Gadget writer Walt Mossberg has an article in today’s Wall Street Journal blog comparing the Kindle, iBooks, and Nook reading apps for the iPad, and there’s almost nothing that’s new, interesting, or surprising in it. Except for this: Mossberg claims, on behalf of the iBooks store, that it now has 130,000 titles, up from claims of 60,000 titles at...
“Making sense of two decades of political surprises.” As a special thank you for its recent sponsorship of the ongoing results reporting from our Summer 2010 Kindle Nation Citizen Survey, I wanted to take a moment to highlight its recent publication, Fallen Walls and Fallen Towers: The Fate of the Nation in a Global World, by Adrienne Redd, Ph.D. Thank...
By Stephen Windwalker Editor of Kindle Nation Daily©Kindle Nation Daily 2010 When Robert B. Parker died in his nearby Cambridge home a few months ago, I felt like I had lost a close friend. I knew Parker to say hello because we shared the same gym, but I have to admit that the loss I felt was not over Parker....
“The sensuality of Sherrilyn Kenyon and the intensity of Patricia Briggs” tops this morning’s latest additions to our Free Book Alert listings…. But first … a word from Today’s Sponsor (Editor’s Note: Whether you are coming to this from this week’s Free Kindle Nation Short featured excerpt or starting fresh, here’s the place to start with L.J. Sellers’ excellent...
A major event in horror fiction is coming for Kindle readers next month, and you can read the first 50 pages free today! But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor Cameo the Assassin (Book One) By Dawn McCullough-White Just £0.69 in the Kindle Store Dawn McCullough-White’s historical fantasy Cameo the Assassin is racing up the Kindle Store category bestseller lists and has...
By Stephen Windwalker Editor of Kindle Nation Daily©Kindle Nation Daily 2010 Related post: Bestselling Author David Morrell Goes “Direct to Kindle” with 10 Kindle Exclusives Including The Naked Edge, a New, Never-Before Published Full-Length Thriller How big a deal is it when a bestselling author like David Morrell decides to skip traditional publishers altogether and announces that he is going direct...
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A highly rated baseball romance tops this morning’s latest addition to our Free Book Alert listings, all with text-to-speech enabled…. But first … a word from Today’s Sponsor Here with a special discount for the start of the school year is Phillip Voglen’s Mean Days, set against the backdrop of Central High…. Mean Days by Phillip Voglen Special Discount Price:...
THIS IS BIG. Here’s this morning’s press release from Amazon:New Kindle Exclusive: David Morrell, New York Times Bestselling Author, Makes Electronic Editions of 10 Books, Including a New Thriller, “The Naked Edge,” and the Classic “First Blood,” Available Exclusively in the Kindle Store Kindle and Kindle app customers can now download and start reading 10 books–6 of them previously...
The free 50-page preview of a major Kindle exclusive ebook publishing event if this morning’s latest addition to our Free Book Alert listings. The definition of a major Kindle exclusive ebook publishing event is not necessarily anything that involves Joe Konrath, but that’s pretty close…. But first … a word from Today’s Sponsor Crescent Rising (Ryan Black Thriller) by...
A refreshing spiritual memoir from Sarah Cunningham is this afternoon’s latest addition to our Free Book Alert listings…. But first … a word from Today’s Sponsor Carlos The Impossible (a Novella) by J.T.K. Belle $2.99 in the Kindle Store Like a ‘Ferdinand’ for grown-ups, J.T.K. Belle’s stunning debut novella, Carlos The Impossible, is a sort of love story: part...
One of the sassiest, sexiest, most popular free listings in the US Kindle Store has just been made free for UK Kindle customers! But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor GONE by Karen Fenech UK Kindle Price: £2.23 includes VAT* & wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet (US Kindle customers: click here to download GONE for $2.99) Over here...
Is this a real Kindle commercial or a third-party creation? Andrew Herdener in Amazon’s press office just confirmed it is the real thing, and you gotta love it. Here’s a link: http://www.youtube.com/user/kindle But you’ve got to admit that the iPad plays the commercial better than the Kindle … as long as you’re indoors, and not trying to get...
Today’s latest addition to our Free Book Alert listings offers a brand new collection of essential insights for your business and career from world-renowned experts-now in a convenient e-format, at the best possible price…. But first … a word from Today’s Sponsor Carlos The Impossible (a Novella) by J.T.K. Belle $2.99 in the Kindle Store Like a ‘Ferdinand’ for...
By Stephen Windwalker Editor of Kindle Nation Daily ©Kindle Nation Daily 2010 Related post: SUMMER 2010 KINDLE NATION SURVEY Results: Kindle Inspires Avid Readers to Read Even More; Are Music, Video, Audiobooks, and Games Next? Related post: SUMMER 2010 KINDLE NATION CITIZEN SURVEY RAW DATA – LINKS TO ANSWERS AND INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS FOR EACH QUESTION It should come as...
