Kaplan Publishing is giving away free eBooks starting 1/4

Hyperion12 · 01-03-2011, 05:51 PM

Starting January 4th, Kaplan Publishing will be giving away free eBooks!

Visit www.FreeKaplaneBooks.com and register!

Totally legit!! Check it out!

Drew H.

Ivy · 01-03-2011, 06:39 PM

Thanks for the tip, will check it out again tomorrow

Hyperion12 · 01-04-2011, 03:28 PM

Did u get some!? I did!! :-)

frolic · 01-04-2011, 05:00 PM

Thanks for the heads-up! I downloaded a few dozen!

Also, no need to register unless you want to win the prizes they're offering.

Ivy · 01-04-2011, 05:38 PM

Yup, I got some.

icewyche · 01-05-2011, 12:06 AM

Heh...I just grabbed 40. Granted I will probably never go back to college, but maybe I can do a little MBA self-study.

Hyperion12 · 01-05-2011, 04:16 PM

The server was down this morning, but now it's up and running again.
Glad my tip worked!!!

Bookworm_Girl · 01-05-2011, 08:46 PM

If anyone is wondering why Kaplan is giving away so many ebooks (like I was), then here is their official press release.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...112861849.html

The promotional books are available through the Sony Reader Store. If you have a 950, then you can download them wirelessly.

SeaBookGuy · 01-05-2011, 08:50 PM

As an aside, not completely O/T, when I went to take the GMAT, the system shut down (crashed) for all of us when we hit ENTER after the initial written essay section!

All the poor Sylvan site proctors could do was assure us that we would be re-scheduled "at no additional cost".

Bookworm_Girl · 01-05-2011, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

As an aside, not completely O/T, when I went to take the GMAT, the system shut down (crashed) for all of us when we hit ENTER after initial the written essay section!

All the poor Sylvan site proctors could do was assure us that we would be re-scheduled "at no additional cost".

Yikes! Makes you miss the old days when all you needed was a sharpened No 2 Pencil!

Ken Irving · 01-10-2011, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyperion12

Starting January 4th, Kaplan Publishing will be giving away free eBooks!

Visit www.FreeKaplaneBooks.com and register!

Totally legit!! Check it out!

Drew H.

Really. I went in and "purchased" maybe as many as 20 of these on the first day of the promotion. This evening I discovered that they had charged me for about half of those, almost wiping out my $100 birthday gift ecard. When I called the 800 number, after about 10 minutes of up and down and back and forth, the guy on the phone said he couldn't pull up the first order number I gave him and would turn it over to his supervisor and someone would get back to me. I told him that in that case I was going to give him ALL of the order numbers. He put me on hold and came back and said yes, these were supposed to be free and they would reverse everything. Now I'm waiting to a) see if they actually get around to it, and b) restore the money to my gift card balance rather than trying to do something slow like sending me a check or something dumb like trying to "restore" it to my credit card, which was not charged.

This kind of thing (which is not the only problem this household has had with B&N in the last two months) shows that despite their Nook triumphs, their real problem is the mess their online order system is in. Until they fix that, they're just going to be a great big third-world book dealer, and no real competition for Amazon. Still happy with my Nook though.

Bookworm_Girl · 01-10-2011, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Irving

Really. I went in and "purchased" maybe as many as 20 of these on the first day of the promotion. This evening I discovered that they had charged me for about half of those, almost wiping out my $100 birthday gift ecard. When I called the 800 number, after about 10 minutes of up and down and back and forth, the guy on the phone said he couldn't pull up the first order number I gave him and would turn it over to his supervisor and someone would get back to me. I told him that in that case I was going to give him ALL of the order numbers. He put me on hold and came back and said yes, these were supposed to be free and they would reverse everything. Now I'm waiting to a) see if they actually get around to it, and b) restore the money to my gift card balance rather than trying to do something slow like sending me a check or something dumb like trying to "restore" it to my credit card, which was not charged.

This kind of thing (which is not the only problem this household has had with B&N in the last two months) shows that despite their Nook triumphs, their real problem is the mess their online order system is in. Until they fix that, they're just going to be a great big third-world book dealer, and no real competition for Amazon. Still happy with my Nook though.

Hi, Ken. I would be angry and frustrated if that happened too. You might want to pop into this thread link on the B&N forum where other people are also venting on the same issue. B&N seems to have had a major meltdown in their system over the holidays. Some people like you are being retroactively charged for free books. Others have had the opposite problem of not being charged for purchases. Some have had their credit cards declined. Hopefully B&N resolves their issues soon.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...73#post1327173

Hyperion12 · 01-12-2011, 02:11 PM

I'm sorry to hear that as well Ken! I certainly did not hope to lead you into this sort of thing. All the Kaplan eBooks I downloaded on my Sony reader were free.

If the problem was on the Kaplan side of things, I would be very upset that I offered a bad tip! Whew!

starrlamia · 01-12-2011, 03:08 PM

they are all "unavailable" for me

i managed to get 1 from amazon, but if anyone could get Labor of Love for me it would be appreciated

Since they're free I cant imagine it would be a problem?

edited to say I got it thanks

Hyperion12 · 01-12-2011, 05:25 PM

I recommend "Unbillable Hours" and "Angel of Death Row."

01-03-2011, 05:51 PM	#1
Hyperion12 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 70 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony e-reader	Kaplan Publishing is giving away free eBooks starting 1/4 Starting January 4th, Kaplan Publishing will be giving away free eBooks! Visit www.FreeKaplaneBooks.com and register! Totally legit!! Check it out! Drew H.

01-04-2011, 05:00 PM	#4
frolic Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony Reader PRS-600	Thanks for the heads-up! I downloaded a few dozen! Also, no need to register unless you want to win the prizes they're offering. Last edited by frolic; 01-04-2011 at 05:28 PM.

01-05-2011, 08:50 PM	#9
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	As an aside, not completely O/T, when I went to take the GMAT, the system shut down (crashed) for all of us when we hit ENTER after the initial written essay section! All the poor Sylvan site proctors could do was assure us that we would be re-scheduled "at no additional cost". Last edited by SeaBookGuy; 01-05-2011 at 11:06 PM.

01-12-2011, 03:08 PM	#14
starrlamia Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario Canada Device: Sony PRS-650, PB 16g	they are all "unavailable" for me i managed to get 1 from amazon, but if anyone could get Labor of Love for me it would be appreciated Since they're free I cant imagine it would be a problem? edited to say I got it thanks Last edited by starrlamia; 01-12-2011 at 10:34 PM.

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01-03-2011, 06:39 PM	#2
Ivy Sometimes I purr. Posts: 252 Karma: 5979384 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle	Thanks for the tip, will check it out again tomorrow

01-04-2011, 03:28 PM	#3
Hyperion12 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 70 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony e-reader	Did u get some!? I did!! :-)

01-04-2011, 05:38 PM	#5
Ivy Sometimes I purr. Posts: 252 Karma: 5979384 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle	Yup, I got some.

01-05-2011, 12:06 AM	#6
icewyche Dark Queen of Bibliomanes Posts: 47 Karma: 86 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	Heh...I just grabbed 40. Granted I will probably never go back to college, but maybe I can do a little MBA self-study.

01-05-2011, 04:16 PM	#7
Hyperion12 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 70 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony e-reader	The server was down this morning, but now it's up and running again. Glad my tip worked!!!

01-05-2011, 08:46 PM	#8
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	If anyone is wondering why Kaplan is giving away so many ebooks (like I was), then here is their official press release. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...112861849.html The promotional books are available through the Sony Reader Store. If you have a 950, then you can download them wirelessly.

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Hyperion12 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 70 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony e-reader	I'm sorry to hear that as well Ken! I certainly did not hope to lead you into this sort of thing. All the Kaplan eBooks I downloaded on my Sony reader were free. If the problem was on the Kaplan side of things, I would be very upset that I offered a bad tip! Whew!

01-12-2011, 05:25 PM	#15
Hyperion12 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 70 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony e-reader	I recommend "Unbillable Hours" and "Angel of Death Row."

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