Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Free Kindle Books, Big Kindle Boogie, Chinese edition, and your 1 percent
Sorry for the woeful neglect here at the blog. I have been thinking about "the 1 percent." Not just the Rich 1 Percent that almost everyone hates. Why does everyone hate them? Because they waste their 1 percent on themselves and spend their 1 percent ensuring they remain the 1 percent and nobody else moves into the neighborhood.
But I'll bet you are in the 1 percent of something. It may be a specific field, hobby, community, or even your family. How do you handle your 1 percent? How much do you share? How much of your 1 percent is given even at the risk that you drop to the 2 percent, or the 10 percent, or all the way down to zero?
Before I protest or judge a different 1 percent, I am going to look at the areas where I am in the 1 percent. Or anything above 50 percent. It does not "knock me down" to help others up. I don't mind joining the 1 percent of those who are helpful, useful, grateful, and dead broke. I want value in my life, value spread out to others, and seeds for all our gardens. I believe we grow together. Maybe we can all be 1 percent together.
Current free Kindle books:
But I'll bet you are in the 1 percent of something. It may be a specific field, hobby, community, or even your family. How do you handle your 1 percent? How much do you share? How much of your 1 percent is given even at the risk that you drop to the 2 percent, or the 10 percent, or all the way down to zero?
Before I protest or judge a different 1 percent, I am going to look at the areas where I am in the 1 percent. Or anything above 50 percent. It does not "knock me down" to help others up. I don't mind joining the 1 percent of those who are helpful, useful, grateful, and dead broke. I want value in my life, value spread out to others, and seeds for all our gardens. I believe we grow together. Maybe we can all be 1 percent together.
Current free Kindle books:
(Jan. 28-30)
Odd Stacks: Story Collection Box Set
These Things Happened: Stories and Essays
Too Many Witches (children’s picture book)
And my first Chinese edition out if you read Simplified Chinese!
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Busting out some Kindle box sets: The Stacks Series
I have compiled my Kindle story collections into three easy-to-grab digital boxes in the Stacks Series:
ODD STACKS is science fiction, fantasy, and zombie tales, three collections for the special introductory price of 99 cents for Kindle!
BAD STACKS is mystery, horror, and ghost stories, three Kindle collections for $3.99.
MAD STACKS, tales of psychological horror, mystery, and dark fantasy, is currently undergoing final edits for release this week! I hope you give them a try.
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ODD STACKS is science fiction, fantasy, and zombie tales, three collections for the special introductory price of 99 cents for Kindle!
BAD STACKS is mystery, horror, and ghost stories, three Kindle collections for $3.99.MAD STACKS, tales of psychological horror, mystery, and dark fantasy, is currently undergoing final edits for release this week! I hope you give them a try.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Free Scott Nicholson Kindle books for two days!
My latest round of free Kindle books rolls out today and Saturday (Jan. 20-12)
For writers, philosophers, and lunatics, treat yourself to the strange bit of non-advice known as The Indie Journey: Secrets to Writing Success!
American Horror, a multi-author extravanganza of vampires, monsters, and zombies, oh my!
Creative Spirit: A Supernatural Screenplay is my adaptation of my paperback The Manor! Spielberg, I'm here when you want me...
The Vampire Shortstop is a standalone short story that won the international Writers of the Future contest in 1999. Now I am just a Geezer of the Future, but hey, it's free!
I hope you enjoy the books, and thanks for telling your friends!
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For writers, philosophers, and lunatics, treat yourself to the strange bit of non-advice known as The Indie Journey: Secrets to Writing Success!I hope you enjoy the books, and thanks for telling your friends!
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Monday, January 16, 2012
So, 360,000 ebooks downloaded in three days?
The Epic Kindle Giveaway really blistered the Internet wires as you and my other friends heated it up last week! We could not believe our eyes when the smoke cleared and we counted up our free downloads around the world in three days--360,000 free ebooks!
We don't have exact figures yet because we were so busy we didn't all keep a minute-by-minute tally, but we estimated based on average sales before the event and then rounded down a little just so it didn't seem like were bragging. We actually think it is a bit higher than this, maybe even 10,000 more, but we won't know for a couple of months. We are not saying all this to brag. We are as staggered by it as anyone, and it proves the power of people and what we can do when we are set free to create, dream, and have fun together.
Thanks for your support in this wild, crazy time! You are welcome to grab this T-shirt, share it on your wall, Facebook page, Facebook group, blog, Website, or other virtual real estate, and then email epickindlegiveaway at yahoo.com with the link.
Winner will be selected during the Kindle Fire drawings by the Watauga County (NC) Public Library staff on Tuesday, Jan. 13, and announced on the event blog and Facebook page after it is verified. Thank you. Thank you.
We don't have exact figures yet because we were so busy we didn't all keep a minute-by-minute tally, but we estimated based on average sales before the event and then rounded down a little just so it didn't seem like were bragging. We actually think it is a bit higher than this, maybe even 10,000 more, but we won't know for a couple of months. We are not saying all this to brag. We are as staggered by it as anyone, and it proves the power of people and what we can do when we are set free to create, dream, and have fun together.
Thanks for your support in this wild, crazy time! You are welcome to grab this T-shirt, share it on your wall, Facebook page, Facebook group, blog, Website, or other virtual real estate, and then email epickindlegiveaway at yahoo.com with the link.
Winner will be selected during the Kindle Fire drawings by the Watauga County (NC) Public Library staff on Tuesday, Jan. 13, and announced on the event blog and Facebook page after it is verified. Thank you. Thank you.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Epic Kindle Giveaway rocked my world!
I didn't have much of a chance to tie my personal blog into the mad machine that became the Epic Kindle Giveaway last week, but thanks to all of you who joined in and made it really cool! It was good to see some of my personal principles (friendship, fun, community-building, and people energy) put into action to make something bigger than the pieces of its parts.
You're also invited to join the Facebook page for the event because, who knows, something crazy may happen there again someday! People asked me how my numbers were and I never even looked at the download numbers--I glanced at the Top 100 freebie charts once just to make sure all four of us were on it somewhere and moving up, just to validate evidence of the power of people behind you and what they can do with their awesomeness. I will probably go back and try to figure out what happened, but mostly I am stunned by all the warmth and getting to meet the weird, cool people who actually aren't freaked out by the things I put in books. So I appreciate every one of you and made some great new friends while we did something that had never been done before!
You're also invited to join the Facebook page for the event because, who knows, something crazy may happen there again someday! People asked me how my numbers were and I never even looked at the download numbers--I glanced at the Top 100 freebie charts once just to make sure all four of us were on it somewhere and moving up, just to validate evidence of the power of people behind you and what they can do with their awesomeness. I will probably go back and try to figure out what happened, but mostly I am stunned by all the warmth and getting to meet the weird, cool people who actually aren't freaked out by the things I put in books. So I appreciate every one of you and made some great new friends while we did something that had never been done before!
This event also inspired me to look at more ways to connect big ideas in different places. Those who follow me know I don't believe this e-book thing is going to last in its current state. It has already gone through tremendous revolutions in just two years, and I believe ebooks are going to become more interactive and places where ideas are shared in an organic way.
Sure, we will always want stories (I will break your fingers if you try to steal my ratty paperback of Huckleberry Finn) but I think we want experience even more than we crave stories.
Maybe we will meet together in a story somewhere soon!
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Free Kindle Fires and 13 more free books today!
Thirteen free books again today, and some of them are different! Includes a four-book boxed set!
Amazon Author Central link in the US or in the UK to get them all. Just make sure they say "Kindle price $0.00."
I would also appreciate it if you go click "like" and "share" on my free books today so more people can grab them, and if you have time to share a few words of review on a few of them, that will help next week when I try to sort out the Epic Kindle Giveaway madness!
Free books vary by day so be sure to grab them while they are hot! And why not join Epic Kindle Giveaway on Facebook to learn about more ways to win a Kindle Fire, or enter today from the EKG blog and visit our bookblogger friends for more ways to win a kindle? Thanks so much for your support and good luck!
Amazon Author Central link in the US or in the UK to get them all. Just make sure they say "Kindle price $0.00."
I would also appreciate it if you go click "like" and "share" on my free books today so more people can grab them, and if you have time to share a few words of review on a few of them, that will help next week when I try to sort out the Epic Kindle Giveaway madness!
Free books vary by day so be sure to grab them while they are hot! And why not join Epic Kindle Giveaway on Facebook to learn about more ways to win a Kindle Fire, or enter today from the EKG blog and visit our bookblogger friends for more ways to win a kindle? Thanks so much for your support and good luck!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
13 free Kindle books today! Oh, and free Kindle Fires!
Okay, I have cracked like Jerry Lewis during a telethon over this Epic Kindle Giveaway and added even more of my books for free. Just click my Amazon Author Central link in the US or in the UK to get them all. Just make sure they say "Kindle price $0.00."
I would also appreciate it if you go click "like" and "share" on my free books today so more people can grab them, and if you have time to share a few words of review on a few of them, that will help next week and beyond when I have to go back to the boring hard work of actually selling books!
Free books vary by day so be sure to grab them while they are hot! And why not join Epic Kindle Giveaway on Facebook to learn about more ways to win a Kindle Fire, or enter today from the EKG blog and visit our bookblogger friends for more ways to win a kindle? Thanks so much for your support and good luck!
I would also appreciate it if you go click "like" and "share" on my free books today so more people can grab them, and if you have time to share a few words of review on a few of them, that will help next week and beyond when I have to go back to the boring hard work of actually selling books!
Free books vary by day so be sure to grab them while they are hot! And why not join Epic Kindle Giveaway on Facebook to learn about more ways to win a Kindle Fire, or enter today from the EKG blog and visit our bookblogger friends for more ways to win a kindle? Thanks so much for your support and good luck!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Going Mega-Epic with Epic Kindle Giveaway
Congratulations to yesterday's $25 gift card winners, Linda Kujaca and LesleyBoogie! Two more gift card giveaways today so please visit me on Facebook or visit http://epickindlegiveaway.blogspot.com
Also, a limited time offer, the box set Scott Nicholson Library, Vol. 3 for $1.99! Four paranormal books in one place for your Kindle.
Also, a limited time offer, the box set Scott Nicholson Library, Vol. 3 for $1.99! Four paranormal books in one place for your Kindle.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Epic Kindle Giveaway starts today! Share the news for gift cards!
The Epic Kindle Giveaway kicks off with two sharing contests! We are giving away two $25 Amazon gift cards, winners chosen via random.org based on total number of entries. Share as much as you like but don't annoy your friends.
To enter:
Facebook. Look for our Epic Kindle Giveaway posts and share them, or do your own post with this blog address (http://epickindlegiveaway.blogspot.com)
Twitter: Copy and paste this into your Twitter stream and you're entered for another $25 gift card today:
Four Kindle Fires, $200 gift cards, 45 free #kindle books http://bit.ly/yc92KC #epickindlegiveaway RT to enter
That is all you have to do today besides dream about how many books, movies, and songs you are going to put on your FREE KINDLE FIRE! Don't be shy, because the more we give away, the more we give away. Seriously. That is how we roll. Epic.
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To enter:
Facebook. Look for our Epic Kindle Giveaway posts and share them, or do your own post with this blog address (http://epickindlegiveaway.blogspot.com)
Twitter: Copy and paste this into your Twitter stream and you're entered for another $25 gift card today:
Four Kindle Fires, $200 gift cards, 45 free #kindle books http://bit.ly/yc92KC #epickindlegiveaway RT to enter
That is all you have to do today besides dream about how many books, movies, and songs you are going to put on your FREE KINDLE FIRE! Don't be shy, because the more we give away, the more we give away. Seriously. That is how we roll. Epic.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Epic Kindle Giveaway. Six Free Kindle Fires
Has James Patterson ever given you a free Kindle Fire? Stephenie Meyer? J.K. Rowling? I didn't think so. Join the madness. http://epickindlegiveaway.blogspot.com
Be sure to follow me on Facebook and Twitter and follow JR Rain, Aiden James, and H.T. Night on Facebook to increase your chances of winning $1,000 in prizes.
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Free for Kindle today: Littlefield: Two Novels
Complete text of the novels The Red Church and Drummer Boy are available in one boxed set, free for Kindle users today and Saturday! http://www.amazon.com/Littlefield-Two-Supernatural-Thrillers-ebook/dp/B004T3G12K
Also available for Kindle UK
Also last day free for the UK Kindle books Scott Nicholson Library, Vol. 5, containing the complete text of Troubled, Solom, and The Gorge. (These books were published in paperback in the United States as The Home, The Farm, and They Hunger--I don't have U.S. rights at this time). Also, the new release of the former paperback known as The Manor, Creative Spirit: UK Edition
Stay tuned for the Epic Kindle Giveaway.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Scott Nicholson free Kindle books for Amazon UK
After last week's fun and successful Kindle freebie binge, I am trying a box set free in the United Kingdom. Scott Nicholson Library, Vol. 5, containing the complete text of Troubled, Solom, and The Gorge, will be free Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! (These books were published in paperback in the United States as The Home, The Farm, and They Hunger--I don't have U.S. rights at this time). Also, the new release Creative Spirit: UK Edition will be free Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Thanks for sharing with your friends!
And you may just want to follow my author page on Facebook if you happen to like free Kindles and Amazon gift cards! Yes, that's a hint...
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