[Kindle] Daily e-book deals of note

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:55 am

It's also the same selection you get as part of the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, only with 10 at a time vs 1/month, and on any Kindle device rather than just the 'actual' Kindles. Since this costs more than Prime, I can't see the value of this over Prime unless you read a shit-ton of books or don't value the rest of Prime.

Jag · Post by **Jag** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:02 am

I haven't found anything I was looking to read on the lending library.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:02 am

Zaxxon wrote:It's also the same selection you get as part of the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, only with 10 at a time vs 1/month, and on any Kindle device rather than just the 'actual' Kindles. Since this costs more than Prime, I can't see the value of this over Prime unless you read a shit-ton of books or don't value the rest of Prime.

I think you mean "any Kindle app" (iOS, Android, PC, etc) as opposed to "any Kindle device" above, correct?

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:04 am

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:11 am

Zaxxon wrote:Yes.

Hmm, yeah, not worth it for me personally, even with that (since I only use Kindle apps to read, and not the device itself).

I do fully expect this to open up to Prime members though...we'll see.

Chaz · Post by **Chaz** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:24 am

The new thing also applies to audiobooks, and you can do the whole whispersync thing. The current Prime lending library doesn't include audiobooks. Including them makes it more interesting to me, but the catalog would have to be a lot better than my local library's before I start paying a subscription fee.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:01 pm

Carpet_pissr wrote:
Smoove_B wrote:
Carpet_pissr wrote:
Chaz wrote:If they offer a discounted rate for having Prime, I'm even more in.
Better still, just add it to Prime for no extra $$ like they did for movies and music! Woot!
You already can. There's a pool of 500,000+ books you can borrow from each calendar month as a Prime member at no cost - a single book. You don't have to return it to Amazon until you finish it, but you can't borrow another one until you do. I believe that this $9.99 monthly fee would let you borrow as many as you'd like.
If I'm not mistaken, that's only available for Kindle devices (not even the apps, which is what I use)

I didn't realize that this was available on kindle-app (eg, smartphone apps, computer apps). Can someone verify that that is the case?

It doesn't sound like the audiobooks would be available on anything other than kindle devices (since whispersync only works on them).

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:03 pm

Kindle Owners' Lending Library is not available for the apps. Kindle Unlimited is.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:11 pm

Zaxxon wrote:It's also the same selection you get as part of the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, only with 10 at a time vs 1/month, and on any Kindle device rather than just the 'actual' Kindles. Since this costs more than Prime, I can't see the value of this over Prime unless you read a shit-ton of books or don't value the rest of Prime.

Or you really like listening to audiobooks. On your kindle. From a much smaller selection than is available on Audible.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:28 pm

Chaz wrote:The new thing also applies to audiobooks, and you can do the whole whispersync thing. The current Prime lending library doesn't include audiobooks. Including them makes it more interesting to me, but the catalog would have to be a lot better than my local library's before I start paying a subscription fee.

You can check whats available by going to "Browse all Kindle Unlimited" and then clicking the "whispersync for voice" option. There are 7,292 books listed (as opposed to ~49,000 available for all kindle books, and ~150,000 available on audible).

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:02 pm

I read a shitload of books on my Kindle but between the one free per month and various sales I'm not sure I spend $120 a year on them...

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:08 am

Neuromancer by William Gibson is a $1.99 deal for today.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:45 am

Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings is free as of this post. No idea for how long or why.

Jag · Post by **Jag** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:28 am

Smoove_B wrote:Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings is free as of this post. No idea for how long or why.

One of my current favorite series right now. The second book was just released. Highly recommended.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:08 am

And there's supposed to be 10 in total for the series right? So he should finish that up some time next year?

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:12 am

5-minute Marvel Stories is $1. Yay for my kids!

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:17 pm

Smoove_B wrote:Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings is free as of this post. No idea for how long or why.

Still free - thanks for the heads up!!

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:12 pm

Smoove_B wrote:And there's supposed to be 10 in total for the series right? So he should finish that up some time next year?

Ahh, good strategy releasing the first one free to hook you for the next 20 years.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:43 pm

Not a daily deal, but I have no idea how long it will be free -- The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. Sound familiar? Maybe it's because of the game on STEAM inspired by the story. Still not sure?

One May evening in 1914, an ordinary Londoner named Richard Hannay receives word of an anarchist plot to assassinate the prime minister of Greece. A few nights later, the eccentric American who revealed the conspiracy is found stabbed to death in Hannay’s flat. With only the dead man’s encrypted notes to guide him, Hannay must try to foil the assassination attempt while outpacing both the police and the conspirators, whose dastardly plans extend far beyond one Greek politician. The fate of England, it seems, rests on one mysterious phrase repeated throughout the American’s notebook; just what exactly are the thirty-nine steps?

Buchan’s groundbreaking novel, the first in a series featuring Richard Hannay, was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock and paved the way for Graham Greene, Robert Ludlum, John le Carré, and many other masters of literary espionage. Lightning-paced, relentlessly clever, and politically insightful, The Thirty-Nine Steps is just as thrilling today as when it was first published a century ago.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:28 pm

The Oatmeal's cat book is $2 today. I think there are Oatmeal fans around here - not sure if any of them are also cat fans.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:30 pm

His dog book is also $1.99, and is hilarious.

Jag · Post by **Jag** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:47 pm

Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Trilogy is $5.75 for Kindle right now.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:53 pm

Endorsed.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:07 pm

I found it to be formulaic and almost clinical in how it was written, but it was entertaining enough to endorse at $6.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:44 am

Smoove_B wrote:I found it to be formulaic and almost clinical in how it was written, but it was entertaining enough to endorse at $6.

Yes we've read the same story a thousand times, but the magic system. Sanderson > Rothfuss... and The Stormlight Archive is looking to be ridiculous... oh and they are cheap right now too. $2.25 for 1000 pages of The Way of Kings. Jim Butcher are you watching you greedy bastard?

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:47 am

No, not the plot - I actually thought the world, setting and magic system was very cool. The book (to me) just felt like someone was following a formula on how to write a book. I wish I could think of a specific example, but the writing style (?) felt stiff. I never felt like I was part of a story - it always felt very much like I was reading a set piece. Still enjoyable.

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:29 am

Smoove_B wrote:No, not the plot - I actually thought the world, setting and magic system was very cool. The book (to me) just felt like someone was following a formula on how to write a book. I wish I could think of a specific example, but the writing style (?) felt stiff. I never felt like I was part of a story - it always felt very much like I was reading a set piece. Still enjoyable.

I thought toward last book it was losing some steam as far as story, but the action and magic system and setting was phenomenal. Over was very happy with series, even if it lost some momentum in the end.

Madmarcus · Post by **Madmarcus** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:50 pm

coopasonic wrote:
Smoove_B wrote:I found it to be formulaic and almost clinical in how it was written, but it was entertaining enough to endorse at $6.
Yes we've read the same story a thousand times, but the magic system. Sanderson > Rothfuss... and The Stormlight Archive is looking to be ridiculous... oh and they are cheap right now too. $2.25 for 1000 pages of The Way of Kings. Jim Butcher are you watching you greedy bastard?

Does the Stormlight series stay good? I thought the Way of Kings was good but overly long (padded).

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 11:01 pm

Madmarcus wrote:
coopasonic wrote:
Smoove_B wrote:I found it to be formulaic and almost clinical in how it was written, but it was entertaining enough to endorse at $6.
Yes we've read the same story a thousand times, but the magic system. Sanderson > Rothfuss... and The Stormlight Archive is looking to be ridiculous... oh and they are cheap right now too. $2.25 for 1000 pages of The Way of Kings. Jim Butcher are you watching you greedy bastard?
Does the Stormlight series stay good? I thought the Way of Kings was good but overly long (padded).

Ask us in 10 years.

Madmarcus · Post by **Madmarcus** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:35 pm

coopasonic wrote:
Madmarcus wrote: Does the Stormlight series stay good? I thought the Way of Kings was good but overly long (padded).
Ask us in 10 years.

I've set a reminder.

I like Sanderson's writing even when its padded so in one sense I'm not worried. But as the Way of Kings went on it became clear that he's writing a superhero or anime type story whereas I wanted something closer to The First Law. I'm really not looking for an endorsement of quality but a confirmation of whether the power creep accelerates or not.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:55 pm

If you expected First Law from Sanderson, you'll be waiting a long time. His style is quite far afield from Abercrombie's.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:24 am

Red Country by Joe Abercrombie is the $2.99 deal of the day. I can't imagine that there's anyone who is a fan of the First Law series that hasn't picked this up already, but if you were waiting...

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:45 am

Raises hand. Thanks.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:50 am

Oh, wow. You're in for a treat. The Heroes is my favorite of the three non-trilogy books, but I think Red Country is #2. It's a book you need to read if you still have lingering questions.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:22 pm

Cool. I loved The Heroes.

Kasey Chang · Post by **Kasey Chang** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 1:06 pm

If you just need random reading material, sort Kindle eBooks in your category by price and you can usually find some freebies. Whether they're any good is to be seen, but they're free.

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:47 pm

Smoove_B wrote: I can't imagine that there's anyone who is a fan of the First Law series that hasn't picked this up already, but if you were waiting...

Not only had I not picked it up, I didn't even know it *existed.*

Needless to say, it has been boughtened.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:55 pm

Smoove_B wrote:Red Country by Joe Abercrombie is the $2.99 deal of the day. I can't imagine that there's anyone who is a fan of the First Law series that hasn't picked this up already, but if you were waiting...

Grabbed it - thanks! (didn't know it existed either...)

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:57 pm

Wow. I had no idea it wasn't well known. You're really all in for a treat. It's a great story and a perfect way to uh...well, stuff.

Pyperkub · Post by **Pyperkub** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 6:12 pm

Smoove_B wrote:Wow. I had no idea it wasn't well known. You're really all in for a treat. It's a great story and a perfect way to uh...well, stuff.

I don't think I've read Best Served Cold yet either. I think I grabbed The Heroes (and read it) when it was on sale too - I'm sensing a pattern here...