KDP freebie backlist round-up for 2012-02-02

ATDrake · 02-02-2012, 12:54 PM

I have to head out early today, so just a quick dip into the KDP Select exclusive-or-else slushpile, which thankfully is much smaller than yesterday.

Here's the most significant-looking stuff, not sorted since I want to shower/eat/not miss my bus. But there are some decent backlist thrillers and romance and YA SF. Also, science!

And some of the stuff from yesterday may still be free (that giant lot of Scott Nicholson freebies, to which he seems to have added an omnibus of novels including J.R. Rain's works).

Back in the mid-90s, James Finn Garner wrote a bunch of "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories" for Wiley, which were also translated and printed in French. He now offers his humorous novel: Honk Honk, My Darling: A Rex Koko, Private Clown Mystery

John Yunker has written a couple of specialist books on translation and globalization strategies. He offers a literary fiction novel starring a biologist who comes across a mysterious stranger, which looks to have garnered favourable reviews from local newspapers included in the blurb: The Tourist Trail: A Novel

Big-6-paperbacked fellow MR member author Paul Levine offers three of his mystery/thrillers, including a novel in his currently-published Jake Lassiter legal thriller series: Linkage for all three, watch out for the Prime-Lending free volume.

Barbara Bartholomew offers 3 books, including a children's picture book and a 1985 Signet-paperbacked YA time travel adventure and its sequel: Linkage for all three

Ann Charles says that the romantic suspense with a touch of supernatural novel which she offers was the winner of two 2010 (specified) awards from the Romance Writers of America award: Nearly Departed in Deadwood (Deadwood Mystery Series)

Ian Woodhead (ISFDB entry) offers an omnibus of three horror novels: Death Throes

Previously-featured David Bain (ISFDB entry) offers a short tale printed in the small press anthology "EROTIC FANTASY: TALES OF THE PARANORMAL...": Phone Sex on The Nightside

Gerri Russell offers her 2009 Dorchester/Leisure-published historical romance, whose rights reverted to her after their royalty-non-payment fiasco: To Tempt A Knight (Brotherhood of the Scottish Templars)

Brenda Novak re-offers her 1999 HarperTorch-paperbacked historical pirate romance: Of Noble Birth

Cory Andrews offers a book whose blurb says it includes interviews with notable comedians such as Monty Python member Eric Idle: Laugh Lines: Conversations with Comedians

Nebula award-winning author Eric James Stone repeats his sf short story: In Memory

I don't know how good this is, but this is a new-ish corrected edition of Nikola Tesla's: My Inventions with illustrations added. If you don't already know who he is, I despair for humanity since you likely use at least one of his inventions every single damn day unless you live in a shack in the woods with no electricity or long-distance communications ability for maintaining human contact, in which case you wouldn't be seeing this at all.

Happy reading, if indeed you find something you think you might like.

Blossom · 02-02-2012, 01:31 PM

Catch Me If You Can by Nina Bruhns is Free today! This is a backlist title which was published as a Silhouette Intimate Moments book which is basically the best line Harlequin ever put out in my opinion.

Dr. Drib · 02-02-2012, 01:51 PM

Picked up a few.

Thank you!

Don

Stormchild · 02-02-2012, 02:31 PM

Only 6 today. Pah, useless.

Seriously.

Dr. Drib · 02-02-2012, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormchild

Only 6 today. Pah, useless.

Seriously.

I hear you!

When there's only 20-30 new novels each day to pick up, it hardly seems worth it! I'm angry!

Don

Stormchild · 02-02-2012, 03:00 PM

In all seriousness, it has got to the point where I am having to be very picky about which to download. What a wonderful thing. :-)

Dr. Drib · 02-02-2012, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormchild

In all seriousness, it has got to the point where I am having to be very picky about which to download. What a wonderful thing. :-)

I download them and promptly archive them, except for about 10. I now have over 900 archived items, with only about 180 or so of that total being purchased ebooks.

Don

KentE · 02-02-2012, 03:17 PM

Maybe only 6, but the Paul Levine books makes it worth several weeks of searching thru offers. We love his Solomon & Lord series, so we're exited about checking out the Jake Lassiter series.
Thanks, ATDrake!
KentE

CWatkinsNash · 02-02-2012, 03:25 PM

I think I got 7 this time.

(And no emotional outpourings from me today.

)

phloxy · 02-02-2012, 03:29 PM

I picked up a few, as always! If only finding the time to read were as easy, lol.

Blossom · 02-02-2012, 03:30 PM

I only got 2 Today.

I'm not unhappy they were good quality authors.

Keslynn · 02-02-2012, 04:25 PM

Picked up a few and have been almost daily. Thank you so much for compiling these posts, ATDrake! Your work is very much appreciated.

crich70 · 02-03-2012, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I download them and promptly archive them, except for about 10. I now have over 900 archived items, with only about 180 or so of that total being purchased ebooks.

Don

That's basically what I do when I get books at Amazon. I have them go to my K4PC and in the meanwhile they are saved online so I can download them later. On occasion I will have a book go to my Kindle, but if I did that with every book I'd have it so stuffed with books that it'd be full several times over by now. And most of my books were offered for free when I bought them. Some weren't but those were the ones that I had no idea if they would ever be offered for free. The majority of my Amazon ebooks were offered free at the time. It's a good way to build a current ebook library. And if it turns out that I don't enjoy a given ebook I don't really lose anything since they were free books when I purchased them.

Joykins · 02-03-2012, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blossom

Catch Me If You Can by Nina Bruhns is Free today! This is a backlist title which was published as a Silhouette Intimate Moments book which is basically the best line Harlequin ever put out in my opinion.

Looks like it won a bunch of awards, too! I snagged it, thanks!

02-02-2012, 12:54 PM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	KDP freebie backlist round-up for 2012-02-02 I have to head out early today, so just a quick dip into the KDP Select exclusive-or-else slushpile, which thankfully is much smaller than yesterday. Here's the most significant-looking stuff, not sorted since I want to shower/eat/not miss my bus. But there are some decent backlist thrillers and romance and YA SF. Also, science! And some of the stuff from yesterday may still be free (that giant lot of Scott Nicholson freebies, to which he seems to have added an omnibus of novels including J.R. Rain's works). Back in the mid-90s, James Finn Garner wrote a bunch of "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories" for Wiley, which were also translated and printed in French. He now offers his humorous novel: Honk Honk, My Darling: A Rex Koko, Private Clown Mystery John Yunker has written a couple of specialist books on translation and globalization strategies. He offers a literary fiction novel starring a biologist who comes across a mysterious stranger, which looks to have garnered favourable reviews from local newspapers included in the blurb: The Tourist Trail: A Novel Big-6-paperbacked fellow MR member author Paul Levine offers three of his mystery/thrillers, including a novel in his currently-published Jake Lassiter legal thriller series: Linkage for all three, watch out for the Prime-Lending free volume. Barbara Bartholomew offers 3 books, including a children's picture book and a 1985 Signet-paperbacked YA time travel adventure and its sequel: Linkage for all three Ann Charles says that the romantic suspense with a touch of supernatural novel which she offers was the winner of two 2010 (specified) awards from the Romance Writers of America award: Nearly Departed in Deadwood (Deadwood Mystery Series) Ian Woodhead (ISFDB entry) offers an omnibus of three horror novels: Death Throes Previously-featured David Bain (ISFDB entry) offers a short tale printed in the small press anthology "EROTIC FANTASY: TALES OF THE PARANORMAL...": Phone Sex on The Nightside Gerri Russell offers her 2009 Dorchester/Leisure-published historical romance, whose rights reverted to her after their royalty-non-payment fiasco: To Tempt A Knight (Brotherhood of the Scottish Templars) Brenda Novak re-offers her 1999 HarperTorch-paperbacked historical pirate romance: Of Noble Birth Cory Andrews offers a book whose blurb says it includes interviews with notable comedians such as Monty Python member Eric Idle: Laugh Lines: Conversations with Comedians Nebula award-winning author Eric James Stone repeats his sf short story: In Memory I don't know how good this is, but this is a new-ish corrected edition of Nikola Tesla's: My Inventions with illustrations added. If you don't already know who he is, I despair for humanity since you likely use at least one of his inventions every single damn day unless you live in a shack in the woods with no electricity or long-distance communications ability for maintaining human contact, in which case you wouldn't be seeing this at all. Happy reading, if indeed you find something you think you might like. Last edited by ATDrake; 02-02-2012 at 01:04 PM. Reason: Transcription != translation. Especially not when it comes to DNA/RNA.

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02-02-2012, 01:31 PM	#2
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	Catch Me If You Can by Nina Bruhns is Free today! This is a backlist title which was published as a Silhouette Intimate Moments book which is basically the best line Harlequin ever put out in my opinion.

02-02-2012, 01:51 PM	#3
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	Picked up a few. Thank you! Don

02-02-2012, 02:31 PM	#4
Stormchild Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 878943 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cornwall UK Device: BeBook 1. BeBook Mini. BeBook Neo and Club. BeBook Live. BeeBook Pure.	Only 6 today. Pah, useless. Seriously.

02-02-2012, 03:00 PM	#6
Stormchild Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 878943 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cornwall UK Device: BeBook 1. BeBook Mini. BeBook Neo and Club. BeBook Live. BeeBook Pure.	In all seriousness, it has got to the point where I am having to be very picky about which to download. What a wonderful thing. :-)

02-02-2012, 03:17 PM	#8
KentE ...still a Zealot Posts: 268 Karma: 319949 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA Device: Palm Pixi & PC	Maybe only 6, but the Paul Levine books makes it worth several weeks of searching thru offers. We love his Solomon & Lord series, so we're exited about checking out the Jake Lassiter series. Thanks, ATDrake! KentE

02-02-2012, 03:25 PM	#9
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	I think I got 7 this time. (And no emotional outpourings from me today. )

02-02-2012, 03:29 PM	#10
phloxy Always reading Posts: 95 Karma: 726400 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Joaquin Valley, CA, USA Device: Sony PRS-T1, Kindle 7	I picked up a few, as always! If only finding the time to read were as easy, lol.

02-02-2012, 03:30 PM	#11
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I only got 2 Today. I'm not unhappy they were good quality authors.

02-02-2012, 04:25 PM	#12
Keslynn Plausible Deniability Posts: 330 Karma: 615516 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Paperwhite, iPad Mini 4	Picked up a few and have been almost daily. Thank you so much for compiling these posts, ATDrake! Your work is very much appreciated.