Free (and very inexpensive) books for the Kindle

[ziplizard]

Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely (TrueColors Series #1) went from free to $7.99.

Lets hope Amazon Customer Service lets me returned this after I did an 'oops'.

[Sporadic]

Originally Posted by ziplizard

Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely (TrueColors Series #1) went from free to $7.99.

Lets hope Amazon Customer Service lets me returned this after I did an 'oops'.

Thanks for the heads up.

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Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely (TrueColors Series #1) by Melody Carlson [Young Adult] Price went from free to $7.99

[koland]

Legacy: AmazonEncore Edition is an award winning Young Adult fantasy novel, the first from 16-year old Cayla Kluver. It's available as a free download until Sept 6.

Book Description
...an unrelentingly suspenseful coming-of-age tale. Duty-bound to wed her father's choice in successor to the throne, Princess Alera of Hytanica believes that she is being forced into the worst of all possible fates' a marriage to the arrogant and hot-tempered suitor, Steldor. When a mysterious boy from enemy Cokyri appears bearing secrets and an entirely different view of what's appropriate behavior for a young lady, Alera learns that her private desires threaten to destroy the kingdom. When Narian's shocking past comes to light, Alera finds herself in a shadowy world of palace intrigue and ancient blood feuds, facing an uncertain future with dwindling options - and must learn to decide between right and wrong all alone. Marked by witty, rapid-fire dialogue and dramatic complexity that belie the writer's age, Legacy brings a fresh, new sensibility to age-old questions of duty and inheritance and to a young's heroine's quest to find her true voice.

Legacy was Bronze Medalist in Young Adult Fiction in the 2008 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards; Finalist in Young Adult Fiction in the National Best Books Awards 2008, sponsored by USA Book News.

[koland]

This month's Orbit One Dollar book selection is Devices and Desires, by K. J. Parker, volume one of his Engineeer Trilogy. So far this morning, Amazon is the only one that has dropped the price, but there should be a change in at least the Sony Bookstore and Diesel Books, even if Books on Board and Fictionwise don't follow suit (Fictionwise has skipped one and been a few weeks late on another, so you never know with them).

Book Description
When an engineer is sentenced to death for a petty transgression of guild law, he flees the city, leaving behind his wife and daughter. Forced into exile, he seeks a terrible vengeance -- one that will leave a trail of death and destruction in its wake. But he will not be able to achieve this by himself. He must draw up his plans using the blood of others...

In a compelling tale of intrigue and injustice, K. J. Parker's embittered hero takes up arms against his enemies, using the only weapons he has left to him: his ingenuity and his passion -- his devices and desires.

[koland]

I Heart Bloomberg, by Melody Carlson, volume one of her 86 Bloomberg Place Series.

Book Description
Kendall’s managed to wrangle her grandmother’s house—free and clear—except for the rules. No male roommates. But that’s ok, with the right ad she’ll pull in some girls, their rent and if she’s lucky, she won’t have to go to work any time soon.

For their part, Anna, Lelani, and Megan all have their reasons for wanting to move in: Anna has got to get out from under her overprotective parents; Lelani can’t take another day in her aunt’s tiny crackerbox house overflowing with toddlers and Megan needs a place free of her current roommate from Hades. Though they come with assorted extra baggage filled with broken hearts and dreams, they will discover they also have a vast array of hidden strengths.

As they struggle to become the women they want to be, they’ll find new hope and maybe even Kendall will learn a thing or two about life, love and the true meaning of friendship.

[koland]

Free at Amazon - Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville.

Book Description
Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies New Crobuzon, a squalid city where humans, Re-mades, and arcane races live in perpetual fear of Parliament and its brutal militia. The air and rivers are thick with factory pollutants and the strange effluents of alchemy, and the ghettos contain a vast mix of workers, artists, spies, junkies, and whores. In New Crobuzon, the unsavory deal is stranger to none—not even to Isaac, a brilliant scientist with a penchant for Crisis Theory.

Isaac has spent a lifetime quietly carrying out his unique research. But when a half-bird, half-human creature known as the Garuda comes to him from afar, Isaac is faced with challenges he has never before fathomed. Though the Garuda's request is scientifically daunting, Isaac is sparked by his own curiosity and an uncanny reverence for this curious stranger.

While Isaac's experiments for the Garuda turn into an obsession, one of his lab specimens demands attention: a brilliantly colored caterpillar that feeds on nothing but a hallucinatory drug and grows larger—and more consuming—by the day. What finally emerges from the silken cocoon will permeate every fiber of New Crobuzon—and not even the Ambassador of Hell will challenge the malignant terror it invokes . . .

A magnificent fantasy rife with scientific splendor, magical intrigue, and wonderfully realized characters, told in a storytelling style in which Charles Dickens meets Neal Stephenson, Perdido Street Station offers an eerie, voluptuously crafted world that will plumb the depths of every reader's imagination.

[koland]

Full Moon Rising, by Keri Arthur, the first in the Riley Jensen, Guardian series.

Book Description
In this exciting debut, author Keri Arthur explodes onto the supernatural scene with a sexy, sensuous tale of intrigue and suspense set in a world where legends walk and the shady paths of the underworld are far more sinister than anyone envisioned.

A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural races–and protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office worker–until her brother goes missing on one of his missions. The timing couldn’t be worse. More werewolf than vampire, Riley is vulnerable to the moon heat, the weeklong period before the full moon, when her need to mate becomes all-consuming.…

Luckily Riley has two willing partners to satisfy her every need. But she will have to control her urges if she’s going to find her brother….Easier said than done as the city pulses with frenzied desire, and Riley is confronted with a very powerful–and delectably naked–vamp who raises her temperature like never before.

In matters carnal, Riley has met her match. But in matters criminal, she must follow her instincts not only to find her brother but to stop an unholy harvest. For someone is doing some shifty cloning in an attempt to produce the ultimate warrior–by tapping into the genome of nonhumans like Rhoan. Now Riley knows just how dangerous the world is for her kind–and just how much it needs her.

[Sporadic]

Wow, I forgot that today was the first of the month.

Added

Legacy: Amazon Encore Edition by Cayla Kluver [Fantasy]

Devices and Desires by K. J. Parker - $1 [Fantasy]

I Heart Bloomberg (86 Bloomberg Place Series #1) by Melody Carlson [Drama]

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville [Horror Fantasy]

Full Moon Rising (Riley Jensen, Guardian, Book 1) by Keri Arthur [Fantasy Romance]

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Hostile Intent by Michael Walsh [Suspense] Price went from free to $4.47

Waiting For Spring by R.J. Keller [Drama] Price went from $0.99 to $2.99

Moved

Nurse Jackie by Liz Brixius & Linda Wallem & Evan Dunsky [TV pilot script] Price went from free to $0.80

[Slow_hand]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Perdido Street Station, one of my favorite books ever.

[AnemicOak]

Another freebie...

Changelings: Book One of The Twins of Petaybee by Anne Mccaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
http://www.amazon.com/Changelings-Bo...1857491&sr=1-1

[Sporadic]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Another freebie...

Changelings: Book One of The Twins of Petaybee by Anne Mccaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
http://www.amazon.com/Changelings-Bo...1857491&sr=1-1

Very cool.

Added

Changelings: Book One of The Twins of Petaybee by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough & Anne Mccaffrey [Science Fiction]

[koland]

Originally Posted by Sporadic

Wow, I forgot that today was the first of the month.

That'll teach you to ignore us all day!

The cutoff here is $1, right? No $1.99 books?

[Sporadic]

Originally Posted by koland

That'll teach you to ignore us all day!

The cutoff here is $1, right? No $1.99 books?

But I just got a new TV and Band Of Brothers looks sooo good in HD

Yeah, the cutoff is $1. It seemed like a good mark (who can't spare $1 for a book?) and having it set there helps the list from being flooded with self-published books (which is something I was worried about at the beginning).

[koland]

Not a problem (but there are some 1.99 books each month at Amazon, not from self-published authors).

Here's a business sample, for today:

Private Sector and Poverty: Progress at the Bottom of the Pyramid During 2004-2009, by C.K. Prahalad. Looking at the Table of Contents of the hardcover version of Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Revised and Updated 5th Anniversary Edition, The: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits ($9.99 Kindle), this is most likely the first 25 pages of the larger book, repackaged as it's own "book" and given a high suggested list price (but currently free). Looking at the file sizes, if you get the standard 10% as a free sample, then the sample of the full book may actually be longer (it's over 10MB in size and the free book is only 200K).

Book Description
Five years is not a long time to evaluate the diffusion of an idea; much less its impact on the ground. It has been less than five years since the book The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits was published. The first article on the subject appeared in 2002. At the time, the proposition that the private sector had a critical role to play in alleviating global poverty was generally met with skepticism. The idea that they could have the greatest impact through creating profitable businesses serving the 5 billion people who represented the “invisible, unserved market” was even more radical. I am profoundly grateful for the people in government, nongovernmental organizations, and large corporations who were willing to listen and experiment. The poor, of course, have long been hungry for change. Their enthusiasm and insights have been a huge inspiration to me.

We are a long way from solving the problem of global poverty. But I find reason to be optimistic that the conditions for creating significant and sustainable change are emerging rapidly. First, the idea that the private sector can and should be involved in creating market-based solutions for the world’s poorest consumers is gaining credibility. The market success of some multinationals that have taken up the challenge has created momentum. Respected business leaders such as Bill Gates championing the cause of creative capitalism has also contributed to a shift in perception.

[koland]

Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and Not Be Overwhelmed, by Carolyn Mahaney. This is a fairly short book, at 96 pages -- but then again, if you are interested in this book, you probably don't need yet another 600+ book in your TBR stack. This is another of the Christian self-help titles that have been available free from Amazon this year, so don't be surprised if a religious theme permeates the advice.

Book Description
Overwhelmed. Miserable. Exhausted. These are often the words that women use to describe their high-demand lifestyles. How are women who are always on the go expected to cope with the demands of work, family, and ministry? Carolyn Mahaney and her three daughters, Nicole Whitacre, Kristin Chesemore, and Janelle Bradshaw, recognize the needs of Christian women today. Shopping for Time offers the solution to women who truly desire to glorify God with every use of their time. These authors offer five tips to help ladies do it all without becoming overwhelmed: rise early, sit down, sit longer (occasionally), choose friends wisely, and take fifteen minutes. By weaving biblical principles of God's Word into these keys, these authors give women practical advice on how to fulfill-and excel in-their daily responsibilities.