Bargain Book Finds: February 2010

[Ann in Arlington]

Post your found bargain* books here.  Click here for the January 2010 bargain book thread: http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,17535.0.html

This thread is for all to post their Bargain book finds, no self-promotion please.

If you have a book of your own to promote, you may start a thread all your own in the Book Bazaar and bump it occasionally (no more than once a week, please) to promote your book, to post news and to talk to your fans!  Of course, you may also list the book in your Avatar and signature.  Thanks!

We generally try to keep this thread on topic with book posts only, off-topic posts will be "pruned"!  This helps people who check the thread whenever they see the "new post" indicator.  Thanks for your cooperation!

Tip:  typing the title of the book in the post as well as adding the image will help people searching for the book!

Betsy & Ann
Book Bazaar Moderators

*'bargain' generally means under $5. . .but, buyer beware:  prices can change without notice so look before you click!

[911jason]

Here's a carryover from January, it's $3.99 and is the first in a great thriller/action series in the vein of Vince Flynn...

[Andra]

For those folks who don't have them yet.  J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is only $12.24 for the trilogy ($4.08/each instead of $7.99)

[kinbr]

Carpool Diem by Nancy Star - $1.99

[earthlydelites]

Dear John - Nicholas Sparks $4.39

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OT8GCQ/ref=s9_simi_gw_p351_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1NAWJVANY09E9TNZTD59&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. "Dear John," the letter read...and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love--and face the hardest decision of his life.

[cheerio]

$3.96

[PHaat]

Anthology of Short Stories by well-known romance writers - only $1.30   

[hsuthard]

Another carryover from January:



I read these after last month's high recommendation and I'm so glad I did! I hope I can inspire someone else to try these - you won't regret it and the price is obscenely low. Fantastic series - I'm already planning to read the next few.

[Bernie]

This is a nice Kindle deal for the first in a cozy mystery series. $3.99 kindle download. (I didn't know how to get the image show up for the kindle version, so you will have to click that when you get to Amazon.com

Hannah Swenson owns a cookie shop in a small town in MN. She seems to always stumble on dead bodies and solves the mystery. Love this series!!

[Seamonkey]

Here you go, Bernie!

[Bernie]

Thank you!!

[CherylH]

Jeremy Robinson  Beneath  $2.99

http://www.amazon.com/BENEATH-A-Novel-ebook/dp/B0036TH6T0/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1265350765&sr=1-12

Product Description
Three thousand years after a chunk of iron the size of Khufu’s pyramid collides with Europa, Jupiter’s sixth moon, an asteroid borne of the collision crashes into Earth’s Arctic ice shelf carrying extraterrestrial microbial life. The first man to come into contact with the microbes hears voices—and then dies.

After determining the meteorite originated from Europa, the Global Exploratory Corporation sends oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, and her crew to the moon aboard the Surveyor, an experimental spacecraft. They are charged with the task of melting through miles of ice to the hidden ocean beneath, where the search for alien microorganisms begins. But a startling discovery awaits them on the surface of Europa.

Life.

Vast fields of red, plant-like organisms fill the cracks crisscrossing the moon’s surface, surviving on nutrients welling up from the waters below. Intoxicated by thoughts of what might lie beneath, Connelly and her crew activate the Thermal Exploratory System and melt through the ice—toward a world that does not want to be found, toward a force that will do anything to make sure they never leave.

They search for life. They find death.


Sorry, couldn't find it with the link-maker.

[Seamonkey]

[angel_b]

Something a bit different. Here's a link to an Amazon user's list. I found a bunch of cheap, well reviewed thrillers, which lead me to others.

http://www.amazon.com/Super-Chills-Cheap-Thrills-KINDLE/lm/R2Z3LTZL2WWNEB/ref=cm_lmt_srch_f_2_rsrssi0

[PHaat]

Here are two that I found in the romance area:

 $2.73

  $1.86

[Bernie]

I was so excited about bargain books perhaps being cheaper. I flew to Amazon to check it out.  All the Kindle versions of the books I wanted, were MORE than the bargain books. Weird.

However I did find a copy of a book I have wanted for a long while in the paper version.

Thanks for the tip!

[PHaat]

Had some time over my lunch hour, so I found a few more Kindle books. These books are from the Comic category of Literature and Fiction.

 $3.29

 $1.85

 $4.73

[jpmorgan49]

This looks right up my alley, I bought it.
jp

[worktolive]

A couple of bargain historical romances:

  2.90

  3.19

  2.31

I've read both the Liz Carlyles and enjoyed them. I also just started the one by Heather Waters. It's kind of farfetched but I'm enjoying it anyway - don't let the incredibly cheesy cover put you off.

I also noticed quite a few category romances in the $1-$2.50 dollar range. The easiest way to find them is go to Books, then choose Advanced Search from the top menu bar. In the search page that pops up, in the "Publisher" box fill in Harlequin or Silhouette, in the "Format" box, choose "Kindle Books" and in the "Sort results by" box, choose "Price: Low to High". You'll end up having to wade through a few pages of Harlequin minis (short stories), that are $0.99 and $1.19, but then you'll get to the full-length books that are on sale.

[PHaat]

These are from the Memoirs selections.

 $3.04

 $1.98

 $3.04

 $2.76

 $3.26

[Seamonkey]

PHat, your effort and reporting of results here is much appreciated!  I've picked up several of your finds!

[The Hooded Claw]

PHat, your effort and reporting of results here is much appreciated!  I've picked up several of your finds!

+1

Phaat, thanks muchly!

And my apologies to the moderators who will have to prune this message after a decent interval for Phaat to see it....

[KayInFL]

Carpool Diem by Nancy Star - $1.99

Thanks!  Just finished reading it and thoroughly enjoyed it even if I'm not now, nor ever have been, a soccer mom!

[The Hooded Claw]

$4.28

This book describes the exploits of a US submarine in the Pacific during World War II.  A different edition of the same book from the same publisher is available through Amazon for $14.30, and there's no indication of any difference in the text of the two.  I've purchased this version and viewed it on my Kindle, and it seems fine with a working table of contents, and what appears to be the complete text of the book.

It is now gone up to $9.99, hope you got it if you wanted it!

[The Hooded Claw]

With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change by Fred Pearce

$2.92

If you haven't read enough about climate change, this is the one for you!






Shadows In The Jungle:  The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War 2 by Larry Alexander

$4.63