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Sporadic · 07-06-2009, 09:59 PM

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Elfhunter (A Tale of Alterra, The World That Is) by C S Marks - $0.99 [Fantasy]

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A Tale of Alterra, The World That Is

Elfhunter is the first of the tales of Alterra, The World That Is. It concerns the quest of an unlikely pair of heroines, Gaelen and Nelwyn, who are Wood-elves of the Greatwood Forest. They are hunter-scouts in the realm of King Ri-Aruin, and they have sworn to protect their woodland home, but they are drawn into a quest to defend all the Elves of Alterra as they seek to destroy the 'Elfhunter', a monstrous entity intent on exterminating the Elves until none remain. Along the way, Gaelen and Nelwyn are joined by other interesting characters as they make their way through the realms of Alterra in pursuit of the Elfhunter, whose true name is 'Gorgon'. What headstrong Gaelen and her gentle cousin do not know is that Gorgon is in league with the Dark Power, and that the forces of Evil have forged an entanglement between Gorgon and Gaelen herself. Now she and all she loves are in jeopardy, and only an inspired plan put forth by Orogond, a mortal man, can save her.

Winner of 2008 Reviewer's Choice Award: 'Best Fantasy.'

Illustrated by C.S. Marks; Maps created by Carie Nixon; Author Photo by Patty Lindley

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Originally Posted by A poster over at KindleBoards

Since originally posting this I have heard from C.S. Marks that she is in the process of Kindleizing her second and third books and expects the Kindle versions to be closer in price to this first work. Nice to hear.

Sporadic · 07-06-2009, 10:20 PM

Lots of price changes and removals

Removed

Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways by Traci Hall [Paranormal Romance] Price went from free to $3.60

Kiss Me Again by Dee Tenorio [Romance] Price went from free to $4.40

Loving A Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney [Historical Romance] Price went from free to $4.76

Seducing Jane Porter by Dominique Adair [Erotica] Price went from free to $2.00

Uncubicled by Josh McMains [Suspense] Price went from $0.99 to $1.24

Moved

Mighty Hammer Down (Legend of Reason Series) by David J. Guyton [Fantasy] Price went from $0.80 to $1

Admiral's Ghost: Book One in the Onyalum Series by NB VanYoos [Science Fiction] Price went from $0.80 to $1

CLAWS by Stacey Cochran [Horror/Suspense] Price went from $0.80 to $1

The Colorado Sequence by Stacey Cochran [Suspense/Thriller] Price went from $0.80 to $1

koland · 07-07-2009, 03:17 PM

Worst Enemies/Best Friends by Annie Bryant. This looks to be a young adult/romance title, with none of the usual content warnings to worry about.

Book Description
Yikes! As if being the new girl isn't bad enough, Charlotte just made the biggest cafeteria blunder in the history of Abigail Adams Junior High. There's no way that Katani, Avery, and Maeve will want anything to do with her now.

Can a mysterious landlady, a romantic evening gone wrong, and a cryptic key to nowhere help four very different girls become the best of friends? Or will they remain worst enemies forever?

trooper94 · 07-07-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by trooper94

A rare post from me to let you know about a new deal for a pretty good read.

Playing for Keeps by Mur Lafferty

Hey Sporadic,

I think you missed my post about Mur Lafferty's book. She released this book in podcast form in the past and it was published earlier this year. When I saw it was $.99 for the month of July, I thought this would be my opportunity to contribute to the community that has helped me choose my Kindle as a reading device.

I have no vested interest in adding this book to the low cost book list. I just think it is a good novel by someone I respect and thought others would appreciate it.

This list helped me get some novels that I would not have known about otherwise so I just wanted to give back.

-Simon
--------------
A leading authority is someone lucky who guessed right.

Elsi · 07-07-2009, 07:13 PM

Free on Kindle for a while: My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002F3PPVE

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It was supposed to be a fun day, shopping at the mall with her best friend. Then the panic attack started and Kaylee Cavanaugh finds herself screaming, unable to stop. Her secret fears are exposed and it's the worst day of her life.

Until she wakes up in the psychiatric unit.

She tries to convince everyone she's fine--despite the shadows she sees forming around another patient and the urge to scream which comes burbling up again and again. Everyone thinks she's crazy. Everyone except Lydia, that is. Another patient with some special abilities....

An eBook exclusive prequel to Rachel Vincent's SOUL SCREAMERS series.

Also available from www.eHarlequin.com for those with readers other than the Kindle.

carld · 07-07-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Michizzle

Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways is showing $3.60.

It was free for a while. I got it and read it, even though it's not my usual fare. It wasn't bad for a Teen Paranormal Romance. I probably won't read another one anytime soon though.

David J. Guyton · 07-07-2009, 09:24 PM

Hi all,

Sorry that my novel Mighty Hammer Down has jumped from $0.80 to $1.00. Amazon has removed the discount from most if not all kindle books. Wasn't me.

koland · 07-08-2009, 10:25 AM

St. Martin's Press has released a new version of Paranoia, by Joseph Finder, for the Kindle. Rather than updating the existing ASIN, though, they removed that book from the store and added the new one - so you can purchase it again (it's currently still free, although they claim it's list price is $24.99) and have both editions in your library. The link in the first message of this list does not work anymore -- it's the old ASIN

I've looked at both and although the number of locations increased by approximately 50%, the formatting of the text itself seems the same (from a very cursory glance), but there are some differences. The new edition doesn't have a cover (it has a plain bookplate instead, which is marked as the "beginning" of the book), no table of contents (there is a list of chapters on the last page, but it isn't linked at all) and is missing the "e-book information" pages at the tail end of the first edition. What's new is a fairly long sample from Finder's upcoming new book, Vanished ($14.29 pre-order). All in all, this newest edition looks more like a first stab at the book, rather than an update, but you may want to pick it up just for the sample.

Slow_hand · 07-08-2009, 03:47 PM

Wired Editor Chris Anderson's new and very controversial book "Free: The Future of a Radical Price" is free on his blog:http://www.thelongtail.com/. Kindle version to be available in a few days (he says). Scribd and google versions on his blog along with free unabridged audio version. This thing is getting reviewed all over the place, for instance Malcolm Gladwell (who disagrees with Anderson):http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critic...urrentPage=all

kevindorsey · 07-08-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Slow_hand

Wired Editor Chris Anderson's new and very controversial book "Free" is free on his blog:http://www.thelongtail.com/. Kindle version to be available in a few days (he says). Scribd and google versions on his blog along with free unabridged audio version. This thing is getting reviewed all over the place, for instance Malcolm Gladwell (who disagrees with Anderson):http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critic...urrentPage=all

Cool, thanks.

Sporadic · 07-09-2009, 10:08 PM

Readded:

Kiss Me Again by Dee Tenorio [Romance]

Added:

Playing For Keeps by Mur Lafferty - $0.99 [Adventure]

My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent [Paranormal]

Worst Enemies/Best Friends by Annie Bryant [Children's Fiction]

Updated
Paranoia by Joseph Finder

koland · 07-10-2009, 11:15 AM

Zombie by Joely Skye is another free book from Samhain Publishing. Be sure to read the warning on this one, before one-clicking (especially if you share an account!). Also, the Samhain site has this note: Due to the serial nature of these stories, the author recommends reading the series in order, but this is the second in the Minder series.

Book Description
For two years the agency has controlled Josh Mackay's every move. But his real nightmare begins when Brad, a Minder, makes Josh his zombie. Kiran Brunner decides it is time to meet Josh again-and save him.

Two years after Minder Kiran Brunner abducted Josh Mackay, Josh's life is in ruins. The agency controls his every move. He is essentially their prisoner. Josh dreams of escape. Instead, a nightmare arrives in the form of Brad.

When Josh becomes Brad's zombie, Kir rescues Josh from the amoral Minder and the agency. Now Josh knows what Kir is and how he was used two years ago. Their relationship is built on hatred and fear, no matter how badly Kir wants Josh to trust him.

Kir is patient and protective. However, Kir may not be able to protect Josh, and himself, from those who wish them harm.

Warning,
Spoiler:
this title contains the following: violence and explicit male/male sex

.

Sporadic · 07-10-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by koland

Zombie by Joely Skye is another free book from Samhain Publishing. Be sure to read the warning on this one, before one-clicking (especially if you share an account!). Also, the Samhain site has this note: Due to the serial nature of these stories, the author recommends reading the series in order, but this is the second in the Minder series.

Book Description
For two years the agency has controlled Josh Mackay's every move. But his real nightmare begins when Brad, a Minder, makes Josh his zombie. Kiran Brunner decides it is time to meet Josh again-and save him.

Two years after Minder Kiran Brunner abducted Josh Mackay, Josh's life is in ruins. The agency controls his every move. He is essentially their prisoner. Josh dreams of escape. Instead, a nightmare arrives in the form of Brad.

When Josh becomes Brad's zombie, Kir rescues Josh from the amoral Minder and the agency. Now Josh knows what Kir is and how he was used two years ago. Their relationship is built on hatred and fear, no matter how badly Kir wants Josh to trust him.

Kir is patient and protective. However, Kir may not be able to protect Josh, and himself, from those who wish them harm.

Warning,
Spoiler:
this title contains the following: violence and explicit male/male sex

.

Wow, that's a strange one to try to genre. Should I list it under Gay Horror or just Horror Erotica? I see that Amazon has it listed under Gay & Lesbian.

Zombie by Joely Skye [Gay Horror]

koland · 07-13-2009, 09:54 AM

Hmmm... Gay Horror (I'm thinking this means completely different things to the LGBT crowd vs the christian conservatives...LOL).

Here's two new ones:

Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar: How Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion Can Lead to a Lifetime of Success, by James Marcus Bach, is a full length self-help book, not just a sample.

Book Description
Like so many young people, James Bach, the son of the famous author Richard Bach (Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions, The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah), struggled in school. While he excelled in the subjects that interested him-earning A-s in physics and calculus-he barely passed the courses that didn't. By the time he was sixteen, he dropped out. He taught himself computer programming and software design and started working as a manager at Apple Computers only four years later-and he never looked back. With The Secrets of a Buccaneer Scholar, James shows us how he developed his own education on his own terms, how that unorthodox education brought him success, and how the reader can do it too. In his uniquely pithy and anecdotal style James uses the metaphor of a buccaneer to describe anyone whose love of learning and pursuit of knowledge is not bound by institutions or authorities. James outlines the eleven elements of his self-education method and shows how every reader-simply investing time and passion into educating themselves about the things that really interest them-can develop a method for acquiring knowledge and expertise that fits their temperaments and showcases their unique abilities and skills. Particularly well-suited for an audience grappling with the challenges posed by the Internet, but also appropriate for parents looking to home school their children or employees hoping to jump start their careers, The Secrets of a Buccaneer Scholar is a groundbreaking work that empowers and inspires its readers.

Anybody But Justin, by Shelli Stevens, is another free read from Samhain Publishing.

Book Description
The line between friends and lovers can get a little blurry-especially when you add tequila.

A Chances Are story.

Gabby is serious about her search for Mr. Right, but no one can say she hasn-t had a good time looking. She enjoys her numerous dates and the sex that comes with them. Until she finds herself falling for the one man she vows to never love. Her best friend and roommate, Justin. A player in every sense of the word-and a reminder of her awful past.

One night, with the help of a bottle of tequila, things get a little too hot for comfort. She moves out, intent on removing him from the line of temptation.

Justin has different plans. The tequila did more than just change how he sees his good friend. It made him realize he doesn-t want to be just friends any more. He-s ready for something more intimate, and he-ll do whatever it takes to find out why she-s running. And convince her to stay.

Warning: This book has
Spoiler:
hot sweet lovin- between friends who become lovers.

Sporadic · 07-13-2009, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by koland

Hmmm... Gay Horror (I'm thinking this means completely different things to the LGBT crowd vs the christian conservatives...LOL).

Yeah, after thinking about it, I think I would be better off changing it to Horror Gay Erotica.

Will add the two books you listed soon.

Thanks!

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Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar: How Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion Can Lead to a Lifetime of Success by James Marcus Bach [Self-Help]

Anybody But Justin by Shelli Stevens [Erotica]

Removed again

Kiss Me Again by Dee Tenorio [Romance] Free to $4.40

07-08-2009, 03:47 PM	#309
Slow_hand Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 326 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore Device: Amazon Kindle 2	Wired Editor Chris Anderson's new and very controversial book "Free: The Future of a Radical Price" is free on his blog:http://www.thelongtail.com/. Kindle version to be available in a few days (he says). Scribd and google versions on his blog along with free unabridged audio version. This thing is getting reviewed all over the place, for instance Malcolm Gladwell (who disagrees with Anderson):http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critic...urrentPage=all Last edited by Slow_hand; 07-09-2009 at 05:29 AM. Reason: corrected full name

07-09-2009, 10:08 PM	#311
Sporadic Banned Posts: 427 Karma: 2690 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 1	Readded: Kiss Me Again by Dee Tenorio [Romance] Added: Playing For Keeps by Mur Lafferty - $0.99 [Adventure] My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent [Paranormal] Worst Enemies/Best Friends by Annie Bryant [Children's Fiction] Updated Paranoia by Joseph Finder Last edited by Sporadic; 07-09-2009 at 10:19 PM.

07-13-2009, 09:54 AM	#314
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,563 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Hmmm... Gay Horror (I'm thinking this means completely different things to the LGBT crowd vs the christian conservatives...LOL). Here's two new ones: Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar: How Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion Can Lead to a Lifetime of Success, by James Marcus Bach, is a full length self-help book, not just a sample. Book Description Like so many young people, James Bach, the son of the famous author Richard Bach (Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions, The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah), struggled in school. While he excelled in the subjects that interested him-earning A-s in physics and calculus-he barely passed the courses that didn't. By the time he was sixteen, he dropped out. He taught himself computer programming and software design and started working as a manager at Apple Computers only four years later-and he never looked back. With The Secrets of a Buccaneer Scholar, James shows us how he developed his own education on his own terms, how that unorthodox education brought him success, and how the reader can do it too. In his uniquely pithy and anecdotal style James uses the metaphor of a buccaneer to describe anyone whose love of learning and pursuit of knowledge is not bound by institutions or authorities. James outlines the eleven elements of his self-education method and shows how every reader-simply investing time and passion into educating themselves about the things that really interest them-can develop a method for acquiring knowledge and expertise that fits their temperaments and showcases their unique abilities and skills. Particularly well-suited for an audience grappling with the challenges posed by the Internet, but also appropriate for parents looking to home school their children or employees hoping to jump start their careers, The Secrets of a Buccaneer Scholar is a groundbreaking work that empowers and inspires its readers. Anybody But Justin, by Shelli Stevens, is another free read from Samhain Publishing. Book Description The line between friends and lovers can get a little blurry-especially when you add tequila. A Chances Are story. Gabby is serious about her search for Mr. Right, but no one can say she hasn-t had a good time looking. She enjoys her numerous dates and the sex that comes with them. Until she finds herself falling for the one man she vows to never love. Her best friend and roommate, Justin. A player in every sense of the word-and a reminder of her awful past. One night, with the help of a bottle of tequila, things get a little too hot for comfort. She moves out, intent on removing him from the line of temptation. Justin has different plans. The tequila did more than just change how he sees his good friend. It made him realize he doesn-t want to be just friends any more. He-s ready for something more intimate, and he-ll do whatever it takes to find out why she-s running. And convince her to stay. Warning: This book has Spoiler: hot sweet lovin- between friends who become lovers. Last edited by koland; 07-13-2009 at 09:58 AM.

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Sporadic Banned Posts: 427 Karma: 2690 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 1	Lots of price changes and removals Removed Her Wiccan, Wiccan Ways by Traci Hall [Paranormal Romance] Price went from free to $3.60 Kiss Me Again by Dee Tenorio [Romance] Price went from free to $4.40 Loving A Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney [Historical Romance] Price went from free to $4.76 Seducing Jane Porter by Dominique Adair [Erotica] Price went from free to $2.00 Uncubicled by Josh McMains [Suspense] Price went from $0.99 to $1.24 Moved Mighty Hammer Down (Legend of Reason Series) by David J. Guyton [Fantasy] Price went from $0.80 to $1 Admiral's Ghost: Book One in the Onyalum Series by NB VanYoos [Science Fiction] Price went from $0.80 to $1 CLAWS by Stacey Cochran [Horror/Suspense] Price went from $0.80 to $1 The Colorado Sequence by Stacey Cochran [Suspense/Thriller] Price went from $0.80 to $1

07-07-2009, 03:17 PM	#303
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,563 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Worst Enemies/Best Friends by Annie Bryant. This looks to be a young adult/romance title, with none of the usual content warnings to worry about. Book Description Yikes! As if being the new girl isn't bad enough, Charlotte just made the biggest cafeteria blunder in the history of Abigail Adams Junior High. There's no way that Katani, Avery, and Maeve will want anything to do with her now. Can a mysterious landlady, a romantic evening gone wrong, and a cryptic key to nowhere help four very different girls become the best of friends? Or will they remain worst enemies forever?

07-07-2009, 09:24 PM	#307
David J. Guyton Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 501406 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	Hi all, Sorry that my novel Mighty Hammer Down has jumped from $0.80 to $1.00. Amazon has removed the discount from most if not all kindle books. Wasn't me.

07-08-2009, 10:25 AM	#308
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,563 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	St. Martin's Press has released a new version of Paranoia, by Joseph Finder, for the Kindle. Rather than updating the existing ASIN, though, they removed that book from the store and added the new one - so you can purchase it again (it's currently still free, although they claim it's list price is $24.99) and have both editions in your library. The link in the first message of this list does not work anymore -- it's the old ASIN I've looked at both and although the number of locations increased by approximately 50%, the formatting of the text itself seems the same (from a very cursory glance), but there are some differences. The new edition doesn't have a cover (it has a plain bookplate instead, which is marked as the "beginning" of the book), no table of contents (there is a list of chapters on the last page, but it isn't linked at all) and is missing the "e-book information" pages at the tail end of the first edition. What's new is a fairly long sample from Finder's upcoming new book, Vanished ($14.29 pre-order). All in all, this newest edition looks more like a first stab at the book, rather than an update, but you may want to pick it up just for the sample.

07-10-2009, 11:15 AM	#312
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,563 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Zombie by Joely Skye is another free book from Samhain Publishing. Be sure to read the warning on this one, before one-clicking (especially if you share an account!). Also, the Samhain site has this note: Due to the serial nature of these stories, the author recommends reading the series in order, but this is the second in the Minder series. Book Description For two years the agency has controlled Josh Mackay's every move. But his real nightmare begins when Brad, a Minder, makes Josh his zombie. Kiran Brunner decides it is time to meet Josh again-and save him. Two years after Minder Kiran Brunner abducted Josh Mackay, Josh's life is in ruins. The agency controls his every move. He is essentially their prisoner. Josh dreams of escape. Instead, a nightmare arrives in the form of Brad. When Josh becomes Brad's zombie, Kir rescues Josh from the amoral Minder and the agency. Now Josh knows what Kir is and how he was used two years ago. Their relationship is built on hatred and fear, no matter how badly Kir wants Josh to trust him. Kir is patient and protective. However, Kir may not be able to protect Josh, and himself, from those who wish them harm. Warning, Spoiler: this title contains the following: violence and explicit male/male sex .