FREE/BARGAIN - Non-Fiction - 2015 - Page 63

Little.Egret · 09-18-2015, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I could view them ok, but the one I tried "Spanish Food and Drink" had pictures which were not particularly clear on an older kindle. 6 pictures in a 3 inch space was a bit small. Note the other half was words.

You should be able to click and zoom on each on any eink Kindle

Cinisajoy · 09-18-2015, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Little.Egret

You should be able to click and zoom on each on any eink Kindle

The problem on that one was it is a matching thing. Which of the 6 pictures above matches each statement.
I was just trying to make it easier for someone else.
I am not on a touch kindle. Mine still has the buttons. So zooming is not just a simple tap.
Some people cannot distinguish pictures in black and white real well.

Other side note,
The language books have audio exercises. They also say, audio is not supported in this format.
The other books might be good but the Spanish Food and drink wasn't.
I think that was just they chose to put it as a mobi or epub.
Also I noticed it was very interactive several hyperlinks which may or may not work on one's device.
Now that being said, I will probably see if that one is available free on their website.

Yes it is.

Little.Egret · 09-18-2015, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

The problem on that one was it is a matching thing. Which of the 6 pictures above matches each statement.
I was just trying to make it easier for someone else.
I am not on a touch kindle. Mine still has the buttons. So zooming is not just a simple tap.
Some people cannot distinguish pictures in black and white real well.

Other side note,
The language books have audio exercises. They also say, audio is not supported in this format.
The other books might be good but the Spanish Food and drink wasn't.
I think that was just they chose to put it as a mobi or epub.
Also I noticed it was very interactive several hyperlinks which may or may not work on one's device.
Now that being said, I will probably see if that one is available free on their website.

Yes it is.

I tried it on a Kindle Keyboard with a 5-way, didn't think of the which is which.

Of course the Kindle e-inks after the Touch don't have audio so providing it wouldn't help the Paperwhite or Voyage users.

Cinisajoy · 09-18-2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Little.Egret

I tried it on a Kindle Keyboard with a 5-way, didn't think of the which is which.

Of course the Kindle e-inks after the Touch don't have audio so providing it wouldn't help the Paperwhite or Voyage users.

No it said this format does not support audio.
Now it would be a great companion book to the online course.

GtrsRGr8 · 09-18-2015, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by avantman42

Elite Units of the Third Reich (Classic Texts)

Amazon UK Amazon.com Amazon CA

Thanks so much for the post. I like books and such about World War II. I wasn't aware of the German War Machine publisher.

Looking around the GWM website, I found another nice freebie. It's not a full-length book--it's only 25 pages--and it's a pdf. The title is Waffen-SS: Hungary 1945. Here's the linky: https://germanwarmachine.com/shop#rapid-reads.

GtrsRGr8 · 09-18-2015, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by avantman42

Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship
. . . .
$1.53 at Amazon.com

It's 99 cents now, in case the 54 cents makes a difference to anyone.

Dngrsone · 09-19-2015, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

It's 99 cents now, in case the 54 cents makes a difference to anyone.

$3.99 for me... must have been a daily deal.

itisbomb · 09-19-2015, 10:39 AM

Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy
by Paul Thomas Murphy

is $1.99 at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Shooting-Victo...oting+victoria

Below is the blurb:
From a hunchbacked dwarf to a paranoid poet-assassin, a history of Victorian England as seen through the numerous assassination attempts on Queen Victoria while she ruled the British empire.

During Queen Victoria’s 64 years on the British throne, no fewer than eight attempts were made on her life. Murphy follows each would-be assassin and the repercussions of their actions, illuminating daily life in Victorian England, the development of the monarchy under Queen Victoria, and the evolution of the attacks in light of changing social issues and technology.

There was Edward Oxford, a bartender who dreamed of becoming an admiral, who was simply shocked when his attempt to shoot the pregnant Queen and Prince consort made him a madman in the world’s eyes. There was hunchbacked John Bean, who dreamed of historical notoriety in a publicized treason trial, and William Hamilton, forever scarred by the ravages of the Irish Potato Famine. Roderick MacLean enabled Victoria to successfully strike insanity pleas from Britain’s legal process. Most threatening of all were the “dynamitards” who targeted her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee—signaling the advent of modern terrorism with their publicly focused attack.

From these cloak-and-dagger plots to Victoria’s brilliant wit and steadfast courage, Shooting Victoria is historical narrative at its most thrilling, complete with astute insight into how these attacks actually revitalized the British crown at a time when monarchy was quickly becoming unpopular abroad. While thrones across Europe toppled, the Queen’s would-be assassins contributed greatly to the preservation of the monarchy and to the stability that it enjoys today. After all, as Victoria herself noted, “It is worth being shot at—to see how much one is loved.”

GtrsRGr8 · 09-19-2015, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dngrsone

$3.99 for me... must have been a daily deal.

I just checked the price again, and it's showing $0.00. Go figure.

Cinisajoy · 09-19-2015, 02:00 PM

Gr8 one, I get $3.99 too for Dreadnought.

GtrsRGr8 · 09-19-2015, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by itisbomb

Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy
by Paul Thomas Murphy

is $1.99 at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Shooting-Victo...oting+victoria
. . . .

WHISPERSYNC DEAL ALERT . . . .

I'll post this on the Audiobooks thread, too.

In the U.S., at least, there is a WS deal on this ebook. Buy the ebook for $1.99 and you can get the audiobook & sync'ing for only $2.99 more! Total $4.98! Woo Hoo! I love it!

There's lots of "bang for the buck" (for you in the U.K., I'll say, "punch for the pound" (I just invented that, I may not be the first one to think of it, though) ha) here, too. The audio's about 20 hours long!

Audible Win-Win Sale, eat your heart out. ha!

GtrsRGr8 · 09-19-2015, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by avantman42

Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship

99p (normally £2.99) at Amazon UK

$1.53 at Amazon.com

It's $3.99 in the U.S. now. The graph of the price changes for this book probably looks like an EKG printout. ha

How do you guys make the " £ " symbol? I've been wondering how to do that for a long time.

TrevorViking · 09-19-2015, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

How do you guys make the " £ " symbol? I've been wondering how to do that for a long time.

I usually start at the top right, zigzag my way down, then lift my pen to make the middle cross.

GtrsRGr8 · 09-19-2015, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TrevorViking

I usually start at the top right, zigzag my way down, then lift my pen to make the middle cross.

I thought that someone would make that remark.

Little.Egret · 09-19-2015, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

It's $3.99 in the U.S. now. The graph of the price changes for this book probably looks like an EKG printout. ha

How do you guys make the " £ " symbol? I've been wondering how to do that for a long time.

Pull down Charmap (if you are using Windows)

All good Brits have it on their English (UK) keyboard and the others can copy paste from your post.

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09-19-2015, 10:39 AM	#938
itisbomb Evangelist Posts: 400 Karma: 1997754 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Third planet from the sun Device: PaperWhite 4	Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy is $1.99 at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Shooting-Victo...oting+victoria Below is the blurb: From a hunchbacked dwarf to a paranoid poet-assassin, a history of Victorian England as seen through the numerous assassination attempts on Queen Victoria while she ruled the British empire. During Queen Victoria’s 64 years on the British throne, no fewer than eight attempts were made on her life. Murphy follows each would-be assassin and the repercussions of their actions, illuminating daily life in Victorian England, the development of the monarchy under Queen Victoria, and the evolution of the attacks in light of changing social issues and technology. There was Edward Oxford, a bartender who dreamed of becoming an admiral, who was simply shocked when his attempt to shoot the pregnant Queen and Prince consort made him a madman in the world’s eyes. There was hunchbacked John Bean, who dreamed of historical notoriety in a publicized treason trial, and William Hamilton, forever scarred by the ravages of the Irish Potato Famine. Roderick MacLean enabled Victoria to successfully strike insanity pleas from Britain’s legal process. Most threatening of all were the “dynamitards” who targeted her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee—signaling the advent of modern terrorism with their publicly focused attack. From these cloak-and-dagger plots to Victoria’s brilliant wit and steadfast courage, Shooting Victoria is historical narrative at its most thrilling, complete with astute insight into how these attacks actually revitalized the British crown at a time when monarchy was quickly becoming unpopular abroad. While thrones across Europe toppled, the Queen’s would-be assassins contributed greatly to the preservation of the monarchy and to the stability that it enjoys today. After all, as Victoria herself noted, “It is worth being shot at—to see how much one is loved.”

09-19-2015, 02:00 PM	#940
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