I was very sad to read the news on Monday that the Borders chain is giving up the fight. I’m not terribly surprised–they have been closing stores all year–but it still came as a blow. After our local Waldenbooks closed, our town was down to a couple of used bookstores and a small Christian bookseller. … Read More
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Free Book Friday: DELIVERED WITH LOVE by Sherry Kyle
Every week, the freebie Kindle e-book offerings from Amazon get more exciting. This week I’m thrilled to see the debut novel from Christian author Sherry Kyle, Delivered With Love. Her non-fiction book for tweens, The Christian Girl’s Guide to Style, was a big hit in my house last year (See Book Pick from Nov. 19, … Read More
Free e-Books including LEOTA’S GARDEN by Francine Rivers
Publishers keep surprising me by offering great Christian fiction e-book novels for FREE on Amazon and other on-line booksellers. One of my absolute favorite books is available right now: Leota’s Garden, by Francine Rivers. If you have ever read Francine Rivers before, you know that she is one of the best Christian fiction writers in the business. … Read More
E-Book Addicts
There’s a fascinating discussion going on over on the Between the Lines blog, written by Books & Such Literary Agency’s Janet Kobobel Grant. It pertains to the surge in e-readers and electronic books and how they are reshaping the way people read and how books are sold. In the comments section, several people have brought … Read More
More Free Books!
Still looking for free e-book bargains? Another of my favorite books is being offered for free on Amazon (kindle) this week. Check out Sushi for One?, the first in Camy Tang’s Sushi series. This book was one of my Friday Book Picks last year and you can read my description of it here. Read this earlier post … Read More
More Free Books!
The madness continues: more free e-books are available for download from booksellers Amazon and now Barnes & Noble. Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth is being offered for free download by Amazon and by Barnes and Noble. Also available (by both booksellers) is Robin Jones Gunn’s most recent release from the Katie Weldon series, Peculiar Treasures. Pastor … Read More
Free Books on Amazon!
Free books? FREE BOOKS??? This is music to my ears! A new marketing trend has recently appeared in the world of publishing and it has many writers and publishers scrambling to either jump on board or to issue condemning statements. Some writers/publishers have begun offering kindle (amazon.com) versions of specific titles for free as a way … Read More
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