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message 201: by Regina (new)

Regina (reginar) It is too limited. If the search function was better I would do it. I have a friend who lives in an area where her library is not great, so she uses the kindle lending library.

The lending function from both vendors is also too limited. But I have done it, but not a ton. The books I have lent out are the ones other people want to borrow - -but of course due to the limitations I can never lend them out again.


message 202: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (last edited Feb 25, 2012 01:35PM) (new)


message 203: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (narcisse) | 1946 comments NetGalley sent me an email earlier today. I don't know if the rest of you got it, but it was a (good for 48 hours) link to access an auto-approved copy of Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) by R.L. LaFevers .

Searching for the book won't make it come up on NetGalley (at least not for me), but using the link in the email works. Here's the link in case you guys didn't get the email: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=11092947...
You need to be a member of NetGalley for it to work.


message 204: by Regina (new)

Regina (reginar) I get so irritated with doing searches on netgalley. What does work for me is finding out the publisher and going to the publisher's section. I wonder if they purposely have a bad search function.


message 205: by Angie (new)

Angie (pinkindle) | 828 comments I grabbed that one this morning. I'm pretty darn excited to read it! It sounds awesome.


message 206: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (narcisse) | 1946 comments Regina wrote: "I get so irritated with doing searches on netgalley. What does work for me is finding out the publisher and going to the publisher's section. I wonder if they purposely have a bad search function."

With this particular book, I think it's some sort of limited time exclusive access only type of deal.


message 207: by Regina (new)

Regina (reginar) I have done title searches though -- and get nothing. But then when I search for a very isolated word, I get some hits and can find the book I am looking for. Just my experience that their search function is limited.

But this seems like a great deal! Too bad I have sworn off on getting any more netgalley books!


message 208: by Jenny (last edited Feb 27, 2012 05:35PM) (new)

Jenny (narcisse) | 1946 comments Their search does suck pretty bad. Sometimes a book will show up for me in the recent list, but not in its genre list, or vice versa. And sometimes when I search, it starts me off on page 3 of the results instead of page 1, which makes me miss things. It needs some fixing, that is for sure.

I swore off of more NG books too, but I couldn't resist this one.


message 209: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments Thanks Jenny. I had gotten the email in the morning and it didn't even cross my mind to mention it here.

Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1) by Simone Elkeles This is the deal of the day, so the price will go up again tomorrow.

$2.99 @ B&N - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/ebook...

Kindle is not showing a price match yet, but I'm guessing there's a chance they will match it. I've noticed that Amazon usually jumps on it a few hours later.


message 210: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (last edited Feb 28, 2012 12:19AM) (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments And speaking of daily deals, here's the one from Amazon (also one day only) :

Lament The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

$0.99 @ Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Lament-Faerie-D...


message 211: by Ashley (new)

Ashley  (ashleycw) | 257 comments I got Grave Mercy too. I just can't stop requesting books. But I am making myself read them in March.


Shera (Book Whispers) (sherabookwhispers) | 302 comments I've got to remember to request Grave Mercy tonight!


message 213: by Regina (new)

Regina (reginar) I just need to block the site from my web browser, bc swearing off doesn't seem to work. :)

Glad it isn't only me do the searches wrong!


Joan (official heroine hater) | 98 comments Jenny wrote: "NetGalley sent me an email earlier today. I don't know if the rest of you got it, but it was a (good for 48 hours) link to access an auto-approved copy of Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) by R.L. LaFevers.

Searchin..."

I was so excited to get the email on this one since it was a pre-approved book! I ALWAYS get denied for everything on Netgalley because I don't have a blog. So I immediately download it and start it and get to page 8 (half of a map) and then it freezes and a file error comes up and I have to force close it! Argh! Tried it like five times, same thing. Must be a problem with the file. So bummed... Does anyone know if I delete the file off Digital Editions, will Netgalley let me go back in and re-download it, or am I SOL?


Shera (Book Whispers) (sherabookwhispers) | 302 comments Sorry I don't know. Hopefully it doesn't do that when I download it tonight.


message 216: by Merin (new)

Merin (postitsandpens) I just looked at NetGalley's FAQ and it looks like you can download the file as many times as you want to, until the publisher archives the title.


message 217: by Ashley (new)

Ashley  (ashleycw) | 257 comments I've downloaded a book a few times. You should be fine.


Shera (Book Whispers) (sherabookwhispers) | 302 comments That's good to know!


Joan (official heroine hater) | 98 comments Merin wrote: "I just looked at NetGalley's FAQ and it looks like you can download the file as many times as you want to, until the publisher archives the title."
Thanks! I'll try it again this afternoon!


message 220: by Roxane (new)

Roxane Wilborn | 15 comments Maggie Stiefvater author of Shiver
.99 @ Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WGJX2G/?...

Lament The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater


Shera (Book Whispers) (sherabookwhispers) | 302 comments Sigh I downloaded darkest mercy, but it doesn't get very far. I'm assuming since my ereader isn't internet capable I can't read it on that. *sigh*


message 222: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (last edited Feb 28, 2012 09:51PM) (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments Do you mean it doesn't get very far when you have it open in Adobe Digital Editions? Or do you have it being sent direct to your Kindle?

If you want to transfer the book to your device manually, you can open the book in ADE while your reader is plugged into your computer. Then you drag the book icon from the library page inside of ADE onto the Kindle, Nook, etc. icon on the menu inside of ADE (the menu bar is on the left hand side of your library page). Then the book will show up on your reader - no internet on the reader required.


message 223: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments Glimpse (Zellie Wells, #1) by Stacey Wallace Benefiel

FREE @ Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Glimpse-Zellie-...

It's showing $2.99 @ B&N and even higher at Diesel.


Shera (Book Whispers) (sherabookwhispers) | 302 comments Ah, no fun only amazon as it for free. *sigh* I really wanted that one. ;_;


message 225: by Gwennie (last edited Feb 29, 2012 11:41AM) (new)

Gwennie (blessedwannab) These are free for today only (I think). Kindle only, per his website. Looks like they're shorts, but progressively get longer, like PsyCop. Rave reviews.

Wool by Hugh Howey - http://www.amazon.com/Wool-ebook/dp/B...

Wool 2 Proper Gauge by Hugh Howey - http://www.amazon.com/Wool-2-Proper-G...

Wool 3 Casting Off by Hugh Howey - http://www.amazon.com/Wool-3-Casting-...


Shera (Book Whispers) (sherabookwhispers) | 302 comments Stacia ~ platonic wrote: "Do you mean it doesn't get very far when you have it open in Adobe Digital Editions? Or do you have it being sent direct to your Kindle?

If you want to transfer the book to your device manually, y..."


Thanks for the info, I was wondering if it was something like that. They just approved me for Dark Frost (Mythos Academy, #3) by Jennifer Estep and I really want to read that in comfort on my sony!!


message 227: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments Wendy F wrote: "These are free for today only (I think). Kindle only, per his website. Looks like they're shorts, but progressively get longer, like PsyCop. Rave reviews.

Wool by Hugh Howey - http://ww..."


Oooh nice. I just saw buzz on Wool only a few days ago, actually.


message 228: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments Just in time for the group read.

Amazon UK deal of the day :

My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers, #1) by Rachel Vincent - http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Soul-Take-...


message 229: by Vivian (new)

Vivian (_vivian) | 77 comments Amazon's March 100 for 3.99 or less is up:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html...

Includes:
Fang Me (Demon Underground, #3) by Parker Blue 1.99
Feed by M.T. Anderson 2.99
Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly 2.99
Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1) by Melina Marchetta 3.99


message 230: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments For The Win by Cory Doctorow

Click on the thumbnail to go to the summary page. Underneath the summary, there's a green download button to click on which will take you to a page where you can download a pdf of this book.


message 231: by Carina (last edited Mar 03, 2012 05:00PM) (new)

Carina I've wondered about this one for a while, and grabbed it as soon as I saw it was free till the 5th:
Reason to Breathe (The Breathing Series, #1) by Rebecca Donovan
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005...
Full price ($4.99) at Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reaso...


message 232: by Regina (new)

Regina (reginar) That cover is really interesting.


message 233: by Regina (new)

Regina (reginar) Well $5 on an unknown is hard to do!


message 234: by Carina (new)

Carina It is...


message 235: by Sydney (new)

Sydney Culver | 7 comments Blood Feud $1.00 E-Book Sale

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

That's the direct link to the book's sale page. The buyer has to sign up with Smashwords to get the 74% discount, and Smashwords uses Paypal for transactions (but if the buyer has a credit card, they don't need a Paypal account since Paypal will charge the card).

You can also point her to the Pandora website (link in the signature), where she and her reading group can download the PDF introductory comic in the sidebar. That has two sample chapters from Blood Feud in it.
Blood Feud (The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, #1) by Steven A. Roman


Shera (Book Whispers) (sherabookwhispers) | 302 comments *sniffs* I couldn't drag it into my sony reader. Oh, well.

But I just ordered a Kindle. ^_-


message 237: by Carina (new)

Carina You gave in? Nice Shera! Which one are you getting?


message 239: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments Pyxis The Discovery (Pyxis, #1) by K.C. Neal

Looks indie but I figured I'd add it, since at the very least there are a bunch of reviews up on GR to pick over.

FREE @ Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Pyxis-Discovery...


message 240: by Ashley (new)

Ashley  (ashleycw) | 257 comments downloaded it. I can always use new authors/ series


message 241: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (last edited Mar 06, 2012 10:46PM) (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments Full price at the other sites I checked. :(


The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
$3.99 @ Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/The-Scorpio-Rac...

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
$3.99 @ Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Queens-e...

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Not sure how long this 25 cent price is going to last, so check it before you buy in case it went up.
$0.25 @ Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Extremely-Loud-...


message 242: by Derrolyn (new)

Derrolyn Anderson Check out Smashwords "Read an E-book week".
Tons of indies free until 3/10/12...
https://www.smashwords.com/books/cate...


message 243: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (last edited Mar 07, 2012 02:16PM) (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments I'm not sure what's going on with these books but Amazon seems to be price matching something that Google Play is doing, so I have no idea how long the offers are lasting for.

Here's another 25 cent book. Fight Club (in case you haven't seen the movie, this is an adult book)!

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
$0.25 @ Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Fight-Club-A-No...


message 244: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments Also, Netgalley just sent out an email today. They're going to be featuring the entire Artemis Fowl series on Netgalley, 2 books per month, until the release of the newest book. Right now they're showing the books as "read now," so I'm assuming they're auto approve for everyone. If you'd wanted to try out the series, this is a good time, since all of the books will be featured.


message 245: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments I have no idea. I just do the daily browse of a few websites and blogs and see what people have posted. I have no idea where these links were found at.


message 246: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (last edited Mar 07, 2012 10:04PM) (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments Didn't find any other US deals but it looks like Amazon UK might be doing some down and dirty price matching as well.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson @ Amazon UK - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Dragon-T...


message 247: by Roxane (new)

Roxane Wilborn | 15 comments Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1) by Richelle Mead @Amazon .99


message 248: by Stacia (the 2010 club), groupaholic, YA-MA founder (new)

Stacia (the 2010 club) (stacia_r) | 5137 comments That one's the Kindle deal of the day, so if you're going to get it, grab it now before the price goes up.

Not sure if we have anyone here who watches Bourdain's show but I figured I'd put it up anyway.

Kitchen Confidential Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition) by Anthony Bourdain

$0.25 @ Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Confide...


message 249: by Roxane (new)

Roxane Wilborn | 15 comments Awesome! I haven't seen Bourdain's show but love when he is a guest judge on Top Chef. For .25 I think I will snatch that one up too! :)


message 250: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (narcisse) | 1946 comments Not sure if this has been said already.

Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) by Kim Harrison $0.99
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004...
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dead-...


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