Kindle Fire SOFTWARE UPDATE, VERSION 6.2 ready -- Two ways to get it.

KINDLEFIRE SOFTWARE UPDATE VERSION 6.2 IS READY

Kindle Fire Software Update, V6.2 is available online, and downloadable at the link if the update isn't already on your Kindle Fire.


The 'announcement' was made by customers on a Kindle Forum thread after they saw the update appear on their Kindle Fires.  Mine is still at v6.1 and the 'Update your Kindle" button for "System Version" setting is grayed out.

  Along with the improvements listed on the update page, one forum member mentioned "way faster web browsing!"  (I've no idea if that is so or if it was just a faster experience at the time.)

Amazon's directions:

' If you are not sure what software version you're running, tap the Quick Settings icon, tap "More," then tap "Device."  If your System Version begins with "Current version: 6.2," you are running the latest software.  If your System Version begins with "Current version: 6.0 or 6.1," follow the instructions [at that page] to take advantage of all of the features available for Kindle Fire.
. . .
To update your Kindle, ensure
  . you are connected to a Wi-Fi network and that
  . your battery is fully charged.

  Tap the Quick Settings icon in the upper right corner of your device,
  then tap "Sync."

The software update will automatically download in the background and will be applied once download is complete and the device is asleep. '

The above describes a semi-automated update.

However, if you don't have a WiFi connection at the time and want to do this, you can do a MANUAL update at the software update page for Kindle Fire, where Amazon has step-by-step directions.


What was changed?
As too often happens, Amazon gives no notes on what is being updated, outside of saying that the update "provides improvements to the operation of your Kindle Fire."


Some possible answers by customers in the forum (Amazon should be doing this, with any software update.)

  Customer James G. Henderson posted in the Amazon Kindle Forum thread the following improvements noted:

' Better parental controls in the ap store, more responsive touchscreen, back button works better, less spazzy carousel navigation, and typing is improved. '

I don't know if he just noticed these things or if some Mobileread Forum members have again looked at some of the changes in the code and determined the above, which they try to do for each update where Amazon chooses not to communicate what was improved.

  No one has reported the hoped-for carousel-content changes customers have requested in large numbers on the Amazon forum -- that we be able to NOT display (via an option setting) every book in our archive.  Maybe it's there but not noticed yet.

  If you notice changes and have time, please let us know what you find.   Thanks.



Kindle Touch 3G   Kindle Touch WiFi   Kindle Basic   (UK: KBasic)   Kindle Fire
Kindle Keybd 3G   (UK: Kindle Keybd 3G)   K3 Special Offers   K3-3G Special Offers   DX

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Check often: Temporarily-free late-listed non-classics or recently published ones
  Guide to finding Free Kindle books and Sources.  Top 100 free bestsellers.  Liked-books under $1
UK-Only: recently published non-classics, bestsellers, or £5 Max ones
    Also, UK customers should see the UK store's Top 100 free bestsellers.

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Cyber Monday Deals week: Up to 75% Off More than 900 Kindle books + Last Day of Top Cellphones for $0.01 + 8 Free Kindle books for Monday

UP TO 75% OFF ON MORE THAN 900 KINDLE BOOKS

That's actually the Cyber Monday Deals Week's "Kindle Daily Deal" for today.

  Instead of a book, today's "Kindle Daily Deal" takes you to the page where we can start browsing over 900 Kindle books that have been discounted by up to 75% off.

Reminder: These two sales for Monday are Over, although the post remains as part of the (we)blog' logging.

  They add that there may be "additional territory restrictions and not all deals are available in all territories."


Today's Free Books listing (8 books) is on the 2nd page.


TONIGHT, MIDNIGHT, ENDS "PENNY PINCHER" SALE ON *ALL* CELL PHONES

And why does that matter to Kindlers?

  I finally broke down after all these years and got a 3G Data Plan for my cell phone except that my cell phone is 6 years old and its keypad is like a calculator - a number pad, with 3 alpha characters on most numbers and not fun at all to try to type an email with.  In other words, I've had a dumbphone, but that's been fine since I didn't want to pay data charges.

  Now, I've decided I want a phone that can provide hotspot/WiFi support for my Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch and of course my 10.2" netbook which I always have when traveling.  This way I could be anywhere and have WiFi available to all these devices, as long as my 3G/4G smartphone has a signal (in most places it will).

  If you've followed this blog's reminders of Black Friday week and the usual holiday offers that are on Amazon's pages (the name is "Cyber Monday" today), you'll have seen the AmazonWireless deal active for a couple of days, which offers most of the top current smart phones today for $0.01 even if they cost $600 Unlocked and normally $200 with a 2-year plan.

  After browsing the AmazonWireless penny-for-a-new-cellphone offer, I decided on the Samsung Galaxy S II in the image above.  It topped most recent gadget-site 'best' lists and was #1 at Consumer Reports during the summer.  It arrived in the U.S. a couple of months ago under this name if bought from AT&T (who chose the slightly smaller original and internationally popular 4.3" screen), is also at Sprint, where it's called the Epic Touch 4G, and is now also at TMobile, with its basic name Samsung Galaxy S II -- the latter two vendors decided on a 4.5" screen instead but with the same number of pixels.

  Most of that was just to show you that the cell phone penny deals are on very good phones as well as on average ones.

  To be eligible for this deal, it has to be a new plan and not an extension of an existing one.  Many of us are past our 2-year agreements and are able to move to another carrier, where we are "new subscribers" and eligible to the deal.  Some families have new memberships.  At any rate, the offer ends tonight.  If ordering one, you have to supply the account number for your current cell phone if a transfer of phone number is needed.

  Some of the Sprint CDMA-based cellphones have been suffering from Loss of Signal events during the day since late September, and Samsung stated they'd get a maintenance update out but they've been silent on that since then, two months ago, so there are articles on that.  Here are two. (1) and (2).

At any rate, this is a heads-up that it's the last day of this unusual offer, and if you're eligible, it's really a good sale.

  I was surprised that AT&T has a remarkably reasonable price for the basic calling plan for those who don't make or receive that many calls a month and they offer hotspot support via the phone to your other devices, for $20/mo. more if part of that package.

FREE KINDLE BOOKS AND DISCOUNTED BOOK FORUM ALERTS FOR MONDAY 11/28
Monday's Kindle Daily Deal (changes at midnight) is To Defy a King (William Marshal), by Elizabeth Chadwick, 30 customer reviews, 4.5 stars   (Link: http://amzn.to/to-defy-a-king )

  Friday's price: $8.54, Saturday's discount: $7.05
Saturday's Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.49 (83% off)


  MORE... ( The temporarily newly-free books and discounted-book forum-alerts are on the 2nd page, which will help to load the main page more quickly.  Those wanting to go see the details can do so by: clicking on "MORE" just below - 8 newly-free Kindle books today)
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http://amzn.to/1126-28

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LATEST DISCOUNTED Kindle books (some temporarily) -
  Forum-thread starter RandomizeME cautions, "This thread is [only] for discounts and price drops that readers find from publishers."  Another main finder is Emily Bronte.
  For 11/26-28 (52 posts)

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TEMPORARILY-Free Books:  Alerts from the Amazon Kindle forums - via the tireless "Happy Reader" Joyce, who is ever on the lookout on behalf of forum members.

  NOTE: The alerts are quoted from Joyce's collecting of mostly temporarily-free books.  They're *not* recommendations by anyone but are a popular, unfiltered daily set of forum release-alerts by Joyce, logged here for those who don't or can't make it to the forums.  The eBooks are often no longer free within days, sometimes, within hours.  Thanks to Joyce (and for a few days, to Annie B who is subbing for Joyce) for gathering and organizing them for us.

[AnnieB says (for Happy Reader Joyce, who is on vacation) :

' Good Morning Everyone!
There are 8 books this morning. Hope you all find something you like.

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Druid's Daughter (Garland of Druids, Book One)
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Blood Oath (Blood Lines, Book One)
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Business and Competitive Analysis Methods
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Christmas at Harrington's
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The Personal Credibility Factor: How to Get It, Keep It, and Get It Back (If You've Lost It)
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Slow Cooking Cookbook (Classic Cookbooklets)
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Curious Folks Ask 2: Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond (FT Press Science)
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Make More, Worry Less: Secrets from 18 Extraordinary People Who Created a Bigger Income and a Better Life
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[These are from Joyce's free-book alerts Sunday-Monday, aided by Lucy/Annie B., in the forums.
 11/28, 8

Kindle Touch 3G   Kindle Touch WiFi   Kindle Basic   (UK: KBasic)   Kindle Fire
Kindle Keybd 3G   (UK: Kindle Keybd 3G)   K3 Special Offers   K3-3G Special Offers   DX

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Check often: Temporarily-free late-listed non-classics or recently published ones
  Guide to finding Free Kindle books and Sources.  Top 100 free bestsellers.  Liked-books under $1
UK-Only: recently published non-classics, bestsellers, or £5 Max ones
    Also, UK customers should see the UK store's Top 100 free bestsellers.

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A set of Kindleworld's articles on the new Kindle models

ARTICLES ON NEW KINDLE, SO FAR

I've reorganized the Kindleworld website's "Articles on New Kindles" set found near the top of the Reference section in the right column of the article pages.

This blog entry is especially for those on Kindle Edition blog subscriptions, who wouldn't see this set in the Kindle-edition, which brings only the daily articles.  But it should also be helpful to those who don't have time to browse the Reference column at the website.

  On the Kindle editions of the blog, the new Kindles (and sometimes even the Kindle 3's) can click through most article links to access the linked articles without waiting an impossible time for page loads.

 With Kindle 2's or earlier, the load-times are pretty difficult.  All can of course also access articles, reference sets, and external links at the website ( kindleworld.blogspot.com ).

  Each time I draw attention to the free website, the blog loses Kindle-edition-blog subscribers who didn't know it exists :-) -- and it'd be helpful to blog subscribers if Amazon would add a link to the external website on all the Kindle editions.

  Thanks to all who support the site this way, and I'm hoping most subscribers will still see value in having the most-recent 25 blog articles at hand and searchable offline via the Kindle edition of the blog each day.

  Those with Kindle Touch's will find them several times faster for accessing the web than the keyboard models (faster processor and direct-access to links), which would be a big reason for Amazon's not offering free 3G web browsing on the new Kindles.   The speedup should be especially useful for those following links on the Kindle editions of blogs in general.

The list of Kindleworld articles on the new Kindle models
This listing is up to date as of today, and it'll be updated as it goes.  Am working on more tips on the still newish Kindles, as I've seen a lot of confusion in connection with what is offered on each, etc.

General
. Set of Kindleworld articles
    on new Kindles

. Prime's Lending Library:
    Rules; Borrowing;
    How to Browse List
. Prime gets current PBS
. Personal docs: Imprvmts
. Convert ePub to Kindle
. Edgerly on Kindle Event
. Intro Day, 9/28

Kindle Fire
. Tips: KFire and KTouch
. KFire cases/cvrs
. KFire rooted (Not needed)
. Non-Amzn apps: Sideload'g
. Software update v6.2
. Software update v6.1
   Kindle Fire
. Kindle Fire 1st reviews
. Nook Tablet vs Kindle Fire
. Amazon Q&A: Kindlefire
. Video demo: Kindle Fire
. Kindle Fire/Cloud facts
. Kindle Fire "on fire"
. More info on Kindle Fire

Kindle Touch
. Tips: KTouch and KFire
. Notes re Kindle Touch
. What is X-ray?
. Kindle Team re Kindle Touch
   3G web browsing
. KTouch 3G-Web'g or not?
. Notes: KTouch's 3G Web'g

Kindle Basic (NoTouch/NoKeybd)
. Video demo: $79 Kindle
. Software update v4.0.1
   Kindle Basic (NoTouch)
. User's Guide: $79 Kindle Basic


Kindle Touch 3G   Kindle Touch WiFi   Kindle Basic   (UK: KBasic)   Kindle Fire
Kindle Keybd 3G   (UK: Kindle Keybd 3G)   K3 Special Offers   K3-3G Special Offers   DX

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Check often: Temporarily-free late-listed non-classics or recently published ones
  Guide to finding Free Kindle books and Sources.  Top 100 free bestsellers.  Liked-books under $1
UK-Only: recently published non-classics, bestsellers, or £5 Max ones
    Also, UK customers should see the UK store's Top 100 free bestsellers.

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Free Kindle books (11/25-26) - 28 free. Discounted-book forum alerts + Amazon promos

FREE/DISCOUNTED KINDLE BOOKS DISCOVERED BY FORUM MEMBERS

Nov. 24-25: - Thursday thru' late-night Friday: 28 newly-free books, plus discounted ones as of Friday night or starting hours of Saturday, so far.  Heavy in international cookbooks from Hippocrene, with some getting very positive customer reviews  (See page 2 of this blog entry for details.)


Write Good or Die, by Scott Nicholson, 14 customer reviews, 4.4 stars, $0.00 (Link: amzn.to/write-good-or-die )

(Someone actually wrote a review headlining 3 stars because the title made that person wonder how well written the book is!)
  These are artcles on how to survive as a writer in today's world - collected by author Scott Nicholson, focusing on both the craft and the business.  Advice from bestselling authors.
  All proceeds benefit the non-profit organization Literacy Inc., which promotes reading among teens (although at $0.00, there won't be any for the promo deal.)


Barefoot Sisters: Southbound, by Lucy Letcher and Susan Letcher, 21 customer reviews, 4.8 stars, $0.00 (Link: amzn.to/barefoot-sisters-southbound)

Two sisters "through-hike the entire 2,175 miles of the Appalachian Trail...barefoot...As they hike, they write about their adventures through the 100-mile Wilderness, the rocky terrain of Pennsylvania, and snowfall in the Great Smoky Mountains"





Saturday's Kindle Daily Deal (changes at midnight) is To Defy a King (William Marshal), by Elizabeth Chadwick, 30 customer reviews, 4.5 stars   (Link: http://amzn.to/to-defy-a-king )

  Friday's price: $8.54, Saturday's discount: $7.05
Saturday's Kindle Daily Deal Price: $1.49 (83% off)



  MORE... ( The temporarily newly-free books and discounted-book forum-alerts are on the 2nd page, which will help to load the main page more quickly.  Those wanting to go see the details can do so by: clicking on "MORE" just below - 28 newly-free Kindle books today)
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Am including here, for the weekend, Amazon US's  Black Friday announcement of example deals that will be available at various times through the weekend.  They say they'll be monitoring Black Friday ads to meet or beat the best deals they see, and their PR release has a reminder that people should use the Price Check Amazon app available for iPhone and Android when shopping in stores to make sure they're getting a good deal.

  (They didn't even include the 9.7" Kindle DX being discounted by $120 through Nov. 28 (from $379 to $259).

Examples Amazon gave of deals coming up as of a couple of days ago:

• Samsung 46-Inch 1080p LED HDTV: $799.99 (save $500)
• Nikon Coolpix P7000 Digital Camera: $249 (save $250)
• Canon PowerShot SX230HS Digital Camera: $199 (save $150)
• All phones from AT&T, Sprint and Verizon on sale for a penny at AmazonWireless (new activations only, two-year contract required)
• PlayStation 3 160GB Bundle w/ two free games (Rachet & Clank: All 4 One and LittleBigPlanet 2): $199 (save $150)
• Toshiba Satellite 14” laptop: $599.99 (save $150)
• TomTom XXL 5-Inch GPS: $99.99 (save $99)
• Samsung BD-D5700 Blu-ray Disc Player: $99.99 (save $80)
• AK Anne Klein Swarovski Crystal Accented Rose Gold-Tone Leather Watch: $29.99 (save $95)
• Save up to 60% off outerwear for Women, Men, Kids and Baby
• White Gold Princess Cut Diamond Earrings: $299.99 (save $399)
• Save up to $170 on Dyson vacuums
• Bodum Bistro Electric French Press Coffee Maker and Tea Dripper, Red: $49.99 (save $43)
• Wusthof Le Cordon Bleu 8-Inch Cook’s Knife: $89.99 (save $60)
• Save 40% off select boots and slippers
• “Bridesmaids” (DVD): $5.99 (save $23)
• “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy (Blu-ray): $49.99 (save $69.99)
• Schwinn Jasmine Girls’ Bike, Light Blue: $69.99 (save $70)
• Save up to 40% on select Angry Birds plush toys
• Save up to 50% on select LeapFrog electronic toys
• Popular album titles including “Watch the Throne” by Kanye West and Jay-Z, “Torches” by Foster the People and “Hands All Over” by Maroon 5 (MP3 Downloads): $4.99

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LATEST DISCOUNTED Kindle books (some temporarily) -
  Forum-thread starter RandomizeME cautions, "This thread is [only] for discounts and price drops that readers find from publishers."  Another main finder is Emily Bronte.
  For 11/23-26 (30 posts)

There are several deep discounted items in this batch, including some from HarperCollins.)

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TEMPORARILY-Free Books:  Alerts from the Amazon Kindle forums - via the tireless "Happy Reader" Joyce, who is ever on the lookout on behalf of forum members.

  NOTE: The alerts are quoted from Joyce's collecting of mostly temporarily-free books.  They're *not* recommendations by anyone but are a popular, unfiltered daily set of forum release-alerts by Joyce, logged here for those who don't or can't make it to the forums.  The eBooks are often no longer free within days, sometimes, within hours.  Thanks to Joyce for gathering and organizing them for us.

' Happy Reader "Joyce" says:

***** [AnnieB says (for Happy Reader Joyce, who is taking a needed breather on the holiday]

[ Thanksgiving day ] -- There is one book so far this morning.
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Moonstone
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*** [ Friday, Nov 25 - Joyce writes: ]
I see hope in the faces of the flowers in my garden. They are beautiful in the new morning, opening like smiles and shining with promise. Someone's thinking about you, and that is me!

After today, I will be going on vacation. Annie will be posting the freebies for you while I'm gone. She is a very special friend to me, and has been so kind to help and be sure that the freebies are posted and you are not forgotten. I will see you when I return on Thursday, December 1st. I will miss each of you very much.]

TODAY THERE ARE 27 FREE BOOKS WITH THREE POSTS IN THIS SAME THREAD.

All Along the Rhine: Recipes, Wines and Lore from Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Holland

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Liberation of Alice Love

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Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature, and Poetry (New Hippocrene Original Cookbooks)

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The Art of Uzbek Cooking (Hippocrene International Cookbooks)

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Hungarian Cookbook: Old World Recipes for New World Cooks, Expanded Edition

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Polish Heritage Cookery

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Fine Filipino Food

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Gypsy Feast: Recipes and Culinary Traditions of the Romany People (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)

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The Best of Korean Cuisine

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Aprovecho: A Mexican-American Border Cookbook (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)

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Flavors of Burma: Myanmar : Cuisine and Culture from the Land of Golden Pagodas

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Old Havana Cookbook: Cuban Recipes in Spanish and English (Bilingual Cookbooks)

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Finding Christmas: Stories of Startling Joy and Perfect Peace

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The Best of Ukrainian Cuisine (Hippocrene International Cookbook Series)

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The Best of Polish Cooking

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Cuisines of the Caucasus Mountains: Recipes, Drinks, and Lore from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia

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Barefoot Sisters: Southbound

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Sephardic Israeli Cuisine: A Mediterranean Mosaic

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The God's Wife

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The Scottish-Irish Pub and Hearth Cookbook: Recipes and Lore from Celtic Kitchens

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A Taste of Haiti (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)

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Healthy South Indian Cooking

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Nile Style: Egyptian Cuisine and Culture: Ancient Festivals, Significant Ceremonies, and Modern Celebrations (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)

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Cooking from China's Fujian Province: One of China's Eight Great Cuisines

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The Kerala Kitchen: Recipes and Recollections from the Syrian Christians of South India (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)

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Cuisines of the Alps (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)

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Brazil: A Culinary Journey (Hippocrene Cookbook Library) '


[These are from Joyce's free-book alerts Thursday-Friday, aided by Lucy/Annie B., in the forums.
 11/24, 1;  11/25 - Morning, 27 -- total 28 books for Thursday through just past midnight on Friday evevning.]

Amazon's own ongoing listing of LIMITED-TIME OFFERS - Promos   Amazon sorts these by Bestsellers first.   I've added a by Low-to-High pricing. Editors' Picks: $1.99-$3.99   thru' November

Free contemporary books: subsets Filters out excerpts, chapters, previews US:  by Last 30+ days  Nov 2011    Publication Date   Late-listed    Bestselling   High-ratings UK:  by PubDate   Popular

Ongoing popular discussions   (See Kindle Forums for more.)
  . Kindle Fire for nonTech person?   Newer
  . Kindle Fire Keyboard.. Anyone else having issues?   Newer
  . Any happy Kindle Touch owners?
  . Kindle Fire video on airplane compared with iPad video, a tense thread :-)   Newer
  . Got my Fire!
  . Feel like almost crying - Kindle loss and personalizing Kindles - lighthearted
  . Unusual calls from Amazon because of forum posts
  . Personal docs now sendable to individual Kindles again
  . To Avoid Confusion, Please Use the Official Product Names in Forum" [entertaining]
  . Discussion of geographic restrictions on digital purchases
  . Discount-alert books discussed on separate message thread (Newer)
  . What have been your favorite public domain books that are not so well known?
  . Best "Free" books you've read (many are no longer free, however).
  . Highly recommended Indie authors
  . Unique Uses of Kindles

Other current forum threads that might interest some
Public Library Lending questions at the forums, and Lendle's Kindle borrowing
  . How many e-books does your public library have?
  . Public librarians: what has been your Kindle/Overdrive experience?
  . Changes to lendle (This is Kindle owner-to-Kindle owner lending.)
      The changes include incentives for offering loaners



Kindle Touch 3G   Kindle Touch WiFi   Kindle Basic   (UK: KBasic)   Kindle Fire
Kindle Keybd 3G   (UK: Kindle Keybd 3G)   K3 Special Offers   K3-3G Special Offers   DX

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Check often: Temporarily-free late-listed non-classics or recently published ones
  Guide to finding Free Kindle books and Sources.  Top 100 free bestsellers.  Liked-books under $1
UK-Only: recently published non-classics, bestsellers, or £5 Max ones
    Also, UK customers should see the UK store's Top 100 free bestsellers.

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Kindle News: Penguin removed Kindle books from libraries, then restored them

PENGUIN RESTORES KINDLE BOOKS FOR NOW

Many will not have known that Penguin had them removed, to some outraged reactions from Kindle subscribers.

  The story for awhile was that Penguin was pulling ALL digital books from Overdrive's public library offerings, as something was not working for them.

  Then the story was that they were pulling only NEW releases, and that was why PDFs and ePubs were allowed to stay.  None of it smelled good.

  Overdrive's statement earlier today:

' Penguin eBook titles for lending to Kindle restored
November 23rd, 2011 Brianne Carlon

‘Get for Kindle’ for all Penguin eBooks in your catalog has been restored as of this morning. Penguin titles are available for check out by Kindle users and the Kindle format will be available for patrons who are currently on a waiting list for a Penguin title. Upcoming releases remain unavailable.

We apologize for the inconvenience this caused for your library and patrons.

At this time, no further information is available. We hope to share more details in the near future.

Brianne Carlon is a public relations specialist at OverDrive. '

PC Magazine's Chloe Albanesius writes that Penguin Group is negotiating with Amazon and Overdrive on security issues and that customers "will continue to have access to Penguin titles via the Amazon Kindle Library lending program at least until the end of the year, though new titles will not be added."

Penguin said Amazon hadn't been consulted by Overdrive about the terms of Penguin's agreement with OverDrive.  Albanesius says that this deal "required library e-book suppliers to make sure the files were protected by their firewalls."

It would seem by reading this that Amazon was deemed looser in their handling of library-loaned books.  Maybe Penguin Group doesn't like that Kindle customers' Amazon server libraries list the books for them as though they have it, but that is 'potentially' -- if they reborrow or buy.

Penguin has had a habit of removing their e-books from Amazon in what comes off as petulant style.  They're not gaining points with Kindle users, who do buy a lot of books.


Kindle Touch 3G   Kindle Touch WiFi   Kindle Basic   (UK: KBasic)   Kindle Fire
Kindle Keybd 3G   (UK: Kindle Keybd 3G)   K3 Special Offers   K3-3G Special Offers   DX

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Check often: Temporarily-free late-listed non-classics or recently published ones
  Guide to finding Free Kindle books and Sources.  Top 100 free bestsellers.  Liked-books under $1
UK-Only: recently published non-classics, bestsellers, or £5 Max ones
    Also, UK customers should see the UK store's Top 100 free bestsellers.


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Black Friday Week Deal - Kindle DX Graphite 9.7" $259

THE 9.7" KINDLE DX DEAL FOR NOV.24-28

This is normally $379, so it's a $120 savings.  It's a favorite of some of us who use it for PDFs and books with complex illustrations with small print.  It uses the same Pearl screen as the Kindle 3 and Kindle Touch but my entire Kindle 3 fits into the screen area of the DX, so it's easier on the eyes, though obviously it'll weigh more.

  It has NO WiFi capability and uses only 3G (Cellular network access), with which you can download books just about anywhere without looking for a WiFi spot -- and the experimental web browser through that 3G capability is still usable, free, for U.S. citizens and customers in about 61 countries, which Amazon UK lists and I reference at this page, which has more information and the link to the Amazon UK table.

  With a discount this big, I don't know what the future of this particular model is, but many of us have depended on it for comfortable e-Ink reading of PDFs (which can be fully rotated and zoomed using rectangular areas).

  Here are working images of my own DX (I had the DX US only and now have the DX Graphite US/Int'l).

Reaction to DX Graphite by tougher MobileRead forum's Sony stalwarts at time of release last August.


Kindle DailyDeal
While I'm at it, here's today's Kindle Daily Deal book
  Raising Jake, by Charlie Carillo, 139 customer reviews, 4.5 stars
  Wednesday's price: $8.69,  Thursday's discount: $7.70
  Thursday's Kindle Daily Deal Price: $0.99 (89% off)
"...In this coming-of-age tale, there's often a question of who is parenting whom.  Carillo, a former reporter for the New York Post, has an easy way with breezy prose and likable characters." -- Publishers Weekly


If books won't do it, a more general special Amazon has is their Holiday Toy List through Dec. 24.

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Free Kindle books (11/21-23) - 98 free + discounted-book forum alerts + Amazon promos

FREE/DISCOUNTED KINDLE BOOKS DISCOVERED BY FORUM MEMBERS

Nov. 21-23: - Monday thru' Wed. morning: 98 newly-free books + discounted ones as of Wednesday, early evening. (No books released on Sunday)

I'm also adding details of an announcement from Amazon today re examples of what they call 'amazing deals' for Black Friday Week U.S. that will be available at various times through Black Friday weekend.  These will be on the *2nd* page of this blog article, along with the free book listings, discounted-book forum alert links, Amazon's ongoing promos, and pointers to forum discussions.  No preview of what Amazon UK's BF Week deals might be though.


Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells us About Who We Are, by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald, 11 customer reviews, 4.2 stars, $0.00 (Link: amzn.to/pictures-of-the-mind )

For those interested in the latest research on the brain.
  “Boleyn-Fitzgerald writes in a clear voice, making scientific data engaging and accessible for anyone with an interest in the study of neurology, mindfulness, or behavior.” -- Publishers Weekly




Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload, by Mark Hurs, 131 customer reviews, 4.5 stars, $0.00 (Link: amzn.to/bit-literacy)

About controlling your email inbox and general overload.  Quite a few rave reviews.




Today's Kindle Daily Deal (changes at midnight) is "Chicago Lightning: The Collected Nathan Heller Short Stories," by Max Allan Collins, 13 customer reviews, 4.7 stars   (Link: http://amzn.to/chicago-lightning )

  Friday's price: $7.99, Saturday's discount: $7.00
Saturday's Daily Deal Price: $0.99

Nathan Heller, "the perfect private eye" ... "All of the stories are based on real cases of the 1930s and '40s, meticulously researched by award-winning writer and Road to Perdition creator Max Allan Collins." -- Amazon editors



  MORE... ( The temporarily newly-free books and discounted-book forum-alerts are on the 2nd page now, to load the main page more quickly and so that those wanting to go through the details can do so by: clicking on "MORE" just below - 61 newly-free Kindle books today)
*****


Am adding here Amazon US's  Black Friday announcement of example deals that will be available at various times through the weekend.  They say they'll be monitoring Black Friday ads to meet or beat the best deals they see, and their PR release has a reminder that people should use the Price Check Amazon app available for iPhone and Android when shopping in stores to make sure they're getting a good deal.

Examples they give: of deals coming up:

• Samsung 46-Inch 1080p LED HDTV: $799.99 (save $500)
• Nikon Coolpix P7000 Digital Camera: $249 (save $250)
• Canon PowerShot SX230HS Digital Camera: $199 (save $150)
• All phones from AT&T, Sprint and Verizon on sale for a penny at AmazonWireless (new activations only, two-year contract required)
• PlayStation 3 160GB Bundle w/ two free games (Rachet & Clank: All 4 One and LittleBigPlanet 2): $199 (save $150)
• Toshiba Satellite 14” laptop: $599.99 (save $150)
• TomTom XXL 5-Inch GPS: $99.99 (save $99)
• Samsung BD-D5700 Blu-ray Disc Player: $99.99 (save $80)
• AK Anne Klein Swarovski Crystal Accented Rose Gold-Tone Leather Watch: $29.99 (save $95)
• Save up to 60% off outerwear for Women, Men, Kids and Baby
• White Gold Princess Cut Diamond Earrings: $299.99 (save $399)
• Save up to $170 on Dyson vacuums
• Bodum Bistro Electric French Press Coffee Maker and Tea Dripper, Red: $49.99 (save $43)
• Wusthof Le Cordon Bleu 8-Inch Cook’s Knife: $89.99 (save $60)
• Save 40% off select boots and slippers
• “Bridesmaids” (DVD): $5.99 (save $23)
• “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy (Blu-ray): $49.99 (save $69.99)
• Schwinn Jasmine Girls’ Bike, Light Blue: $69.99 (save $70)
• Save up to 40% on select Angry Birds plush toys
• Save up to 50% on select LeapFrog electronic toys
• Popular album titles including “Watch the Throne” by Kanye West and Jay-Z, “Torches” by Foster the People and “Hands All Over” by Maroon 5 (MP3 Downloads): $4.99

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LATEST DISCOUNTED Kindle books (some temporarily) -
  Forum-thread starter RandomizeME cautions, "This thread is [only] for discounts and price drops that readers find from publishers."  Another main finder is Emily Bronte.
  For 11/19-23

( MANY Lower-priced in this batch )

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TEMPORARILY-Free Books:  Alerts from the Amazon Kindle forums - via the tireless "Happy Reader" Joyce, who is ever on the lookout on behalf of forum members.

  NOTE: The alerts are quoted from Joyce's collecting of mostly temporarily-free books.  They're *not* recommendations by anyone but are a popular, unfiltered daily set of forum release-alerts by Joyce, logged here for those who don't or can't make it to the forums.  The eBooks are often no longer free within days, sometimes, within hours.  Thanks to Joyce for gathering and organizing them for us.

' Happy Reader "Joyce" says:

[9 books Monday]
Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy Called "Don't Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A"
Author: Ken Blanchard
Genre: Leadership

DESCRIPTION: Ken Blanchard's Leading at a Higher Level techniques are inspiring thousands of leaders to build high-performing organizations that make life better for everyone. Now, Blanchard and WD-40 Company leader Garry Ridge reveal how WD-40 has used Blanchard's techniques of Partnering for Performance with every employee--achieving levels of engagement and commitment that have fortified the bottom line.

*****

The Courage to Love (Brothers in Arms, Book One)
Author: Samantha Kane
Genre: Ellora's Cave Erotic Romance
** Reader advisory: Contains male/male sex scenes **

DESCRIPTION: Brothers in Arms, Book One.Kate Collier is still recovering from a vicious rape and trying to make a success of her dress shop when Jason Randal and Anthony Richards return to London from the Continent, intent on winning her. She's known them for years, ever since they served with her late husband in the Peninsula against Napoleon. She'd been in love with them for almost that long. To discover they feel the same is a shock, but Kate isn't ready to turn her life back over to a man, or men.Jason and Tony prove hard to resist, however, especially when their close friendship blossoms into desire for each other as they make Kate's body burn with passion. The combination of their insatiable desire for her and their journey into a sexual relationship with one another is irresistible to Kate.A nightmare from her past tries to keep them apart, but the three long for a life together in spite of society's censure, and they will not be denied.

*****

Brianna (Celestial Passions)
Author: Judy Mays
Genre: Ellora' Cave Erotic Romance

DESCRIPTION: Part of the Celestial Passions series.Brianna did what any other decent human being would do-rescue a pair of aliens her boss was about to dissect, and get them back to their space ship. In the process, she was captured by an alien scientist and became a experiment herself-a sexual experiment.Captain Alalakan don al' Chardadon was not about to let Dr. Rodak don al' Bakom conduct his ridiculous sexual experiments on an inhabitant from a newly discovered world. Even if it meant he had to marry the Earth woman to protect her. Marriages were easily dissolved on his planet, and this alien was very beautiful. Besides, he wanted her - in his bed, on the floor, against the wall or anywhere else he could think of.Brianna had to choose-marry the captain or try to find another way to escape Bakom. Easy choice. Even though he was an alien, Char was the most desirable man she'd ever met.So, Brianna found herself hurtling through space married to a very sexy alien - with a very flexible tail - from a planet where hedonism is the norm and there are three sexes - male, female, and hermaphrodite.But Bakom wanted Brianna too, and is willing to do anything to get her back.

*****

Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are (FT Press Science)
Author: Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald
Genre: Neuroscience

DESCRIPTION: Over the past decade, a revolution in medical imaging has allowed researchers to scan the brain of subjects in situ, while setting their minds to an assigned task. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) are revealing, among other discoveries, that the brain of some apparently vegetative patients can be active; the brain's ability to heal and grow well beyond what was previously believed; and the various centers of different behaviors and skills. Physicist and science writer Boleyn-Fitzgerald addresses brain injury, addiction, memory, meditation, and more with summaries of recent research, cogent explanations of what scientists are learning, and plentiful references. Fascinatingly, she illustrates how "knotty questions about morality, blame, and punishment provide abundant raw material for brain researchers," who can assess, for instance, "whether 'normal' brains are wired for altruism and cooperation." Boleyn-Fitzgerald writes in a clear voice, making scientific data engaging and accessible for anyone with an interest in the study of neurology, mindfulness, or behavior.

*****

Ubiquitous Computing for Business: Find New Markets, Create Better Businesses and Reach Customers Around The World 24-7-365
Author: Bo Begole
Genre: Marketing

DESCRIPTION: Ubiquitous Computing ("UbiComp") is the next game-changing technology. In Ubiquitous Business, PARC UbiComp pioneer Bo Begole shows you how to successfully incorporate it into your products, services, processes, and strategies. Begole introduces UbiComp's component technologies, thoroughly illuminates its potential impact, and demonstrates how to achieve real competitive advantage with it.

*****

In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts
Author: Jerry Weissman
Genre: Communication

DESCRIPTION: Jerry Weissman has made a career of coaching nearly 500 execs on their IPO roadshows, the most critical presentations of their lives. Now, he's written an indispensable guide to answering the toughest questions you'll ever face. Using compelling examples from Presidential debates to stock analyst meetings, Weissman teaches how to respond with perfect assurance. Discover how to avoid the defensive, evasive, or contentious answers that have destroyed political careers and ruin credibility. Learn to control your entire exchange with a hostile questioner: the question, answer, interactions with questioner and audience, timing, and above all, yourself. Whether an executive, politician, fundraiser, interviewee, teacher, student -- or even a family member at Thanksgiving dinner -- you're judged on how you handle these moments. Get this book: handle them brilliantly.

*****

15 Expert Lessons for Retirement Planning (Collection)
Author: Steve Weisman
Genre: Retirement Planning

DESCRIPTION: Everything you need to know to build a financially secure retirement, starting today!
These 15 concise, expert, easy-to-use mini-guides cover every aspect of retirement financial planning! Systematically reduce your retirement risk... save more wisely... protect IRAs and 401(k)s...assess where you stand, and what Social Security will and won't deliver... decide when to retire... budget and plan for life after retirement... and much more!

*****

EDIT TO ADD: 2:00 p.m. CST

Ripley's RBI 01: Scaly Tale [Ebook]
Author: Ripley's Believe It or Not
Genre: Young Readers 7-8 and Up

DESCRIPTION: Ripley's Bureau of Investigation: A Scaly Tale tells the story of a group of kids on a crazy adventure. The main characters go to Ripley High, a school for kids with special abilities. Some of these abilities are talking to animals, controlling the weather, using mental telepathy, and having herculean strength. The kids with the most powerful capabilities are part of a club with important missions. They travel all around the world to investigate strange sightings. In this book, the first of the series, three kids-Zia, Jack, and Kobe-go to the Everglades following sightings of a lizard-man creature residing there. In Florida, the kids run into some troubles when another group-DUL-starts interfering with the mission. DUL is short for Department of Unbelievable Lies, and their mission is to make the RBI troupe into a laughingstock by preventing them from completing missions. Almost every chapter ended on a cliffhanger and at the end of the book, I was left craving more. The RBI books are short and easy to read, and will probably be best suited for younger readers and those kids who are challenged by longer works.

*****

EDIT TO ADD: 3:00 p.m. CST

Excerpt from This Will Make You Smarter: Daniel Kahneman and More
Author: John Brockman
Genre: Decision Making - Cognitive Toolkit
** Pre-Order for January 17, 2012 **

DESCRIPTION: Featuring a foreword by New York Times columnist David Brooks, This Will Make You Smarter presents brilliant but accessible cutting-edge ideas that will improve everyone's decision-making. In this excerpt from the latest in the Edge.org series, Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow , Martin Rees, and Matt Ridley share their ideas for how we can improve our cognitive toolkits.


***** [ Tuesday 11/22 - 1 book ]

Twas The Night
Author: Sandra Hill
Genre: Romance
* Previously Offered November 2010 *

DESCRIPTION: "Christmas or Bust!"What do a Blue Angels pilot, a bounty hunter and an ex-NFL football player have in common? The three bad-boy bachelors of Snowdon, Maine have to make a friend's Christmas Eve wedding on time or die trying! They're willing to risk anything to make that happen-even dashing through the snow in the goofiest bus on Earth, bright red and filled with a bunch of merry, meddling senior citizens known as the Santa Brigade. All too soon, these men will have met their matches in three special women: a woman from their past, a forest ranger so hot she ought to be declared a fire hazard, and a woman on the run. Ho, ho, OH!While serving up holiday cheer with the Santa Brigade, the guys will discover `tis the season for good will and folly. Wise men or not, they are well and truly caught, which means these roguish St. Nicks are willing to jingle a few bells along the way if that's what it takes to find what they truly want for Christmas nestled in their beds after the stockings are stuffed and the gifts placed under the tree.


***** [ Tuesday Evening - 11 books ]

Running of the Bulls (A Wall Street Thriller) (Book Two in the Fifth Avenue Series)

No Small Thing

Death's Hand, A Dark Urban Fantasy (The Descent Series)

Best Laid Plans (Shader)

The Mark of a Druid

Raven (The Raven Saga)

In the Mood

An American Sporting Man Goes To Hell

Compromised

The Magic Touch

Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload


***** ["MORE Evening free books - Tuesday..." (73!)
      posted by Annie B. for Joyce.]

AnnieB says:
OK guys Joyce is under the weather and I'm going to post 73 books so be very very patient...
   ETA...please make sure books are still free before 1 clicking and I'm not responsible for the genre of the books posted.

*****
Galaxy of Heroes
*****
The Buddhacarita - A Modern Sequel: The Poetic Saga of Buddha's Life from Birth to Enlightenment
*****
CALCULATED RISK
*****
Hope and Undead Elvis
*****
Baby Talk - Book 1
*****
Shrinkage
*****
Gifted Apprentice
*****
Wanted
*****
On the Hunt in Baghdad
*****
Night's Knights
*****
Slag Attack
*****
I Forgive You: Why You Should Always (The Path of Forgiveness)
*****
Voodoo Children - A Bubba the Monster Hunter Short Story
*****
Grease Is The Word
*****
Dark Warrior: To Tame a Wild Hawk (Dark. Cloth Series)
*****
Introducing the Richest Family in America
*****
Step Dad Likes to Watch (Insatiable Stepdaughter)
*****
The Sportin' Life
*****
Mad Money (Madeline Carter)
*****
What About Love? Reminders for Being Loving
*****
Betraying Nexus
*****
In the Process of Disappearing (Fiction Friday)
*****
The Engine Driver (A Dystopian Short Story)
*****
Secrets of the Elusive Lover - Book 1
*****
The Darkslayer - Fantasy/Adventure (Illustrated)
*****
The Wrong Side of the Tracks - Book 1
*****
If It Ain't Love
*****
Powerless: The Synthesis
*****
Marked: City of the Damned Book 1
*****
Dumpsterotica: How Dirty Are You? (An Erotic Comedy)
*****
Heartfire (Search For Love)
*****
Visitors to the Inner Earth: True Tales of Subterranean Journeys
*****
Attack of the Sugar Plum Fairies, A Story for Demented Children (Stories for Demented Children)
*****
First Time Buyers
*****
Rachel Rabbit is Rarin' to Go!
*****
Duct Tape Bags
*****
The Pearl Savage (a post-apocalyptic novel) (Savage Series, Book 1)
*****
A Wild Hunt: an Aether Vitalis Novella
*****
The Day the Flowers Died (1)
*****
Old Men & Young Virgins: From Adam On
*****
Midnight and Holding (short story collection)
*****
The Champ Escapes (Fiction Friday)
*****
Rogue Hunter: Gaia #3: Legacy
*****
Entangled
*****
The Soulkeepers (The Soulkeepers Series)
*****
Going Somewhere Else (Break Bites)
*****
101 Faith Notes (101 God Notes)
*****
A Moonlit Night Saga: Episodes 1 - 4
*****
Intuition
*****
Starfall Cruise (Polliwog)
*****
Kill Box (Promo Series)
*****
That One Night in Vegas
*****
Soldiers of Legend: Chances
*****
When Women Were Warriors Book I: The Warrior's Path
*****
Princess Callie and the Totally Amazing Talking Tiara (Callie Chronicles)
*****
Time Up
*****
Baby Boy 1: Sacrificed
*****
Spirit Falls
*****
Open Season (Joe Gunther Mysteries)
*****
Lilah's Ghost
*****
SuperMegaNet, Vol. 2
*****
In the Land of the Blind: A Zombie Story
*****
Guardian of Eden
*****
Jack Palms in Triad Death Match (Jack Palms Crime)
*****
Mud and Salt (Fiction Friday)
*****
The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book 1: Embers, Deluxe Illustrated Edition
*****
A Dangerous Woman (A Fay Cunningham Mystery-Book 1)
*****
Elliptical: A Short Story
*****
Illusions
*****
Fixing Cupid
*****
Singularity
*****
A Soldier's Woman (The Beginnings Series)
*****
Toonopolis Short: Anchihiiroo '


***** [ Wednesday morning 3:12 am PST - 4 more books ]

A Regency Holiday

Mary's Son: A Tale of Christmas

A Little Bit of Everything For Dummies

Surrender the Wind '


[These are from Joyce's free-book alerts Monday-Wednesday, aided by Lucy/Annie B., in the forums.
 11/21, 9;  11/22 - Morning, 1;  11/22 - Evening, 11;  11/22 - MORE for Evening, 73;  11/23, 4 -- total 98 books for Monday through very early Wednesday morning.]

Amazon's own ongoing listing of LIMITED-TIME OFFERS - Promos   Amazon sorts these by Bestsellers first.   I've added a by Low-to-High pricing. Editors' Picks: $1.99-$3.99   thru' November

Free contemporary books: subsets Filters out excerpts, chapters, previews US:  by Last 30+ days  Nov 2011    Publication Date   Late-listed    Bestselling   High-ratings UK:  by PubDate   Popular

Ongoing popular discussions   (See Kindle Forums for more.)
  . Kindle Fire for nonTech person?   Newer
  . Kindle Fire Keyboard.. Anyone else having issues?   Newer
  . Got my Fire!
  . Feel like almost crying - Kindle loss and personalizing Kindles - lighthearted
  . Unusual calls from Amazon because of forum posts
  . Personal docs now sendable to individual Kindles again
  . [WAS] Warning: Personal docs now sent to a Kindle will now go to all new Kindles
  . To Avoid Confusion, Please Use the Official Product Names in Forum" [entertaining]
  . Discussion of geographic restrictions on digital purchases
  . Discount-alert books discussed on separate message thread (Newer)
  . What have been your favorite public domain books that are not so well known?
  . Best "Free" books you've read (many are no longer free, however).
  . Highly recommended Indie authors
  . Unique Uses of Kindles

Other current forum threads that might interest some
Public Library Lending questions at the forums, and Lendle's Kindle borrowing
  . How many e-books does your public library have?
  . Public librarians: what has been your Kindle/Overdrive experience?
  . Changes to lendle (This is Kindle owner-to-Kindle owner lending.)
      The changes include incentives for offering loaners



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Power outage here

We've had a power outage here, and when the lights came back on, Comcast wasn't willing and the phones are out too. The only communication with the outside world is with this Kindle 3 or Kindle Keyboard with its free 3G web browser plus a cellphone with no 3G data plan.

Did a lot of research yesterday and exploring on the new Kindle models and will be reporting on that when I can get back on via a computer. They think it'll be sometime today. Thanks for your patience !

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Free Kindle books (11/18-19) - 61 free + discounted-book forum alerts + Amazon promos

FREE/DISCOUNTED KINDLE BOOKS DISCOVERED BY FORUM MEMBERS

Nov. 18-19: - Friday and Saturday: 61 newly-free books + discounted ones as of Saturday morning.

Take Me Home from the Oscars, by Christine Schwab, 28 customer reviews, 5.0 stars, $0.99 (Link: amzn.to/take-me-home-from-oscars )

Notice all 28 customer reviews were 5-star rated, so am highlighting this discounted one.

  “This beautiful book of hope will inspire all of those who live with adversity… the Oscar story will just break your heart but show you how far you can go if you have determination and a positive attitude.” -- – Bonnie Tiegel, Entertainment Tonight/The Insider
  “A delicious behind-the-scenes look at fashion and TV… and the vicious disease, the unrelenting pain, and the triumph that comes with finally deciding to wear it all like a badge of courage. Christine Schwab took lemons and turned them into haute couture. I like her style more than ever!” -- Adam Glassman, O, The Oprah Magazine




Today's Kindle Daily Deal (changes at midnight) is "Live and Let Die," by Ian Fleming, 63 customer reviews, 4.3 stars   (Link: amzn.to/live-let-die )

  Friday's price: $9.99, Saturday's discount: $8.00
Saturday's Daily Deal Price: $1.99

Ian Fleming's second Bond novel



  MORE... ( The temporarily newly-free books and discounted-book forum-alerts are on the 2nd page now, to load the main page more quickly and so that those wanting to go through the details can do so by: clicking on "MORE" just below - 61 newly-free Kindle books today)
*****

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LATEST DISCOUNTED Kindle books (some temporarily) -
  Forum-thread starter RandomizeME cautions, "This thread is [only] for discounts and price drops that readers find from publishers."  Another main finder is Emily Bronte.
  For 11/17-19

(Lower-priced ones below...)

Alert by CLB77
  Terry Spear's Legend of the White Wolf (Heart of the Wolf) is currently discounted to $1.99.
Alert by dharts
  "This one looks good, especially for those interested in WWII. Only $1.99."
  Spymistress, by William Stevenson
  “Every bit as fascinating and shot through with ambiguity as a spy novel.” (Salon.com )
  “In the real world of spies, Vera Atkins was the boss.” (Ian Fleming )
  “More intricate and exciting than the world of James Bond.” (Atlantic Monthly)
Alerts by Emily Bronte
  U.S. Army Ranger Handbook for $0.99
  The Green Berets by Robin Moore and Thomas Csrnko for $0.99
  FBI Handbook of Crime Scene Forensics for $0.99
  Take Me Home from the Oscars by Christine Schwab for $0.99
  The Well at the World's End by A. J. Mackinnon for $1.99
  How To Beat The Pro Football Pointspread by Bobby Smith for $1.99
  All I Can Handle: I'm No Mother Teresa by Kim Stagliano and Jenny McCarthy for $1.99
Alert by RandomizeME
  "FYI, amazon has matched the nook deal today Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation"

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TEMPORARILY-Free Books:  Alerts from the Amazon Kindle forums - via the tireless "Happy Reader" Joyce, who is ever on the lookout on behalf of forum members.

  NOTE: The alerts are quoted from Joyce's collecting of mostly temporarily-free books.  They're *not* recommendations by anyone but are a popular, unfiltered daily set of forum release-alerts by Joyce, logged here for those who don't or can't make it to the forums.  The eBooks are often no longer free within days, sometimes, within hours.  Thanks to Joyce for gathering and organizing them for us.

' Happy Reader "Joyce" says:
[Friday morning, 5 books]

Before the Season Ends (A Regency Inspirational Romance)
Author: Linore Rose Burkard
Genre: Inspirational Romance

DESCRIPTION: Country girl Ariana Forsythe is sent to a wealthy aunt in London to head off an unsuitable match in this faith-based Regency romance. After being modishly outfitted by said aunt, Ariana is thrust into the London season, with all its attendant social conventions: status distinctions, formal etiquette and gossip, gossip, gossip (the Regency antecedent of dishing). Ariana meets her match in the disdainful paragon of society, Phillip Mornay, who quickly becomes her ally after an unexpected turn of social events threatens her good name. This period romance lacks sufficient romantic tension between the principals. The plotting is also uneven, with some complications (the matter of Arianas correspondence with her family, for example) not driving the plot forward, instead frittering narrative energy. But the author's command of period detail is impressive, evident in material details but also in dialogue. The theology is also period authentic. The novel even contains a glossary to help non-Regencyphiles get up to speed about the difference between ladies pelisses and spencers. Despite some technical problems, on the whole its a tasty confection.

*****

Real-Life Discipleship: Building Churches That Make Disciples
Author: Jim Putman
Genre: Religious - Spiritual

DESCRIPTION: Real-Life Discipleship explains what should happen in the life of every Christian and in every small group so that the church becomes an army of believers dedicated to seeing the world saved. With the overriding goal to train disciples who know how to make more disciples, this book offers proven tools and strategies from Real Life Ministries, one of America's fastest-growing churches.
Discover what the Bible says about true and effective discipleship with these strategies and practices.

*****

Capitol Reflections
Author: Jonathan Javitt
Genre: Mystery - Suspense

DESCRIPTION: Fans of The X-Files may enjoy this science-fiction thriller, the debut novel by Dr. Javitt, whose impressive government credentials aren't quite matched by the sophistication of his plot. Chair of President Bush's Health Subcommittee of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and an epidemiologist, Javitt imagines a recent past-2005-in which the threat of genetically modified food has become a reality. When Marci Newman, a workaholic New York City attorney, dies after a mysterious seizure, Newman's best friend, Gwen Maulder, who's a division chief with the Food and Drug Administration, investigates. Aided by her ex-Secret Service husband, Jack, and her former flame and current Washington Post columnist Mark Stern, Maulder finds that Newman's seizure may be part of an epidemic that may be connected with coffee-seller Pequod's, the new mega-company that has overtaken Starbuck's. The bad guys are led by Hawaiian senator Henry Broome, whose past includes several murders and the theft of some genetics research from his Princeton roommate. The writing and pacing are adequate, and Javitt throws in a nice twist at the end, but the action sequences tend to overwhelm the science.

*****

EDIT TO ADD: 1:00 p.m. CST

Jigsaw Words Volume 2
Word Game

DESCRIPTION: Jigsaw Words Volume 2 is a word game that challenges you to combine groups of letters into words that match the clues given. This update to the popular Jigsaw Words gives you 100 new puzzles and each puzzle has 10 clues to solve. The puzzles are organized into 10 themed categories like A Journey Through the Decades and College 101, and you can use the theme to help you solve the clues. In each puzzle, you start with a set of 10 clues. You also have a set of randomly arranged puzzle pieces with letters on them. Your goal is to solve the clues in the puzzle by arranging the puzzle pieces so that the letters form the word that matches each clue. Start with the easiest clues first. As you use each puzzle piece, it is removed from play, making it easier to find the more difficult matches. You can also shuffle the grid of puzzle pieces at any time for a different perspective. If you enjoy working with words and patterns, try Jigsaw Words Volume 2 and test your ability to build words today!

*****

EDIT TO ADD: 3:00 p.m. CST

The Dawkins Delusion: an As-I'm-Reading-It Response to The God Delusion
Author: Scott Reeves
Genre: Philosophy - Religious - Inspirational

DESCRIPTION: As he's reading it, a religious sympathizer gives a running commentary rebuttal to Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion.


***** [ Late Evening Friday, added 53 books ]

Manly Knits

Bliss Kiss (The Adventures of Jaz Jimínez)

Easy Vegetarian Recipes

Survival Games (Games Erotic Thriller Series)

High School Football - The Temptation (The High School Series)

Again (The Lycurgus)

The Day God Winked

Dark Reckoning (Steve Williams Novel)

Starcrossed: Perigee

Amateur Night

Affair of the Heart

Silesia: The Outworlder

Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria

Secrets of the Gap

Quilt of Seas

Dillon and The Voice of Odin (The Dillon Adventures)

Bordello Secrets

Evolve, Part 1: Unintended Consequences

Seeing the Elephant (Wildflowers)

The Rose of Desire

Sigma Theta Tau International 41st Biennial Convention Program

In the Halls of the Sky-Palace: A Short Story

The Bishop Moves Diagonally

My Own Secret Dinosaur

Bubbles - Two Fragments from the Shoal Wars

A Skillet, a Spatula, and a Dream

Not Quite Casper: an Aether Vitalis Short Story

Artistic License

Trophies (The Ellandun Wars)

The Call

Betty & Veronica

Alternate Rialto

All I Got for Christmas (Smartboys Club)

Forty-Four

The First 200 Days

The Betrothal: Or How I Saved Alan Edwards from 40 Years of Hell

Introduction to Cloud Computing (in about 1,000 words)

What The Fox Learnt - Four Fables from Aesop

The 10 Best Dividend Paying Stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Truth about Losing Weight

target=_blank>Cat's Cradle

Wicked Mourning

Caterpillars Don't Check Email: An illustrated picture book for children

The Fox

Haunted

The Santa Shop (The Santa Conspiracy)

I Killed the Man That Wasn't There

Aurealis #45

CHILD'S PLAY

Claws

Hole in the Wall (The Jude Magdalyn Series)

Scarecrows

*** EDIT TO ADD

My Sparkling Misfortune (The Lakeland Knight)


*** [ Added 3 more books Saturday morning ]

The Journey: A Season of Reflections
Author: Adam Hamilton
Genre: Religion - Inspirational

DESCRIPTION: Take a Christmas break and sit down with pastor and best-selling author Adam Hamilton as he guides you through a four-week devotional based on the most joyous event in history. Created for individual use or as a companion to the primary book, The Journey

*****

Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection: The Complete Story Collection
Author: Loren D. Estleman
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

DESCRIPTION: All the elements that have made Estleman one of the best hard-boiled writers of all time--just a notch below Chandler and Hammett--are present in these 32 short stories. Remarkably, he has kept his Detroit-based Amos Walker series (Motor City Blue) fresh after three decades and 20 novels, and any fan of the genre who has yet to encounter the ex-cop turned PI will get a great introduction through this collection. What's most impressive is Estleman's ability to blend sharp-edged language, cynical characters, betrayals, twists, and a memorable narrative voice within the short story format. He also manages to inject dark humor into his work that keeps the violence, corruption, and double-crosses from becoming too grim ("I don't have so many friends I can afford to drop one just because he tried to kill me"). Longtime fans will welcome the author's informative introduction.

The Everything Potluck Cookbook (Everything Series)
Author: Linda Larsen
Genre: Cookbook

DESCRIPTION: Potlucks are a great way to get friends and relatives together without the pricey grocery or restaurant bill! In this cookbook, veteran cook Linda Larsen gives you an array of options for every meal and course. In addition, easy-to-understand icons indicate whether a recipe is easy, healthy, quick, or inexpensive. Everything you need to host, or attend, a successful potluck is here, including: 300 tasty and creative recipes; Tips for transporting food safely; Indications of whether a recipe can be made ahead of time; Menu suggestions for a variety of potluck parties. Guests can make the dishes on their own and bring them to the host's home, or they can all gather in the host's kitchen and make them together. With this book, cooking for the perfect potluck party has never been easier! '


[These are from Joyce's free-book alerts Friday and Saturday, in the forums.
 11/18 - morning, 5;  11/18 - Late Evening, 53; 11/19 - morning, 3 -- total 61 books for the two days as of very early Saturday morning.]

Amazon's own ongoing listing of LIMITED-TIME OFFERS - Promos   Amazon sorts these by Bestsellers first.   I've added a by Low-to-High pricing. Editors' Picks: $1.99-$3.99   thru' November

Free contemporary books: subsets Filters out excerpts, chapters, previews US:  by Last 30+ days  Nov 2011    Publication Date   Late-listed    Bestselling   High-ratings UK:  by PubDate   Popular

Ongoing popular discussions
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  . Discount-alert books discussed on separate message thread (Newer)
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  . Best "Free" books you've read (many are no longer free, however).
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Other current forum threads that might interest some
Public Library Lending questions at the forums, and Lendle's Kindle borrowing
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  . Public librarians: what has been your Kindle/Overdrive experience?
  . Changes to lendle (This is Kindle owner-to-Kindle owner lending.)
      The changes include incentives for offering loaners



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