’s Sponsor – $2.99) http://bit.ly/sZSsJm
  • Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: From the mind that brought you Plague Year and The Frozen Sky … Sixteen stories about strange worlds, biotech, commandos, and the girl next door – Jeff Carlson’s LONG EYES http://bit.ly/u692ro
  • BookGorilla Headlines, October 25, 2011: Who’s Pushing Down Apples Prices? Pew Study on e-News and eBook Reading; Is eReading Good for You?; No Speech-to-Text or Lending on Jobs Book; Kindle Daily Deal is MENDACITIES; DEAD MAN Series 99 Cents on Kindle; Free Tool for Tracking eBook Sales http://bit.ly/uRUnaC
Hope you’ve found at least one item of value here, and we’ll check in again tomorrow. Thanks, as always, for being part of Kindle Nation.
Sincerely,
Steve Windwalker

Kindle Nation Bargain Book Alert: From the mind that brought you Plague Year and The Frozen Sky … Sixteen stories about strange worlds, biotech, commandos, and the girl next door.

Long Eyes and Other Stories: the first complete collection from international bestseller Jeff Carlson.

“Striking.”
—Locus Online

“Exciting. “
—SF Revu

“Chilling and dangerous. “
—HorrorAddicts.net

Long Eyes

by Jeff Carlson
4.3 stars – 7 Reviews
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
Here’s the set-up:

First published in top venues such as Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine and cult ‘zines like The Vampire’s Crypt, these stories have been translated into fourteen languages worldwide. Several received honorable mentions in Gardner Dozois’s The Year’s Best Science Fiction or in Ellen Datlow’s Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. As part of the Fast Forward 2 anthology, “Long Eyes” was also a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award.

His work includes the apocalyptic thriller Plague Year, which was hailed by New York Times bestseller James Rollins as “Harrowing, heartfelt, and rock-hard realistic.”
Jeff also wrote the 99 cent sci fi novella The Frozen Sky, which became a Top 150 Kindle Bestseller and has sold 30,000 copies to date, earning praise from Publishers Weekly and Sci Fi Catholic.
Readers can find free fiction, videos, contests, and more at www.jverse.com

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Publetariat Dispatch: The Next 10 Ebook Trends

Publetariat: For People Who Publish!

In today’s Publetariat Dispatch, the Online Colleges site shares the latest trends in ebooks.

This post originally appeared on the Online Colleges site and is reprinted here in its entirety with that site’s permission.

No matter one’s opinion of ebooks and ebook readers, it’s highly doubtful they’re going to just up and disappear anytime soon. Since they’ve already started infiltrating bookstores, libraries and schools, now makes for a great opportunity to start evolving and better meeting various consumer needs. Exactly how this comes about remains to be seen, obviously, but gadget gurus and digital enthusiasts certainly have some interesting ideas about what ebook trends might start cropping up soon.

1. Bundles
Whether packaging a print edition along with the ebook, blending digital versions of an author’s entire oeuvre or organizing reads thematically, many ebook enthusiasts think bundles will inspire quite the popularity surge. The added incentives might very well sway individuals and institutions unsure about whether or not they want to embrace the admittedly expensive technology.

2. Social reading sessions
Online book clubs are actually quite common these days, but ebooks have yet to really seize upon their potential. Beyond offering up discussion questions, readers themselves could include ways for members to communicate with one another via audio or video, or promote even better integration with some of the technologies and organizations already available.

3. Greater interactivity
Ebook users don’t have to set up a book club to enjoy a greatly enhanced reading experience! The digital format allows a far higher degree of interactivity than the traditional paperback, and the potential is limited only by an author’s or programmer’s imagination. Books aimed at young children might especially benefit from this trend — think of how the audience might respond to animations of their favorite illustrations!

4. Authors go straight to ebook publishers
Rather than waiting on their publishing houses to transfer their works over to ebook format, more and more authors are bypassing the traditional system altogether and submitting straight to the producers themselves. And for those looking into self-publishing, pursuing such opportunities may very well mean the difference between floundering in obscurity and hitting the ebook bestseller list.

5. Monetized content
Not everyone will necessarily dig embedded ads in their ebooks, even unobtrusive ones, but that doesn’t mean publishers and companies won’t try to cash in on the technology. All the same, though, monetized content doesn’t have to mean staring down “CLICK HERE!” in the middle of Cat’s Cradle. It could be anything from downloadable content — along the lines of many video games — to subscription services.

6. Different formats for different genres
As ebook readers gain popularity and become more sophisticated, it may come to pass that different genres might end up housed in different technologies. The computerized equivalent of hardcovers versus softcovers, in other words. Kindles and Nooks are excellent for converted novels and nonfiction, but prove a bit too small for textbooks. Larger, more specialized devices could easily come about in order to house “heavier” content.

7. More indie epublishers
With plenty of authors heading straight for ebook publishers and bypassing the usual mainstream channels, now’s an incredible time to be (or even launch) an independent “label.” So many talented individuals have excellent stories to tell and research to share, tech-savvy entrepreneurs and editors probably won’t have a difficult time finding viable content. Because if this, it makes perfect sense that more and more digital publishing — and even self-publishing — houses will start springing up.

8. A greater decline in traditional bookstores
Even those without a business degree see Borders’ recent bankruptcy and closing as the death knell for traditional bookstores. Although it may be a bit premature to declare such a thing, the format certainly needs to adapt and change if it hopes to survive. So while the familiar setup might not “die” like Borders, over time it’s going to start looking a lot different. Barnes and Noble, for example, released the Nook in order to compete with the evolving market. As ebooks continue climbing, it and other book carries will have to find new ways to pick up the slack.

9. Increased royalties from ebook sales
Since ebooks are becoming more profitable, authors (not to mention their agents!) will probably want to see more royalties coming in from their availability. Understandably so! If publishers wish to retain their talent — not to mention attract some awesome new names — they’ll have to start paying up for more than just the bound books.

10. Free ereaders?!
It probably sounds insane right now, but the declining cost of ebook readers mean more can be handed out for promotional purposes. Book clubs, publishers and other businesses or organizations might charge consumers a membership or subscription fee, providing the device completely gratis. No different than cell providers receiving money in exchange for air time and comping the phone as an added incentive to sign up, really.