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Free ebooks for Kindle & other ereaders – 4/7/2012 no comments
As I write this these ebooks are free, but they might no longer be so by the time you get here – so double check the price before hitting the Buy button.
The three books below look interesting and were free when I began compiling this list but, alas, all three had become reunited with their price tags before I could finish:
Protector (Anniversary of the Veil, Book 1) by Vanna Smythe (4 1/2 stars/5 reviews) Epic fantasy. $0.99.
Dumb White Husband vs. The Grocery Store (A Short Story) by Benjamin Wallace and Benjamin Wallace (4 stars/32 reviews) Humor. $0.99.
The Mechanist by Erik Robert Nelson (5 stars/4 reviews) Steampunk. $2.99.
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The Millstone Prophecy by Jack Harney (4 1/2 stars/27 reviews) Mystery.
Caveat Emptor-Buyer Beware (Phillip Fairfax Series) by Paul Howell (5 stars/5 reviews) Suspense; Action & Adventure.
Benjamin Cole by Kyle Dickerson (4 1/2 stars/3 reviews) Thriller.
Murder on the Rocks (Gray Whale Inn Mysteries, No. 1) (Gray Whale Inn Mystery) by Karen MacInerney (4 stars/50 reviews) Thriller. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
In Their Blood: A Novel by Sharon Potts (4 stars/21 reviews) Suspense.
Frame-Up By John F. Dobbyn (4 1/2 stars/14 reviews) Legal thriller.
The Somali Doctrine by James Grenton (5 stars/6 reviews) Thriller; Mostly set in Africa.
The House of the Wicked (a psychological thriller combining mystery, murder, crime and suspense) by D. M. Mitchell (5 stars/5 reviews) Suspense. There are several other titles by the same author that are currently free.
Deadly Stillwater – Thriller (McRyan Mystery Series #2) by Roger Stelljes (4 stars/53 reviews) Mystery. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
Motor City Shakedown (Bright and Fletcher) by Jonathan Watkins (4 1/2 stars/26 reviews) Mystery; Women sleuths.
Sunday Billy Sunday: A Memoir by Mark Wheaton (4 1/2 stars/20 reviews) Thriller; Priest massacres summer camp.
The Iranian Conspiracy by Greg Fisher (5 stars/2 reviews) Archeological thriller; International intrigue.
Guilty or Else by Jeff Sherratt (4 1/2 stars/10 reviews) Mystery.
Fatal February (Mary Magruder Katz) by Barbara Levenson (4 1/2 stars/11 reviews) Mystery; Women sleuths.
The Hand of Christ (A Sterling Novel) by Joseph Nagle (4 1/2 stars/34 reviews) Thriller; Spies; Religious artifacts.
Extinction Point by Paul Jones (4 /2 stars/50 reviews) Science fiction; Post-apocalyptic.
Stray (Touchstone) by Andrea K. Höst (4 stars/65 reviews) YA Science fiction. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
Gabriel’s Redemption (Evan Gabriel Trilogy) by Steve Umstead (4 1/2 stars/85 reviews) Science fiction; Military; Interstellar intrigue.
INK by Sean Patrick Traver (5 stars/1 reviews) Science fiction; Novella; Cyberpunk.
Year of the Dead (Sustainable Earth) by Jack J. Lee (4 1/2 stars/68 reviews) Science fiction; Alien intervention; Post-apocalyptic.
Barcode: Legend of Apollo by Kashif Ross, Roxanne Piskel and Stephanie Yang (4 stars/5 reviews) Post-apocalyptic; Dystopian.
Living in Darkness (Bloodbreeders) by Robin Renee Ray (5 stars/6 reviews) Vampires.
Asulon (The Sword of Fire, Book One) by William R. McGrath (4 stars/15 reviews) Fantasy.
Galibrath’s Will Book One (Felicity Brady and the Wizard’s Bookshop) by Billy Bob Buttons (5 stars/3 reviews) YA Fantasy; Magical bookshop.
Cloak (YA Fantasy) by James Gough (5 stars/11 reviews).
The Days Before. A Novel Of Fantasy And Mystery by Lubowa M. Planet and Nichola Moffat (5 stars/3 reviews) Epic fantasy.
Throne by Phil Tucker (4 stars/20 reviews) Contemporary fantasy.
The Dragon and the Unicorn (The Perilous Order of Camelot) by A. A. Attanasio and Jeff Bigman (4 stars/45 reviews) Epic fantasy; Arthurian cycle.
Wicked Werewolf Night – (Alluring Tales: Night Moves) (Werewolf Society) by Lisa Renee Jones (4 1/2 stars/10 reviews) Paranormal; Shifters.
Beyond the Valley of the Apocalypse Donkeys by Jordan Krall (5 stars/14 reviews) Horror; Literary fiction; Bizarro fiction. This author has at least one other title that is currently free.
Jezebel by Gordon Kessler (4 1/2 stars/6 reviews) Horror; Killer dogs.
The Ghosts of Varner Creek by Michael Weems (4 1/2 stars/169 reviews) Horror.
No Future Christmas (Love Beyond Time, Book One) by Barbara Goodwin (4 stars/2 reviews) Sci-Fi romance. Also free at Kobo.
Ascension (Shadow and Light Trilogy Romance Series #1) by Felicity Heaton (4 1/2 stars/10 reviews) Paranormal romance. This author also has a couple of other titles that are currently free.
Wannabe Spy Club by A.J. Clare and E.T. Barton (5stars/1 reviews) Romantic suspense.
Kiss in the Dark by Marcia Lynn McClure (4 stars/9 reviews) Contemporary romance.
Gateway to Heaven by Beth Kery (5 stars/3 reviews) Contemporary romance. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
Tied to the Soul by Eva G Headley and Shonell Bacon (4 1/2 stars/24 reviews) Contemporary romance.
Admissions by Michael Ribisi (4 1/2 stars/16 reviews) Contemporary romance.
Jenna’s Cowboy: A Novel (The Callahans of Texas) by Sharon Gillenwater (4 stars/61 reviews) Texas romance; Religious. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
Cedar Woman by Debra Shiveley Welch and arty (4 1/2 stars/14 reviews) Romance; Lakota Sioux.
Paper Roses (Texas Dreams Trilogy #1) by Amanda Cabot (4 stars/55 reviews) Historical romance; Religious. Also free at Barnes & Noble and Kobo.
One Night to Remember by Kristin Miller (4 stars/13 reviews) Historical romantic suspense set on the Titanic; Novella.
Solo by Sarah Schofield (5 stars/10 reviews) YA Contemporary romance. Also free at Barnes & Noble and Kobo.
Falling for Rain by Janice Kirk and Gina Buonaguro (4 stars/32 reviews) Contemporary romance.
In His Eyes Anthology by Katie Klein, Jessie Harrell, Ali Cross and Stacey Wallace Benefiel (4 stars/14 reviews) YA Short story collection; Romance. Also free at Barnes & Noble and Kobo.
El Gavilan by Craig McDonald (4 stars/14 reviews) Contemporary fiction; Immigration. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
Millicent by Daryn Cross (5 stars/5 reviews) Historical fiction; Revenge; Short story.
Leaving Before It’s Over by Jean Reynolds Page (4 stars/2 reviews) Family drama. Free at Barnes & Noble and Kobo; $1.99 at the Kindle Store.
Happy Birthday to Me (Birthday Trilogy, Book 1) by Brian Rowe (4 stars/34 reviews) Humor.
If you fly with the crows… by Neal Sillars (5 stars/4 reviews) Humor; Scotland.
The Adventures of Whatley Tupper: A Choose Your Own… by Daniel Pitts and Rudolf Kerkhoven (4 stars/21 reviews) Choose your own style adventure.
All Jacked Up (All Jacked Up Series) by L.A. Tripp (4 stars/11 reviews) Humor. Also free at Barnes & Noble and Kobo.
House of Rejects: a novel by Devin Hobbes (4 1/2 stars/3 reviews) Humor.
Lame Excuses, Revised Edition by Alle Wells and S. M. Ray (4 1/2 stars/21 reviews) Fiction; Southern; Eating disorders.
South by Degrees by R. P. Poe (5 stars/1 reviews) Adventure; Road trip; South Texas.
TOUSSAINT! by David Toussaint (5 stars/6 reviews) Pop culture.
Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan (4 /2 stars/550 reviews) Christianity. This author has a couple of other titles that are free at the moment. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
To The Spiritually Inclined by Thurman L Faison (5 stars/12 reviews) Religion.
A Cup of Comfort Women of the Bible Devotional: Daily Reflections Inspired by Scripture’s Most Beloved Heroines by James Stuart Bell and Susan B Townsend (5 stars/3 reviews) Christianity. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
Heaven for Kids by Randy Alcorn and Linda Washington (4 1/2 stars/25 reviews) Religious; Children’s book. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
Obvious Fish by A.J. Cosmo (5 stars/2 reviews) Children’s fiction.
25 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living: A Guide for Improving Every Aspect of Your Life by Richard W. Paul and Linda Elde (4 stars/9 reviews) Self-help. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
Live Organic (52 Brilliant Ideas) by Lynn Huggins-Cooper (4 stars/6 reviews) How-to.
Fact. Fact. Bullsh*t!: Learn the Truth and Spot the Lie on Everything from Tequila-Made Diamonds to Tetris’s Soviet Roots – Plus Tons of Other Totally Random Facts from Science, History and Beyond! by Neil Patrick Stewart (4 stars/9 reviews).
Horns of Power: Manifestations of the Horned God by David Rankine, Kim Huggens, John Canard and Sorita d’Este (4 stars/45 reviews) Mythology; Anthology.
Cake Mixes Cookbook (Gooseberry Patch) by Gooseberry Patch (4 stars/6 reviews) Recipes. Also free at Barnes & Noble.
On The Go No Cook Vegetarian Recipes (Volume 2) (Easy Healthy and Delicious No Cook Vegetarian Dinner Recipes for the On the Go Non Cook) by Rachael J. Ramsay (5 stars/2 reviews) Recipes.
Puzzlebook: 20 Easter Puzzle Quizzes (FREE for limited time!) by The Grabarchuk Family (4 1/2 stars/33 reviews) Puzzles.
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The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz (4 stars/161 reviews) is currently priced at $0.99 at the Kindle Store, Kobo and Barnes & Noble. At B&N the author is the focus of this month’s Spotlight program. B&N also currently has The Mysterious Benedict Society (Mysterious Benedict Society Series #1) by Trenton Lee Stewart on sale for $0.99.
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The American Society of Magazine Editors is currently running their annual Best Cover of the Year Contest. Amazon is hosting the Reader’s Choice award again and Amazon customers can vote for their favorite covers and be entered into a contest to win one of 10 Kindle Fire tablets. Contest runs through April 21, 2012.
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Literary magazine The Kenyon Review is now offering a free digest version at the Kindle Store. This is like the free digest version of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine Amazon announced some months ago – it does not contain everything the paid subscription issues do but rather a selection of content. The full edition of The Kenyon Review, which is published quarterly, is $0.99 per month.
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A couple of free iPad apps:
ABC’s with Bingzy Bee: Phonics a well-reviewed learning game for PreK and
Kindergarten. Free for a limited time at iTunes.
Minds of Modern Mathematics is a free app from IBM that celebrates the history of math and its impact on the world. The app presents a re-imagining of a 50-foot infographic created by Charles and Ray Eames that was originally displayed at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City. Free at iTunes.
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Amazon launches Hunger Games sweepstakes no comments
Barnes & Noble and Kobo both previously announced Hunger Games promotions to coincide with the opening of the movie. Today Amazon joined the party and announced a new Hunger Games sweepstakes
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Amazon’s Appstore for Android birthday celebration no comments
Amazon is celebrating the first birthday of its Appstore for Android by offering free apps as well as discounts on a number of popular apps over the next week. Amazon has a page
Amazon is also having a Facebook contest that will give away a Kindle Fire to eight different winners. This sweepstakes will end on March 31, 2012. You can find the details of the contest here.
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A couple of new contests no comments
Kobo is running a new contest to coincide with the upcoming release of the Hunger Games movie. Anyone who purchases one of the Hunger Games titles at Kobo through March 27, 2012 will have a chance to win a grand prize package consisting of a Kobo Touch eReader, Hunger Games gift pack and a $50 movie voucher. Three secondary prizes of a Hunger Games gift pack will also be awarded. There is a no-purchase route of entry as well.
The second contest is at Newegg and does not directly involve ereaders or digital reading. Through April 2, 2012 Newegg is running an Ultrabook-A-Day Giveaway that will give away 21 Ultrabooks in 21 daily drawings. Each week of the contest will feature a different Ultrabook to be awarded as prizes: Week 1 daily winners will receive an Acer Aspire Ultrabook, week 2 winners an Asus Zenbook Ultrabook and week 3 winners get the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s. There is no purchase necessary for this contest.
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Read an E-Book Week no comments
This is Read an E-Book Week (Mar 4 – 10), and the whole month of March is Read an E-Book Month in Canada. While it may not be noted by your calendar publisher yet, there are a few contests and sales to mark the event.
Smashwords appears to have the biggest sale with 2,300 ebooks marked down 25% (with coupon code REW25); 5,700 marked down 50% (coupon code REW50); 900 at 75% off (code REW75) and 2,800 titles that are free (with coupon code REW100) for the week. Smashwords ebooks come in a variety of formats including .mobi, which can be read on Kindle ereaders.
E Ink will be giving away ereaders and other prizes all month at its Facebook page.
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Kindle Fire sweepstakes no comments
Amazon is running a sweepstakes that will give away a Kindle Fire tablet bundled with a $250 Amazon.com gift card to 10 winners. Now that would make my day! The contest ends on Nov 4, 2011 and you can find all of the details at Amazon’s Facebook page.
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Kobo unveils Vox tablet no comments
Not to be outdone by Barnes & Noble and Amazon, Kobo today announced a 7-inch Android tablet of its own. Dubbed the Vox — as in Vox Populi; voice of the people — Kobo’s new tablet will retail for $199.99, about the same price as the Kindle Fire.
The Vox will run on Android 2.3 and features an AFFS+ LCD display. AFFS (Advanced fringe field switching) is the LCD technology developed and licensed by Hydis, a division of E Ink Holdings. The AFFS+ version of the technology is supposed to have improved outdoor readability, and the Vox also has an anti-glare coating to help with this.
The Vox will, of course, feature the Kobo ereading app. Kobo also says that the Vox will have access to an app store containing over 15,000 free apps. It will be interesting to see if the Kindle app is there, as Kobo’s reading app is available at Amazon’s Appstore for Android.
Kobo is beefing up its selection of color ebooks, and the Vox will come with three of these free. Digital Magazines will be via Zinio and a PressReader app will be onboard for newspapers. Unlimited music can be streamed to the Vox from RDIO.
Some of the other features of the Vox:
- Dimensions: 7.57 x 5.06 x .53 inches (192.4 x 128.4 x 13.4 mm).
- Screen resolution 1024 x 600 (same as the Kindle Fire).
- Battery life up to 7 hours.
- Built-in email client; contacts, calendar, music player, photo gallery, video player.
- 8GB internal memory;micro SD card slot.
There will be four colors of Vox tablets to choose from — Hot Pink, Lime Green, Ice Blue and Jet Black — and the Vox will come with the familiar Kobo quilted back.
The Vox is available for pre-order today in the US and Canada, and will be available elsewhere on the planet in the future. In Canada, Kobo’s new tablet will be available from Indigo Books & Music, Future Shop and Best Buy. In the US the Vox will be offered by Kobo, Best Buy and Fry’s.
To promote the launch of the Vox, Kobo is having another contest. Each ebook purchased between today and Oct 31, 2011 counts as an entry into a drawing giving away 10 Vox eReaders. There is as usual a non-purchase route of entry as well — see Kobo for details.
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Tetley Tea giving away 25 Nook Color ereaders no comments
Tetley Tea is giving away 25 Nook Color ereaders in a Facebook contest. The contest will run through Nov 7, 2011, during which time Tetley will give away one Nook Color per day. To enter you need to like Tetley on Facebook and post a photo or brief essay of 100 words or less expressing your love of Tetley Tea. Specially marked packages of the company’s tea will also offer a chance to instantly win a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card.
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Velocity Micro contest no comments
Velocity Micro is having a sweepstakes in which the top prizes will be the new T410 and T408 tablets. The contest is only open to residents of the US and Canada and ends on Nov 11, 2011. You can enter at the VM website or Facebook page.
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New Kobo contest no comments
Kobo is having a new contest to promote Forever by Maggie Stiefvator, the latest book in The Wolves of Mercy Falls series. A purchase or gifting of any of the ebooks in the series enters you in a drawing for a Kobo eReader Touch Edition.
The contest runs through Sept 9, 2011. As usual, there is a non-purchase route of entry as well. See Kobo for all of the details.
