FREE/BARGAIN - Non-Fiction - 2016

[murg]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

$8.99 for the Pdf AND EPub of American Military Transport Aircraft Since 1925.

The preview is 7 pages, covers only the title and copyright pages, and doesn't show what the book is like.

[avantman42]

Originally Posted by murg

The preview is 7 pages, covers only the title and copyright pages, and doesn't show what the book is like.

The deal ends in just under four hours, so this may be too late to be of use, but the Amazon preview shows rather more:
Amazon.com Amazon UK

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by avantman42

Wargame Vault ePubs don't have DRM. Some PDFs have "social DRM" (name & order number added to the bottom of every page - example attached), at the publisher's discretion. Those that have it will be labelled "Watermarked PDF" under File Information. The link you posted doesn't have that note, so won't be watermarked.

Thanks. I learned something. There is a large repository of knowledge here on MobileRead (present company excluded. ).

[murg]

Originally Posted by avantman42

The deal ends in just under four hours, so this may be too late to be of use, but the Amazon preview shows rather more:
Amazon.com Amazon UK

Thanks, but still isn't showing the reason behind the whole book: an entry of a single plane.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by avantman42

The deal ends in just under four hours, so this may be too late to be of use, but the Amazon preview shows rather more:
Amazon.com Amazon UK

Yeah, again I regret that I didn't know about the deal earlier.

Heretofore, I haven't made any special effort to check WarGameVault's daily specials. Reason being, most of the specials are computer games and related items--manuals and such like. I have zero interest in those things. But, every couple of weeks or so, they offer an ebook on things like history. Those are things that I sink my teeth into.

Concerning the smallness of the preview at WarGameVault, I went to the publishers' website to see if they have a preview with any more or any different material, and on the product's webpage, it offered a link to the "table of contents and excerpts." Well, the table of contents was there, but no excerpts.

(Speaking of the publisher, you might be interested in knowing that they had a price of $45.00 on the softcover on this book.)

Google Books is also a source for previews. They don't have previews on anywhere close to all of the books that they have. But when they have previews--I think that I am correct in saying this--they are always extensive. Their "snippet view," however, is next to worthless.

I have been wanting to compile a list of all of the places that I can come up with where a person possibly can find reviews on a book. There are several others, in addition to the retailers, the publisher, and Google Books. It's interesting to me that each source often has different parts of a book previewed.

You might find this interesting. I was looking for previews recently on an expensive scholarly book that I was interested in. By the time that I had found all of the previews, I realized that I might have on my hands the content of the entire book! Of course, there are at least two issues: 1) the legality of copying and compiling a book that way, and 2) the practicality of copying all of the text. And what would you have on your hands when you got through? A messy collage of texts.

[itisbomb]

Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
by Blake J. Harris

is $1.99 at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-N...s=console+wars

Below is the blurb:
Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry.

In 1990, Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on the video game industry. Sega, on the other hand, was just a faltering arcade company with big aspirations and even bigger personalities. But that would all change with the arrival of Tom Kalinske, a man who knew nothing about videogames and everything about fighting uphill battles. His unconventional tactics, combined with the blood, sweat and bold ideas of his renegade employees, transformed Sega and eventually led to a ruthless David-and-Goliath showdown with rival Nintendo.

The battle was vicious, relentless, and highly profitable, eventually sparking a global corporate war that would be fought on several fronts: from living rooms and schoolyards to boardrooms and Congress. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pitted brother against brother, kid against adult, Sonic against Mario, and the US against Japan.

Based on over two hundred interviews with former Sega and Nintendo employees, Console Wars is the underdog tale of how Kalinske miraculously turned an industry punchline into a market leader. It’s the story of how a humble family man, with an extraordinary imagination and a gift for turning problems into competitive advantages, inspired a team of underdogs to slay a giant and, as a result, birth a $60 billion dollar industry.

[itisbomb]

Catch Me If You Can
by Frank W. Abagnale & Stan Redding

is $1.99 at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Catch-Me-If-Yo...you+can+kindle

Below is the blurb:
Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was twenty-one. Known by the police of twenty-six foreign countries and all fifty states as "The Skywayman," Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam-until the law caught up with him. Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades, and ingenious escapes-including one from an airplane-make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale of deceit.

The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man was immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in DreamWorks' feature film.

"I stole every nickel and blew it on fine threads, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes, and other sensual goodies. I partied in every capital in Europe and basked on all the world's most famous beaches."

[murg]

Originally Posted by itisbomb

Catch Me If You Can
by Frank W. Abagnale & Stan Redding

is $1.99 at Amazon

Price matched at Kobo US (but not Kobo Aus).

[GtrsRGr8]

The National Preservation Trust, a non-profit organization in the U.S., has a couple of pretty cool free books about barns available on their website. With the organization being dedicated to the preservation and restoration of old buildings, these books are primarily about . . . you guessed it . . . the preservation and restoration of old barns.

As you might suspect, both of these ebooks are in the pdf format.

There are lots of cool photos of old barns in these books, but you won't mistake these books for being coffee table books. And, these books are much smaller than most coffee table books. But, then, you don't have to pay for these like you would most coffee table books, either.

Barn Again! A Guide to Rehabilitation of Older Farm Buildings.

Historic Barns: Working Assets for Sustainable Farms.

[phloxy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

The National Preservation Trust, a non-profit organization in the U.S., has a couple of pretty cool free books about barns available on their website.

Cool indeed! Thanks for posting these. There's a property in my immediate family with an aging barn that my mother wants to restore, so this will be a great starting point for her!

[AnemicOak]

Not sure if this sale is one day only or not, but a pretty good deal for those interested as it's normally $9.99

American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964 by William Manchester - $0.99
Amazon US | Google Play

Inspiring, outrageous... A thundering paradox of a man. Douglas MacArthur, one of only five men in history to have achieved the rank of General of the United States Army. He served in World Wars I, II, and the Korean War, and is famous for stating that "in war, there is no substitute for victory." AMERICAN CAESAR exaines the exemplary army career, the stunning successes (and lapses) on the battlefield, and the turbulent private life of the soldier-hero whose mystery and appeal created a uniquely American legend.

[sufue]

The Great Siege of Malta by Ernle Bradford was $1.99 a while back, per this post from itisbomb, then went back up in price for a while (at Amazon US, at least), and is now back down to $1.99:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J48FFMM

My favorable comments (if you care) on the book are in this post.

[Little.Egret]

Charles River Editors

The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The History of the Last Battle of the Civil War

The History of the Spanish-American War

The Christmas Truce of 1914: The History of the Holiday Ceasefire during World War I

Legends of the West: Virgil Earp and Morgan Earp

The Zodiac Killer: The Mystery of America's Most Infamous Serial Killer

See all

http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-...e=-interactive

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=searc...e=-interactive
http://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-a...e=-interactive

[avantman42]

The Nuremberg Trial by Ann Tusa and John Tusa is currently £1.49 at Amazon UK and iBooks.

The audio book is £4.49 if you buy the Kindle book.

Here is a gripping account of the major postwar trial of the Nazi hierarchy in World War II. The Nuremberg Trial brilliantly recreates the trial proceedings and offers a reasoned, often profound examination of the processes that created international law. From the whimpering of Kaltenbrunner and Ribbentrop on the stand to the icy coolness of Goering, each participant is vividly drawn. Includes twenty-four photographs of the key players as well as extensive references, sources, biographies, and an index.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by avantman42

The Nuremberg Trial by Ann Tusa and John Tusa is currently £1.49 at Amazon UK and iBooks.

The audio book is £4.49 if you buy the Kindle book.

Thanks for the post. Here's the U.S. link. It's $1.99 here.

I notice that the Whispersync companion for the U.S. is only $3.49. So right now the WS deal (ebook, audio, syncing) is only $5.48. Compare that to Audible's $22.95 for the audio alone. This is a 512-page book, so the audio will be very long, giving you great bang for the buck (for you in the U.K., punch for the pound). I'm not really interested in reading the book, but the audio is very tempting.