Content FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - December 2010

[koland]

Today's been a big day for Kindle game announcements! Another new release today, with Wordoku Unbound #1 ($3.99), the first Kindle game released by Puzzazz (not to be confused with Puzux).

Game Description
Love Sudoku? And word games? Then you'll love Wordoku.

A fun twist on Sudoku, Wordoku puzzles use the letters of a word or phrase instead of numbers. Each row, column and 3x3 cell square on the game board contains all of the letters in the word or phrase. Fill all the empty cells on the game board with the correct letters to complete the puzzle.

You can use in-cell notes as you solve the puzzles just like you would on paper. If you're stuck, you can get a hint to keep going or move on to a different puzzle -- you can always return to previous puzzles later.

Wordoku contains one hundred carefully crafted puzzles that will challenge and delight word game fans of all skill levels.

Speaking of Puzux, they have increased the number of puzzles on their 99 cent game to 20 Jumbles and lowered the cost of the 50 Jumble game to $2.49.

[koland]

Children's books (one from earlier this A.M. has already gone back up in price)

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.) ($0.95), by Barbara Park
Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants ($0.95), by Barbara Park
Big Egg ($0.95), by Molly Coxe


From Sizzling Romance to Religion and Gandhi to keep the peace between them

Hot Westmoreland Night ($0.81), by Brenda Jackson
What a Westmoreland Wants ($0.81), by Brenda Jackson
In Too Deep ($0.81), by Brenda Jackson & Olivia Gates
Star of His Heart ($0.95), by Brenda Jackson
Spontaneous ($0.86), by Brenda Jackson
Impetuous ($0.86), by Lori Foster
Where There's a Will ($0.95), by Katriena Knights
Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth ($0.95), by Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi & Mahadev H. Desai
The Apocalypse of Ahmadinejad: The Revelation of Iran's Nuclear Prophet ($0.89), by Mark Hitchcock
Having a Real Relationship with God ($0.89), by Kay Arthur

Being God's Man in the Face of Temptation, by Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck & Todd Wendorff, is $5.49 for those in the US (even more for the UK and Canada), but is only $0.89 for those in Australia!

[koland]

A Santangelo Story, by Jackie Collins, is another free pre-order in the Kindle store. I can't find anything about this story, as far as where it fits into the series, but I did find that she is working on a new volume for the series, Goddess of Vengeance, with a release date in April of next year.

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Bargain book (YA Fantasy):

For fans of Orson Scott Card, the first book of his YA fantasy series Seventh Son: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Volume I is currently priced down to $2.99 for the Kindle.

Product Description:

American Library Association “Best Books for Young Adults”

From the author of Ender’s Game, an unforgettable story about young Alvin Maker: the seventh son of a seventh son. Born into an alternative frontier America where life is hard and folk magic is real, Alvin is gifted with the power. He must learn to use his gift wisely. But dark forces are arrayed against Alvin, and only a young girl with second sight can protect him.

[ProfCrash]

ohhh good book. Like most of Card's work the first two or three books are really good and the rest are OK.

[koland]

Another kid's book:

Calendar Mysteries #4: April Adventure ($0.95), by Ron Roy

Book Description
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose have hidden Easter eggs for the younger kids to find. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy have no trouble finding the plastic eggs. But some of the golden eggs disappear! Can the four kids track down the thief?

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Living for God's Glory: An Introduction to Calvinism by Joel R. Beeke

Product Description
The theological system known as Calvinism is often caricatured or simply dismissed as a relic of the past. But as Dr. Joel R. Beeke shows us in this comprehensive treatment, Calvinism, also known as Reformed theology, is biblical, God-centered, heartfelt, winsome, and practical. As such, it is uniquely suited to help Christians fulfill the purpose for which they were created-to live to the glory of God.

With the gifted help of eight contributors, Dr. Beeke traces the roots of Calvinism and sets forth its doctrinal distinctives, then explores how Calvinists live out their beliefs in every sphere of life, from their private devotions to their service in the church, from their marriages to their careers, from politics to ethics. Through the examples of John Calvin himself, the Puritans, and other Calvinists of the past, this God-exalting belief system emerges as a timeless guide for Christian living.

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Hard Landing (A Dan Shepherd Mystery) is £0.49 in the UK Kindle Store

There's no description, but it appears to be the first of a series. GoodReads has this description:

Dan Shepherd is used to putting his life on the line. Working for an elite undercover squad, he's lied, cheated, and conned in order to bring Britain’s most wanted criminals to justice. But when a powerful drug lord starts to kill off witnesses to his crimes, Shepherd has no choice but to go undercover in a high-security prison—a world where one wrong move will mean certain death. As Shepherd gambles everything to move in on his quarry, he soon realizes that the man he's hunting is far more dangerous than the police realize—and that he's capable of striking outside the prison walls and hitting Shepherd where it hurts most.

[koland]

Hard Landing is also 79 cents in the US store, for UK customers.

Stephen is working on getting all his other titles reduced in price, but so far his publisher has only managed this one and only in the UK. There are also a few books he has published himself (besides the two dozen traditionally published) in the Kindle store, that are available to all:

the basement $0.99
once bitten $0.99
dreamer's cat $0.99
Private Dancer $3.99
Bangkok Bob and The Missing Mormon $3.99

[koland]

Unwrapping Christmas, by Lori Copeland

Book Description
It's that time of year again, and with excitement and high expectations, Rose has planned the perfect Christmas for her family and friends. But when she feels them drifting away during a time that should celebrate togetherness, Rose is forced to slow down in the most unexpected way. In this whimsical, uplifting story, she discovers the true meaning of giving.



Natalie Wants a Puppy, That's What , by Dandi Daley Mackall, is free courtesy of Christian publisher Zondervan.

Book Description
Is Anything Better Than Getting a New Puppy?Natalie knows a surprise is coming and that it's for her. The clues all point to a new puppy. Natalie has wanted one forever. Then she finds out what the surprise really is, and she's not sure she likes it.

[koland]

Conspiracy in Kiev, by Noel Hynd, is free courtesy of Christian publisher Zondervan. This was also free last December.

Book Description
A shrewd investigator and an expert marksman, Special Agent Alexandra LaDuca can handle any case the FBI gives her. Or can she?While on loan from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Alex is tapped to accompany a Secret Service team during an American Presidential visit to Ukraine. Her assignment: to keep personal watch over Yuri Federov, the most charming and most notorious gangster in the region.Against her better judgment---and fighting a feeling that she's being manipulated---she leaves for Ukraine. But there are more parts to this dangerous mission than anyone suspects, and connecting the dots takes Alex across three continents and through some life-altering discoveries about herself, her work, her faith, and her future.Conspiracy in Kiev---from the first double-cross to the stunning final pages---is the kind of solid, fast-paced espionage thriller only Noel Hynd can write. For those who have never read Noel Hynd, this first book in The Russian Trilogy is the perfect place to start.



Jed and Roy McCoy, A Christmas Story, by Andrew McDonough, is free courtesy of Christian publisher Zondervan.

Book Description
'Peace on Earth!---now there's a good idea.' 'Peace in our family!'---you must be joking. Shepherds Jed and Roy McCoy have been fighting for years; so what will happen when an angel arrives announcing the birth of a baby who brings peace on earth? Read this Christmas story for the whole family, based on Luke 2:8-20, and find out!

[koland]

Reengineering Health Care: A Manifesto for Radically Rethinking Health Care Delivery, by Jim Champy & Harry Greenspun

Book Description
In their legendary book, Reengineering the Corporation, Jim Champy and Michael Hammer introduced businesspeople to the enormous power of a revolutionary methodology called reengineering. Using reengineering, businesses around the world have systematically retooled their processes--achieving dramatic cost savings, greater customer satisfaction, and more value.

Now, Jim Champy and Dr. Harry Greenspun show how to apply the proven reengineering methodology in health care: throughout physician practices, hospitals, and even entire health systems. You’ll meet innovative and visionary leaders who’ve been successfully reengineering organizations across the entire delivery spectrum and learn powerful lessons for improving quality, reducing costs, and expanding access.

This book doesn’t just demonstrate the immense potential of health care reengineering to revolutionize health care delivery: it offers a clear roadmap for realizing that potential in your own organization.



Doing Both: How Cisco Captures Today's Profit and Drives Tomorrow's Growth , by Inder Sidhu

Book Description
Over the past seven years, in a highly unstable global economy, Cisco doubled revenue, tripled profits, and quadrupled earnings per share. How? By Doing Both. When companies face key strategic decisions, they often take one path and abandon the other. They focus on innovation and new business at the expense of core businesses or vice versa. They stress discipline and sacrifice flexibility. They focus on customers and ignore partners. And they struggle. Cisco believes there is a better way: Doing Both.

[koland]

How to Make Money Marketing Your Business with foursquare, by Scott Bishop, is a business short from FT Press.

Book Description
Discover foursquare social marketing--and achieve powerful bottom-line results with less than an hour's work per week.

Social media marketing has many advantages, but it ain't easy. Dollar and capital investment costs are often low, but time and resource costs can be very high. How can you find energy to do all this stuff? foursquare is different. With less than one hour of work on foursquare, you can see bottom-line results that are immediate and measurable.

[koland]

Never Buy Another Stock Again: The Investing Portfolio That Will Preserve Your Wealth and Your Sanity,, by David Gaffen, is a repeat freebie in the Kindle store.

Book Description
Stop buying stocks! An investing strategy that works when buying individual stocks doesn’t.

* Why buying stocks is an even worse strategy than you thought
* How to cut costs and risks, earn solid returns, and sleep at night
* By top Reuters financial journalist David Gaffen, founder of The Wall Street Journal’s MarketBeat

Millions of people have sacrificed their futures to disastrous stock performance. But you don’t have to “suck it up” and accept massive losses. Never Buy Another Stock Again offers you a common-sense approach to investing that helps you earn solid returns with less cost, less risk, and less fear.

Top financial journalist David Gaffen identifies portfolio components and asset classes that make sense when individual stocks don’t…shows how to avoid trendy new investments that are just as bad as stocks…helps you use cash wisely, carefully profit from ETFs and index funds, and offset the risks of any stocks you choose to keep.

Want to build wealth that won’t be washed away by the next stock price collapse? Never Buy Another Stock Again!

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The eBook Insider by Editors and Authors at Knopf Doubleday Publishing (Free preorder)

Product Description
The eBook Insider is the ultimate readers’ resource for choosing great books. The perfect first stop to make along the way as you fill your e-reader with the books that you’ll want to have in your library and recommend to friends. It’s the place to find out what some of your favorite authors are reading and recommending, including Dan Brown, Nora Ephron, Carl Hiaasen, Alexander McCall Smith, Chuck Palahniuk, and others. All in one place you can preview excerpts from the best books of the year, from winners of the National Book Award, the Man Booker Prize and the Pulitzer Prize to New York Times Notable Book selections. Whether you love fiction, history, biographies or are looking for a thriller to keep you up all night, a thought-provoking pick for your reading group, or the latest book to be adapted into a movie, you’re bound to find just what you’re looking for when you consult The eBook Insider. All of this from the editors and authors you’ll want to turn to for the best recommendations in reading, both on the printed page and on your e-reading device.