I try, but this is very much a team effort
Welcome to the Historical Fiction Online forums: a friendly place to discuss, review and discover historical fiction.
If this is your first visit, please be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing posts, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
If this is your first visit, please be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing posts, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Ebook freebies and deals 2012
[quote=""Susan""]Another one I just got for free thanks to you![/quote]
I try, but this is very much a team effort
I try, but this is very much a team effort
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
[quote=""Misfit""]I try, but this is very much a team effort [/quote]
I see now that Mythica posted about Through a Glass Darkly, so thanks Mythica!!!
[/quote]I see now that Mythica posted about Through a Glass Darkly, so thanks Mythica!!!
~Susan~
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
~Unofficial Royalty~
Royal news updated daily, information and discussion about royalty past and present
http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/
-
Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4326
- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
[quote=""Misfit""]I agree. And it appears that the Koen book isn't even available on Kindle on the UK site.[/quote]
Yes, that's strange, too!
Yes, that's strange, too!
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
-
Mythica
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1095
- Joined: November 2010
- Preferred HF: European and American (mostly pre-20th century)
- Location: Colorado
- Contact:
Two freebies
Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice continued by Anna Elliott
The Pict by Jack Dixon
I've only been posted stuff that has more than about 20 reviews - there's loads more freebies to check out at http://www.ereaderiq.com (and UK store users can use http://www.ereaderiq.co.uk) but it would be too much to post them all. So I only pick out the ones which seem the most promising based on reviews.
Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice continued by Anna Elliott
The Pict by Jack Dixon
I've only been posted stuff that has more than about 20 reviews - there's loads more freebies to check out at http://www.ereaderiq.com (and UK store users can use http://www.ereaderiq.co.uk) but it would be too much to post them all. So I only pick out the ones which seem the most promising based on reviews.
[quote=""Amanda""]It is really quite annoying! Australians have to buy from AmazonUS, but we can buy everything. Usually it shows up as not available for your address. But it can also appear as though there isn't a Kindle edition available at all. My husband switched his address on his account, and a few things I had looked for on my account, turned out to have Kindle editions after all. And some of the price differences are annoying too. Someone says it is available for $x, so you go and look at it and it is more than that. Or something that is free to those in the US is 3.99. I know it is not much....but it is annoying to know there is a difference, and for electronic delivery I dont think it is fair.[/quote]
That's what I found odd in that I bought my Kindle from Big W and have been able to download books from Amazon. com US(not in the U.K.)But this book 'the forger' is not available and I went to the Amazon US site. It is odd.
Another thing I find annoying is the 'price information unavailable' on some kindle books.
I actually phoned Amazon USA once and said 'it's not as if we live at the bottom of the world'...But then I chuckled
We probably do! 
...But it is still not the South Pole!
That's what I found odd in that I bought my Kindle from Big W and have been able to download books from Amazon. com US(not in the U.K.)But this book 'the forger' is not available and I went to the Amazon US site. It is odd.
Another thing I find annoying is the 'price information unavailable' on some kindle books.
I actually phoned Amazon USA once and said 'it's not as if we live at the bottom of the world'...But then I chuckled
We probably do! ...But it is still not the South Pole!-
Mythica
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1095
- Joined: November 2010
- Preferred HF: European and American (mostly pre-20th century)
- Location: Colorado
- Contact:
[quote=""rebecca""]That's what I found odd in that I bought my Kindle from Big W and have been able to download books from Amazon. com US(not in the U.K.)But this book 'the forger' is not available and I went to the Amazon US site. It is odd. [/quote]
As I mentioned, the books and pricing available to you is determined by the Country Setting in your Kindle account management. So you may be using the US store but it knows you're in Australia and therefore sets the prices and availability accordingly.
Like I said, if you'd like to try it, you can temporarily change your country setting to US, grab the book, and then switch back. There have been successful reports of this.
[/quote]As I mentioned, the books and pricing available to you is determined by the Country Setting in your Kindle account management. So you may be using the US store but it knows you're in Australia and therefore sets the prices and availability accordingly.
Like I said, if you'd like to try it, you can temporarily change your country setting to US, grab the book, and then switch back. There have been successful reports of this.
This just means it's not available in your country - usually it will just not turn up in search results but sometimes when someone gives you a direct link to it, it comes up that way.Another thing I find annoying is the 'price information unavailable' on some kindle books.
It's not really Amazon's fault - they can't force publishers to make their ebooks available in all countries, especially when US publishers don't necessarily own the rights to the book in other countries. It IS frustrating that you can order and import printed books overseas through Amazon but can't do the same with ebooks. I don't know why that's the case except maybe that ebook distribution is so much quicker and easier.I actually phoned Amazon USA once and said 'it's not as if we live at the bottom of the world'...But then I chuckled
[quote=""Mythica""]As I mentioned, the books and pricing available to you is determined by the Country Setting in your Kindle account management. So you may be using the US store but it knows you're in Australia and therefore sets the prices and availability accordingly.
Like I said, if you'd like to try it, you can temporarily change your country setting to US, grab the book, and then switch back. There have been successful reports of this.
This just means it's not available in your country - usually it will just not turn up in search results but sometimes when someone gives you a direct link to it, it comes up that way.
It's not really Amazon's fault - they can't force publishers to make their ebooks available in all countries, especially when US publishers don't necessarily own the rights to the book in other countries. It IS frustrating that you can order and import printed books overseas through Amazon but can't do the same with ebooks. I don't know why that's the case except maybe that ebook distribution is so much quicker and easier.[/quote]
Well the 'forger' book is in paperback and relatively cheap at $6:00 so I will probably buy it from there in the U.S.. But thanks for your help.
Bec
Like I said, if you'd like to try it, you can temporarily change your country setting to US, grab the book, and then switch back. There have been successful reports of this.
This just means it's not available in your country - usually it will just not turn up in search results but sometimes when someone gives you a direct link to it, it comes up that way.
It's not really Amazon's fault - they can't force publishers to make their ebooks available in all countries, especially when US publishers don't necessarily own the rights to the book in other countries. It IS frustrating that you can order and import printed books overseas through Amazon but can't do the same with ebooks. I don't know why that's the case except maybe that ebook distribution is so much quicker and easier.[/quote]
Well the 'forger' book is in paperback and relatively cheap at $6:00 so I will probably buy it from there in the U.S.. But thanks for your help.
Bec
-
Mythica
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1095
- Joined: November 2010
- Preferred HF: European and American (mostly pre-20th century)
- Location: Colorado
- Contact:
A freebie for any pirate lovers out there: The Devil's Fire: A Pirate Adventure Novel
-
Mythica
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1095
- Joined: November 2010
- Preferred HF: European and American (mostly pre-20th century)
- Location: Colorado
- Contact:
[quote=""rockygirl""]Anything for Nooks???[/quote]
I don't know of any third party website like http://www.ereaderiq.com that works with NookBooks. I thought B&N used to have a "free" section to browse through but they don't even seem to have that anymore. Sadly, Nook never seems to have as many promos as Kindle does and a lot of books on Kindle aren't even available as a NookBook
Like today's promos I was going to mention:
Freebie: Fiji: A Novel - it's only available in Paperback on B&N.
Bargain: The Cater Street Hangman (I really liked this one) - only $1.99 on Kindle. It's available on Nook but no price reduction, it's $9.99, sorry
I don't know why this is the case so often. But it's one of the main reasons I recommend Kindle over Nook - in my experience, they have a better store to buy from if you're looking for promos and indie books. B&N do seem to be beating Amazon to the punch with new technology added to their devices (the Nook Color was out before the Kindle Fire, the Nook Simple Touch was out before the Kindle Touch, and now they have a Nook with Glowlight and Kindle has no frontlit device) so they are raising the bar in that regard. But I still think their ebook store is inferior to Kindle's and for me, that is more important.
I don't know of any third party website like http://www.ereaderiq.com that works with NookBooks. I thought B&N used to have a "free" section to browse through but they don't even seem to have that anymore. Sadly, Nook never seems to have as many promos as Kindle does and a lot of books on Kindle aren't even available as a NookBook
Like today's promos I was going to mention:
Freebie: Fiji: A Novel - it's only available in Paperback on B&N.
Bargain: The Cater Street Hangman (I really liked this one) - only $1.99 on Kindle. It's available on Nook but no price reduction, it's $9.99, sorry
I don't know why this is the case so often. But it's one of the main reasons I recommend Kindle over Nook - in my experience, they have a better store to buy from if you're looking for promos and indie books. B&N do seem to be beating Amazon to the punch with new technology added to their devices (the Nook Color was out before the Kindle Fire, the Nook Simple Touch was out before the Kindle Touch, and now they have a Nook with Glowlight and Kindle has no frontlit device) so they are raising the bar in that regard. But I still think their ebook store is inferior to Kindle's and for me, that is more important.