03-21-2009, 06:28 PM | #2 |
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But.........many times the free book is also offered for Sony formats somewhere else.
Hence the "Deals, freebies and resources" thread. |
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This isn't meant to replace Deals, Freebies, and Resources forum but to help out Kindle owners, either new or not, find free books without having to dig through multiple threads in that forum or dig through the bestsellers list on Amazon. That's why I posted it here in the Kindle forum |
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You can post what you would like, of course. However, it would be a shame if someone with another brand device didn't see a book available to them because it was listed here, and not on "freebies" board. |
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03-21-2009, 07:12 PM | #5 | |
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Kindle deals and non-Kindle deals will continue to be posted in the Deals, Freebies, and Resources forum (and I will add the Kindle deals to the list ) |
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I for one Appreciate having a Kindle-store-specific list.
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03-21-2009, 07:49 PM | #7 |
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Of course you do.
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03-21-2009, 07:55 PM | #8 |
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Quite a few of those novels are great, I encourage anyone who hasn't had the opportunity to read them, to give them a browse; especially considering the price.
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03-21-2009, 08:23 PM | #9 |
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That was a lot of link work with quite a few new ones I hadn't seen before (phew!). Thanks!
Just so no one feels left out, maybe a post in the regular Freebies section linking back to your post here would inspire non-Kindle owners to look for the same books at other retailers. |
03-21-2009, 08:24 PM | #10 |
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I picked up "His Majesty's Dragon" when that bunch was released. I am now on the 4th book! IT is a really good series IMHO. I hope this is one of the reasons Amazon does this, to hook a reader on an author so we keep reading their stuff.
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Okay...........if these books were posted on the "freebies" section, the scenario might look like this. Kindle owner: Great, look, "How to Put Lipstick on a Pig" is out for the K for free! Sony Owner runs to his site to see, finds it and posts...... Hey, Sony readers, its available for free at (whatever) too! Now, the other ebook reader device owners are checking to see if their formats are offering it too. end result? Everyone wins. Because the books are on an inclusive site, representing all readers. Okay.......here we have a "Kindle Only" thread. Why would the owner of any other brand care about Kindle free book? So, the "Lipstick" book is a free download for the Kindle, and for the other readers as well, but they won't know it because................ Its on a Kindle thread. Last edited by desertgrandma; 03-21-2009 at 08:35 PM. |
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I really like Novik's series too. She's working on the 6th book right now, working title Tongues of Serpents, and is due to turn it in sometime in August. |
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03-21-2009, 08:54 PM | #13 | |
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So the scenario that's probably going to happen 99.9% of the time is: Kindle owner notices that _______ book is free, posts a thread about it in the Freebie section. I see thread, add _______ to list. or I notice ________ is no longer free and remove it from the list. Sony users and people with other readers continue life as normal. Kindle users get a list of all the free stuff available without having to dig through multiple threads or troll Amazon's bestseller list. Last edited by Sporadic; 03-21-2009 at 08:58 PM. |
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And I just don't see the 'digging thru multiple threads' or 'trolling amazons best seller list' as being an issue. But look. I've stated my objections. Apparently, no one else sees the problem, so I will just leave it at that. |
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03-21-2009, 09:17 PM | #15 |
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Yes, if somebody only post in here that a free book is available...I'll inform them to also make a thread in Freebie or I'll do it myself and give credit to the original poster.
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