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Originally Posted by SensualPoet
From the Sunshine Sale, these are in danger of being bought shortly:
Lawrence Block - The Girl with the Long Green Heart ($2)
Karen MacInnery - Murder on the Rocks ($2)
Joseph Haywood - Ice Hunter ($3)
This one already got snagged:
G M Malliet - Death of a Cozy Writer ($2)
And also don't overlook:
Phyllis Smallman - Margarita Nights ($1.60)
Connie Shelton - Deadly Gamble ($1)
Very smart to include these early works, often #1 in a series ... |
I looked at the GM Malliet one, too, but decided against it after reading some of the reviews.
I got the Connie Shelton one free during Ebook Week last year and it was just okay. In fact, ficbot's review summed up exactly how I felt about it:
http://e-finds.blogspot.com/2010/11/...e-shelton.html
That said, I haven't given up on it yet. I got the next 2 in the series for $.99 or so I think at the same time and I'll read those because the writing is good and the series could improve.
I'm not a big Block fan but I will have to check out the others you mentioned.
All in all, pretty slim pickings. Some of the stuff really does look like what you pick up at the bargain bin for physical books. lol. However, apparently this is an experiment, as someone on the Kindle boards linked this article:
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We’re guessing that this promotion is serving as a test case for them to try out a range of low prices, particularly on older e-books (or, as in the case of the two books above, on books approaching their publication dates). Update: This is correct. Sunshine Deals is “an opportunity for publishers to test compelling pricing coupled with on-site merchandising,” Sarah Gelman, PR Manager at Amazon, told us. “We’re excited about the number of publishers who are participating.”
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Amazon Rolls Out 'Sunshine Deals' For Publishers To Test E-Book Pricing