Celebrate Jane Austen's Birthday with Free Books!

koland · 12-15-2010, 02:33 AM

Update: As of 2:20PM EST, these are now all (but #7) free in the Kindle store.

Courtesy of Sourcebooks, on December 16 (Thursday), you can celebrate Jane Austen's 235th birthday by downloading a number of special, illustrated editions of her books, as well as a long list of Austen-inspired modern novels, all at no charge! This will be a one-day only drop in price, so get the ones you want while they are free.

I'm posting this list ahead of the sale, so be sure to check that it has dropped to $0.00 before one-clicking.

By Jane Austen

Emma: The Illustrated Edition
Mansfield Park: The Illustrated Edition
Northanger Abbey: The Illustrated Edition
Persuasion: The Illustrated Edition
Pride and Prejudice: The Illustrated Edition
Sense and Sensibility: The Illustrated Edition

Austen Inspired

The Darcys & the Bingleys, by Marsha Altman
Eliza’s Daughter, by Joan Aiken
Lydia Bennet’s Story, by Jane Odiwe
Mr. Darcy’s Diary, by Amanda Grange
Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife, by Linda Berdoll
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, by Abigail Reynolds
Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One, by Sharon Lathan
The Other Mr. Darcy, by Monica Fairview
The Pemberley Chronicles, by Rebecca Ann Collins
What Would Jane Austen Do?, by Laurie Brown

These are also supposed to be free from B&N (Austen titles & Austen titles), as well as at other stores where Sourcebooks' titles are sold.

Update: Fixed the B&N links. Books are also free on iBooks (all but one of the illustrated editions. So far (9:42AM EST), nothing is free at Amazon, Kobo or Sony. Will check again later, but ice storm has knocked out power here.

Update #2: The illustrated editions are now free at B&N. Click on the two links above and all of the freebies will be at the top of the two lists. The inspired editions are also free from Google Books (except Lydia Bennet's Story; not in the store). Amazon and Sony are said to be "working" on the prices; Sourcebooks also is extending the sale an additional day (perhaps Amazon will get their prices fixed by then).

GreenEyedLady · 12-16-2010, 01:44 AM

Thanks! So far I've been able to get all the Austen inspired books at Barnes & Noble for free. Have'nt yet been able to get the Austen illustrated books there, or any of them at Amazon.

Deb

HarryT · 12-16-2010, 02:33 AM

We have very nice illustrated editions of Austen right here at MR.

Billi · 12-16-2010, 02:56 AM

Yes, we have. Very nicely illustrated editions. Thank you very much, Harry, for creating them all!!

Dr. Drib · 12-16-2010, 05:30 AM

Harry is being very modest in his post above, but the truth is the Jane Austen titles here at MobileRead are illustrated and have been lovingly compiled by him.

I don't believe you'll find a more attractive edition than ones here at MobileRead.

And they're all free.

Don

eric11210 · 12-16-2010, 06:15 AM

Hmm... definitely April 16, even in the States, but still not free. B&N link isn't working. Are you sure of the date?

crich70 · 12-16-2010, 07:12 AM

April? I think you typed the wrong month eric. It's December. lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric11210

Hmm... definitely April 16, even in the States, but still not free. B&N link isn't working. Are you sure of the date?

FlorenceArt · 12-16-2010, 07:38 AM

I agree that the Austen books available here on MR are very good. And they're always free, to everyone, and DRM free too

arcadata · 12-16-2010, 08:35 AM

They're all free right now on iBooks (except for Mansfield Park which is $0.99)

arcadata · 12-16-2010, 08:40 AM

The "Austen Inspired" books are now free on B&N, but not the actual Jane Austen books.

The Darcys & the Bingleys, by Marsha Altman
Eliza’s Daughter, by Joan Aiken
Lydia Bennet’s Story, by Jane Odiwe
Mr. Darcy’s Diary, by Amanda Grange
Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife, by Linda Berdoll
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World, by Abigail Reynolds
Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One, by Sharon Lathan
The Other Mr. Darcy, by Monica Fairview
The Pemberley Chronicles, by Rebecca Ann Collins
What Would Jane Austen Do?, by Laurie Brown

mscott9985 · 12-16-2010, 09:05 AM

Cool! Thanks for the information!

Billi · 12-16-2010, 09:23 AM

By the way, google is dressed in Jane-Austen-style today!

FF2 · 12-16-2010, 09:25 AM

They all seem to be $0.99 on Amazon.

FlorenceArt · 12-16-2010, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billi

By the way, google is dressed in Jane-Austen-style today!

Only Google.co.uk I think. Nice

MaggieScratch · 12-16-2010, 11:06 AM

The "Austen-inspired" books are all free on Google Bookstore. There are links on this page.

I cannot speak for the quality of any of these books.

Well, I could, but I won't, except to say that Mr. Darcy's Diary is pretty good.

ETA: Just heard from a Sourcebooks rep that Google and iBooks should be good to go. Nook Books has the free books as well. And because of the mixup, they are extending the offer for an additional day.

12-15-2010, 02:33 AM	#1
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,563 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Celebrate Jane Austen's Birthday with Free Books! Update: As of 2:20PM EST, these are now all (but #7) free in the Kindle store. Courtesy of Sourcebooks, on December 16 (Thursday), you can celebrate Jane Austen's 235th birthday by downloading a number of special, illustrated editions of her books, as well as a long list of Austen-inspired modern novels, all at no charge! This will be a one-day only drop in price, so get the ones you want while they are free. I'm posting this list ahead of the sale, so be sure to check that it has dropped to $0.00 before one-clicking. By Jane Austen Emma: The Illustrated Edition Mansfield Park: The Illustrated Edition Northanger Abbey: The Illustrated Edition Persuasion: The Illustrated Edition Pride and Prejudice: The Illustrated Edition Sense and Sensibility: The Illustrated Edition Austen Inspired The Darcys & the Bingleys, by Marsha Altman Eliza’s Daughter, by Joan Aiken Lydia Bennet’s Story, by Jane Odiwe Mr. Darcy’s Diary, by Amanda Grange Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife, by Linda Berdoll Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, by Abigail Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One, by Sharon Lathan The Other Mr. Darcy, by Monica Fairview The Pemberley Chronicles, by Rebecca Ann Collins What Would Jane Austen Do?, by Laurie Brown These are also supposed to be free from B&N (Austen titles & Austen titles), as well as at other stores where Sourcebooks' titles are sold. *Update:* Fixed the B&N links. Books are also free on iBooks (all but one of the illustrated editions. So far (9:42AM EST), nothing is free at Amazon, Kobo or Sony. Will check again later, but ice storm has knocked out power here. *Update #2:* The illustrated editions are now free at B&N. Click on the two links above and all of the freebies will be at the top of the two lists. The inspired editions are also free from Google Books (except Lydia Bennet's Story; not in the store). Amazon and Sony are said to be "working" on the prices; Sourcebooks also is extending the sale an additional day (perhaps Amazon will get their prices fixed by then). Last edited by koland; 12-16-2010 at 02:29 PM.

12-16-2010, 08:40 AM	#10
arcadata Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,230 Karma: 4651787 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPod Touch, Sony PRS-350	The "Austen Inspired" books are now free on B&N, but not the actual Jane Austen books. The Darcys & the Bingleys, by Marsha Altman Eliza’s Daughter, by Joan Aiken Lydia Bennet’s Story, by Jane Odiwe Mr. Darcy’s Diary, by Amanda Grange Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife, by Linda Berdoll Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World, by Abigail Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One, by Sharon Lathan The Other Mr. Darcy, by Monica Fairview The Pemberley Chronicles, by Rebecca Ann Collins What Would Jane Austen Do?, by Laurie Brown Last edited by arcadata; 12-16-2010 at 08:52 AM.

12-16-2010, 11:06 AM	#15
MaggieScratch Has got to the black veil Posts: 542 Karma: 2144168 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle Paperwhite 2	The "Austen-inspired" books are all free on Google Bookstore. There are links on this page. I cannot speak for the quality of any of these books. Well, I could, but I won't, except to say that Mr. Darcy's Diary is pretty good. ETA: Just heard from a Sourcebooks rep that Google and iBooks should be good to go. Nook Books has the free books as well. And because of the mixup, they are extending the offer for an additional day. Last edited by MaggieScratch; 12-16-2010 at 11:22 AM.

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12-16-2010, 01:44 AM	#2
GreenEyedLady A Lover of Books Posts: 19 Karma: 35264 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wisconsin Device: Nook Classic, Ipad 2	Thanks! So far I've been able to get all the Austen inspired books at Barnes & Noble for free. Have'nt yet been able to get the Austen illustrated books there, or any of them at Amazon. Deb

12-16-2010, 02:33 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	We have very nice illustrated editions of Austen right here at MR.

12-16-2010, 02:56 AM	#4
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Yes, we have. Very nicely illustrated editions. Thank you very much, Harry, for creating them all!!

12-16-2010, 05:30 AM	#5
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,611 Karma: 60184181 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Harry is being very modest in his post above, but the truth is the Jane Austen titles here at MobileRead are illustrated and have been lovingly compiled by him. I don't believe you'll find a more attractive edition than ones here at MobileRead. And they're all free. Don

12-16-2010, 06:15 AM	#6
eric11210 Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 400001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Sony Reader PRS-600	Hmm... definitely April 16, even in the States, but still not free. B&N link isn't working. Are you sure of the date?

12-16-2010, 07:38 AM	#8
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	I agree that the Austen books available here on MR are very good. And they're always free, to everyone, and DRM free too

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arcadata Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,230 Karma: 4651787 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPod Touch, Sony PRS-350	They're all free right now on iBooks (except for Mansfield Park which is $0.99)

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mscott9985 Member Retired Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Michigan Device: ipad	Cool! Thanks for the information!

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FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	They all seem to be $0.99 on Amazon.