Sorry for the late post today, but I wasn't in all morning and the Kindle Fire definitely isn't a good choice for writing a lot text or for copying in links to these deals (although it surfs the web better than the iPad at the same place, which could not connect to the weak WiFi).
Another Kobo promo code, Save30Sep28, gets you 30% off
specific crime books (may be US/UK only; exp. Oct 5).
If you pre-ordered JK Rowling's newest novel,
The Casual Vacancy, you probably could not read it - as the
only font choices are small enough to require a magnifying glass or so large a single word won't fit across the page. Hatchette has uploaded a new edition (and ignore any press/blogs telling you to try buying it again) and you need to go to the Manage Your Kindle page and click on the Actions button and choose to get the updated version. For other book readers, try re-downloading and see if that gets you the updated edition (as this was a problem in all the stores - apparently Hatchette didn't feel they should test the file before releasing it or thought that you should only get the print size the author preferred ... although who knows on which device). If you haven't ordered it yet, you might want to read thru the
decidedly mixed reviews before doing so (and I know I'll be waiting for it to hit my library or for a large price drop, if I even read it at all). During
this video of the author reading an excerpt, Rowling jokes that it is a very short work, as well; however, the Kindle edition claims to be about 400 pages, while the hardcover clocks in at over 500 pages (no doubt due to the use of the same overly large font size I always saw in the H.Potter print editions).
Download a free edition of
The Devil's Dictionary at Copia and scribble your own definition into the margin using their app and you could
win $2,000 in eBooks and eTextbooks.
The
Audubon Insects & Spiders app, which works on Kindle Fire and most Android Tablets and phones, is 99 cents in the Amazon Appstore and on
iTunes for those using Apples devices. Their
Audubon Birds app is supposed to be on sale for $4.99, but it is $2.99 at Amazon as I type this.
At Google Play, the new day's list of
25 cent apps has been released. May not be price matches yet at Amazon (but they can be reported and will hopefully be matched by morning). I know I want to get
Cut the Rope HD, but would much rather only pay 25 cents.
Today is the last day to take advantage of this KSO deal:
Today's Kindle Daily Deal is
10 globetrotting mystery and thriller novels for just
$1.99 each. "Featuring masterfully developed characters, tense action, and page-turning plot twists, the novels span a range of settings, from the austere and secretive confines of the Vatican to the wooded spaces of rural Maine, and more."
It's getting late, so I'm not going to list them all - click the link above and you'll get all ten on one page. There are some good deals and a couple I had picked out for a bargain post already and are now $2 less than when I looked yesterday.
Catcher, Caught (
$1.61 / £0.99 UK), by Sarah Collins Honenberger, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the
US edition is $3.99/KLL Eligible). This was the Kindle Young Adult Deal in the US earlier this month and is part of the $3.99 or less sale for this month.
Book Description
After an earth-shattering diagnosis of leukemia, 15-year-old Daniel Landon sees a reflection of himself in the words of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Inspired by Holden Caulfield, Daniel begins to question the intentions and authority of those around him in his own search for identity as he faces death. Tired of his cramped surroundings and hippie parents’ alternative approaches to his treatment, he follows the footsteps of Caulfield to New York City in search of the same eternal truths, only to discover the importance of home when death looms. A coming of age story, a love story, and a new classic, Catcher, Caught will engage the imagination of more than one generation, searching for lasting values.
Threat Warning (
$2.99 Kindle,
B&N), the third title in John Gilstrap's
Jonathan Grave series, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle and where you can get the
companion audiobook for $4.95. The first in the series,
No Mercy, was free on Kindle a couple of years ago and it and the second in the series,
Hostage Zero, are both under $5 right now.
Book Description
In his most terrifying thriller yet, New York Times bestselling author John Gilstrap exposes the darkest threat to America’s freedom, a secret society of merciless killers, watching and waiting to strike…
The first victims are random. Ordinary citizens, fired upon at rush hour by unseen assassins. Caught in the crossfire of one of the attacks, rescue specialist Jonathan Grave spies a gunman getting away-with a mother and her young son as hostages. To free them, Grave and his team must enter the dark heart of a nationwide conspiracy. But their search goes beyond the frenzied schemes of a madman’s deadly ambitions. This time, it reaches all the way to the highest levels of power…
Home of the Brave: Honoring the Unsung Heroes in the War on Terror (
$2.99 Kindle,
B&N), by Caspar Weinberger, is the Nook Daily Find: Election 2012, price matched on Kindle.
Book Description
They are nineteen of the most highly decorated soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines in the United States military, and yet most Americans don't even know their names. In this riveting, intimate account, former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and Wynton C. Hall tell stories of jaw-dropping heroism and hope in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Home of the Brave takes readers beyond the bullets and battles and into the hearts and minds of the men and women who are fighting terrorists overseas so that America doesn't have to fight them at home. These are the powerful, true-life stories of the hopes, fears, and triumphs these men and women experienced fighting the War on Terror. But more than that, these are the stories of soldiers who risked everything to save lives and defend freedom. Including:
- Lieutenant Colonel Mark Mitchell, the Green Beret leader whose 15-man Special Forces team took 500 Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners, and posthumously repatriated the body of the first American to die in combat in the War on Terror, CIA agent Johnny "Mike" Spann.
- Army National Guard Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester, the first woman ever to be awarded the Silver Star for combat, whose sharp-shooting and bravery played an enormous role in fighting off over fifty Iraqi insurgents while her ten-person squad protected a convoy of supplies on the way to fellow soldiers.
- Sergeant Rafael Peralta, a Mexican immigrant, enlisted in the Marines the same day he received his green card. Wounded from enemy fire, Peralta used his body to smother the blast of an enemy grenade and gave his life so that his marine brothers could live.
These real-life heroes remind us of American history's most enduring lesson: Ours would not be the land of the free if it were not also the home of the brave.
At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.
Today's Kindle Teens Daily Deal is
Spinning Out (
$1.99), by David Stahler Jr. With a list price of $14, I'd bet this is usually $10 or more.
Book Description
High school senior Frenchy is just getting by, smoking pot with his best friend Stewart and skating through life. But Stewart is up to something and he wants Frenchy to join in--by trying out for the high school musical, Man of La Mancha. A perfect plan for Stewart's most legendary prank ever, right? Wrong. Stewart is serious, and convincing. The next thing Frenchy knows they have won the lead parts of Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho. Stewart's passion infuses the whole production, but his antics begin to border on obsessive, and Frenchy has to step in more and more often to reign him in. Ultimately, like Quixote, Stewart is spiralling into the beginning stages of schizophrenia. Frenchy embodies and then explodes his role as sidekick both in the play and in life as he figures out how to be a friend, a leader, and a man.
David Stahler has delicately woven a layered story about class, friendship, and the uncertainty of adulthood. With all the fun of High School Musical with a depth and grace of reality, this is a memorable coming of age novel that will resonate with a variety of readers.
The Point, Issue 5 
