If
the number of free book offerings this past week is any indication, there are a number of authors and small publishers taking advantage of this program.
Not exact matches
food manufacturers have managed to invade what should be a commercial -
free zone through vending machines and «pouring rights»; branded foods (like Pizza Hut pizzas) sold in the national school lunch program; the sale
of a la carte foods; the use
of Channel One television in the classroom; the creation
of textbooks replete with math problems that use the products» names; give - aways
of branded items like textbook covers;
offering their products as rewards for academic performance (read X
number of books over the summer and earn a gift certificate to McDonald's); and much more.
That comes amid a growing
number of horror stories about people being stuck in packed, non-air-conditioned trains — and the MTA responding by
offering free books in subway stations or nixing recorded explanations for train delays with live updates from MTA staffers on trains.
Encouraging more reviews for
books by
offering free extras for all when certain
numbers of reviews are reached.
While the
free CourseSmart app for Android has
offered a
number of support features like thumbnails, in -
book search capability, zoom for graphics and charts, and more, today CourseSmart announced the ability for students to access content while offline.
With a Kindle ebook giveaway, we give you the opportunity to
offer a large
number of free books, reaching even more readers.
The Kindle e-reader starts at $ 139 for a version that can wirelessly download content over Wi - Fi, but Amazon also
offers a
number of free applications that can be used to read Kindle
books on gadgets such as laptops, tablet computers and smart phones.
I think a lot
of that is because KU
offers the opportunity for promotion - like giving away «leading»
books in a series
free for a certain
number of days a month.
The
number of free kindle
book offers are increasing.
Other than waiving the
number of reviews, the other criteria regarding content, etc. are identical to those
of a Regular post with two exceptions: the
books can only be priced at 99 cents on the day
of promotion and
free book offers are not allowed in the new release posts.
The
number of libraries in the UK
offering eBooks is still limited, and the management
of digital copies is still hilariously archaic, but that the ability to «borrow» digital copies
of books for
free is there at all goes a massive way to compensating for the frankly abysmal options for purchasing eBooks for a Sony Reader.
There have been a
number of other «series» novelists who have experienced some success lately with the strategy
of offering a previous title or two from a series as a
free book on the Kindle platform in an effort to attract readers to the newest installment in a series, and we certainly welcome more
of that.
Initially
offering free («
free») one - day delivery to subscribers upon its launch, Prime has since expanded to encapsulate a
number of other services: the Netflix - rivalling streaming service Amazon Instant Video is
free («
free») to subscribers, as is unlimited
free («
free») Cloud storage
of photographs; Kindle First
offers Kindle - owning subscribers a chance to read a selection
of four new
books per month for
free («
free») in advance
of their official publication date; whilst the Kindle Owners» Lending Library lets them borrow one
book a month from a choice
of over 600,000 for
free («
free»).
I have also received some pointed notes from a smaller
number of people who are insistent I revert back to the way things were and have been pretty blunt I only tell them about
free Kindle
book offerings on Amazon.
Some platforms like PublishDrive don't
offer a
free ISBN, but will instead assign to your
book another kind
of unique identification
number which will be accepted by the different stores they publish to.
The eBookstore, launched Monday,
offers 700,000 titles according to Barnes & Noble's press release, but in a conference call after the release went out, Barnes & Noble clarified that it includes Google's 500,000
free public domain
books as part
of that
number.
What you may be surprised to discover is that Prime
offers a growing
number of book - related services, not only Kindle Owners» Lending Library or
free shipping
of millions
of Prime - eligible paper
books.
Amazon prime members had the ability ti borrow 1
free book per month and to read an unlimited
number of the
books offered by new kindle publishers
free to prime members in the 1st 15 - 60 days
of publication.
Each card structures these perks differently; some give cardholders a certain
number of free stays per year, while others
offer a
free night when you
book a certain
number of nights.
For those who don't want to
book a flight, JetBlue is
offering a
free entry to those who mail in their complete name, address, daytime and evening phone
numbers, and a valid e-mail address, with a limit
of one entry per day.
Resorts
of the Canadian already makes it easy for you to
book the perfect winter vacation for you and your friends / family by
offering easy Online
Booking and our toll
free 1-800-258-7669 direct to a vacation specialist
number.
The hotel's Executive Club & Lounge
offers a
number of free services including, buffet breakfast, all - day refreshments, coffee, tea and snacks, evening cocktails, a library with an extensive selection
of books, daily international and national newspapers and magazines, business centre facilities, internet access and an executive boardroom.
The Honors card also
offers a
number of traveler - friendly benefits, including one
free night's stay at Hilton when you
book five nights in a row, late checkout and
free fitness center and Internet access.
For example, while the US Bank Club Carlson credit cards
offered the last night
free on award stays, there was no limit to the
number of 2 - night stays you could
book at half price.
The
book, which is printed on 100 % recycled paper (98 % post-consumer recycled) processed chlorine -
free, goes for $ 25 and
offers over $ 12,000 in savings; buy it from the website or from any
number of area retailers.
Good news: The ABA Section
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