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I should also add that over the years I have purchased two copies of the first book in this series and Amazon currently doesn't recognize either one. Your warning about duplicates is right on the money. Last edited by tch65721; 02-17-2021 at 02:05 PM. |
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02-17-2021, 03:17 PM | #5132 | |
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Several of the British Library Crime Classics are currently on sale for $1.99.
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https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/it-walks-by-night https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083QP297X Death in Fancy Dress by Anthony Gilbert (1933) https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/death-in-fancy-dress https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08467 The Lake District Murder by John Bude (1935) https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...trict-murder-4 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L479VHR |
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02-17-2021, 06:52 PM | #5133 | |
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It was part of today's Daily Deal, which I look at pretty much every day. So I saw it early this morning. eRiq alerts definitely run slow sometimes, and not at others, but I'm still hugely greatful for them. It can be really easy to see this when, for example, Kindle UK does one of their "Big Deals", where they put a bunch of titles by the same author on sale at the same time. And if I have that author on my eRiq list, the notices for the different books will come in anywhere from right away to many hours later.
I'm sure somebody on here can explain it better, but I assume it has something to do with how eRiq queries the prices ???? I assume they are not getting any sort of push notification from Amazon ??? I am clearly out of my expertise on the way it happens, I just know it happens !!! Quote:
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And another one in the US Kindle Daily Deal, matched at Kobo US...
Murder in the Dark is the 16th in Kerry Greenwood 's Phryne Fisher series, and it's $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US today, discountable at Kobo. As always with this series, watch for other editions and/or prior purchases. Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NP53NBM Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07NP53NBM Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/murder-in-the-dark-18 Spoiler:
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02-18-2021, 11:57 AM | #5135 |
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Some Felony and Mayhem Press titles on sale, mostly repeats, although I haven't seen The Book of the Lion on sale before. All $1.99 each, and all discountable at Kobo US...
Elizabeth Daly/Henry Gamadge The Book of the Dead, #8 Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B2I2WKK/ Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B2I2WKK/ Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...of-the-dead-47 The Book of the Lion, #13 Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RYABQ0W Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RYABQ0W Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-book-of-the-lion-7 Ngaio Marsh/Roderick Alleyn Overture to Death, #8 Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Overture-Deat...dp/B00BI8CE5W/ Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/Overture-De...dp/B00BI8CE5W/ Kobo US: not on sale, at least as of now Singing in the Shrouds, #20 Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Singing-Shrou...dp/B00Q3JQMJA/ Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/Singing-Shr...dp/B00Q3JQMJA/ Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sin...-the-shrouds-4 L.C. Tyler/John Grey A Cruel Necessity, #1 Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Cruel-Necessi...dp/B06Y2JFKC5/ Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/Cruel-Neces...dp/B06Y2JFKC5/ Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-cruel-necessity-3 Nathan Aldyne/Dan Valentine and Clarisse Lovelace Cobalt, #2 Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Cobalt-Valent...dp/B00IXOLLVM/ Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/Cobalt-Vale...dp/B00IXOLLVM/ Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/cobalt-13 |
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02-18-2021, 03:49 PM | #5137 |
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Miss Silver titles by Patricia Wentworth go on sale quite often so these are probably all repeats, but there are sixteen of them at $0.99 each today, if I counted right, and one at $1.99.
Link is to the series page (you might have to click at the bottom to get the entire list) because it was easier than copying all the separate urls. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BTPW3JW...eries_rwt_tkin Last edited by pdurrant; 02-18-2021 at 03:56 PM. |
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That Day the Rabbi Left Town (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 12) - Harry Kemelman $.99 Amazon only.
I have now completed my collection! If you are still working on yours, the following are currently on sale for $1.99 at Amazon. Friday the Rabbi Slept Late (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 1) Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 2) Monday the Rabbi Took Off (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 4) Wednesday the Rabbi Got Wet (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 6) Someday the Rabbi Will Leave (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 9) This one is $2.99 Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out (The Rabbi Small Mysteries Book 7) |
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I read Michael Crichton's first book (writing as himself, at least), The Andromeda Strain, when I was a kid, shortly after it came out, and I remember it was pretty scary then. I re-read it not too long ago and it was still scary now, since a good part of what made it scary was not just the details of the "bug", or the way old computer systems used to fail (although new ones fail too), but the human nature involved - and, for better or for worse, that doesn't change much. I've read some of Crichton's other books since, and although some of them are good, I didn't like any of them as much as this one. Anyway, long intro to say that The Andromeda Strain is $1.99 at Kindle US today, as part of the Daily Deal, matched at Kobo US.
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Andromeda-Str...dp/B007UH4EPS/ Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/Andromeda-S...dp/B007UH4EPS/ Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-andromeda-strain Spoiler:
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Another first-in-series freebie from Poisoned Pen Press...
Murder at the Filmore is the first in the Virginia Holmes series by Zelda White. It is free right now at Kindle US and UK. Also, rather oddly for PPP, the rest of the titles in the series are $0.99 each, so if you like the first one, and want to read more, you're in luck! Even more oddly, this appears to be their regular price, and each of them (per eRiq) appears to have been free at least once in the last year or two, and several more often than that. This is quite odd behavior for PPP, but if you are patient, you might be able to pick up one or more additional titles for free. No guarantees, of course, and they could go up too! Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FC7KYTC Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FC7KYTC Spoiler:
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I think I've mentioned at time or two that, although I love Elizabeth Peters's most popular Amelia Peabody series, I'm actually a tad fonder of both her Vicky Bliss and Jacqueline Kirby series. Now here's the first title in the Vicky Bliss series, Borrower of the Night, on sale for $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FCKM6A Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000FCKM6A Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/borrower-of-the-night Spoiler:
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If, like me, you drool at the food in Donna Leon's Guido Brunetti series, here's something a little different: Brunetti's Cookbook by Roberta Pianaro and Donna Leon has dropped to $2.99 at Kindle US. I bought this a while back, and although I'm not much of a cook (I'd rather be cooked for ), I have enjoyed the couple of recipes that I tried. It's also just fun to read the little extras that Leon has provided.
Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003OYIG0A Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B003OYIG0A Spoiler:
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It must be the season...
Santa Fe Flavors, by Anne Hillerman, has dropped to $1.99 at Kindle and Kobo US, and it's discountable at Kobo. Per the blurb, Hillerman apparently was a restaurant critic before (and maybe while) continuing her father's Leaphorn/Chee/Manuelito series. I don't remember much food in either her or her father's books, and certainly not drooling over it as above ^^^, but this still looks like fun. Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0027IS5CS Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0027IS5CS Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/santa-fe-flavors-1 Spoiler:
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I've read almost all of the books in Deanna Raybourn's Lady Julia Grey series, and have quite liked them. They do go on sale pretty often, but now here's a box set of the first three for $1.99 at both Kindle and Kobo US. If you don't already have any of these, and want to give this nice historical series (with a bit of romance) a try, this is a great price for the three!
Titles in the box set include: Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, and Silent on the Moor. Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T3D85SQ Kindle US/Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07T3D85SQ Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/lad...ction-volume-1 Spoiler:
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Kindle UK does a monthly sale where many mysteries drop in price to £0.99, or sometimes a little bit more. Many of the books go on sale all the time, and lots of them are from Kindle’s own publishing arm, Thomas and Mercer. But there are also occasional gems from the “big publisher”, or books from small publishers that don’t go on sale very often. There are 351 books in this month’s sale, and here’s a link to the sale page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=digital...31&ref=sr_pg_1
But since 351 books is a lot to look though, I’ve also picked out a bunch of titles that I like, and/or that I recognize, even if they are not totally to my taste (that’s mostly the thrillers). Here’s that list, but clearly YMMV, so take a look at the whole sale too, if you want!
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