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Daily Deals: Best Books, Graphic Novels and iBooks deals

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supermanUS Daily Deals for Tuesday, December 29, 2015:

For Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals today, they are highlighting 10 books from Amazon’s Editors’ Best Books of 2015 at up to 80% off.  There is a mixture of Novels, including Jonathan Franzen’s Purity, several memoirs, and a few non-fiction books. I bought Annie Jacobsen’s The Pentagon’s Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top-Secret Military Research Agency for $3.99.

Barnes and Noble’s Nook Daily Find is a graphic novel collection,  Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow by Alan Moore, for $5.99. The  Romance Daily Find is Outlaw Hearts by Rosanne Bittner for just 99 Cents.

Kobo is offering Jonathan Franzenss Purity for $$1.99 as their Daily Deal.

The iBooks store has an interesting selection of Weekly Bestsellers for under $4, including Franzen’s Purity and Chuck Wendig’s Zeroes.

 

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.

(Note: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.)

Daily Deals: Elin Hilderbrand and David Foster Wallace

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wallaceDaily Deals for Monday, December 28, 2015:

Today’s Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal features a selection of Kindle best sellers by Elin Hilderbrand and David Foster Wallace for $2.99 each.

Barnes and Noble is also featuring titles by the above two authors for their daily specials. The Nook Daily Find is Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace for $2.99. The Romance Daily Find is The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand at $2.99.

Over at Kobo, today’s Daily Deal is the Callaways Boxed Set – Books 1-3 by Barbara Freethy for $2.99.

Google Books is also offering a large selection of books for up to 80% off. (I can’t find an end date for this promotion.)

(Note: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.)

Daily Deals: Calvin and Hobbles, the Oatmeal

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calvinhobbesDaily Deals for Sunday, December 27, 2015:

Amazon Kindle Daily Deals for today feature up to 80% off books and graphic novels by Calvin and Hobbes, The Wimpy Kid, The Oatmeal and more for just $1.99 or less.

Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is American Sniper: Memorial Edition by Chris Kyle for $3.99. The Romance Daily Find is The Wedding Chapel by Rachel Hauck, $1.99.

Kobo Daily Deal is Robin Hobb’s The Soldier Son Trilogy Bundle: Shaman’s Crossing, Forest Mage, and Renegade’s Magic for $1.99. The store also featuring a Grow your Library for Less section with prices starting at 99 cents. And although the special was supposed to end on December 25th, the Kobo Glo HD is still listed for $109.99 with free shipping.

(Note: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.)

Daily Deals: Baldacci, Patterson, Audible 2 for 1

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Right after Christmas is usually a great time for great bargains on ebooks! Stay tuned for more bargains!

Daily Deals for Saturday, December 26, 2015:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal today is featuring twelve bestsellers by David Baldacci and James Patterson for $3.99 each.

In other Amazon deals:

The Barnes and Noble Daily Find is also featuring the special on Baldacci and Patterson books for $3.99.  The Romance Daily Find is  the Tall, Dark, and Cowboy Box Set by Lynnette Austin, Molly Cannon, Laura Drake, Erin Kern for just 99 cents.

The Kobo Daily Find is James Patterson’s 1st to Die from the Women’s Murder Club series. The book is supposed to be on sale for $3.99 but is showing as $6.99 for me. There was a similar glitch last week on the site. Kobo does offer a price match guarantee for ebooks; check here for more into if you need help.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.

(Note: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.)

Tips for New Tablet and E-reader Owners

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kindle-254339_640If you were lucky enough to get a new tablet or e-read for the holidays, congratulations! There is so much to do with set up and finding lots of new books to read. To help with those chores, here is a roundup of some of my most popular posts on some of the basics that you may find helpful:

Tips for setting up your new device:

Cases and Covers for your device:

If you are looking for free books:

Setting up and managing your new book collection:

And finally, if you are considering buying yourself and dedicated e-reader with your Christmas Cash:

Have fun playing with your new device!

Daily Deals: Digital Deals and Year-end Sales

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silenceThe Daily Deals for today, December 25, 2015:

Amazon is having a special for up to 70% off digital deals. It includes movies, books and apps. The books included are part of the Kindle Daily Deal that features over 25 award winning titles for up to 80% off. Titles include Thomas Harris’ The Silence of the Lambs ($2.99), The Caine Mutiny ( $3.99),  The English Patient ($1.99) and more.

Amazon is also having an 30% off accessory sale for devices that includes cables, chargers and some stunning cases and sleeves. I am tempted to get another case for my $50 fire – the look on these cases by Caseable are simply exquisite!

It is also the season for year-end clearance deals. There are product from all across Amazon (electronics, computers and fashion) and discounts range from 20 to 70 percent.

The Barnes and Noble Daily Find is also The Silence of the Lambs for $2.99, but the cover is different from the one on Amazon and the description says it is the 25th anniversary edition. The Romance Daily Find is Jackie Collins’ Lucky (the sequel to Chances) for $2.99. There is also a selection of top titles for up to 70% off.

Kobo Daily Deal is The Remedy for Love by Bill Roorbach for $1.99.

(Note: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.)

Daily Deals: Romances and Holiday ebook Deals

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nowhereIn order to accommodate new device owners, most e-tailers offer great discount on ebooks on Christmas eve and Christmas Day. Lots of bargains to be found! 🙂

For today, December 24, 2015:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal is offering 80 Popular Romances, with prices starting at 99 cents and up. These seem to be part of a publisher promotion form Harlequin.* There are also over 1100 titles in all genres priced at up to 85% off in a special Year-End deals promotion.

If you still like actual paper magazines, Amazon is running a special Gold Box Deal on print magazine subscriptions. Prices range from $5 to $9.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie, part of the Grantchester Mysteries for $2.99. The Romance Daily Find is Christmas Ladies: 3 Full-Length Holiday Regencies, a collection from Grace Burrowes’ Windham series for $2.99. There is also a selection of Nook Bundles at prices up to 70% off. Prices start at 99 cents.

Kobo has a religious-themed Daily Deal. The NRSV Daily Bible: Read, Meditate, and Pray Through the Entire Bible in 365 Days from Harper Bibles is $1.99. Kobo is also offering a large list of titles from all genres for up to 80% off in their Holiday Sale. The sale also includes some ebook bundles like The Hathaways Complete Series (5 book collection) by Lisa Kleypas for $9.99.

*Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.

(Note: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.)

Prime Perks for Kindle and Fire Owners

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paperwhiteThis year,  my son finally asked for a e-ink Kindle. So, for Christmas, I bought him a Kindle Paperwhite and one of the $50 fire tablets.  Since he is already a Prime Member (another gift from mom and dad), I wanted to fill him in on a couple of Prime benefits that only applied to device owners. Since this is the time of year when many people get Kindles for the first time, I thought I would share these with everyone.

Kindle Owners’ Lending Library (KOLL) allows Prime members to borrow one (1) book per month for free.

  • Works on Kindle e-reader, Fire tablet, or Fire phone.
  • Only available for device owners with memberships to Amazon Prime.
  • Borrowed KOLL titles may also be shared with another adult in your household through Amazon Household and Family Library with select Prime memberships.
  • Eligible books display the Prime logo. There are over 500,000 books in the lending library.
  • Complete instructions with video are here.

A couple of important points here:  First, there is no master “list” of book available to lend (the books actually change all the time). Secondly, you are not able to pick books from the web or the Kindle app. You also can only browse the Kindle store from your device to see which books are available to borrow. This tends to be a source of frustration for a lot of people, but it is the way the program works.

Kindle First is a program that offers customers early access to new Kindle books across popular genres from Amazon Publishing.

  • Every month Prime members can choose one (1) of the books selected by Amazon’s editors for FREE.
  • There are generally four to six books to choose from. These are books that will be released the following month.
  •  Kindle First books can be read on any Kindle device or free Kindle reading app and become part of customers’ permanent libraries.
  • Prime invitees are not eligible for free downloads.
  • Prime members can sign up to receive a monthly e-mail newsletter announcing new Kindle First picks.
  • Kindle First on Amazon.com is available to US customers only.
  • Complete instructions are here.

Unlike the Kindle Owners Lending Library, these titles can not be shared with other household members. Non-Prime members can usually purchase one of these titles for $1.99.

Over the years, these programs have been one of my favorite features for Kindle owners. I have read entire series that I would not ordinarily have bought. I have also read books that inspired me to go out an buy the entire series after reading the first book. It can be a great discovery tool.

The Kindle Owner’s Lending Library and the Kindle First programs are not meant to be a substitute for subscription services like Kindle Unlimited or Scribd. Rather, they should be thought of as an added Prime membership perk alongside the free shipping, video and music offered with the program.

Daily Deals: Fern Michaels, Debbie Macomber and Peter Dickinson

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cedar_coveDaily Deals for Wednesday, December 23, 2015:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals for today include Debbie Macomber’s Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove Series Vol 1 (Boxset) for $2.99.

In other finds, there is also a collection of titles by award-winning author Peter Dickinson. First, two of the the James Pibble Mysteries: The Glass-Sided Ants’ Nest and The Old English Peep Show for $1.99 each. Also featured is The Changes Trilogy: The Devil’s Children, Heartsease, and The Weathermonger,  a YA series for $1.99. And for the horror fans, Tim Pratt’s horror anthology,  Sympathy for the Devil, is also just $1.99.

Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is a rare non-fiction title,  The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is A Curse Unbroken: A Weird Girls Novel by Cecy Robson for 99 cents.

The Kobo Daily Deal is Fern Michaels’ Forget Me Not for $1.99.

(Note: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.)