So what Titles have you pre-order for your new Kindle2?

MsAstoria · 02-22-2009, 06:06 PM

So, what goodies have you pre-order from Amazon for your new Kindle 2?

In addition to my epub books already on my computer from FeedBook and Fictionwise, I have pre-ordered the following that will download on my Kindle once I activate it:

Tangled Trails - A Western Detective Story
The Circular Staircase
Dyke Darrel, the Railroad Detective, The Crime of the Midnight Express
The Yellow Claw
Tales of Chinatown
King Solomon's Mine and Other Adventures (four novels in one)
The World's Greatest Books Volume 1 Fiction
The Vanishing Man
The People of the Mist
Made-Over Dishes
The Complete User's Guide to Amazing Amazon Kindle
Stranded with a Spy
A Dangerous Man
Caught Stealing
Six Bad Things: A Novel
Murder List
The Foreign Correspondent
Homespun Bride
The Cook's Illustrated How-to-Cook Library--Step by step guide to Foolproof Cooking

I believe I have spent $5.00 so far

Elsi · 02-22-2009, 06:39 PM

If you like romances you might want to pick up the 16 free titles that Harlequin is offering. (Heck, even if you don't enjoy romances, you might want to pick these up because they're free. Maybe you'll lend your Kindle to a friend who really likes romance novels.)

You can get these directly from Harlequin at http://www.harlequincelebrates.com/ or from Amazon. If you get the books from the Harlequin site, you'll have to convert from MS Reader (.lit) or ePub format to the Mobipocket format which the Kindle reads.

Here's the list of the titles and links to their pages at Amazon. (Categories provided by Harlequin at their site.)

Suspense and Paranormal
Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels
Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry
Stranded with a Spy by Merline Lovelace
Kiss Me Deadly by Michele Hauf

Passion
Slow Hands by Leslie Kelly
Price of Passion by Susan Napier
Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child
Irrestible Forces by Brenda Johnson

Home and Family
Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren
Dancing in the Moonlight by RaeAnne Thayne
Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson

Romance
Speed Dating by Nancy Warren
A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight
The Bride's Baby by Liz Fielding

Historical
His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls
Homespun Bride by Jillian Hart

kyliu99 · 02-22-2009, 10:52 PM

I got the Piano Teacher: A Novel, by Janice C.K. Lee. I browsed through the sample, and it seems very promising as a literary novel with a good plot (kind of like Ian McEwan's works). Definitely looking forward to it.

desertgrandma · 02-22-2009, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyliu99

I got the Piano Teacher: A Novel, by Janice C.K. Lee. I browsed through the sample, and it seems very promising as a literary novel with a good plot (kind of like Ian McEwan's works). Definitely looking forward to it.

Welcome to MobileRead, kyliu.

don't forget about all the free books available here. You'll want the mobipocket format. Enjoy!

Dragoro · 02-22-2009, 11:08 PM

I couldnt pre order, cause my kindle is a really late christmas gift, but im just waiting to pull the trigger on:

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
World War Z
Ur by Stephen King

ezzellk · 02-24-2009, 12:37 AM

I'm new to the Kindle. Mine is supposed to arrive on Thursday. I'm so excited, and have gone through the books trying to decide what I want. But how do you pre-order? When you click on buy, it looks like it's ready to start transferring to your Kindle.

AnemicOak · 02-24-2009, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsAstoria

So, what goodies have you pre-order from Amazon for your new Kindle 2?

Just a bunch of freebie's for me so far.

I did spend some time today converting all the books (357) that I had bought for my Sony so that they're ready for my K2. I put them on my webserver so I can access them any time just like the books you buy from Amazon (thanks BOb for testing that for me).

BenG · 02-24-2009, 02:13 AM

Besides some freebies and samples I ordered:

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
A Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess
UR by Stephen King
The SKYLARK of SPACE by E. E. "Doc" Smith

StanDaMan · 02-24-2009, 12:49 PM

Technically I've only ordered UR. But once I get my hands on it (maybe today

) I'm going to be ordering a few more. And maybe a few subscriptions.

krisk · 02-24-2009, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

*books ~N~ stuff

YAY! for free books! and YAY! for reading them on Kindle so I don't have to see those cheesy covers!

Alisa · 02-24-2009, 01:10 PM

I didn't order a Kindle 2 but I had a couple weeks to wait back when I ordered my Kindle 1 and I didn't buy any books. I downloaded some free classics and I had a lot of samples sent but I don't see much point in spending money on the book before I've read the sample. It's so quick to get the rest of the book when you're done with the sample, the extra convenience isn't really worth the potential waste of money to me.

kindlenewbie · 02-25-2009, 01:10 AM

I've only ordered UR so far. I'm trying to be frugal.

krisk · 02-25-2009, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlenewbie

I've only ordered UR so far. I'm trying to be frugal.

Frugal hell!!! Go back and look at a lot of those titles! You'll find most of them are FREE!!!!

kindlenewbie · 02-25-2009, 03:35 AM

Regarding my earlier post: I was only joking. I hope I didn't offend anyone.

krisk · 02-25-2009, 03:43 AM

You didn't offend me, and I am sure you didn;t offend others, it's just that there is so much FREE stuff just from Amazon! And then you get to the other wonderful things you can have!

02-22-2009, 06:06 PM	#1
MsAstoria Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 47344 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Astoria, Oregon, USA Device: Kindle Fire HDX, iPhone (yes, I read on my phone)	So what Titles have you pre-order for your new Kindle2? So, what goodies have you pre-order from Amazon for your new Kindle 2? In addition to my epub books already on my computer from FeedBook and Fictionwise, I have pre-ordered the following that will download on my Kindle once I activate it: Tangled Trails - A Western Detective Story The Circular Staircase Dyke Darrel, the Railroad Detective, The Crime of the Midnight Express The Yellow Claw Tales of Chinatown King Solomon's Mine and Other Adventures (four novels in one) The World's Greatest Books Volume 1 Fiction The Vanishing Man The People of the Mist Made-Over Dishes The Complete User's Guide to Amazing Amazon Kindle Stranded with a Spy A Dangerous Man Caught Stealing Six Bad Things: A Novel Murder List The Foreign Correspondent Homespun Bride The Cook's Illustrated How-to-Cook Library--Step by step guide to Foolproof Cooking I believe I have spent $5.00 so far

02-22-2009, 10:52 PM	#3
kyliu99 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2	The Piano Teacher I got the Piano Teacher: A Novel, by Janice C.K. Lee. I browsed through the sample, and it seems very promising as a literary novel with a good plot (kind of like Ian McEwan's works). Definitely looking forward to it.

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02-22-2009, 06:39 PM	#2
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	If you like romances you might want to pick up the 16 free titles that Harlequin is offering. (Heck, even if you don't enjoy romances, you might want to pick these up because they're free. Maybe you'll lend your Kindle to a friend who really likes romance novels.) You can get these directly from Harlequin at http://www.harlequincelebrates.com/ or from Amazon. If you get the books from the Harlequin site, you'll have to convert from MS Reader (.lit) or ePub format to the Mobipocket format which the Kindle reads. Here's the list of the titles and links to their pages at Amazon. (Categories provided by Harlequin at their site.) Suspense and Paranormal Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch by B.J. Daniels Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry Stranded with a Spy by Merline Lovelace Kiss Me Deadly by Michele Hauf Passion Slow Hands by Leslie Kelly Price of Passion by Susan Napier Baby Bonanza by Maureen Child Irrestible Forces by Brenda Johnson Home and Family Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren Dancing in the Moonlight by RaeAnne Thayne Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson Romance Speed Dating by Nancy Warren A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight The Bride's Baby by Liz Fielding Historical His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls Homespun Bride by Jillian Hart

02-22-2009, 11:08 PM	#5
Dragoro Lovecraft Fan Posts: 414 Karma: 539914 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Kindle Touch	I couldnt pre order, cause my kindle is a really late christmas gift, but im just waiting to pull the trigger on: The Road by Cormac McCarthy World War Z Ur by Stephen King

02-24-2009, 12:37 AM	#6
ezzellk Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NE Florida Device: Kindle	I'm new to the Kindle. Mine is supposed to arrive on Thursday. I'm so excited, and have gone through the books trying to decide what I want. But how do you pre-order? When you click on buy, it looks like it's ready to start transferring to your Kindle.

02-24-2009, 02:13 AM	#8
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Besides some freebies and samples I ordered: Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn A Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess UR by Stephen King The SKYLARK of SPACE by E. E. "Doc" Smith

02-24-2009, 12:49 PM	#9
StanDaMan Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: kindle	Technically I've only ordered UR. But once I get my hands on it (maybe today ) I'm going to be ordering a few more. And maybe a few subscriptions.

02-24-2009, 01:10 PM	#11
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	I didn't order a Kindle 2 but I had a couple weeks to wait back when I ordered my Kindle 1 and I didn't buy any books. I downloaded some free classics and I had a lot of samples sent but I don't see much point in spending money on the book before I've read the sample. It's so quick to get the rest of the book when you're done with the sample, the extra convenience isn't really worth the potential waste of money to me.

02-25-2009, 01:10 AM	#12
kindlenewbie Trying to win a Kindle 2! Posts: 19 Karma: 60 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Deep South Device: Kindle 2	I've only ordered UR so far. I'm trying to be frugal.

02-25-2009, 03:35 AM	#14
kindlenewbie Trying to win a Kindle 2! Posts: 19 Karma: 60 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Deep South Device: Kindle 2	Regarding my earlier post: I was only joking. I hope I didn't offend anyone.

02-25-2009, 03:43 AM	#15
krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	You didn't offend me, and I am sure you didn;t offend others, it's just that there is so much FREE stuff just from Amazon! And then you get to the other wonderful things you can have!