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Today's bargain book: GONE by Karen Fenech

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Booksprung Editor

GONE by Karen Fenech Price: $2.99 Summary: FBI Special Agent Clare Marshall was separated from her sister Beth in childhood when their mother tried to kill them. Now Clare learns that Beth lives in the small town of Farley, South … Continue reading →

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Author Nick Spalding launches indie book recommendation blog

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Chris Walters

Nick Spalding, author of the experimental written-all-in-one-sitting novel Life…With No Breaks (readers on Amazon seem to either love it or hate it), announced yesterday that he’s launched a new indie author blog called Spalding’s Racket: I’ve created [it] to promote … Continue reading →

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Today's bargain book: Out of Water by Colin Chartres and Samyuktha Varma

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Booksprung Editor

Out of Water by Colin Chartres and Samyuktha Varma Price: $0.00 Summary: From cities to biofuels, competition for water is accelerating. Climate change threatens to intensify the onset and severity of the water crisis in several regions of the developing … Continue reading →

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Today's bargain book: To Speak For the Dead by Paul Levine

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Booksprung Editor

To Speak for the Dead by Paul Levine Price: $2.99 Summary: Defending a surgeon in a malpractice case, linebacker-turned-lawyer Jake Lassiter begins to suspect that his client is innocent of negligence… but guilty of murder. Add a sexy widow, a … Continue reading →

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Amazon says it now sells more ebooks than hardcovers

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Chris Walters

The rate of ebook adoption in the marketplace is increasing rapidly, at least for Amazon. The company announced yesterday that it sold an average of 43% more ebooks than hardcovers in the second quarter of 2010, and that number jumped … Continue reading →

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Geeky screensavers for your Kindle DX

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Chris Walters

A reader named Will posted a link in the Screens page to a handful of DX-friendly screensavers hosted over at Picasa. If you’ve read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, played Portal, or watched Futurama, you will likely be interested. … Continue reading →

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Today's bargain book: Easily Amused by Karen McQuestion

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Booksprung Editor

Easily Amused by Karen McQuestion Price: $2.99 Summary: Twenty-nine year-old Lola Watson has two best friends, a dream job editing a parenting magazine, and a charming old house inherited from a great-aunt she barely knew. Life would be perfect if … Continue reading →

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Today's bargain book: St. Dale by Sharyn McCrumb

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Booksprung Editor

St. Dale by Sharyn McCrumb Price: $0.00 Summary: A group of stock car racing fans embarks on a bus tour of Southern speedways—seven states in eight days—as a tribute to legendary NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt in this meandering road novel … Continue reading →

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