Saturday, June 11, 2011

E-books and amazing e-book deals



When I first heard of e-books I felt nothing but scorn. I had of course read digitized versions of classics on websites like Project Gutenburg for school but the idea of choosing an electronic book for pleasure reading made no sense to me. I love books, especially the new book smell and glossy covers or deckled edges. I did not think I'd ever read an e-book for fun. Then I read Twilight and I couldn't wait to find out what would happen in New Moon but my library had no copies and the bookstore was temporarily out of stock so when I saw that it was available as a PDF e-book, I bought it right away. This was in the days before Kindle (there were other e-readers out there but they were too expensive for a college student). I read eagerly and found that I didn't mind that I wasn't holding a copy of the book in my hands. Of course I later went back to the store and bought a copy but what this made me realize was that e-books were not the enemy. While I still prefer books in print I also enjoy e-books. I have since read e-books from my library and e-ARCs from NetGalley and Galley Grab. I have also purchased some from Amazon.com to read on my computer and iPhone. I also recently purchased a Kindle and look forward to being able to check out e-books from my library on Kindle later this year.

Do you read e-books? Do you buy them or download free ones from your library or online retailers?

Here are some great deals I've found on Amazon.com (some of the prices are the same for the Nook and I've added links for those too). Amazon has more than 600 e-books on sale from $0.99 to $2.99 as part of their Sunshine Deals sale. These sale ends Wednesday so if you're interested don't delay!


Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
$1.99


Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
$2.99


How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
$0.99


The Agency: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
$1.99


I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
$2.99


Need by Carrie Jones
$1.99
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Entice by Carrie Jones
$1.99


Ballad: A Gathering of Fairy by Maggie Stiefvater
$2.99


The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
$1.99


Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots by Abby McDonald
$1.99


The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells
$1.99


The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
$2.99


Savannah From Savannah by Denise Hildreth
$1.99


The Forever Queen by Helen Hollick
$2.99


5 comments:

  1. FAB deals. Thank you so much for the links.

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  2. Those are some great finds with a great price.

    I have wanted/considered to read Need, think I may go for it.

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  3. I don't have an ereader, I just haven't been able to part with my books yet! These are some awesome finds though! Thank you!!

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  4. I really like ebooks - read them fairly often on my iphone. I would never pay for one though. I only download the free ones. I just can't bring myself to spend the money and not have a physical object to show for it. That might make me... greedy? or a consumerist? or whatever the right word is, but thats me

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