FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - November 2010

[koland]

This one is just for UK Kindle customers. Fairytale of New York, by Miranda Dickinson is free in both the US and UK Kindle stores for customers with a UK address.

Book Description
Once upon a time an English girl went to New York to live out her very own fairytale…

Florist Rosie Duncan's life couldn't be better, she has a flourishing business on New York's Upper West Side and fantastic friends. Moving to Manhattan feels like the best decision she ever made. Even though at the time, it was her escape route from heartbreak . . .For the past six years Rosie has kept her heart under lock and key, despite the protests of her closest friends - charming, commitment-phobic Ed, unlucky in love Marnie and the one-woman tornado that is Celia.

Then a blossoming friendship with publishing hot-shot Nate begins to shake Rosie's resolve at the same time as her brother arrives in the Big Apple, hiding a secret.But a chance meeting brings Rosie face to face with her past, unraveling the mystery behind her arrival in New York. Rosie is forced to confront questions she has long been trying to ignore, including will she ever get her very own happy-ever-after?

A sparkling, romantic comedy about an English girl who finds herself in the city where dreams can come true - or so she thinks…

[koland]

Sophie's World, by Nancy Rue, is a repeat freebie on Kindle and from Sony, courtesy of Christian publisher Zondervan.

Book Description
When future film director Sophie LaCroix visits Williamsburg, Virginia, her imagination sends her straight into the eighteenth century. An unlikely heroine, Sophie's forced to use her new-found war tactics to foil a heinous plot and save a friend from impending humiliation by the popular girls.

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Believing God : Twelve Biblical Promises Christians Struggle to Accept by R.C. Sproul Jr.

Product Description
In his latest book, Believing God: 12 Biblical Promises Christians Struggle to Accept, Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr. challenges Christians to take a second glance at the promises of God in the Bible in order to see anew the grandeur of what God has committed Himself to do for His people. Sproul explores twelve of the most significant promises in Scripture, methodically unpacking each divine pledge. He shows that while Christians may express trust in God s words, they refuse, in numerous ways, to stake their lives on what He says. Sproul goes on to present the clear biblical meaning of each promise and strives to help his readers grasp the sheer wonder and glory of it. Biblical passages on which Sproul focuses include God s promises to forgive the sins of those who confess their transgressions to Him (1 John 1:9); to give wisdom to those who ask it of Him (James 1:5); and to give His people the desires of their hearts (Ps. 37:4). In the final analysis, the book functions as a mirror in which every reader with a teachable heart will see how he or she can more fully believe God. All Christians who appreciate careful biblical teaching and heartfelt passion for God will appreciate and benefit from this book.

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Twas The Night by Sandra Hill, Kate Holmes, Trish Jensen

Product Description:

“Christmas or Bust!”What do a Blue Angels pilot, a bounty hunter and an ex-NFL football player have in common? The three bad-boy bachelors of Snowdon, Maine have to make a friend’s Christmas Eve wedding on time or die trying! They’re willing to risk anything to make that happen—even dashing through the snow in the goofiest bus on Earth, bright red and filled with a bunch of merry, meddling senior citizens known as the Santa Brigade. All too soon, these men will have met their matches in three special women: a woman from their past, a forest ranger so hot she ought to be declared a fire hazard, and a woman on the run. Ho, ho, OH!While serving up holiday cheer with the Santa Brigade, the guys will discover ‘tis the season for good will and folly. Wise men or not, they are well and truly caught, which means these roguish St. Nicks are willing to jingle a few bells along the way if that’s what it takes to find what they truly want for Christmas nestled in their beds after the stockings are stuffed and the gifts placed under the tree.

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Bargain book: Terra Incognita: A Novel of the Roman Empire, book 2 of Ruth Downie's murder mysteries set in the Roman-era with regimental doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso is just $2.22 (US Kindle). *The eBook is priced at $9.99 (Nook) and $10.50 (Sony)

Product Description:

It is spring in the year of 118, and Hadrian has been Emperor of Rome for less than a year. After getting involved with the murders of local prostitutes in the town of Deva, Doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso needs to get out of town, so has volunteered for a posting with the Army on the volatile border where the Roman-controlled half of Britannia meets the independent tribes of the North. Not only is he going to the hinterlands of the hinterlands, but it his slave Tilla's homeland and she has some scores to settle there. Soon they find that Tilla's tribespeople are being encouraged to rebel against Roman control by a mysterious leader known as the Stag Man, and her former lover is implicated in the grisly murder of a soldier. Ruso, unwillingly involved in the investigation of the murder, is appalled to find that Tilla is still spending time with the lover. Worse, he is honour bound to try to prove the man innocent - and the Army wrong - by finding another suspect. Soon both Ruso's and Tilla's lives are in jeopardy, as is the future of their burgeoning romantic relationship.

[koland]

Originally Posted by arcadata

Believing God : Twelve Biblical Promises Christians Struggle to Accept by R.C. Sproul Jr.

No longer free.

[koland]

Fixing Toyota: Quality Is Hard -- Lean Is Much Harder, by Richard J. Schonberger

Book Description
A closer look at Toyota's quality and lean manufacturing problems--and the powerful lessons and warnings they represent.

In the general and business press, Toyota's quality issues are just that: quality issues. The industrial community wonders if there might be more to it: whether Toyota's namesake production system (TPS), also called lean manufacturing or just-in-time production (JIT), has been sullied. To see why this is a concern, consider the primary objective of the Toyota system/lean/JIT....

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Improve Your Business Communication (Collection) from FT Press Delivers

Product Description

A brand new collection of essential insights for your business and career from world-renowned experts…now in a convenient e-format, at a great price!

Get answers, get action! Supercharge your business writing, question asking, presentation delivery, and more!

Three full books of proven solutions for supercharging personal effectiveness by improving the way you communicate! Master 52 proven, bite-size, easy-to-use business writing techniques for improving everything from emails to proposals…discover how to ask better questions, and get better, more actionable answers…learn how to make presentations that win, from the world’s #1 presentation expert!

From world-renowned leaders and experts, including Natalie Canavor, Claire Meirowitz, T. J. Fadem, and Jerry Weissman.

[koland]

There is a new game on Kindle: Sudoku ($3.99), by Electronic Arts Inc. I'm looking forward to trying it, but suspect the K2 and even the KDX may be easier to use than the latest K3, due to Amazon's short-sighted removal of the number keys from the keyboard. Sure, they work with the Alt-Key, as they do on the KDX, but there isn't any writing on the keys to remind you how far over you have to go to get to the 5 or 6.

Book Description
Play Sudoku on Kindle - anytime, anywhere.

EA Sudoku contains thousands of built-in puzzles, as well as the ability to enter and play a puzzle from your favorite newspaper or magazine in "Newspaper" mode.

With five difficulty levels from "Easy" to "Insane," Sudoku offers plenty of fun for Sudoku players of all skill levels. Built-in game features let you make "Notes," "Undo" moves, and apply "Error Checking." If you get stuck, you can use the "Hints" feature to fill out a cell for you, or use "AutoFill" to display the notes on all open cells on the game board. You can even track your game stats to see how you progress over time.

EA Sudoku lets you exercise your mind in a fun way.

[arcadata]

Book bargain: Romance author Zoe Archer's series "The Blades of the Rose Bundle: Warrior, Scoundrel, Rebel, & Stranger" is being offered as a bundle for $9.99.

* The 3rd book "Rebel" was free recently, but is back to $4.47 now, and if you buy the other books individually "Warrior & Scoundrel" are $4.39, and "Stranger" is $4.47.

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Book Bargain: Gregory Maguire's children's fairy tale book What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy is $1.76 at the US Kindle store. *Elsewhere, the same eBook is $5.59 (Nook), $5.49 (Borders).

Product Description
A terrible storm is raging, and ten-year-old Dinah is huddled by candlelight with her brother, sister, and cousin Gage, who is telling a very unusual tale. It's the story of What-the-Dickens, a newly hatched orphan creature who finds he has an attraction to teeth, a crush on a cat named McCavity, and a penchant for getting into trouble. One day he happens upon a feisty girl skibberee who is working as an Agent of Change -- trading coins for teeth -- and learns that there is a dutiful tribe of skibbereen (call them tooth fairies) to which he hopes to belong. As his tale of discovery unfolds, however, both What-the- Dickens and Dinah come to see that the world is both richer and less sure than they ever imagined.

[koland]

When the Devil Whistles, by Rick Acker, is free courtesy of Christian publisher Abingdon Press.

Book Description
Allie Whitman is a professional whistleblower with a knack for sniffing out fraud in government contracts. Conner Norman is a gifted litigator and together they form Devil to Pay, Inc., a shell corporation that files lawsuits based on Allie s investigations. They soon find themselves fighting potentially fatal battles in and out of the courtroom, going great lengths to protect secrets that could ruin them both.

[pendragginp]

Originally Posted by koland

This one is just for UK Kindle customers. Fairytale of New York, by Miranda Dickinson is free in both the US and UK Kindle stores for customers with a UK address.

Book Description
Once upon a time an English girl went to New York to live out her very own fairytale…

Florist Rosie Duncan's life couldn't be better, she has a flourishing business on New York's Upper West Side and fantastic friends. Moving to Manhattan feels like the best decision she ever made. Even though at the time, it was her escape route from heartbreak . . .For the past six years Rosie has kept her heart under lock and key, despite the protests of her closest friends - charming, commitment-phobic Ed, unlucky in love Marnie and the one-woman tornado that is Celia.

Then a blossoming friendship with publishing hot-shot Nate begins to shake Rosie's resolve at the same time as her brother arrives in the Big Apple, hiding a secret.But a chance meeting brings Rosie face to face with her past, unraveling the mystery behind her arrival in New York. Rosie is forced to confront questions she has long been trying to ignore, including will she ever get her very own happy-ever-after?

A sparkling, romantic comedy about an English girl who finds herself in the city where dreams can come true - or so she thinks…

I can't find this available in the US - the Amazon site keeps saying it's not available as an ebook for us. Did anyone else have this problem?


EDIT: Sorry, I just saw that you said it is free for those with a UK address.

[SensualPoet]

Originally Posted by koland

This one is just for UK Kindle customers. Fairytale of New York, by Miranda Dickinson is free in both the US and UK Kindle stores for customers with a UK address.

For what it's worth, this book is free for Canadian readers (at least) as an ePub at Kobobooks.

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Bargain Book:
Midwestern literature author Leif Enger's So Brave, Young, and Handsome is discounted to just $1.94 on the US Kindle store. (*The book is priced at $8.80 for Nook & $8.59 Kobo)

Product Description:

One of Time magazine’s top-five novels of the year and a New York Times best seller, Leif Enger’s first novel, Peace Like a River, captured readers’ hearts around the nation. His new novel is a stunning successor—a touching, nimble, and rugged story of an aging train robber on a quest to reconcile the claims of love and judgment on his life, and the failed writer who goes with him.
In 1915 Minnesota, Monte Becket—“a man fading, a disappointer of persons”—has lost his sense of purpose. His only success long behind him, Monte lives a simple life with his loving wife and whipsmart son. But when he befriends outlaw Glendon Hale, a new world of opportunity and experience presents itself.
Glendon has spent years in obscurity, but the guilt he harbors for abandoning his wife, Blue, over two decades ago, has finally lured him from hiding. As the modern age marches swiftly forward, Glendon aims to travel back into his past—heading to California to seek Blue’s forgiveness. Beguiled and inspired, Monte soon finds himself leaving behind his own family to embark for the unruly West with his fugitive guide—a journey that will test the depth of his loyalties, the inviolability of his morals, and the strength of his resolve. As they flee from the relentless Charles Siringo, an ex-Pinkerton who’s been hunting Glendon for years, Monte falls ever further from his family and the law, to be tempered by a fiery adventure from which he may never get home.
With its smooth mix of romanticism and gritty reality, So Brave, Young, and Handsome often recalls the Old West’s greatest cowboy stories. But it is also about an ordinary man’s determination as he risks everything in order to understand what it’s all worth, and follows an unlikely dream in the hope it will lead him back home.