For Kindle Nation citizens who are trying to make sense of all the hating and whining that the traditional publishing industry is directing at Amazon these days, Ruth Franklin has a smart, thoughtful piece in The New Republic’s Books and Arts section entitled The READ: In Defense of Amazon – The corporate behemoth isn’t to blame for the book...
We’ve just added a new free thriller by Lis Wiehl and April Henry that resonates with some of the grisly headlines from recent years…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor Swallow by Tonya Plank Kindle Edition List Price: $0.99Buy Now (Editor’s Note: Ordinarily I don’t say much to embellish the material provided by authors and publishers for...
Two highly rated new novels — one Contemporary Fiction and one a Parent’s Choice nominee — to share with your in today’s Kindle Store Free Book Alert listings…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor Swallow by Tonya Plank Kindle Edition List Price: $0.99Buy Now (Editor’s Note: Ordinarily I don’t say much to embellish the material provided by...
Scroll down to check out this week’s sponsor! In This Issue: The eBook Score on Stieg Larsson’s Trilogy? Kindle 1 Million, iBooks Zero A New Agency Model for Publishers to Chew On: Amazon Announces Kindle Exclusives of 20 Contemporary Classics from Updike, Roth, Ellison, Mailer, and More Around the Kindlesphere: Two Very Smart People Weigh in on the Idea...
Here’s an interesting tidbit…. Following on items discussed here at Kindle Nation Daily on June 3 and July 16, Amazon announced this morning that the late Stieg Larsson has become the first author to sell a million paid Kindle books. Larsson is The Beatles of eBooks, as the three books in his trilogy currently rank 1-2-3 among paid titles...
Of course you already know that nothing beats a Kindle when it comes to making reading blissful and hassle-free once you arrive at your vacation destination. Now, with today’s addition to our Free Book Alerts as well as our sponsored title, the Kindle can make getting there more fun than ever with quizzes, trivia, and brain-boggling batches of bytes...
Welcome to Scary Saturday for July 24, 2010 For the past year our Free Kindle Nation Shorts program has been connecting thousands of Kindle readers with emerging and established writers, and we’re proud to have helped many writers of distinction climb the Kindle Store bestseller lists. One of those authors has been Joe Konrath, and it has been a...
H’mm. I guess that new $189 price is pretty effective. No word on when it might ship. Still available: used and refurbished Global 3G 6-inch display models in the $169-$189 range; used US 3G 6-inch display models starting at $149; Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 9.7″ Display, Graphite, 3G Works Globally – Latest Generation at $379; and...
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Three hot new full-length free books in the Personal Finance / Business / Leadership categories this morning from FT Press…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor If you’re like me and you’ve been reading great mysteries set in Boston for decades, perhaps you’ll agree that after all the great Spenser tales and Dennis Lehane yarns, it’s time...
Thanks to Peg N. for a question that may lead other Kindle Nation citizens to find more of the books they love to read. I had shared a tweet about a recent Kindle Nation sponsor — “Karen Fenech’s GONE, this week’s Scary Saturday sponsor, jumps to #225 in Kindle Store, #8 in Contemporary Romance http://bit.ly/d2HzUi” — when Peg wrote...
If you enjoy a great suspense page-turner at the great price of, well, no price at all, then you won’t want to tarry about picking up the two pre-orders featured in today’s Free Book Alert. One of them expires Thursday and the other lasts just a few weeks longer…. But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor If you’re...
Thanks to Peg N. for a question that may lead other Kindle Nation citizens to find more of the books they love to read. I had shared a tweet about a recent Kindle Nation sponsor — “Karen Fenech’s GONE, this week’s Scary Saturday sponsor, jumps to #225 in Kindle Store, #8 in Contemporary Romance http://bit.ly/d2HzUi” — when Peg wrote...
We’ve got three new freebies from popular Kensington Books authors to share with you today, including one which, according to the Booklist review, features “a giant step for womankind–an all-female NASCAR pit crew sponsored by the female equivalent of Viagra….” But first, a word from … Today’s Sponsor The Legend of Sasquatch – $2.99by William T. Prince Man or...
Editor’s Note: Thanks to bestselling author Paul Levine for sharing this fun guest post in which he exchanges barbs with Jake Lassiter, protagonist of his series of legal thrillers. The occasion is the 20th anniversary of the publication of To Speak for the Dead, which introduced the linebacker-turned-lawyer to the world of crime fiction. -S.W. To Speak for...
