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Old 03-18-2011, 01:38 PM   #1
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Free (Kindle excerpt) The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan is free for pre-order at the US Kindle store

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In this exciting second installment of the three-book series, Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them.
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Rick Riordan is also the author of the New York Times #1 best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: Book One: The Lightning Thief; Book Two: The Sea of Monsters; Book Three: The Titan’s Curse; Book Four: The Battle of the Labyrinth; and Book Five: The Last Olympian. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons.
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Old 03-18-2011, 05:36 PM   #2
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This is just a sample/excerpt, it appears, not an actual book, which is a $9.60 pre-order
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Old 03-18-2011, 06:51 PM   #3
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Well, that's just sneaky of the publishers. The title did not have the "sneak peek" when I posted and the pre-order showed the usual 5kb file size for a pre-order, instead of the size it shows now. (I thought it was the same temporary deal as the James Patterson pre-order from before.)
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:34 PM   #4
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Would have loved to get it for free - but this particular publisher (and that author) have a bad habit of putting their sneak peaks out with no clue that they are just partial samples, then changing the name later, when they add the "real book" to the Amazon store. It can't be accidental, either, as it seems that every single release is handled this way.
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Old 03-18-2011, 09:59 PM   #5
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Thankfully, one can cancel pre-orders. Hopefully that brings their sales ranking down from the boost they no doubt intended to scoop for their glorified sample.

I was mildly tempted to do it with an additional note of protest to Kindle Customer Service, but I figure they deserve better than to have to put up with complaints about what is actually the underhanded publisher's fault.

Instead, I have one more imprint to add to the list of "you'd better be giving me a very good deal, otherwise I'm going to pass entirely on your overpriced shenanigans".
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Old 03-19-2011, 01:37 AM   #6
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dang, I should have read the whole thread. Just got super excited! I did just cancel my order. I don't need a sneak peek. I know I'm going to like it. But I'll like it via the library...
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Old 03-19-2011, 07:45 AM   #7
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Even if it is a sneak peek, what a deal. Did you see the sneak peek list price: $18.99.
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Old 03-19-2011, 06:22 PM   #8
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I just cancelled my order - wish there had been a place to report why because I'd have called it a "bait and switch."
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Old 03-19-2011, 07:00 PM   #9
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I just cancelled my order - wish there had been a place to report why because I'd have called it a "bait and switch."
Same here, Lemurion.
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