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Part of the rationale for posting individual threads is for future proofing with regards to the MR search engine, which defaults to showing thread titles only.

If someone is looking for science e-books (many of which are offered free as Resources on a permanent basis from various institutions), it's considerably easier for them to skim past search results that say (spoilered for length, this is the actual search results from page 10 of running the default for the keywords "free science"):

Spoiler:


audible You are subscribed to this thread Free audiobook (Audible) A Hunger for the Infinite by Gregory Benford [Sci-Fi]
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The equivalent page 10 search set to Posts looks like this:

Spoiler:

08-01-2013, 03:02 AM
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Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- August 2013
Views: 11,119
Posted By arcadata
Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- August 2013

Here's the new thread for August (*here's a link to my July thread (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=217016) to check out the last bargains I posted there)



And here's the...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-25-2013, 11:37 AM
Replies: 2,961
Current Audiobook Specials
Views: 268,773
Posted By skinmaan
I'm not a fan of science fiction. I shouldn't...

I'm not a fan of science fiction. I shouldn't complain about free books, but I wish they'd offered some full-length classics instead.


True. Audible did something like this last year, offering a...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-25-2013, 11:18 AM
Replies: 2,961
Current Audiobook Specials
Views: 268,773
Posted By Catlady
Not sure how you are on Sci-Fi, but Metatropolis...

Not sure how you are on Sci-Fi, but Metatropolis is not bad. They offered it for free (along with the sequal) a couple of years ago.


I'm not a fan of science fiction. I shouldn't complain about...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-23-2013, 04:45 AM
Replies: 86
Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- July 2013
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Posted By arcadata
Hide...

Hide (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hide-ebook/d...ag=arcadata-21) by Lisa Gardner from Headline (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-18-2013, 03:46 PM
Replies: 1
FREE from Tor: The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction
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Posted By daffy4u
FREE from Tor: The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction

Just saw this on Teleread (http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/want-...ting-required/).


In honor of its fifth anniversary, Tor.com is offering a free e-book of...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-16-2013, 08:32 PM
Replies: 119
Free/Bargain Horror
Views: 26,016
Posted By NightBird
Free from Dark Hall Press: Exoskeleton...

Free from Dark Hall Press: Exoskeleton (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...cm_cd_asin_lnk) by Shane Stadler.


A convict is given a choice at his sentencing: Serve a 25-year prison...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-15-2013, 06:15 PM
Replies: 69
Free/Bargain Science Fiction/Fantasy in July 2013
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Posted By jgaiser
TOC link timed out on me. Here's a listing of the...

TOC link timed out on me. Here's a listing of the titles:


When We Were Heroes, by Daniel Abraham
Olga, by C.T. Adams
Foundation, by Ann Aguirre
The Department of Alterations,...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-05-2013, 12:08 PM
Replies: 69
Free/Bargain Science Fiction/Fantasy in July 2013
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Posted By cromag
I have no particular authority here (or...

I have no particular authority here (or practically anywhere else) but the "Free/Bargain Science Fiction/Fantasy in July 2013" isn't set up for indie books. It's convenient, for me, as a central...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-02-2013, 11:23 PM
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Current Audiobook Specials
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Posted By tubemonkey
Dramas & Podcasts -- updated 05 Aug 2014 ...

Dramas & Podcasts -- updated 05 Aug 2014

Here are some other sources containing audiobooks in the form of dramatized radio productions and podcasts. BBC Radio and Podiobooks are fantastic sources...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-01-2013, 12:28 PM
Replies: 69
Free/Bargain Science Fiction/Fantasy in July 2013
Views: 15,188
Posted By pdurrant
Free/Bargain Science Fiction/Fantasy in July 2013

A thread for July.

We point out free and bargain SF/Fantasy titles to each other. Please don't post any self-published books, and please do a search before posting to avoid duplicates.

Be aware...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 07-01-2013, 01:51 AM
Replies: 86
Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- July 2013
Views: 8,942
Posted By arcadata
Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- July 2013

Here's the new thread for July (*here's a link to my June thread (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=214627) to check out the last bargains I posted there)



And here's the...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 06-25-2013, 08:23 PM
Replies: 845
Free/Bargain Romances in June 2013
Views: 72,843
Posted By KalicoKat
I've been following the SFR Brigade's 2nd...

I've been following the SFR Brigade's 2nd Midsummer Blog Hop and author Liana Brooks has her book Fey Lights free at Smashwords using the code LU93A

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/176914
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 06-24-2013, 06:49 AM
Replies: 845
Free/Bargain Romances in June 2013
Views: 72,843
Posted By Britomart
- Free It's an anthology. Authors include:...

- Free

It's an anthology. Authors include: Linnea Sinclair, Marcella Burnard, Erica Hayes, Liana Brooks, Pippa Jay, Berinn Rae, Amy Laurens, and Kyndra Hatch


Thanks a lot for pointing this...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 06-24-2013, 12:31 AM
Replies: 845
Free/Bargain Romances in June 2013
Views: 72,843
Posted By auntykatkat
This is going to...

This is going to the top 10 of my reading pile. I LOVE!! Science fiction romance and Linnea Sincair is one of my go to authors.
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 06-23-2013, 11:29 PM
Replies: 845
Free/Bargain Romances in June 2013
Views: 72,843
Posted By FizzyWater
Thanks! I love (good) SFR.

Thanks! I love (good) SFR.
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 06-23-2013, 10:59 PM
Replies: 845
Free/Bargain Romances in June 2013
Views: 72,843
Posted By Amy_k
For Science Fiction Romance readers, Tales from...

For Science Fiction Romance readers, Tales from the SFR Brigrade - Free

It's an anthology. Authors include: Linnea Sinclair, Marcella Burnard, Erica Hayes, Liana Brooks, Pippa Jay, Berinn Rae, Amy...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 06-11-2013, 02:18 AM
Replies: 88
Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- June 2013
Views: 9,585
Posted By arcadata
Eight Books to Enhance Your Career...

Eight Books to Enhance Your Career...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 06-10-2013, 10:11 AM
Replies: 32
Free and bargain Non-Fiction in June 2013
Views: 7,600
Posted By koland
Free from Stackpole (repeats): Stonewall in...

Free from Stackpole (repeats):

Stonewall in the Valley: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Spring 1862 by Robert G. Tanner
They Met at Gettysburg by Gen. Edward J....
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 06-01-2013, 06:46 AM
Replies: 36
Free/Bargain Science Fiction/Fantasy in June 2013
Views: 11,261
Posted By pdurrant
Free/Bargain Science Fiction/Fantasy in June 2013

A thread for June.

We point out free and bargain SF/Fantasy titles to each other. Please don't post any self-published books, and please do a search before posting to avoid duplicates.

Be aware...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 06-01-2013, 04:39 AM
Replies: 88
Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- June 2013
Views: 9,585
Posted By arcadata
Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- June 2013

Here's the new thread for June (*here's a link to my May thread (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=212037) to check out the last bargains I posted there)



And here's the deal(s)...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 05-23-2013, 11:35 AM
Replies: 799
Free/Bargain Romances in May 2013
Views: 67,101
Posted By Blossom
Free @ Amazon Indies: Slow No Wake...

Free @ Amazon

Indies:

Slow No Wake (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BV84740/) by Dakota Madison
(New Adult)

Bound To You (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ORLWPU/) by Vanessa Holland
...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 05-19-2013, 03:54 AM
Replies: 50
Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- May 2013
Views: 6,954
Posted By arcadata
I Am The Secret Footballer...

I Am The Secret Footballer (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Am-The-Secre...ag=arcadata-21) by The Secret Footballer from Guardian Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 05-15-2013, 03:09 AM
Replies: 119
Free/Bargain Horror
Views: 26,016
Posted By NightBird
Free from Endeavor Press: Prospero's Mirror...

Free from Endeavor Press: Prospero's Mirror (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CCOZLQA/) by A.N. Donaldson.


What is read cannot be unread.'

Oxford, 1935.

An exhausted nation is recovering from...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 05-07-2013, 12:51 PM
Replies: 9
Free Financial Times Press books on Amazon
Views: 2,112
Posted By hwlester
Looks like FT Press may be cycling through and...

Looks like FT Press may be cycling through and giving a few away. I'm not sure how often these change, but the current free selection is:

Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in...
Forum: Deals, Freebies, and Resources (No Self-Promotion) 05-03-2013, 01:24 PM
Replies: 120
Free/Bargain Science Fiction/Fantasy May 2013
Views: 20,017
Posted By koland
free - Lightspeed Magazine, August 2012 ...

free - Lightspeed Magazine, August 2012


Lightspeed is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to...


and IMHO, it's noticeably harder to spot relevant results.

One of the other parts of the rationale is to make it more convenient to spot and skim past offers that are Not Relevant To Your Interests®, and it's considerably easier to do that with only a 2-3 line thread title heading to scroll past (depending on how small your browser window is set and whether you're using the Liquid layout) than an entire post within a thread, which the above search result comparisons also demonstrate.

(Also, dedicated threads allow for easier noting that whatever deal it is now available in additional stores/regions and for commentary on it by interested MR readers who may have read it or have related questions without going OT in a megathread.

I mean, did you really want to see that multi-post discussion on the merits of AmazonCrossing translated foreign language titles to go on in Mystery/Suspense/Thriller?)

This, incidentally, is why I've advocated for years that free ebooks (or ebooks deals in general) should probably be separated off into their own subforum, so it would be easier for people to spot audiobook/device/other deals/bargains/resources etc. while still making it convenient for people to quickly skim over ebook offers they were interested in.

However, the posting style within Deals has always been left up to the discretion of the poster, subject to modly considerations, despite previous proposals to regulate the confining of stuff to megathreads, whether they simply be the freebie deals, or the specific Kindle offers (paid or otherwise) which people used to complain about cluttering up the forum, or whatever.

And for the record, we get considerably fewer official publisher promotional freebies (which I feel are worth individually spotlighting due to relative rarity value and the fact that they're generally "curated" offerings of the sort equivalent to what you could walk into a present-day bookstore and find on the shelf even if you're not personally interested in buying, moreso than the daily KDP slushpile trawl of everyone who can self-pub their shopping list nowadays) than we used to.

It's actually dried down to a trickle from the quantities they offered us as little as two years ago.
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