Amazon is Faster Than a Cheetah (or at least me)
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Posted by Alex Sharp Mar 8, 2009 |
Three days ago, I wrote about Kindle's Daily Blog and how it is the best way to find free books that are still protected by copyright (three of which I reviewed yesterday).
Since I wrote the March 5 free Kindle books article, Amazon has done the following:
- shocked us all with a very cool iphone app that apparently works fabulously
- offered a free Carrie Vaughn book (Kitty Raises Hell) if you buy Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
- given Kindlers a new set of free science fiction books from Random House
The free Random House books are:
- Settling Accounts Return Engagement by Harry Turtledove
- His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
- Blood Engines by T.A. Pratt
- Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
- Red Mars by Stanley Robinson
My Kindle articles are scattered among my main topic's articles in Gifted Education. Here they are in one easy-access list.
Oct 25, 2008: "Kindle Tips and Tricks for New Users: Amazon's E-Book Reader Holds Hidden Capabilities"
Dec 24, 2008: "Free Kindle Book Resources: E-Book Reading Doesn't Have to Be Expensive"
Dec 24, 2008: "Kindle Experimental Features: Commenting on Amazon's Test Applications is the Key to Keeping Them
February 9, 2009: "Amazon's Kindle2 is Not Quite a New Generation: Kindle Users Don't Need An Upgrade Unless They Want To Be Read To
February 14, 2009: Stephen King Digs Kindles and Hemingway in UR: The Amazon Product Placement Short Story Is A Gift for Kindle-Owners
March 5, 2009: Free Kindle Book Downloads from Amazon: The Store's Daily Blog Is Full of Free E-Books and Book Discounts
Amazon's whispersync implies they have more gadgets coming, so I'll keep checking the daily blog and coming back here to expand on how great it all is!