http://www.mobileread.com/forums Find hot e-book deals and freebies, and other noteworthy e-books resources en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:51:07 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mobileread.com/feeds/images/mr/misc/logo.gif http://www.mobileread.com/forums http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61553&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:04:22 GMT Here, There be Dragons by James A Own

http://promo.simonandschuster.com/dr...hronicles1.php

Is available for free to read online until Nov 9, 2009. Apparently you can't download it though.

Not sure if anyone else has already posted it.

Amy ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources sassanik http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61553 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61548&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:06:16 GMT InterWorld
by Neil Gaiman
http://www.amazon.com/InterWorld/dp/...7587736&sr=1-3
$3.99 (Hardcover is $6.80)

Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
A lad discovers that he can walk between alternate Earths—and is swept up in a war between them in this fast-paced, compulsively readable tale. Joey gets lost in his own house, but when he steps into a patch of fog and finds himself in a world where he died, a trillion Earths lie open to him—arranged in a vast arc, with an empire of science-based planes at one end and a realm where magic rules at the other. Recruited into an army of anything-but-identical Joeys gathered from many of these worlds and charged with maintaining the balance of power, Joey picks up companions both human and non as he travels the multidimensional In Between that links the sprawling "Altiverse." In this first of what could and should be many episodes, Joey finishes his basic training by doing battle with melodramatically evil magic workers Lord Dogknife and Lady Indigo. Vivid, well-imagined settings and characters compensate for weak links in the internal logic of this rousing sf/fantasy hybrid. Peters, John

Product Description
Joey Harker isn't a hero. In fact, he's the kind of guy who gets lost in his own house. But then one day, Joey gets really lost. He walks straight out of his world and into another dimension. Joey's walk between the worlds makes him prey to two terrible forces -- armies of magic and science who will do anything to harness his power to travel between dimensions. When he sees the evil those forces are capable of, Joey makes the only possible choice: to join an army of his own, an army of versions of himself from different dimensions who all share his amazing power and who are all determined to fight to save the worlds. Master storyteller Neil Gaiman and Emmy Award-winning science-fiction writer Michael Reaves team up to create a dazzling tale of magic, science, honor, and the destiny of one very special boy -- and all the others like him.

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M Is for Magic
by Neil Gaiman
http://www.amazon.com/M-Is-for-Magic...=AG56TWVU5XWC2
$3.99 (paperback is $6.99)

Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Taking both inspiration and naming convention from Ray Bradbury's R Is for Rocket and S Is for Space, Gaiman's first YA anthology is a fine collection of previously published short stories. Although Gaiman's prose skill has improved markedly since the earliest stories included here, one constant is his stellar imagination, not to mention his knack for finding unexpected room for exploration in conventional story motifs. Jill Dumpty, sister of the late Humpty, hires a hard-boiled detective to look into her brother's tragic fall; the 12 months of the year sit around in a circle, telling each other stories about the things they've seen; an elderly woman finds the Holy Grail in a flea market and takes it home because of how nice it will look on her mantelpiece. Collectors will be pleased to note the inclusion of several stories that were previously published in the now-hard-to-find collection Angels & Visitations. Also of note is fan favorite How to Talk to Girls at Parties, which has been nominated for a Hugo Award for 2007. Though Gaiman is still best known for his groundbreaking Sandman comic book epic, this volume is an excellent reminder of his considerable talent for short-form prose. Ages 10-up. (July)
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From Booklist
A modern master of fantasy has selected nine of his short stories and a poem and added a segment from an upcoming children's title for this volume, appropriately titled in homage to a past master, Ray Bradbury. Leading off with a classic detective story involving nursery rhyme characters, Gaiman continues down familiar but twisted paths. There's a scary jack-in-the-box and a troll under a bridge. A rogue describes a perfect scam. A black cat fends off the devil; the eaters of a phoenix discover that it burns. There are stories about talking with girls, with ghosts, with knights in armor, and with aliens. Finally, Gaiman concludes with instructions for proper behavior in fairy-tale land. Although all but "The Witch's Headstone" have appeared elsewhere, this well-chosen collection is sure to create a new generation of Gaiman fans who will not need to understand all the allusions to enjoy the stories. Danish comic-book artist Kristiansen, no stranger to Gaiman material, will be providing the illustrations. Kathleen Isaacs
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources Xia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61548 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61547&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:41:28 GMT Also, if you’d rather get the paperback of Johnny & the Dead (if you don’t want the kids using your Kindle, for instance) it’s also $1.79 right now.

I do not expect this price to last long, so please be sure to double check the price before hitting the buy button.


Johnny and the Dead
by Terry Pratchett
http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-and-the...7585387&sr=1-1
$1.79

Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 5-7–In this sequel to Only You Can Save Mankind (HarperCollins, 2005), 12-year-old Johnny discovers that he can see, hear, and communicate with spirits in the town cemetery. The cemetery, the only spot of unblighted land in the town, is about to be bulldozed and developed by a large corporation, so Johnny and his friends set about trying to save it (and its denizens) from destruction. Unfortunately, no one particularly famous was ever buried there, so the boys' publicity plan seems doomed–until the dead take things into their own innovative and rebellious hands, and Johnny finds the courage to take a stand against all odds. Fans of Gregory Maguire's books will appreciate the tongue-in-cheek tone and wry humor, and the quarrelsome yet friendly chatter among the dead spirits is reminiscent of Eva Ibbotson's titles. The plot (kids versus big corporation, à la Carl Hiassen) is tied up rather too neatly, but that's beside the point. Readers will take immense pleasure in the jokes, some broad and some subtle and dry, that come sailing at them from all sides. This book stands alone easily, but after reading it, kids will want the first one.–Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
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From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. In the previous volume of the Johnny Maxwell trilogy, Only You Can Save Mankind (2005), aliens solicited Johnny's help. Here Johnny is buttonholed by dead people worried about a developer's plans to bulldoze their cemetery. Assisted by three skeptical but loyal sidekicks, Johnny delves into city history and mounts an eloquent plea for preservation, while the ghosts revel in modern technology and pop culture. Aspects of the telling are imperfectly blended, especially the thread involving Johnny's ineffable sense of connection to a local battalion decimated in World War I. Nonetheless, Pratchett's fans will revel in the idiosyncratic touches, such as the quirky euphemisms for dead ("breathily challenged," "post-senior citizens"), and his thematic juggling act, which incorporates wit and slapstick, philosophies of the afterlife, and a gritty view of a struggling, working-class community ("The point about being dead in this town is that it's probably hard to tell the difference"). First published in England in the early 1990s, which accounts for some dated references, the trilogy was previously available to U.S. readers only in a book-club edition. Jennifer Mattson
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The following Pratchett titles are also (temporarily) discounted, although not nearly as much so as the above. They are priced less than usual, however (they usually range in price from $4.79 to $9.99):

Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett
http://www.amazon.com/Only-You-Can-S...7585683&sr=1-5
$3.99

A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
http://www.amazon.com/A-Hat-Full-of-...7586309&sr=1-3
$3.99

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
http://www.amazon.com/The-Wee-Free-M...7586347&sr=1-4
$3.99

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Mauric...7586386&sr=1-6
$3.99 ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources Xia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61547 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61538&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:38:48 GMT Lately I've noticed an explosion of posts in the Freebies section. Sometimes there is 4 or 5 posts detailing the same freebie or deal. Is it time for this forum to split into Kindle, Sony and General sections :chinscratch: ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources tech_au http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61538 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61531&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:35:46 GMT i just now discovered this. I don't know how good the magazine is. Here's the link:

http://www.hubfiction.com/hub/


The above is the index.

Here's the website homepage:
http://www.hubfiction.com/


Available in PDF (ughgg!) or PRC


Don ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources Dr. Drib http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61531 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61509&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:11:29 GMT Through November 8, 2009, buy G.I. Bones ($9.99), by Martin Limon, volume six of the Sergeants Sueno & Bascom Mystery series and receive a free download of the first in the series, Jade Lady Burning. As always with these Buy One, Get One Free offers in the Kindle store, you don't actually click to buy the second book (nor will it show as having been purchased when you look at the book detail page) - it simply shows up on your Kindle with the one you do purchase (G.I. Bones) and will also appear in your Kindle Media Library, so you can redownload as desired.

G.I. Bones
A Korean fortune-teller is being bothered by a dead American soldier who wants his bones found and buried. An underage officer’s daughter is missing together with a Latino soldier. Several of the leading Korean gangsters who own the bars in the ville have been killed. Sueño and Bascom of Military Intelligence must go back to the founding of Itaewon, Seoul’s red-light district, in order to learn who killed the soldier, who’s taking revenge on the gang lords, and where to find the missing girl.

Jade Lady Burning
The bizarre killing of Miss Pak should have belonged to the Korean police. But her amorous associations with American servicemen in Seoul also made her death the business of the U.S. Army's criminal investigation arm, of which Sgt. Ernie Bascom and Sgt. George Sueno were prized digits.

George is from East L.A., Ernie is from another planet. In the army, going after the truth is usually seen as a criminal waste of time, so they are well suited to the case. The Eighth Army command is anxious only to squelch the bad press, and the boys are really only interested in enjoying their tour of duty. The two of them know Korea, they like Korea (George even speaks the language), and they are all too happy to check the tawdry dives the woman had trawled for customers. Even if they don't find the perpetrator, the consequences are minimal.

There is something odd about the Korean cops' nervousness. Also, the actual killing is pretty heinous; the oddly trussed-up victim is little more than a youngster. Nobody can't die but there are ways no one should. The case gets to George and Ernie. They even work on it after hours. In their line, though, getting involved with a victim isn't smart because you increase tremendously the odds of becoming one. ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources koland http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61509 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61469&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:27:19 GMT The Ostrich, A Tale of Flightless Adventure: Book 1 of the Qistone Trilogy
by Stephen W. McNamee
http://www.amazon.com/Ostrich-Tale-F...7502766&sr=1-1
Solid 5 out of 5 stars, based on 14 reviews
$1.00 (paperback is $14.99)

Product Description
Imagine if David Sedaris or Chuck Klosterman were forced to narrate Harry Potter. Now, instead of a British boy going to a British boarding school, imagine an Egyptian-American girl going to public school...in Texas.

Welcome to the homogeneous setting of Plaintown, Texas (the town’s like Wonder Bread, but whiter) where Davy Crockett Junior High 7th grader Amira doesn’t ask for much. She just wants to fit in, defeat her arch-nemesis in swimming, and speak a coherent sentence in front of her crush, Kyle. Unfortunately, that’s hard to do since Amira’s the protector of a magical orb that mustn’t fall into the hands of a dark, powerful secret society. This task, however, proves especially difficult since Amira doesn’t realize she’s the orb’s protector. Further, Amira must contend with a pack of wolves who want her dead, at least one assassin hot on her trail, vivid nightmares of being chased by a man with purple eyes, and a dangerous lack of rhythm. So can Amira defeat a sinister, uber-powerful group armed with only her wits, a small group of misfit friends, a sweet little brother, and an ostrich? To find out, please read THE OSTRICH: A TALE OF FLIGHTLESS ADVENTURE (BOOK 1 OF THE QISTONE TRILOGY). ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources Xia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61469 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61456&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:08:08 GMT I guess what I mean primarily is: What is considered an eBook 'Deal' for the purposes of this forum?

Of course anything $Free is a 'Deal' and definitely should be posted.

But what about the higher price ranges?

I've been posting 'Deals' for the (US) Kindle in this forum, but haven't really understood what the parameters of a 'Deal' are.

So I would greatly appreciate some input &/or guidance here: What is the top price an eBook can have and still be qualified as a deal for the purposes of this forum? Or, is the merit of a 'Deal' based on how much it is discounted?

All input is much appreciated!

Cheers,
Alexia ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources Xia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61456 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61442&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:34:05 GMT A Field of Darkness, by Cornelia Read, is marked down to $2.99 in the (US) Kindle store. A debut novel, it has a good review from Publisher's Weekly, where even acclaimed authors often receive very critical reviews.

Madeline Dare would be the first to tell you her money is so old there's none left. A former socialite from an aristocratic family in decline, Maddie is a tough-talking, would-be journalist exiled to the rust belt of upstate New York. Her prospects for changing her dreary lifestyle seem dim--until a set of dog tags found at a decades-old murder site is linked to her family. Shocked into action, Maddie embarks on a search that takes her from the derelict smokestacks of Syracuse to the posh mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast. But instead of the warm refuge of home, this prodigal daughter soon uncovers dark, sinister secrets that will violently challenge everything she believes in and holds dear. ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources koland http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61442 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61440&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:59:39 GMT In addition to Simple Wishes (in another thread), there are a few more 1.99 books this month in the Kindle store (I think these are the ones that are supposed to be on sale all month, but Kindle prices have been changing a lot, so they could change at any time).

Put a Lid on It is this month's bargain from Donald Westlake. You can also get God Save the Mark for $3.59, an earlier work that won the MWA's Edgar Award in 1967 and the 1977 Kahawa for $4.79

Meehan, a career thief staring at life without parole, is awaiting sentencing at the Manhattan Correctional Center when he is called to a meeting by someone masquerading as his lawyer. The man, it turns out, represents the presidential re-election campaign committee -- now finding itself in need of a little professional help. So they "outsource" Meehan in return for a walk from all pending criminal charges. All he has to do is steal a compromising video tape before the other side springs an "October Surprise" on the president. A shrewd burglar, Meehan bites, and shows just how easy Watergate would have been had they left it to the professionals.

The Naming of the Dead, by Ian Rankin

The leaders of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, and every cop in the country is needed for front-line duty...except one. John Rebus's reputation precedes him, and his bosses don't want him anywhere near Presidents Bush and Putin, which explains why he's manning an abandoned police station when a call comes in. During a preconference dinner at Edinburgh Castle, a delegate has fallen to his death. Accident, suicide, or something altogether more sinister? And is it linked to a grisly find close to the site of the gathering? Are the world's most powerful men at risk from a killer? While the government and secret services attempt to hush the whole thing up, Rebus knows he has only seventy-two hours to find the answers.

The Blue Knight, by Joseph Wambaugh

Ex-cop turned #1 New York Times bestselling writer Joseph Wambaugh forged a new kind of literature with his great early police procedurals. Gritty, luminous, and ultimately stunning, this novel is Wambaugh at his best--a tale of a street cop on the hardest beat of his life.

Twenty and two. Those are the numbers turning in the mind of William "Bumper" Morgan: twenty years on the job, two days before he "pulls the pin" and walks away from it forever. But on the gritty streets of L.A., people look at Bumper like some kind of knight in armor--they've plied him with come-ons, hot tips, and the hard respect a man can't earn anywhere else. Now, with a new job and a good woman waiting for him, a kinky thief terrorizing L.A.'s choice hotels, and a tragedy looming, Bumper Morgan is about to face the only thing that can scare him: the demons that he's been hiding behind his bright and shiny badge... ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources koland http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61440 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61417&goto=newpost Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:00:32 GMT Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
by Sarah-Kate Lynch
http://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Are-th...7457921&sr=1-3
4 out of 5v stars, based on 27 reviews
$2.99 (70% off of the digital list price)

Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
In the spirit of Chocolat, Lynch's debut novel is a tender love story told through the medium of food, in this case cheese. In County Cork, Ireland, Joseph Corrigan and Joseph Feehan, better known as Corrie and Fee, are the aging manufacturers of world-renowned Coolarney Blue. Their chief worry is a conspicuous lack of successors, and the narrative chronicles the solution to their quest in the unlikely but fated convergence of two characters. Abbey Corrigan, granddaughter of worrywart Corrie, who hasn't seen her in 24 years, sits abandoned on the Pacific Island Ate'ate while her irrigation-obsessed and hypercritical husband gets biblical with the natives. Meanwhile, in Manhattan, Kit Stephens is a burned-out stockbroker and despondent alcoholic, heartbroken by the recent departure of his wife and now fired from his job. In a series of fantastic coincidences, the two end up at the Coolarney factory, a meeting that will forever change their lives and the future of cheese. In an engaging and humorous style, Lynch details the cheesemaking process (sun, rain, a salty sea breeze and of course, grass, are the essential ingredients, along with constant music and a secret mold), and enlivens the narrative with eccentric, loquacious and comical characters, including three ginger cats named Jesus, Mary and All the Saints. The pace of this heartwarming novel is brisk, and the background detail so colorful that the reader will henceforth eat cheese with a new appreciation for its magical properties. Optioned by Working Title Films.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
This sensuous and celebratory first novel is luscious in every way imaginable, a book to dip into eagerly and consume with much gusto. It is the story of two emotionally damaged people whom fate has dropped on a small cheese-making farm in Ireland. Kit Stephens' fast track in New York City has quite suddenly screeched to a halt, and friends have sent him to Ireland to make sense of his life. Abbey Corrigan is lost when her marriage to a not-so-good-doer on a tropical island has left her with no place to go but her barely remembered grandfather's cheese farm. In a story and style reminiscent of Steven Nightingale or Tom Robbins, the cheese and the cosmos and a cheese maker named Fee conspire to bring these two saddened souls to a storybook ending. Where other writers might overdo the magic realism or fairy-tale aspects of such an unfolding, Lynch proves to be gentle handed. This novel is a delight. Debi Lewis
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources Xia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61417 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61416&goto=newpost Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:50:49 GMT Measure of the Heart: A Father's Alzheimer's, A Daughter's Return
by Mary Ellen Geist
http://www.amazon.com/Measure-Heart-...7457571&sr=1-1
5 stars out of 5, based on 10 reviews
$2.99 (hardcover is $17.99)

Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
For everyone who loves someone with Alzheimer's, Geist observes, there are markers and moments that tell you the disease is on the way. Her account of two years spent helping a person with Alzheimer's stay in this world is both travel guide and love story—neither in the conventional sense. As Geist makes her way, trying new things, failing, scratching plans, making mistakes, and starting all over again, she uses her professional skills as a journalist and TV anchor to incorporate conversations with other caregivers, consultation with experts and wide reading in the literature. Sensitive that Alzheimer's disease affects patients and spouses in many different ways, Geist offers helpful suggestions (using his words instead of trying to teach him mine) and practical advice (Doing activities alone is imperative to the survival of a caregiver). True, there was a downside to having to come home to help care for my father, but Geist's love of her parents and their love for one another is as palpable as the sadness wrought by the disease. To all readers, she offers a deeply affecting account of personal growth: I define myself and my life in a whole new way. These days, it is the measure of the heart that matters most to me. (Aug.)
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From Booklist
In 2005, when Geist’s mother, Rosemary, could no longer single-handedly care for her Alzheimer’s-afflicted husband, Woody, Geist left her job as a New York afternoon radio news anchor and moved back to the family homestead in rural Michigan. Guess what she learned? That, despite years of long hours following breaking news stories, she couldn’t keep up with her mother. Every morning, Rosemary emerged from the master bedroom perfectly coiffed and ready for the day with a neatly dressed Woody in tow. Even as Woody plunged further into dementia, Rosemary managed to seamlessly fold care for her husband into everyday chores. It took two years of concentrated effort on Geist’s part to master some of the tasks Rosemary handled with aplomb. Through it all, Geist gained insight into the care and feeding of not just Alzheimer’s patients but caregivers as well. In a very personable style she shares tips, lessons learned (some the hard way), resources, and the experience of getting to know her father in a way not otherwise possible. --Donna Chavez ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources Xia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61416 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61413&goto=newpost Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:53 GMT Posh
by Lucy Jackson
http://www.amazon.com/Posh/dp/B000Q6...7456914&sr=1-1
4 stars out of 5, based on 29 reviews
$1.96

Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The pseudonymous Jackson (an "acclaimed short story writer and novelist") plumbs the lives of those who pace the halls at New York City's exclusive Griffin School in this accomplished novel. Varied in age and income bracket, the cast is finely drawn if familiar: Julianne Coopersmith, a middle-class teen with an overprotective mother, attends Griffin on scholarship; Morgan Goldfine, Julianne's best friend whose mother recently died, is awash in grief; Michael Avery, Julianne's boy wonder boyfriend, is Harvard bound; and Kathryn "Lazy" Hoffman, Griffin's headmistress, is having a professionally verboten affair with a teacher. Cracks form in Julianne and Michael's relationship after Michael shows signs of mental instability, though Julianne's loathe to give up on him, even when his symptoms hint at violent tendencies. Morgan mopes her way through the school year, and Julianne's mother strikes up an unlikely friendship with Michael's mother. Kathryn's affair, predictably, becomes public knowledge, sparking domestic and professional upheaval. If the plot packs few surprises, Jackson's rendering of relationships—both toxic and positive, filial and friendly—is flawlessly executed as she flits from social strata to social strata. The similarity in cover art between this novel and Prep isn't for nothing. (Jan.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From School Library Journal
Adult/High School—This novel about the members of an elite school community is told from multiple viewpoints. "Lazy" Hoffman, headmistress at the prestigious Griffin School in New York City, is having an affair with one of the teachers, despite the fact that she has a prince of a husband. Julianne is a scholarship student whose mother, Dee, is a former novelist who now drives a cab. Julianne's boyfriend, Michael, is the perfect Griffin student-brilliant and Harvard-bound-but also a victim of bipolar disorder. Michael's mother, Susan, seems to care more about her dog than her son. And Julianne's best friend, Morgan, has just lost her mother to cancer. The school year progresses, and each of these situations develops, the most painful of which is the relationship between Julianne and Michael. She feels that she is the only one who understands him, and that she must not, under any circumstances, let him down. The relationship is doomed to end tragically, and it does. There are not any major surprises here, but the book is well written, and the characters are appealing. Some of the themes (and even the title and cover art) are reminiscent of Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep (Random, 2005). Like that book, this novel presents more of an adult than a teen view of high school life, but it will nevertheless appeal to teens, with its strong rendering of the major relationships and its fast pace, aided by lots of dialogue and a smattering of e-mail exchanges.—Sarah Flowers, Santa Clara County Library, CA
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources Xia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61413 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61410&goto=newpost Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:38:41 GMT Hi all,

I spent a lot of time reading about ereaders and decided to jump the fence. I'll probably go with the Sony PRS-300.

Once I get it, what next ? I mean, what are you guys good sources for ebooks ? I already know about the sony ebook store. But what are the other good sources of ebooks that I could use with a PRS300 ?

Thanks ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources Aristée http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61410 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61407&goto=newpost Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:38:31 GMT I've won this coupon as a monthly give-away, but I won't be using it. It's a 15% discount coupon on the next eBook purchase at Fictionwise.com (good through Nov 08, 2009).

Coupon Code: NOV09976700

I suspect, it can be used only once -- so make haste, if you want to use it. ]]> Deals, Freebies, and Resources IceHand http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61407