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Post your info about free books here. For the April 2009 free book thread, see here: http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,6261.msg151801.html#msg151801(Authors : As part of our restructuring, this thread is now only for members to post their Free book finds, no self-promotion. If your book is free for a limited run (or longer  ), you're welcome to start a separate thread in the Book Corner and bump it occasionally (no more than once a week, please) to promote your book, to post news and to talk to your fans! Thanks!) Betsy |
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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2009, 06:02:13 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2009, 09:04:35 AM » |
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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2009, 09:15:56 AM » |
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2009, 11:56:34 AM » |
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This one is listed for $1.00. |
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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2009, 12:00:27 PM » |
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Woohoo! I wondered if maybe they had listed it wrong initially and it was supposed to be the Orbit $1.00 book for May, being as it's an Orbit book -- so I snagged it at $0.00 while it was at that price. Looks like I was right....
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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2009, 12:23:36 PM » |
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Woohoo! I wondered if maybe they had listed it wrong initially and it was supposed to be the Orbit $1.00 book for May, being as it's an Orbit book -- so I snagged it at $0.00 while it was at that price. Looks like I was right....
I managed to get it while it was free, as well. Just goes to show you how fast some prices change. |
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2009, 12:38:48 PM » |
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I got Once Bitten free as well. I would have downloaded it for a $1 anyway, but free is better!
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2009, 12:54:53 PM » |
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This one is listed for $1.00.
Yes, but when I posted it was free. If no one has reposted to the bargain board, I'll post there, too.  |
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« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2009, 03:35:16 PM » |
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Oh man!! I love Moorcock's Elric stories. There are 2 other Elric collections as well, but not free. I wish I could figure out what order to read them in. (that was always difficult with Moorcock) |
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« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2009, 03:50:45 PM » |
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« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2009, 06:05:52 PM » |
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Oh man!!
I love Moorcock's Elric stories.
There are 2 other Elric collections as well, but not free. I wish I could figure out what order to read them in. (that was always difficult with Moorcock)
This link might help. Click here for the Chronological order of the Elric of Melniboné stories. |
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« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2009, 07:44:02 PM » |
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Actually, that's just one series! There is another Elric the Soulstealer (same author) that is volume 11 (of another series). Just to keep you confused. Karen http://booksontheknob.blogspot.com/ |
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« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2009, 07:02:25 AM » |
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Actually, that's just one series! There is another Elric the Soulstealer (same author) that is volume 11 (of another series). Just to keep you confused. Karen http://booksontheknob.blogspot.com/
So, does anyone know without looking at that long list where the freebie falls in place? Or, is it a horse of a different color? |
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« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2009, 10:01:11 AM » |
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Here's a link to Down River by John Hart. It's in PDF format, but it turns out nicely after conversion. http://hbpub.vo.llnwd.net/o16/video/olmk/smp/downriver.pdf *Edited to add* FYI- I couldn't get the link to work and download properly in Firefox, it kept giving me an error that said the file could not be repaired. But it worked fine when I switched to Internet Explorer. It could just be my computer, but thought I would add that for any Firefox users who might run into the same problem. |
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« Reply #17 on: May 02, 2009, 01:59:15 PM » |
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Here is the info on how to get free Kindle books from my own WheelMan Press: To get the free downloads catalog from WheelMan Press, click here. Our free stories: AvatarCarver has always felt trapped in his brittle, stunted body. So when the opportunity comes to trade his ugly, disabled form for one that’s tall, handsome, and strong, he jumps at the chance. But will he learn that fate is a much harder thing to escape? http://www.wheelmanpress.com/Kindle-Books/Avatar-GBB.prc================= Kachina DawnAhote has a secret. He’s been away from his people for 20 years in the land of the Bahanas, seeking answers to questions that have plagued him all of his life, the greatest of those being, “What is my destiny?” And it is there that he has found it, and now returns to the Hopi tribe on a mission to lift them from their plight in the post-War world and usher them into the next realm. Only a great man can singlehandedly change the fate of an entire race of people. And thanks to the Bahanas, Ahote is now the greatest. But was it at the cost of his soul? http://www.wheelmanpress.com/Kindle-Books/KachinaDawn-GBB.prc================= The Scent of Freshly Baked BreadA short, sweet tale of a woman dealing with the issue of mortality, her father’s aging, and the ravages of Alzheimer’s Disease. http://www.wheelmanpress.com/Kindle-Books/FreshlyBaked-GBB.prc================= TouchedJoseph just wants to fit in. He’s a genetically engineered boy living in a backwards town full of luddites who refuse to enter into the world of the 21st century. His mother does everything she can to protect him and make him feel loved, but his high intellect and analytic mind constantly reminds him that there is something different about him, preventing him from finding peace. But with the help of an old man with a connection to his late father and a precocious young girl, Joseph may finally realize that the very things he’s searched for all of his life were right in front of him all along. http://www.wheelmanpress.com/Kindle-Books/Touched-GBB.prc |
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« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2009, 04:03:48 PM » |
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Hi Gertie!
Horror is mentioned because some of my stories fall into the Dark Fantasy category. But most of my work is more contemporary fantasy and science fiction, some with only light sci fi/fantasy elements. Three of those freebies are definitely Science Fiction, and The Scent of Freshly Baked Bread is really a contemporary story with a little ghostly fantasy twist thrown in.
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« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2009, 04:51:38 PM » |
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 My novel, Waiting For Spring, is still available for free (PDF file download) here: http://rjkeller.wordpress.com/waiting-for-spring/It's also available at "choose your own price" (ie, it can be free) at Smashwords in other formats as well: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/268Warning: There's lots of salty language in my novel. Lots of sex, too. If it was a movie it would definitely be rated "R." |
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« Reply #20 on: May 02, 2009, 05:32:51 PM » |
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Once Bitten Twice Shy was apparently free for a very short time, possibly in error.
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« Reply #21 on: May 03, 2009, 06:52:51 AM » |
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Hi! Glad to see the free books being posted! Just a reminder (or maybe not a reminder if you're relatively new) that we try to keep the chat on the sticky threads down to keep them useful to members. If you'd like to discuss one of the books offered, that's a great reason to start a separate thread with the book in the title! Of course, if there's a major issue with a free book download or something, we need to know that here, but reviews or kudos to the authors should be handled in separate threads. I'll be pruning a few of the extraneous comments as I try to keep this thread pretty lean and mean. Thanks for understanding! Betsy  <--special moderator's hat in honor of the Kentucky Derby... |
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." -Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird
"Oh come on! Stake through the heart. A little sunlight. It's like falling off a log" -Buffy, the Vampire Slayer |
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« Reply #22 on: May 03, 2009, 08:01:43 AM » |
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Thanks to a heads up from Books on the Knob, http://booksontheknob.blogspot.com/, another freebie from Amazon:  |
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« Reply #23 on: May 04, 2009, 11:30:41 AM » |
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« Reply #24 on: May 04, 2009, 11:58:35 AM » |
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The Huntress Thanks. This same author also wrote "Talking With The Dead," which was another Amazon freebie offered in the November of last year. |
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