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« Reply #201 on: February 23, 2009, 03:34:11 PM » |
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I have been watching this thread with increasing interest. Does this mean that if I write a sequel to my free ebook "Surviving the Fog" and sell it for real money, that everyone who downloaded the first ebook will purchase the sequel?
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That shoe almost hit me!
I know I have bought several sequels because the first one was free (Way of Shadows, Mistborn, etc.) .....its kinda like crack I guess. Darn book pushers!! |
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« Reply #202 on: February 23, 2009, 03:42:43 PM » |
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I have been watching this thread with increasing interest. Does this mean that if I write a sequel to my free ebook "Surviving the Fog" and sell it for real money, that everyone who downloaded the first ebook will purchase the sequel?
Hey!
That shoe almost hit me!
Actually, what's happening is the reverse: The sequel is free, and everyone is buying the first one just to be able to read the sequel without getting lost. Personally, I think people should keep their money and show Amazon that these sorts of tactics won't be profitable. I'm not one to knock a gift-horse in the mouth, but it's clear what's happening here. Very intelligent on Amazon's part though, I must admit, but I won't be suckered into it for something I wasn't interested in paying for to begin with.  |
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« Reply #203 on: February 23, 2009, 04:09:29 PM » |
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I doubt it's Amazon doing it, more likely it's the author/publisher. Amazon's just the vehicle through which it's made available for free.
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« Reply #204 on: February 23, 2009, 05:04:30 PM » |
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LOL - glad I wasn't the only sucker victim curious reader. It appears the reason for the freebie is that the 3rd in the series comes out next week (on Kindle anyway, paperback appears to already be available even though it has a 3/1/09 pub date). And they're both biggish books, 500+ or so pages, with decent ratings, so what the heck.  Add another to that list! |
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« Reply #205 on: February 23, 2009, 05:58:23 PM » |
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I one-clicked the free one, just in case its pulled from the free book category and going to look over the reviews of the first books later to see if I want the first one.
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« Reply #206 on: February 23, 2009, 05:59:26 PM » |
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I read the first, Silent in the Grave, and enjoyed it. I had Silent in the Sanctuary on my 'download someday' list. Well, 'someday' is Today! Ann |
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« Reply #207 on: February 23, 2009, 06:05:38 PM » |
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« Reply #208 on: February 23, 2009, 06:21:24 PM » |
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« Reply #209 on: February 23, 2009, 07:14:46 PM » |
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I read the first, Silent in the Grave, and enjoyed it. I had Silent in the Sanctuary on my 'download someday' list. Well, 'someday' is Today! Ann Wow, Ann, that worked out well! |
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« Reply #210 on: February 23, 2009, 07:18:07 PM » |
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« Reply #211 on: February 23, 2009, 07:25:58 PM » |
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« Reply #212 on: February 23, 2009, 08:13:49 PM » |
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I love the Silent in the Grave cover! I love historical fiction.
I was going to download the Holy Bible English Standard Version, but I read a few reviews that said it was difficult to navigate. Has anyone noticed this? The translation looks nice.
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« Reply #214 on: February 23, 2009, 08:21:50 PM » |
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I was going to download the Holy Bible English Standard Version, but I read a few reviews that said it was difficult to navigate. Has anyone noticed this? The translation looks nice.
I just played around a little with it. I had to click Menu and the Go to table of contents. Then you click the particular book. It brings up another page and then you click the chapter number. It seems like an interesting translation. I skimmed through it real fast and I think it said it was a literal translation. That would be interesting. And of course the price is right. |
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« Reply #215 on: February 23, 2009, 08:47:34 PM » |
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I just finished a book last night and was reading a few samples this morning when the Silent as a Sanctuary book popped up on this thread. It sounded interesting and $5.04 for both books, seemed like a reasonable bargain price, so I got them both and started on the first one. I'm glad I did. I'm about 1/4 through and I'm enjoying it.
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« Reply #216 on: February 24, 2009, 12:03:36 AM » |
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I just finished a book last night and was reading a few samples this morning when the Silent as a Sanctuary book popped up on this thread. It sounded interesting and $5.04 for both books, seemed like a reasonable bargain price, so I got them both and started on the first one. I'm glad I did. I'm about 1/4 through and I'm enjoying it.
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« Reply #217 on: February 24, 2009, 08:58:44 AM » |
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That's not a bad deal at all my friend. You got a K2 on the way as well??
I'm sticking with my classic Kindle. I'm very happy with it. If/when it breaks, however, I'll be happy to buy the newest model (hopefully by then, the K3 will be out). My biggest fear is that mine will go kaput at a time when the K2 is not in stock. I can't even imagine having to do without it for a month or two. I'm so lucky that I got mine back in September before they ran out. |
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« Reply #218 on: February 24, 2009, 11:37:00 AM » |
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I hope my Kindle waits until around K7 or K8 to break, if that soon. As far as replacement though, I might move up to the K2 for the better battery life but most likely will wait till at least K3 for an upgrade.
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« Reply #219 on: February 24, 2009, 05:39:26 PM » |
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I was going to download the Holy Bible English Standard Version, but I read a few reviews that said it was difficult to navigate. Has anyone noticed this? The translation looks nice.
As Suzanne said, it has TOC navigation for both book and chapter. I'm not sure how much easier you could get for a book as large as the Bible. It's a fairly recent translation, so nowhere near copyright expiration, and it's a very good deal to get it for free. I actually paid $9.99 for this shortly after I got my Kindle last July - it's my favorite translation. |
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« Reply #220 on: February 24, 2009, 07:01:53 PM » |
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I'm sticking with my classic Kindle. I'm very happy with it. If/when it breaks, however, I'll be happy to buy the newest model (hopefully by then, the K3 will be out). My biggest fear is that mine will go kaput at a time when the K2 is not in stock. I can't even imagine having to do without it for a month or two. I'm so lucky that I got mine back in September before they ran out.
Mine broke in January right after I got it. Christmas gift. They had a new K1 to me in 2 1/2 days
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« Reply #221 on: February 26, 2009, 02:12:16 AM » |
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Hide in Plain Sight EDIT: No longer free-- I also found this one, but couldn't get the picture to work right.
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« Reply #222 on: February 26, 2009, 10:04:59 AM » |
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Free on Amazon (first in a series): Edited - the book that was free this morning isn't free anymore  May have been a mistake on Amazon's part...I just turned on Whispernet & it did download for me, though, and was free. (Not that I need another mystery series to get into...) |
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« Reply #223 on: February 26, 2009, 10:11:48 AM » |
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Meemo, I clicked on the book and it shows $9.99 for me.
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« Reply #224 on: February 26, 2009, 10:16:10 AM » |
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