Free Book Finds: November 2009

[worktolive]

Just a warning, posted from Amazon's review -- 'Erotica is fantasy, but it rarely gets as fantastic as this. After nine novels featuring Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter (Obsidian Butterfly, etc.), Hamilton launches a sizzling new series that blends supernatural fantasy with detective adventure and hot sex.'

I just read the book (courtesy of the free download). After a bit of a slow start, I tore through the rest of the book and have already purchased the second. To me, it seemed like there's a lot less sex in it than in quite a few of the other PNRs that I've read. I can only think of about 5 or 6 sex scenes in the whole 500 or so page book, but (and this is a big but) each one of those scenes involves the lead character having sex with a different partner.

If you don't like books where the heroine has multiple sex partners, you probably won't like this book, but if that doesn't bother you, I'd recommend it, especially since it is free.

[d.rose]

I've  tried searching in Amazon using this link ..

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=%240.00&x=15&y=24

most of the books are free.. I ever bookmarked it

Happy reading!!

[koland]

A couple from the bargain amazon books, links to free versions:

The Midnight Queen by May Agnes Fleming
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53376
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2950

The Golf Course Mystery by Chester K. Steele
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20422
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1495

[esper_d]

Has anyone done this? (didn't see it posted and there's no image in link maker)
http://www.amazon.com/Sudoku-Interactive-Puzzles-Kindle-Games/dp/B002UPVVXI/ref=pd_ts_kinc_18?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text
Oops! $0.01!

[MikeD]

"Makers", the latest by Cory Doctorow, is available for free on his site. He does ask that you buy the book or donate a copy to a worthy cause if you like it, but it is a free download. He is also providing this book free via serialization on the TOR site.

About the book:

Perry and Lester invent things—seashell robots that make toast, Boogie Woogie Elmo dolls that drive cars. They also invent entirely new economic systems, like the “New Work,” a New Deal for the technological era. Barefoot bankers cross the nation, microinvesting in high-tech communal mini-startups like Perry and Lester’s. Together, they transform the country, and Andrea Fleeks, a journo-turned-blogger, is there to document it.

Then it slides into collapse. The New Work bust puts the dot.combomb to shame. Perry and Lester build a network of interactive rides in abandoned Wal-Marts across the land. As their rides, which commemorate the New Work’s glory days, gain in popularity, a rogue Disney executive grows jealous, and convinces the police that Perry and Lester’s 3D printers are being used to run off AK-47s.

Hordes of goths descend on the shantytown built by the New Workers, joining the cult. Lawsuits multiply as venture capitalists take on a new investment strategy: backing litigation against companies like Disney. Lester and Perry’s friendship falls to pieces when Lester gets the ‘fatkins’ treatment, turning him into a sybaritic gigolo.

Then things get really interesting.

"Makers" by Cory Doctorow

Scroll down to find the download link for the Kindle version. (edit: The .mobi version is a much better copy than the .azw version. It is more compact and has an active TOC along with better formatting. But both will work on your Kindle.)

All of his books are available in this fashion here.

[LisaW.]

Six new free books in the Kindle store today, all with a somewhat religious theme.
      

     

[luv4kitties]

I was browsing on Amazon tonight and came across this freebie.  I thought I'd post it for those who enjoy Romances.     



Oh...just as fair notice for those who might want to know, there is a warning about explicit sex and graphic language.

[12]

FREE!!  This one looks good!


Here's a review

In this riveting thriller, the first of a planned trilogy, James (Story) introduces FBI agent Patrick Bowers. His professional specialty is environmental criminology, which attempts to track lawbreakers by analyzing the significance of the time and place at which the crime occurred. When corpses of young women start turning up near Asheville, N.C., Bowers is called in. The killer's MO is to tie a yellow ribbon in his victims' hair and leave a chess piece somewhere on the scene. Bowers begins to suspect that the governor of North Carolina, rumored to be the next Republican presidential contender, is somehow connected to the murders, and that a cult with links to Jonestown might also be involved. Making matters trickier, the special agent supervising Bowers turns out to be a longtime colleague with whom Bowers has some bad blood. Bowers, a recent widower with a surly teenage stepdaughter to raise, tries to keep his grief and parental confusion at bay so that he can focus on the case as the killer targets more innocent women. Christian faith makes a subtle appearance in the story and appears to be a theme that will be developed in future installments. A gripping plot and brisk pacing will win James some fans eager for his next offering.

[Ann in Arlington]

OOOHHHH... .That does look good!  Thanks. . . .

(Note, the more negative reviews cite graphic violence and gore. . . . . .)

[12]

Heres another FREE book.

It looks like it as a short book about teenage (girls) anorexia/bulimia, depression and Spirituality?

Doesn't appeal to me but maybe it will to others here/out there. Might be a good book for daughters to read since it looks like it deals with issues like teenage girls' negative self body image.

[rickschick]

Ok---I didn't see this book in this thread and found it when I checked out getting another book recommended here:
--added image link.  Betsy

Timely book about the holidays:
Product Description
Nativity, Missouri, is in trouble.-

-When the small town is bypassed by the newly constructed highway, it loses its much-needed holiday traffic-threatening not only the town-s financial survival, but its very heart and soul.

-Outside consultant Jake Brisco threatens everything the community loves about Christmas with his budget-slashing solutions.- Nothing is sacred-not even the traditional town Christmas tree. Long-time resident Roni Elliot knows some sacrifices have to be made, but can-t let go of the customs and traditions that have marked her holidays since childhood.- The decorations and customary activities have always generated vitality and joy throughout the whole season in Nativity.-

-Though their priorities and methods clash, Roni and Jake want the same thing-prosperity for the town.- As the two get to know each other and become close, each begins to gain a new perspective on what the real wealth of Nativity-and the season-might be.-

-The Christmas Lamp takes an honest look into the issues and concerns we all face and sheds light on the real origins of Christmas spirit.



I didn't know how to post the cover or I would have.

Thanks!  

[MikeD]

Lots of good freebies here at Nightshade books. Includes the novels "Butcher Bird" by Richard Kadrey and "Grey" by Jon Armstrong. Several novellas and short stories by authors such as Ted Chiang and Walter Jon Williams are available as well. All but one short story are available in DRM free mobipocket form and can be read natively on the Kindle. Use the link above to get to all of the freebies.

Spyder Lee is a happy man who lives in San Francisco and owns a tattoo shop. One night an angry demon tries to bite his head off before he's saved by a stranger. The demon infected Spyder with something awful - the truth. He can suddenly see the world as it really is: full of angels and demons and monsters and monster-hunters. A world full of black magic and mysteries. These are the Dominions, parallel worlds full of wonder, beauty and horror. The Black Clerks, infinitely old and infinitely powerful beings whose job it is to keep the Dominions in balance, seem to have new interests and a whole new agenda. Dropped into the middle of a conflict between the Black Clerks and other forces he doesn't fully understand, Spyder finds himself looking for a magic book with the blind swordswoman who saved him. Their journey will take them from deserts to lush palaces, to underground caverns, to the heart of Hell itself.

High fashion, corporate malfeasance, celebrity culture, and an obsessed media collide with exuberant violence and volatile intensity in Grey, the explosive debut novel by newcomer Jon Armstrong.

For Michael Rivers, life is perfect. Michael has everything; tall, handsome, and famous, he is worshipped by billions of fans around the globe. He is wealthy beyond measure, the heir apparent to RiverGroup, one of the handful of high-tech corporations that controls the world. He is fashionable, setting trends with his wardrobe of immaculate designer suits, each a unique and celebrated work of art. And Michael is in love, perfect love, sharing a private language based entirely on quotes from the latest fashion magazine advertisements, with Nora, his beautiful, witty, and equally perfect fiancee, the only woman with whom he can see surgically-altered monochromatic eye to eye.

When an assassin's bullets pierce Michael's body before the unblinking eyes of cameras, reporters, and viewers at a press junket, everything changes, forcing Michael to question everything about his previously perfect world. Illusions shattered and forcibly separated from Nora, Michael seeks to uncover the reasons behind the attempted assassination, embarking on a quest that leads him to question his relationships with his loud, pro-fane, and narcissistically Ultra father; his estranged mother; and the perilous, contaminated, neo-feudalistic world that lies beyond the safe and protected bubble of corporate family life.

Michael must delve deep into his past, finding that all paths he uncovers seem to lead to the now-closed PartyHaus, and to a time when he was the golden boy, dancing furiously to the beat of notorious all-night Rage parties thrown by his father.

[dnagirl]

New free one today!

[Tabby]

***Warning, this title contains: Explicit sex, graphic language.***

[webhill]

The Hunters is another Amazon freebie (Thanks to some great help by intinst, my post now has a spiffy link!).  The description says it's a novella.

Yeah, the description calls it a novella, and the reviews call it a sample pretending to be a free book. FWIW

[dnagirl]

These Don Brown books currently all free.

[Betsy the Quilter]

The books dnagirl posted are a series. (Thanks dnagirl!) She has them in series order, confirmed by www.fantasticfiction.co.uk (great site for series order, see also our Book Lovers' Links sticky in the Book Corner board)

Navy Justice
1. Treason (2005)
2. Hostage (2005)
3. Defiance (2007)
4. Black Sea Affair (2008) (For some reason they list this separately but it has the same main character, as far as I can tell.

Betsy

[12]

I just found this one on the Kindle bestsellers list ( #19 on the list right now)...

Halley's Bible Handbook with the New International Version by Henry H. Halley




FREE

[Edward C. Patterson]

I've come across a number of FREE oldies but Goodies relating to my field of discipline - Sinology. This is one of the best:

Eberhard's  History of China (3rd edition, expanded).

http://www.amazon.com/history-China-rev-enl-ebook/dp/B000JQU5KK/

Edward C. Patterson

[AppleHeart]

I was over at Smashwords.com and found these 5 freebies by Dave Conifer. I haven't read any of his works but they appear interesting.
First 3 are YA and last 2 are prolly general/adult?

Don't know how to make active links so C&P to browser:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5989
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5990
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5994
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6019
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5991

He's a KB author-member, I think...? Apologies if these have already been posted.

ebc

[knowldgfrk]

Heres another FREE book.

It looks like it as a short book about teenage (girls) anorexia/bulimia, depression and Spirituality?

Doesn't appeal to me but maybe it will to others here/out there. Might be a good book for daughters to read since it looks like it deals with issues like teenage girls' negative self body image.

current cost is 9.35

[bellapixie]

I can't get the link maker to work but

House Of Danger (Choose Your Own Adventure #6)


With Extreme Pleasure


A Catered Birthday Party


Immortal: Book 3

[Betsy the Quilter]

Folks, I've moved the discussion of the Create Your Own Adventure series (except the Freebie notice) to the separate thread already discussing it.  Thanks! 
http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,15523.msg302422.html#msg302422

Betsy

[angel_b]

"Makers", the latest by Cory Doctorow, is available for free on his site. He does ask that you buy the book or donate a copy to a worthy cause if you like it, but it is a free download. He is also providing this book free via serialization on the TOR site.

About the book:


"Makers" by Cory Doctorow

Scroll down to find the download link for the Kindle version. (edit: The .mobi version is a much better copy than the .azw version. It is more compact and has an active TOC along with better formatting. But both will work on your Kindle.)

All of his books are available in this fashion here.

The mobi and azw versions of this book on the website are actually opening the file rather than giving a download screen.

Is anybody else experiencing this? A shame, because I was very keen to read this one. 

[911jason]

The mobi and azw versions of this book on the website are actually opening the file rather than giving a download screen.

Is anybody else experiencing this? A shame, because I was very keen to read this one. 

That's probably because you've installed the Kindle for PC software which is now associated with those file types. It's not a problem though, just right-click on the file link and choose SAVE AS.