Fictionwise 60% off this weekend - May 14

[Fbone]

Does Kobo code "FirstRead" still work?

[Loosheesh]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Does Kobo code "FirstRead" still work?

It's still showing as active on the RetailMeNot site but, of course, it's only one-time use

[apesmom]

I did successfully use giftread a few days ago. It's 25% and also one time use.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

Secure eReader are eReader PDB format, which use a credit card number as the DRM identifier; you have to enter the number the first time you open the book on a given device. The software for it is at ereader.com, which has a list of the devices it works on. (It also worked on the first Nooks before they switched to ePub; I don't know if they disabled eReader support or not.)

The format itself is very similar to mobi: it allows bold, italics, centered & indented text, larger fonts, and limited types of pictures. It can have internal links (like, for a table of contents); it can't have embedded fonts or paragraph formatting beyond alignment (like, can't have double-spaced paragraphs). I used to love the ereader format for my Clie; I'm annoyed that none of the eInk readers besides the Nook support it.

The problem is that most eReader eBooks are formatted very user unfriendly. They have no indents, spaces between paragraphs and the format is not actually based on HTML. I am rather happy that it eventually going to go away. Now if we could only get Mobipocket/AZW to start dying we'd bet better off. ePub handles everything eReader and Mobipocket does yet it does it in a way that is easier in almost every way.

[SDRebel]

sorted the sci fi books per orig pub date and found some books from the future, great deal

1 Tetragravitron [Captain Spycer #1] [MultiFormat]
by J. D. Crayne Saving the World has Never Been So Much Fun! J. D. Crayne's newest book is a rollicking and hilarious space adventure that pays unabashed homage to science fiction greats of the past. Here is a book with touches of "Red Dwarf," "Farscape," Terry Prachett's Diskworld, E. E. Smith's Lensmen, and Jean-Claude Forest's Barbarella. Tetragravotron is classic interstellar adventure, with a bit of a feminist twist, and its tongue planted firmly in its cheek. The Earth hovers on the brink of destruction a... more info>> (Published: 4005)

Words: 47340 - Reading Time: 135-189 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Humor 62 Reader Ratings:

Great Good OK Poor
Regular Club
You Pay: $4.99 $4.24


2 Darwin's Paradox [MultiFormat]
by Nina Munteanu A devastating disease. A world on the brink of violent change. And one woman who can save it or destroy it all. Julie Crane must confront the will of the ambitious virus lurking inside her to fulfill her final destiny as Darwin s Paradox, the key to the evolution of an entire civilization. Darwin s Paradox is a novel about a woman s fierce love and her courageous journey toward forgiveness, trust, and letting go to the tide of her heart. (Published: 2207)

Words: 115089 - Reading Time: 328-460 min.
Category: Science Fiction 7 Reader Ratings:

Great Good OK Poor
Regular Club
You Pay: $2.99 $2.54


3 The Omega Tribe Book I [MultiFormat]
by H. Paul Guerra Dr. Wilcoxen is a physician turned CIA agent and government cleric, a highly trained investigator and enforcer of "compliance" in a futuristic America now controlled by the one world government of The United Nations Alliance (UNA). It is a world in the year 2033 that has a few holdout nations attempting to remain free of the totalitarian grip of UNA, yet still under the spellbinding influence of an all powerful computer named OMNI. Dr. Wilcoxen, the wife of a younger FBI agent also turned govern... more info>> (Published: 2014)

Words: 137340 - Reading Time: 392-549 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Suspense/Thriller 4 Reader Ratings:

Great Good OK Poor
Regular Club
You Pay: $5.99 $5.09


4 First Contacts: Tales From The Vintage Years of Science Fiction [MultiFormat]
by Poul Anderson, James Gunn, Marion Zimmer Bradley Countless stories have been written about this first meeting, this first established contact between aliens and human beings. Who are they? Where are they from? What do they look like? And more importantly, will they come in peace or war? This unique collection of short stories deals with that imagined first contact. It gathers both well known writers in the field as well as lesser known authors whose work nevertheless speak for themselves. Are all meetings successful? It ultimately depends on h... more info>> (Published: 2011) just as a reference :P

Words: 102453 - Reading Time: 292-409 min.
Category: Science Fiction

[apesmom]

Originally Posted by SDRebel

sorted the sci fi books per orig pub date and found some books from the future, great deal

Are they time travel books?

[NightBird]

found some books from the future,

Wow! I guess we don't have to worry about Fictionwise closing, then.

[NightBird]

Originally Posted by Loosheesh

My wishlist is groaning for a good Kobo coupon; the Fictionwise coupon was great but didn't put a large enough dent in the wishlist 'cause most of what's on there is not available at FW

(Edited to do a for my 200th post; this is the most I've ever posted in any online community - I must like you guys )

Originally Posted by Blossom

Oh I hope so my Kobo store credit is just sitting there waiting for a good coupon.

Originally Posted by apesmom

Now aren't we just about due for a good Kobo code?

I can't believe y'all. LMAO. I'm ready for a break.

Go read all your new books!

Congratulations, Loosheesh.

[Loosheesh]

Originally Posted by NightBird

I can't believe y'all. LMAO. I'm ready for a break.

Go read all your new books!

It's a compulsion we can't help

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by Loosheesh

It's a compulsion we can't help

Bad enough that I bought 29 books/short stories with the FW coupon, but I actually added about 75-80 books/short stories to my e-reader. I was piling up on pulp fiction at FW, and I kept checking for freebies here at MR and at Munseys, and downloading anything else by the same authors.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by NightBird

I can't believe y'all. LMAO. I'm ready for a break.

Go read all your new books!

I'm still in the middle of 7 books I've been reading on and off all year.
Right now Shadowhawk by Jill Shalvis holds my attention. I still can't believe this is a Blaze book because it reads like a Intrigue or Silhouette Romantic Suspense book.

There's a new dollar off coupon posted in the Kobo forum.
Not that I have anything yet to buy it's not June and will probably be expired by then.

[NightBird]

Originally Posted by Catlady

I kept checking for freebies here at MR and at Munseys, and downloading anything else by the same authors.

Me, too!

I think we're all pretty pathetic.

I'm still in the middle of 7 books I've been reading on and off all year

My biggest problem now is I can't make up my mind which one I want to read - I want to read ALL of them RIGHT NOW, so I always have a bunch going at the same time, too.

It's a sickness... <sigh>

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by NightBird

Me, too!

I think we're all pretty pathetic.



My biggest problem now is I can't make up my mind which one I want to read - I want to read ALL of them RIGHT NOW, so I always have a bunch going at the same time, too.

It's a sickness... <sigh>

Good to know I am not the only one like that. I do set a limit no more then 7 going at a time. I never read two of the same publisher series at the same time or of the same theme. So no two regencies or suspense and so on. I do have a few DNF books then I'll just move on to something else. So many books so little time!