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10-28-2013, 03:02 AM | #1 |
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Australian & New Zealand crime/mystery/espionage authors free and bargain
I've started this thread because I don't consider that we get serviced well by any of the major ebook sellers when it comes to identifying free and bargain Aus and NZ authors.
So, using Luzme's My Watchlist I'm going to keep an eye on the following Aus authors in the broad category of crime, mystery, espionage, what have you and post when they come on special (well let's hope they come on special!!) (Luzme's server is down at the moment so I haven't started the Watchlist today) The Aus list comes from my own reading as well as the Goodreads Australian Crime Fiction List, which I have only partly included in the list and I will continue to add to over time. I would appreciate it if others would also post when their Aus authors come on special. Spoiler:
We need an NZ authors list .... Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 11-08-2013 at 08:12 PM. Reason: Added Peter Twohig and David Whish-Wilson to the list |
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Well I can start off the Aus specials .....
Carolyn Morwood's 'Death and the Spanish Lady'. Book 1 of her Eleanor Jones mystery series. Amazon $1.99 (USD) Quote:
Interestingly I can't find Carolyn Morwood's books on any Aus Bookworld, Aus Dymocks, Aus/NZ/US Kobo, or Sony US. (I haven't read any of her work before, so I just bought book 1) |
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Thanks for the heads-up on Carolyn Morwood!
Please don't shoot the messenger, but in the US, the books are actually .99 & $5.99. Australian crime fic anthology for $2.99 on Amazon US: Crime Factory: Hard Labour From the Land Down Under: Crime Factory Publications presents seventeen dark criminal tales, including Garry Disher's first ever Wyatt story, unpublished for over a decade, and new fiction by Peter Corris, Leigh Redhead, David Whish-Wilson, Adrian McKinty, Angela Savage, Helen Fitzgerald and more - including Greig Johnstone, JJ DeCeglie, Deborah Sheldon, Andrew Prentice, Finbarr McCarthy, Andrez Bergen, Amanda Wrangles, Cameron Ashley, Andrew Nette and Liam José. ************************************************** ***** Couple of random comments: Some authors to consider for your list: Peter Corris Terry Hayes - just read 'I Am Pilgrim' a couple of weeks ago, really recommend if you like thrillers Adrian Hyland Charlotte Jay Shane Maloney P. M. Newton Steve J. Spears Patricia Sumerling Felicity Young Think I mentioned this publisher a while back in another thread - they've reissued some older/classic titles: Wakefield Press And I really like this website for updates: Austcrime |
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Re-posting this one, courtesy of Mort1997 in the monthly thread. The author's novels are published by PanMacmillan Australia, think this is a new cozy series she's started.
Free on Amazon US: Nefarious Doings: A Nell Forrest Mystery by Ilsa Evans |
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Ahhh Mitford you're a wonder ..... thank you very very much for contributing!!!
And what about the price disparity eh, we can't believe why we're always on the rough end of the pineapple either!! |
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Lindy Cameron's first book Golden Relic (1998) cheap enough at Kobo Aus - especially when you apply voucher code.
AUD$2.99 list price and then add your voucher. Quote:
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"Nefarious Doings" is also free on Kobo.
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10-30-2013, 04:43 AM | #8 |
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An alert to fellow Australians that Kobo has declared Norfolk Island another country and given it it's own website, using USD!!! The cheek
Anyway the ebooks appear to be based on US price lists - but - they're voucher discountable where they wouldn't be for us using the Aus Kobo site. Yeah, I know Kobo's showing it's ignorance - but hey we can benefit by this providing one realises that they will pay in USD so therefore there'll be a conversion fee. Go for it!! |
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With Norfolk Island as my site I bought the very highly recommended:
A Few Right Thinking Men Sulari Gentill I paid usd 3.82 for it. The NI price was usd 8.49 and I used a 55% Kobo voucher (from the Kobo discounts thread). The AUD price for the ebook was aud 10.99 and not discountable. Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 10-30-2013 at 04:57 AM. Reason: Add the link |
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Sufue not only the wonders of geo restriction .... but now Kobo's into geo politico reorganisation .....
I do wonder if the people of Norfolk Island know that they're now stateless |
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In my amazement at Norfolk's Island's Kobo determined statelessness I forgot to include the synopsis for A Few Right Thinking Men:
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Kobo US site has a number of Kerry Greenwood's books on sale for prices as low as usd 0.99 cents - and the ones I looked at are discountable. (Use a voucher from the Kobo discounts thread)
Her first Corinna Chapman mystery: Earthly Delights - 0.99 cents (If this link opens into the Kobo site and the message says 'this ebook is not available' it means you need to change your location to US) Quote:
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Kobo Norfolk Island has got a number of Peter Temple's ebooks at very cheap prices:
Truth US $2.52 Black Tide US$1.38 The Broken Shore US$1.38 In the Evil Day US$1.38 Bad Debts US$1.38 Shooting Star US$1.38 White Dog US$1.38 and they're discountable Get your voucher codes from the Kobo Discounts thread PS Most of these cost AUD$17.09 from the Kobo Aus site Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 11-01-2013 at 04:51 AM. Reason: Change country info + add Aus Kobo site pricing |
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Are there any Kiwis out there who want to contribute their NZ crime etc authors to this thread?
We can rename the thread to include Aus and NZ authors. What say? |
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