Ann in Arlington
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« Reply #75 on: July 23, 2009, 11:42:34 AM » |
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I hate it when Amazon puts out samples as "free books" (like they've done a few times in the past with those hokey "inspirational" books). What's the point?
Just guessing that's some publisher's bright idea. . . .but I don't really know. If I bought a book and then found out it was just a sample I'd demand money back. . . . .even if it was longer than 7 days. . . .that's just wrong! At least this one is clearly marked. |
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« Reply #76 on: July 23, 2009, 11:57:29 AM » |
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Isn't there an initial $0.99 charge for posting on Amazon? Maybe it's related to that? But I agree - charging for samples is just wrong.  |
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« Reply #77 on: July 23, 2009, 01:16:20 PM » |
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I just want to add that Paranoia is a really good read. I might never have found it in a brick and mortar bookstore, but I search Amazon's top Kindle sellers frequently. The $0.00 are often on that list. I am guessing that I'm not the only gadget geek around here, so I thought I would let you know that Paranoia is also available as an audio book from iTunes, and it is FREE this week. Mad |
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« Reply #78 on: July 23, 2009, 06:22:27 PM » |
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I'm coming into this thread late, but FYI Tom Reynolds' two books about working as an EMT on a London ambulance are both available at Manybooks.net in Kindle format. Reynolds fans might be interested in his blog at http://randomreality.blogware.com/ |
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« Reply #79 on: July 23, 2009, 07:15:58 PM » |
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I'm coming into this thread late, but FYI Tom Reynolds' two books about working as an EMT on a London ambulance are both available at Manybooks.net in Kindle format. Reynolds fans might be interested in his blog at http://randomreality.blogware.com/Thanks, arkay8! Now there are a few less books I have to convert. Here are a couple of direct links: Blood, Sweat & TeaMore Blood, More Sweat, and Another Cup of Tea |
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« Reply #80 on: July 23, 2009, 07:29:58 PM » |
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Thanks! I've been wanting these, but I hate converting PDFs since they're never perfect, so I'm glad to finally have them in PRC/Mobi format. |
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« Reply #81 on: July 25, 2009, 11:22:10 AM » |
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Nice! Plugged my kindle 2 into the laptop and downloaded direct to K2!
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« Reply #82 on: July 26, 2009, 06:15:40 AM » |
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Got this in an e-mail from Jungle-Search:  Product DescriptionHow many times can one man die? To professional assassin Joe, life is cheap, and crash researcher Anna just another hit. Until his own unplanned car crash changes everything. Dr. Anna Baird, dedicated to the point of obsession, suddenly finds her state-of-the-art crash test dummy haunted by a weird and exciting stranger-who seems doomed to repeatedly experience the fate he-d intended for Anna. Lost in a reality only he and Anna inhabit, Joe finds himself falling in love with his intended victim, and ultimately fighting to save her life-because whoever hired him still wants her dead. Warning: This title contains explicit sex, occasional bad language and extreme violence perpetrated against crash test dummies. ____ LOL at the "warning." I love it when one of these authors published by that demon sex den Samhain Publishing gets creative.  Dead Man's Rain was another one with a funny "warning." |
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« Reply #83 on: July 26, 2009, 07:53:15 AM » |
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Nice! Plugged my kindle 2 into the laptop and downloaded direct to K2!
When yuo did this, did the title come out all convoluted (it was when I dl'd it to my desktop) |
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« Reply #84 on: July 26, 2009, 04:25:32 PM » |
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Got another Jungle-Search e-mail: Tumor Chapter 1At first I thought it was another one of those cheesy free samples, and while I don't know for sure, my research indicates that this is actually a 24-page first issue of a comic book. If you search for the authors on Amazon, this is the only version of Tumor available, leading me to believe that it's not in fact a sample. Again, I have not tried downloading it yet, so I don't know anything for sure and have no idea how it looks on the Kindle. This page has more information: http://www.tumorthecomic.com/If anyone downloads this, let us know more about it. EDIT: I've downloaded it and it looks very decent on K1. It does appear to be a full issue, as others have indicated. So it's safe to get. |
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« Reply #85 on: July 26, 2009, 06:12:26 PM » |
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I might give it a try to see how or if it works on my K2, since it is 'optimized for the DX.' Thanks for the info, CS.
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« Reply #86 on: July 26, 2009, 06:30:09 PM » |
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I took one for the team Looks like it's going to be a serialized comic. At the end it says chapter 2 will be available July 27. So, not exactly a sample, but kinda. |
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« Reply #87 on: July 26, 2009, 06:36:40 PM » |
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I took one for the team Looks like it's going to be a serialized comic. At the end it says chapter 2 will be available July 27. So, not exactly a sample, but kinda. How does it look on the Kindle? (Do you have a K1, K2, or DX, BTW?) And is it a complete story, or does it end with a cliffhanger? I realize it's a series, but I want at least some closure if I never get another issue. |
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« Reply #88 on: July 26, 2009, 06:41:16 PM » |
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It looks alright, although you need to use the 'zoom' feature to really see the artwork and read the type. It's still worth checking out.
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« Reply #89 on: July 27, 2009, 07:21:40 AM » |
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Looks great on the DX. Landscape is actually smaller, as you get two panels/page.
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« Reply #90 on: July 27, 2009, 10:34:31 AM » |
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How does it look on the Kindle? (Do you have a K1, K2, or DX, BTW?) And is it a complete story, or does it end with a cliffhanger? I realize it's a series, but I want at least some closure if I never get another issue.
Oh, sorry, meant to mention that. With 20-20 (corrected) vision, I can just make it out on my K2 without zooming. And no real closure. It's kind of like some of those comics in the paper that tell a long, drawn-out story a couple of frames at a time. |
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« Reply #91 on: July 27, 2009, 01:35:43 PM » |
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Oh, sorry, meant to mention that. With 20-20 (corrected) vision, I can just make it out on my K2 without zooming. And no real closure. It's kind of like some of those comics in the paper that tell a long, drawn-out story a couple of frames at a time.
Just downloaded into my K1 and it appears OK. I use the smallest font for the K1 and I can read it fine. Hope this helps. ebc |
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« Reply #92 on: July 27, 2009, 01:38:38 PM » |
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This one looks good.  Melissa |
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« Reply #93 on: July 27, 2009, 03:38:49 PM » |
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This one looks good. Well, poot, I already bought that one in January when it was "on sale"! I did get some use out of it already, though, by letting my nephew read it at church while we were rehearsing. FWIW, it seems like a great YA series; my nephew really liked it. |
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« Reply #94 on: July 27, 2009, 04:08:11 PM » |
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FYI: This series is immensly popular with the 12-15 year old's and up. My 12 yo son LOVED each of these books and blew through the first 3 in about 4 or 5 days. He couldn't put it down. I have not read them yet, but picked up this one to start them out. All of his friends have read them as well. |
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« Reply #95 on: July 28, 2009, 08:18:28 AM » |
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I've read the first 3. They are fun reads, especially for the YA age group.
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« Reply #96 on: July 28, 2009, 11:06:09 AM » |
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When yuo did this, did the title come out all convoluted (it was when I dl'd it to my desktop)
When yuo did this, did the title come out all convoluted (it was when I dl'd it to my desktop)
Not the title, but for Blood, Sweat & Tea, the author name doesn't show, while for More Blood, More Sweat, the author name does show. |
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« Reply #97 on: July 28, 2009, 11:07:19 AM » |
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I picked up Maximum Ride too.. saw it advertised on the Kindle Daily blog on the Kindle store page.
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« Reply #98 on: July 28, 2009, 04:21:45 PM » |
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As part of The Romance Studio's Summer 2009 event, they have a free reads page with 161 free downloads listed. http://theromancestudio.com/summer2009/freeebooks.phpSome of the links will take you directly to the story and other links will take you the author's website where you can find the download. |
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« Reply #99 on: July 29, 2009, 09:44:18 AM » |
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As part of The Romance Studio's Summer 2009 event, they have a free reads page with 161 free downloads listed. http://theromancestudio.com/summer2009/freeebooks.phpSome of the links will take you directly to the story and other links will take you the author's website where you can find the download. These don't appear to be actual free *books*, but partials. 8-( |
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