Content FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - February 2011

koland · 02-01-2011, 05:00 PM

It's a new month and there are new freebies. Several from last month are still free, so be sure to check the previous thread, HERE.

This is the sticky thread for free and bargain books in the Kindle store for February 2011. Rather than try to update the first post with a list of all the books, which is continually changing, instead new books will be posted at the end of the thread and each month there will be a new thread, letting the old one drop off the top of the forum. Anyone can post to the thread, but there are a few rules:

Only books in the kindle store. Yes, I realize that free books elsewhere will often work on the Kindle, but those should be reported in the Deals forum. This list is for those who only get their books from the Kindle store (and there are many who do) and don't want to deal with having to download and transfer books from elsewhere.
Do not edit old messages to add new books. Most people read this thread by clicking to see new posts. If you edit old messages, then no one is notified of a new post and often won't see the updates when they click to see new messages. If you need to edit an old message to correct a link or other info (or even want to note a book that is no longer free), that is perfectly ok.
No shortened URL's. No one likes to click on a link and end up somewhere that they were not expecting and few of the URL shorteners allow you to set up a preview mode so that you get a chance to see the destination first. So, use the full URL in your posting (yes, you can still just post a link on the title, but with the full URL, everyone can look at the status line or use Copy Shortcut to see where they will go before the new site opens).
No author self-promotions (unless your book is free in the Kindle store) or self-published books. If you are a Kindle author and posting another's work, it should be either a non-self-published book or one that you've read to the end and would not feel embarrassed to recommend to your mother, closest friends and priest/minister (assuming they read the same genre). In other words, the writing is exceptional (no misspellings or substituted words, grammar rules obeyed formatting that looks good on the Kindle screen). It isn't that we don't want you to post, but author self-promotions can overwhelm the list and a special child forum in the Deals and Bargains section has been provided for this purpose.
No excerpts or sample chapters (business minis are ok, so long as they are not just samples of another book)
Please indicate the price of any book that is not being offered free. You don't have to say "free" if one is, but it would be nice if you include that in the message. The maximum price for bargains is a bit flexible, but generally under $2 and nothing over $5, unless it is a volume that contains several titles in one and the total price per book puts it into the bargain realm or the digital price is below 25% of the list print price and 50% of the digital list price; this lets you include high priced reference books or cookbooks that are extremely heavily discounted, for one reason or another (but, let's not include books that Amazon has at $9.99 all the time, ok?).
If you see the genre of a book and it isn't clear from the book description that you post, please include it; conversely, if someone leaves this off, don't post to berate them, but you can post to include that info for others.
If you are posting a book that is free in the UK Amazon store, please say so. Also, if you do not have your current location set in your profile (below your name, it shows next to all of your posts), then add that to your post (as it "this is free here in Canada"). To all: please note that whether or not a book is free in a country other than the one a person is logged into is not easily discovered. The person who posts often has no way to determine that you will pay a different amount if you are in a different country. Also, prices at Amazon can change minute to minute and freebies can last as little as an hour (possibly less), so always check the price before one-clicking. If you discover that a book costs more (other than the "standard" $2+VAT international fee Amazon often takes onto books outside the US), you may leave a single comment with the country and price/restriction (for example: "This book costs $9.99 in the UK" or "Not available in Canada").
Try to keep chit-chat to a minimum. That will keep notifications of a new message in the thread down to (generally) only when a new book has been posted, making the thread more useful for all.

If you agree or disagree with the rules, have more to be added, etc, please send me a private message, rather than replying here. I'll discuss it with the moderators and we'll modify as needed.

koland · 02-01-2011, 05:01 PM

Here are all the current freebies that are actually "books" (self-contained, at least a short story or novella), arranged by genre. The list can change at any time (one freebie posted this morning was already back to full price by evening), so always check the current price before clicking to purchase.

Mystery / Thriller / Suspense / Miscellaneous
Wading Home
The Sculptor
Murder A' La Mode
Imaginary Jesus
Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire
The n00b Warriors
Honeymooning: A Cypress Hollow Yarn Short Story with Bonus Material
The Hunters: A Novella
The Blood That Bonds
Cat Calls
The Middle Passage
The Backstory to Think Twice
Serial
Crossing the Line
Boob Tube
Whirl of the Wheel
Get Some
Quiet As They Come (Free Story for Kindle)
When Night Falls
Tumor Chapter 1

Fantasy and Science Fiction
Dreaming Anastasia
Origins (Spinward Fringe)
Soul Identity
Shatter (The Children of Man)
Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk Free with Bonus Material
Girls to the Rescue Book #1: Tales of Clever Courageous Girls from Around the World
Origin Scroll
Spy Killer
Travellers' Rest
Necromancer: A Novella
Dead Drop: A Lawson Vampire Bonus Story
Remedial Magic
Beasts and BFFs
Retro Demonology
Reaper
The New World
Chapter 15.5
Bright of the Sky (Book 1 of The Entire and the Rose)
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #1: Precipice
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #2: Skyborn
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #4: Savior
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #5: Purgatory
The Wild's Call
Eros, Philia, Agape: A Tor.Com Original
A Memory of Wind: A Tor.Com Original
First Flight: A Tor.Com Original
Overtime: A Tor.Com Original
Swashbuckling Fantasy: 10 Thrilling Tales of Magical Adventure

Romance
Love at First Flight
Just Right: The Bradfords, Book 1
Hara's Legacy: Resonance Mates, Book 1
Lydia Bennet's Story
Love, Unexpectedly
From Bad Boys Ahoy!: Lucien's Gamble, A Novella
Slow Ride: A Rough Riders story
Arousing Love
Catching Caroline
A Santangelo Story
I Thought It Was You: Grimm's Circle, Book 2.5
Seducing Jane Porter
Colters' Wife
Sheltering Hearts
The Bride's Baby
Speed Dating
A Very Special Delivery
Homespun Bride
Once a Cowboy
Baby Bonanza
Kiss Me Deadly
Slow Hands
Irresistible Forces
Dancing in the Moonlight
Hide in Plain Sight
Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch

Non-Fiction
Master the ASVAB--ASVAB Subject Review
Master the SAT: The Writing Process and the SAT Essay
Green Careers in Energy
The Career Survival Kit (Collection)
The Truth About Negotiations
Nelson Mandela's Leadership Lessons
Psych Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build Your Financial Life
Ultimate Word Success
Master the SAT: Multiple-Choice Math Strategies
Master the SAT: Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses--Practice Test 1
Master the SAT: Geometry Review
Master the ASVAB--Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses (Practice Test 1)
Master the Real Estate License Exams
Beer Is Proof God Loves Us: Reaching for the Soul of Beer and Brewing
Nutrition Diva's 5 Secrets for Aging Well
Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting
Start to Love Not Smoking
Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes
Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Meatloaf Recipes
Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Mac & Cheese Recipes
The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook Presents: A Magical Christmas Menu
The Rules of Chess
Money Girl's Smart Moves to Deal with Your Debt
25 Language Phrasebook
Acupressure Guide For Relieving Hangovers
Periodic Table of the Chemical Elements (Mendeleev's Table)
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011
Democratizing Innovation
Economic Report of the President
Publish on Amazon Kindle with Kindle Direct Publishing

Textbooks
CK-12 21st Century Physics
CK-12 Advanced Probability and Statistics
CK-12 Biology I - Honors
CK-12 Calculus
CK-12 Chemistry
CK-12 Earth Science
CK-12 Engineering: An Introduction for High School
CK-12 Geometry
CK-12 Life Science
CK-12 People's Physics Book Version 2
CK-12 Trigonometry

Religious/Christian Fiction and Non-Fiction
Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land
Candle in the Darkness
A Promise to Remember
Talk of the Town
The Choice (Lancaster County Secrets, Book 1)
Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community (Resources for Reconciliation) [
After the Leaves Fall
Listen
The One Year Book of Devotions for Couples
Just As I Am (Just As I Am Series #1)
Craving God
The Apothecary's Daughter
Light of Eidon
Fools Rush In
Daughter of Joy
Danger in the Shadows
The Holy Bible: HCSB Digital Text Edition
Stuck in the Middle (Sister-to-Sister, Book 1)
Invisible (Ivy Malone Mystery Series #1)
The Holy Bible English Standard Version (ESV)
Relentless (Dominion Trilogy #1)
Autobiography of a Yogi (Reprint of Original 1946 Edition)

Games
Jumble, 3 Free Puzzles
Blackjack
Mine Sweeper
Every Word
Shuffled Row
Word Morph Volume 1

Erotica
Spirit Lift
An Unwanted Hunger
All in Time
Nocked for a Loop
Eland
Spirit's Release
Erotique
Take Me
Peak Energy
Danu, The Return
Desire in the Dark
Not Just an Orgy
Better Late Than Never
Door Prize
Hot Moon Rising
Maui Heat
Scoring
Lap Dance
Master's Thief
Hot for the Reunion
Haunted by the Past
Playing Hardball
His Voice, His Command
Shapeshifter's Craving
Kayla's Birthday Present
The Bad Widow
Her Very Special Robot
Hunting Evander
Outlaw Lovers Dossier
Seychelles Sunset
Larkspur
Reaper's Justice
Tessa's Ambassador
Interlude in Pearl
Thrill of the Hunt
First Taste
Tween Hopeful and Hopeless
Waiting at Eros
The Next Big Thing
Goodbye Blues, Hello Love
Red Satin
Stakeout for Love
Unexpected Comfort
Message for Minerva
Christmas ScandalNot!
Just Like Old Times
Song of the Swan

UK Kindle Store
Turn your sales force into profit heroes: How to Unlock Your Team's Inner Strength
Instant MBA: Think, Perform and Earn Like a Top Business School Graduate
The Shadow Project
Uprising (Vampire Federation)
William Walker's First Year of Marriage
A Lesson in Passion
The Lazy Project Manager
The First Completely Electronic Robot and Science Fiction Limerick Book
Children's Bible Stories - Noah's Ark
Painless
The Book of Biff #1 Target Practice
50 Reasons to Say Goodbye
Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload
Sudden Death
The Golden Acorn
Surfing the long summer
The New World
Change, bring it on

arcadata · 02-01-2011, 05:39 PM

Bargain book:

Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan Series #1) by Laura Lippman is discounted to $0.99

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Product Description

Until her paper, the Baltimore Star, crashed and burned, Tess Monaghan was a damn good reporter who knew her hometown intimately -- from historic Fort McHenry to the crumbling projects of Cherry Hill. Now gainfully unemployed at twenty-nine, she's willing to take any freelance job to pay the rent -- including a bit of unorthodox snooping for her rowing buddy, Darryl "Rock" Paxton.

In a city where someone is murdered almost everyday, attorney Michael Abramowitz's death should be just another statistic. But the slain lawyer's notoriety -- and his noontime trysts with Rock's fiancee -- make the case front page news...and points to Rock as the likely murderer. But trying to prove her friend's innocence couls prove costly to Tess -- and add her name to that infamous ever-growing list.

arcadata · 02-01-2011, 07:02 PM

Triple Town (A Puzzle Strategy Game for Kindle) by Spry Fox is 50% Off until February 13th ($1.99)

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Product Description

Discounted 50% off for a limited time (offer ends February 13th). Triple Town is an original puzzle strategy game in which you try to grow the greatest possible city. The larger the city you build, the more points you score. You build your city by matching three or more game-pieces: combine three grasses to make a flower, three flowers to make a bush, three bushes to make a tree... until you've filled the board with houses, cathedrals and castles. Along the way, you'll have to outwit evil barbarians and wizards who will try to block your progress.

This is a game that can be played for minutes or hours at a time. You'll have to think several turns ahead if you want to avoid inevitable gridlock as unfinished buildings, barbarians and wizards start to pile up. And sometimes, if you're lucky, you'll be helped along by a magical crystal (which combines with anything) or a powerful bomb (which wipes nuisances off the board). But luck won't save you forever!

How large can you grow your dream city before the board fills and the game ends?

arcadata · 02-01-2011, 07:05 PM

I Love You This Much: A Song of God's Love by Lynn Hodges, Sue Buchanan (from ZONDERVAN PUBLISING)

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Synopsis

Share God's love for his children through this moving story about the love between a parent and child. Filled with beautiful illustrations that reflect the soothing melody and gentle words, you and your child will treasure the precious moments shared together with this wonderful story, I Love You This Much.

arcadata · 02-01-2011, 07:06 PM

Vanished by Kristi Holl (from ZONDERVAN PUBLISING)

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Too much to handle?

Twelve-year-old Jeri McKane knew that attending boarding school hundreds of miles from home would be hard, but she never imagined anything like this. Her mom——too busy to even answer Jeri's phone calls and emails——sends the devastating word that she can't make it to Parents' Weekend. Then the school bus carrying Jeri's roommate Rosa mysteriously disappears. A natural sleuth, Jeri knows there are leads to be followed and follows her instincts to discover new dimensions of faith and courage. Can Jeri continue to trust God even in the most confusing of times?

koland · 02-01-2011, 08:57 PM

EA Sudoku, by Electronic Arts Inc., has been discounted to $1.49.

Book Description
Play Sudoku on Kindle - anytime, anywhere.

EA Sudoku contains thousands of built-in puzzles, as well as the ability to enter and play a puzzle from your favorite newspaper or magazine in "Newspaper" mode.

With five difficulty levels from "Easy" to "Insane," Sudoku offers plenty of fun for Sudoku players of all skill levels. Built-in game features let you make "Notes," "Undo" moves, and apply "Error Checking." If you get stuck, you can use the "Hints" feature to fill out a cell for you, or use "AutoFill" to display the notes on all open cells on the game board. You can even track your game stats to see how you progress over time.

koland · 02-01-2011, 09:14 PM

Panda Poet, by Spry Fox, has been discounted to $1.49.

I find this game addictive (and no fair using one of those scrabble cheat web sites to find all the words you can put together with four U's and only two consonants).

Book Description
Discounted 50% off for a limited time (offer ends February 13th). Do you like word games? And pandas?

With Panda Poet you use the letters on the game board to form words. Words formed from letters in open spaces create pandas. Words formed from letters near pandas make existing pandas grow.

The goal is grow the biggest panda possible. You get the highest scores from either creating the biggest possible panda or from forming the longest possible words.

To add to the challenge, each letter is only available for a fixed number of turns. Each time you enter a word, all the letters on the screen come one step closer to expiring. When a letter expires, it is replaced by a skull, which prevents you from growing your pandas in that direction. This makes playing Panda Poet a delicate balancing act: you must consider where a letter is located on the grid and how soon it will expire, not simply spell the longest word you can.

koland · 02-01-2011, 09:24 PM

Hardly Knew Her, by Laura Lippman, is now 99 cents in the US Kindle store. This is the full edition, not the single short story that was in the B&N store. I got this a while back (last time it was this price) and checked my copy - 4,323 locations and the TOC references four parts and numerous contained stories.

Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman has been hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, winning virtually every major award in the genre. The author of the enormously popular series featuring Baltimore P.I. Tess Monaghan as well as three critically lauded stand-alone novels, Lippman now turns her attention to short stories—and reveals another level of mastery.

Lippman sets many of the stories in this sterling anthology, Hardly Knew Her, in familiar territory: her beloved Baltimore, from downtown to its affluent suburbs, where successful businessmen go to shocking lengths to protect what they have or ruthlessly expand their holdings, while dissatisfied wives find murderous ways to escape their lives. But Lippman is also unafraid to travel—to New Orleans, to an unnamed southwestern city, and even to Dublin, the backdrop for the lethal clash of two not-so-innocents abroad. Tess Monaghan is here, in two stories and a profile, aligning herself with various underdogs. And in her extraordinary, never-before-published novella, Scratch a Woman, Lippman takes us deep into the private world of a high-priced call girl/madam and devoted soccer mom, exploring the mystery of what may, in fact, be written in the blood.

Each of these ingenious tales is a gem—sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous, always filled with delightfully unanticipated twists and reversals. For people who have yet to read Lippman, get ready to experience the spellbinding power of "one of today's most pleasing storytellers, hailed for her keen psychological insights and her compelling characterizations," (San Diego Union-Tribune), who has "invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work" (George Pelecanos). As for longtime devotees of her multiple award-winning novels, you'll discover that you hardly know her.

koland · 02-01-2011, 09:29 PM

Update: that didn't last long. Now back up to $1.99...

The text-based adventure game Choice of Broadsides, by Choice of Games, is free in the Kindle store.

Book Description
Choice of Broadsides is a text-based adventure where your choices control the story. On most pages, you'll choose between a set of options, determining which action you will take next as a young and promising naval officer.

If you like gamebooks, you'll love Choice of Broadsides. Its unique approach to interactive fiction allows larger, deeper, and richer stories than traditional gamebooks. Will you discover all of the hidden endings? Will you become an admiral, or will you be court-martialed? When on shore, will you marry for love or for career advantage, or will you leave aside romance and spend your time gambling and dueling? The choice is up to you.

The sails have been hoisted and the guns run out as the enemy ship approaches. Your country is counting on you!

bjones6416 · 02-01-2011, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by koland

The text-based adventure game Choice of Broadsides, by Choice of Games, is free in the Kindle store.

Book Description
Choice of Broadsides is a text-based adventure where your choices control the story. On most pages, you'll choose between a set of options, determining which action you will take next as a young and promising naval officer.

If you like gamebooks, you'll love Choice of Broadsides. Its unique approach to interactive fiction allows larger, deeper, and richer stories than traditional gamebooks. Will you discover all of the hidden endings? Will you become an admiral, or will you be court-martialed? When on shore, will you marry for love or for career advantage, or will you leave aside romance and spend your time gambling and dueling? The choice is up to you.

The sails have been hoisted and the guns run out as the enemy ship approaches. Your country is counting on you!

Not available for U.S. customers, apparently.

koland · 02-01-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

Not available for U.S. customers, apparently.

Should be available, but $1.99 ..... Apparently I caught it as it was being transitioned from 99 cents (it was 99 cents, then unavailable, then free and now I see it as 1.99)

arcadata · 02-01-2011, 10:01 PM

FYI, only for Kindle readers in Canada:

Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, Book 1) by Kim Harrison is free if your Kindle is registered in Canada (it's listed as $7.99 for the US)

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Product Description

All the creatures of the night gather in "the Hollows" of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party ... and to feed.

Vampires rule the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world rife with dangers beyond imagining -- and it’s Rachel Morgan'sjob to keep that world civilized.

A bounty hunter and witch with serious sex appeal and an attitude, she'll bring 'em back alive, dead ... or undead.

bjones6416 · 02-01-2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by koland

Should be available, but $1.99 ..... Apparently I caught it as it was being transitioned from 99 cents (it was 99 cents, then unavailable, then free and now I see it as 1.99)

Yep, it changed -- it shows available now, at $1.99.

arcadata · 02-02-2011, 01:27 AM

Bargain book:

Kimberly Derting's The Body Finder is up for pre-order as a specially priced 'The Body Finder Low Price with Bonus Material' for $1.99

(The kindle book without the bonus material is available for $9.99)

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Product Description

Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world . . . and the imprints that attach to their killers.

Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find dead birds her cat left for her. But now that a serial killer is terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, Violet realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.

Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet find the murderer—and Violet is unnerved by her hope that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer . . . and becoming his prey herself.

About the Author
Kimberly Derting lives in the Pacific Northwest, where the gloomy weather is ideal for writing anything dark or creepy, leading to her debut novel, The Body Finder, and its follow-up, Desires of the Dead.

02-01-2011, 09:14 PM	#8
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Panda Poet, by Spry Fox, has been discounted to $1.49. I find this game addictive (and no fair using one of those scrabble cheat web sites to find all the words you can put together with four U's and only two consonants). Book Description Discounted 50% off for a limited time (offer ends February 13th). Do you like word games? And pandas? With Panda Poet you use the letters on the game board to form words. Words formed from letters in open spaces create pandas. Words formed from letters near pandas make existing pandas grow. The goal is grow the biggest panda possible. You get the highest scores from either creating the biggest possible panda or from forming the longest possible words. To add to the challenge, each letter is only available for a fixed number of turns. Each time you enter a word, all the letters on the screen come one step closer to expiring. When a letter expires, it is replaced by a skull, which prevents you from growing your pandas in that direction. This makes playing Panda Poet a delicate balancing act: you must consider where a letter is located on the grid and how soon it will expire, not simply spell the longest word you can. Last edited by koland; 02-01-2011 at 09:40 PM.

02-01-2011, 09:29 PM	#10
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Update: that didn't last long. Now back up to $1.99... The text-based adventure game Choice of Broadsides, by Choice of Games, is free in the Kindle store. Book Description Choice of Broadsides is a text-based adventure where your choices control the story. On most pages, you'll choose between a set of options, determining which action you will take next as a young and promising naval officer. If you like gamebooks, you'll love Choice of Broadsides. Its unique approach to interactive fiction allows larger, deeper, and richer stories than traditional gamebooks. Will you discover all of the hidden endings? Will you become an admiral, or will you be court-martialed? When on shore, will you marry for love or for career advantage, or will you leave aside romance and spend your time gambling and dueling? The choice is up to you. The sails have been hoisted and the guns run out as the enemy ship approaches. Your country is counting on you! Last edited by koland; 02-01-2011 at 09:48 PM.

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koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - February 2011 It's a new month and there are new freebies. Several from last month are still free, so be sure to check the previous thread, HERE. This is the sticky thread for free and bargain books in the Kindle store for February 2011. Rather than try to update the first post with a list of all the books, which is continually changing, instead new books will be posted at the end of the thread and each month there will be a new thread, letting the old one drop off the top of the forum. Anyone can post to the thread, but there are a few rules: Only books in the kindle store. Yes, I realize that free books elsewhere will often work on the Kindle, but those should be reported in the Deals forum. This list is for those who only get their books from the Kindle store (and there are many who do) and don't want to deal with having to download and transfer books from elsewhere. Do not edit old messages to add new books. Most people read this thread by clicking to see new posts. If you edit old messages, then no one is notified of a new post and often won't see the updates when they click to see new messages. If you need to edit an old message to correct a link or other info (or even want to note a book that is no longer free), that is perfectly ok. No shortened URL's. No one likes to click on a link and end up somewhere that they were not expecting and few of the URL shorteners allow you to set up a preview mode so that you get a chance to see the destination first. So, use the full URL in your posting (yes, you can still just post a link on the title, but with the full URL, everyone can look at the status line or use Copy Shortcut to see where they will go before the new site opens). No author self-promotions (unless your book is free in the Kindle store) or self-published books. If you are a Kindle author and posting another's work, it should be either a non-self-published book or one that you've read to the end and would not feel embarrassed to recommend to your mother, closest friends and priest/minister (assuming they read the same genre). In other words, the writing is exceptional (no misspellings or substituted words, grammar rules obeyed formatting that looks good on the Kindle screen). It isn't that we don't want you to post, but author self-promotions can overwhelm the list and a special child forum in the Deals and Bargains section has been provided for this purpose. No excerpts or sample chapters (business minis are ok, so long as they are not just samples of another book) Please indicate the price of any book that is not being offered free. You don't have to say "free" if one is, but it would be nice if you include that in the message. The maximum price for bargains is a bit flexible, but generally under $2 and nothing over $5, unless it is a volume that contains several titles in one and the total price per book puts it into the bargain realm or the digital price is below 25% of the list print price and 50% of the digital list price; this lets you include high priced reference books or cookbooks that are extremely heavily discounted, for one reason or another (but, let's not include books that Amazon has at $9.99 all the time, ok?). If you see the genre of a book and it isn't clear from the book description that you post, please include it; conversely, if someone leaves this off, don't post to berate them, but you can post to include that info for others. If you are posting a book that is free in the UK Amazon store, please say so. Also, if you do not have your current location set in your profile (below your name, it shows next to all of your posts), then add that to your post (as it "this is free here in Canada"). To all: please note that whether or not a book is free in a country other than the one a person is logged into is not easily discovered. The person who posts often has no way to determine that you will pay a different amount if you are in a different country. Also, prices at Amazon can change minute to minute and freebies can last as little as an hour (possibly less), so always check the price before one-clicking. If you discover that a book costs more (other than the "standard" $2+VAT international fee Amazon often takes onto books outside the US), you may leave a single comment with the country and price/restriction (for example: "This book costs $9.99 in the UK" or "Not available in Canada"). Try to keep chit-chat to a minimum. That will keep notifications of a new message in the thread down to (generally) only when a new book has been posted, making the thread more useful for all. If you agree or disagree with the rules, have more to be added, etc, please send me a private message, rather than replying here. I'll discuss it with the moderators and we'll modify as needed. Last edited by koland; 02-10-2011 at 03:04 PM.

02-01-2011, 05:01 PM	#2
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Here are all the current freebies that are actually "books" (self-contained, at least a short story or novella), arranged by genre. The list can change at any time (one freebie posted this morning was already back to full price by evening), so always check the current price before clicking to purchase. Mystery / Thriller / Suspense / Miscellaneous Wading Home The Sculptor Murder A' La Mode Imaginary Jesus Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire The n00b Warriors Honeymooning: A Cypress Hollow Yarn Short Story with Bonus Material The Hunters: A Novella The Blood That Bonds Cat Calls The Middle Passage The Backstory to Think Twice Serial Crossing the Line Boob Tube Whirl of the Wheel Get Some Quiet As They Come (Free Story for Kindle) When Night Falls Tumor Chapter 1 Fantasy and Science Fiction Dreaming Anastasia Origins (Spinward Fringe) Soul Identity Shatter (The Children of Man) Septimus Heap, Book One: Magyk Free with Bonus Material Girls to the Rescue Book #1: Tales of Clever Courageous Girls from Around the World Origin Scroll Spy Killer Travellers' Rest Necromancer: A Novella Dead Drop: A Lawson Vampire Bonus Story Remedial Magic Beasts and BFFs Retro Demonology Reaper The New World Chapter 15.5 Bright of the Sky (Book 1 of The Entire and the Rose) Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #1: Precipice Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #2: Skyborn Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #4: Savior Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #5: Purgatory The Wild's Call Eros, Philia, Agape: A Tor.Com Original A Memory of Wind: A Tor.Com Original First Flight: A Tor.Com Original Overtime: A Tor.Com Original Swashbuckling Fantasy: 10 Thrilling Tales of Magical Adventure Romance Love at First Flight Just Right: The Bradfords, Book 1 Hara's Legacy: Resonance Mates, Book 1 Lydia Bennet's Story Love, Unexpectedly From Bad Boys Ahoy!: Lucien's Gamble, A Novella Slow Ride: A Rough Riders story Arousing Love Catching Caroline A Santangelo Story I Thought It Was You: Grimm's Circle, Book 2.5 Seducing Jane Porter Colters' Wife Sheltering Hearts The Bride's Baby Speed Dating A Very Special Delivery Homespun Bride Once a Cowboy Baby Bonanza Kiss Me Deadly Slow Hands Irresistible Forces Dancing in the Moonlight Hide in Plain Sight Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch Non-Fiction Master the ASVAB--ASVAB Subject Review Master the SAT: The Writing Process and the SAT Essay Green Careers in Energy The Career Survival Kit (Collection) The Truth About Negotiations Nelson Mandela's Leadership Lessons Psych Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build Your Financial Life Ultimate Word Success Master the SAT: Multiple-Choice Math Strategies Master the SAT: Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses--Practice Test 1 Master the SAT: Geometry Review Master the ASVAB--Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses (Practice Test 1) Master the Real Estate License Exams Beer Is Proof God Loves Us: Reaching for the Soul of Beer and Brewing Nutrition Diva's 5 Secrets for Aging Well Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting Start to Love Not Smoking Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Meatloaf Recipes Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Mac & Cheese Recipes The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook Presents: A Magical Christmas Menu The Rules of Chess Money Girl's Smart Moves to Deal with Your Debt 25 Language Phrasebook Acupressure Guide For Relieving Hangovers Periodic Table of the Chemical Elements (Mendeleev's Table) Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011 Democratizing Innovation Economic Report of the President Publish on Amazon Kindle with Kindle Direct Publishing Textbooks CK-12 21st Century Physics CK-12 Advanced Probability and Statistics CK-12 Biology I - Honors CK-12 Calculus CK-12 Chemistry CK-12 Earth Science CK-12 Engineering: An Introduction for High School CK-12 Geometry CK-12 Life Science CK-12 People's Physics Book Version 2 CK-12 Trigonometry Religious/Christian Fiction and Non-Fiction Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land Candle in the Darkness A Promise to Remember Talk of the Town The Choice (Lancaster County Secrets, Book 1) Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community (Resources for Reconciliation) [ After the Leaves Fall Listen The One Year Book of Devotions for Couples Just As I Am (Just As I Am Series #1) Craving God The Apothecary's Daughter Light of Eidon Fools Rush In Daughter of Joy Danger in the Shadows The Holy Bible: HCSB Digital Text Edition Stuck in the Middle (Sister-to-Sister, Book 1) Invisible (Ivy Malone Mystery Series #1) The Holy Bible English Standard Version (ESV) Relentless (Dominion Trilogy #1) Autobiography of a Yogi (Reprint of Original 1946 Edition) Games Jumble, 3 Free Puzzles Blackjack Mine Sweeper Every Word Shuffled Row Word Morph Volume 1 Erotica Spirit Lift An Unwanted Hunger All in Time Nocked for a Loop Eland Spirit's Release Erotique Take Me Peak Energy Danu, The Return Desire in the Dark Not Just an Orgy Better Late Than Never Door Prize Hot Moon Rising Maui Heat Scoring Lap Dance Master's Thief Hot for the Reunion Haunted by the Past Playing Hardball His Voice, His Command Shapeshifter's Craving Kayla's Birthday Present The Bad Widow Her Very Special Robot Hunting Evander Outlaw Lovers Dossier Seychelles Sunset Larkspur Reaper's Justice Tessa's Ambassador Interlude in Pearl Thrill of the Hunt First Taste Tween Hopeful and Hopeless Waiting at Eros The Next Big Thing Goodbye Blues, Hello Love Red Satin Stakeout for Love Unexpected Comfort Message for Minerva Christmas ScandalNot! Just Like Old Times Song of the Swan UK Kindle Store Turn your sales force into profit heroes: How to Unlock Your Team's Inner Strength Instant MBA: Think, Perform and Earn Like a Top Business School Graduate The Shadow Project Uprising (Vampire Federation) William Walker's First Year of Marriage A Lesson in Passion The Lazy Project Manager The First Completely Electronic Robot and Science Fiction Limerick Book Children's Bible Stories - Noah's Ark Painless The Book of Biff #1 Target Practice 50 Reasons to Say Goodbye Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload Sudden Death The Golden Acorn Surfing the long summer The New World Change, bring it on Last edited by koland; 02-01-2011 at 08:50 PM.

02-01-2011, 08:57 PM	#7
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	EA Sudoku, by Electronic Arts Inc., has been discounted to $1.49. Book Description Play Sudoku on Kindle - anytime, anywhere. EA Sudoku contains thousands of built-in puzzles, as well as the ability to enter and play a puzzle from your favorite newspaper or magazine in "Newspaper" mode. With five difficulty levels from "Easy" to "Insane," Sudoku offers plenty of fun for Sudoku players of all skill levels. Built-in game features let you make "Notes," "Undo" moves, and apply "Error Checking." If you get stuck, you can use the "Hints" feature to fill out a cell for you, or use "AutoFill" to display the notes on all open cells on the game board. You can even track your game stats to see how you progress over time.

02-01-2011, 09:24 PM	#9
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Hardly Knew Her, by Laura Lippman, is now 99 cents in the US Kindle store. This is the full edition, not the single short story that was in the B&N store. I got this a while back (last time it was this price) and checked my copy - 4,323 locations and the TOC references four parts and numerous contained stories. Book Description New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman has been hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, winning virtually every major award in the genre. The author of the enormously popular series featuring Baltimore P.I. Tess Monaghan as well as three critically lauded stand-alone novels, Lippman now turns her attention to short stories—and reveals another level of mastery. Lippman sets many of the stories in this sterling anthology, Hardly Knew Her, in familiar territory: her beloved Baltimore, from downtown to its affluent suburbs, where successful businessmen go to shocking lengths to protect what they have or ruthlessly expand their holdings, while dissatisfied wives find murderous ways to escape their lives. But Lippman is also unafraid to travel—to New Orleans, to an unnamed southwestern city, and even to Dublin, the backdrop for the lethal clash of two not-so-innocents abroad. Tess Monaghan is here, in two stories and a profile, aligning herself with various underdogs. And in her extraordinary, never-before-published novella, Scratch a Woman, Lippman takes us deep into the private world of a high-priced call girl/madam and devoted soccer mom, exploring the mystery of what may, in fact, be written in the blood. Each of these ingenious tales is a gem—sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous, always filled with delightfully unanticipated twists and reversals. For people who have yet to read Lippman, get ready to experience the spellbinding power of "one of today's most pleasing storytellers, hailed for her keen psychological insights and her compelling characterizations," (San Diego Union-Tribune), who has "invigorated the crime fiction arena with smart, innovative, and exciting work" (George Pelecanos). As for longtime devotees of her multiple award-winning novels, you'll discover that you hardly know her.

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