Category Archives: deals

Announcing new custom RSS feeds

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Chris Walters

(This is a housekeeping post. Please bear with me for a moment.) Almost every day, I post a “daily bargain” book from the Amazon Kindle store. If you visit Kindlerama you can see the new titles in the sidebar on … Continue reading →

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O'Reilly offering top 10 ebooks for $10 each

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Chris Walters

(Not a geek? You might still want to check out this offer–there are at least a couple of titles that might make good ebook gifts for the geek in your life.) (Note: This offer has expired.) You may already know … Continue reading →

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How I ended up with a 7-inch color Amazon Kindle for $130

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Chris Walters

Update: Check out my follow-up post a week later. It’s true! If you’ve got some tech/geek skills, a little patience, $150, and a Bed Bath & Beyond nearby, you too can become the proud owner of a color touch screen … Continue reading →

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Just how cheap will the Kindle get?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Chris Walters

One dollar! Okay, maybe not, at least not any time in the near future. But after Monday’s surprise $70 price cut on the Kindle 2–which makes it $10 less than the Nook from Barnes & Noble–pundits and analysts are wondering … Continue reading →

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Amazon drops price of Kindle 2 to $189

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Chris Walters

It’s been an interesting day so far for ebook devices. Barnes & Noble started it by pulling a fast one this morning, at least on Amazon, when it announced a new Wi-Fi-only version of the Nook for only $149. B&N … Continue reading →

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Get Kindlerama directly on your Kindle every day

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Chris Walters

Just in case you didn’t know, Kindlerama is available on the Amazon Kindle Store under the blogs section. It’s the easiest way to access Kindlerama on your Kindle, and fresh content is pushed out as soon as I post it. … Continue reading →

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Baen WebScriptions: how to get your sci-fi and fantasy fix without going broke

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Chris Walters

If you’re one of those readers who devours sci-fi or fantasy novels, you should know about WebScription Ebooks (www.webscription.net), a site run by sci-fi writer Eric Flint with the benevolent support of Baen Books. In the About Us section of … Continue reading →

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Don't pay for Bree Tanner! Stephenie Meyer makes her latest Twilight book free for everyone

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Chris Walters

If you’re a fan of the Twilight teen vampire series, you already know that today a novella went on sale called The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. It’s available on Amazon for about $7 if you buy the hardcover, … Continue reading →

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