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Overdrive's Big Library Read ProjectOverdrive is the system that most libraries uses to distribute ebooks and downloadable audiobook via the web to its patrons.  Starting last week (May 15th) until June 1st, Overdrive is trying a new pilot project, Big Library Read.

In more than 3000 library systems across the US, The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone is being advertised on the main page of the library’s Overdrive system.  This is more than just advertising because the book is being offered to the libraries for free during this time.

After the focus period the book is removed from the Overdrive system for free and the libraries can choose to purchase it as they normally would.

The book is available in EPub, PDF, and Kindle formats.

h/t Goodereader

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For the last 20 days Pressgram has been an advertiser on Bookwi.es.  I personally supported the Kickstarter campaign and know personally John Saddington, the man behind Pressgram.  I really do support Pressgram as a product, so go read the blog and follow them on twitter or facebook.  Below is the post that I wrote about Pressgram during the Kickstarter campaign in April.

Now that we have publicly announced that my wife and I are going to have a child in the fall, I have been thinking more about digital parenting.  I have thought about this more than a lot of first time fathers because I have also been a full time nanny for five years.  In that time I have seen an enormous change in the way we share our children’s lives.

When my oldest niece was first born I created a static Web site for her.  A few months later I changed to a Blogger blog.  Once my second niece was born I primarily turned the blogs over to their mother and I started sharing pictures and happenings through twitter, Facebook, and eventually Instagram.

My nieces (sisterly love)

But over the past 18 months my love of social media sites is waning.  Not because I don’t love the communities there, but because I am increasingly concerned with how Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are using my information (picture, stories, timeline) to make money and how I am losing control of my own data. And more importantly how I may be losing control of my nieces data.

My friend John Saddington announced a solution that I have been looking forward to since before we publicly announced our upcoming child.  Pressgr.am is a way to use the filters and photo tools of Instagram and other photo apps while keeping your photos on your own site or choosing when and where to share them.

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Five Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter by Vicki Courtney

Five Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter by Vicki Courtney - $0.99

291 pages, 39 of 49 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled, Audiobook is discounted to $2.99 with purchase of Kindle Book 

“For mothers with girls ages zero to eighteen, Five Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter is indeed a must-have book. In it, bestselling author and youth culture expert Vicki Courtney helps moms pinpoint and prepare the discussions that need to be ongoing from cradle to college so their daughters will know the truth about life before they believe the culture’s lies. To fully address the dynamic issues and influencers at hand, several chapters are written for each of the conversations, which are: 1. You are more than the sum of your parts 2. Don’t be in such a hurry to grow up 3. Sex is great . . . and worth the wait 4. It’s OK to dream about marriage and motherhood 5. Girls gone wild are a dime a dozen—dare to be virtuous The book also includes invaluable tips on having each conversation across the various stages of development: five and under, six to eleven, twelve and up.”

Take a Chance on Me by Susan May Warren

Take a Chance on Me by Susan May Warren - $2.99

413 pages, 81 of 85 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Darek Christiansen is almost a dream bachelor—oldest son in the large Christiansen clan, heir to their historic Evergreen Lake Resort, and doting father. But he’s also wounded and angry since the tragic death of his wife, Felicity. No woman in Deep Haven dares come near.

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2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C ClarkeTakeaway: The unknown may be the greatest horror of all.

I am a fan of science fiction.  And I know I have seen 2001 at least twice.  But I did not really remember much about it outside of the main story and the beautiful space shots.  So when it was the Kindle Daily Deal last week I picked up the kindle version.  And since the audiobook was discounted to $1.99 with purchase of the kindle book I picked that up as well and alternated between reading on kindle and listening to the audiobook.

(If you have a kindle and like audiobooks you really should try whyspersync.  It is Amazon’s ability for you to move seamlessly between your kindle and audible.com audiobook without losing your place. I have started using it quite a bit.)

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Enough Good News by Audrey McKay

Enough Good News by Audrey McKay

244 pages, 30 of 32 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

Sidra Lyons has it all; a great family, a wonderful life and a new relationship with an amazing man. Life for her is pure bliss and she doesn’t think God could bless her any better if He tried.

When the father she’s had little contact with over the last 30 years shows up and announces he has a daughter from a previous relationship, (a relationship he had while married to her mother) Sidra’s life begins to make some interesting turns.

The sisters embark on a journey of love and self discovery. Will they be able to look past their differences and form a real family? Only time will tell. (Fiction)

10 Keys to Happy & Loving Relationships by Krystal Kuehn

10 Keys to Happy & Loving Relationships by Krystal Kuehn

56 pages, 10 of 14 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

The 10 Keys to Happy and Loving Relationships provides essential relationship building tools to help you develop healthy relationships.  You will discover relationship building tools to help make all your relationships more fulfilling, harmonious and successful. Whether it is a spouse, friend, co-worker, son/daughter, girlfriend/boyfriend, or casual acquaintance, you will discover that you can have happy, loving, healthy relationships.

Healthy relationships bring joy and peace to our lives.  Healthy relationships help us to love and be loved. In 10 Keys to Happy and Loving Relationships, you will be taken on a personal journey to discover how you can better communicate the 10 key attributes of love as you relate to others. You will be empowered with relationship building tools that will help you replace unhealthy patterns with new, healthy and effective ways to communicate, connect with and love others. And you will discover how to communicate and experience genuine love and true happiness in ways that will change you, your relationships and your life forever!

Happy and loving relationships are healthy relationships!
The Maze - The Lost Labyrinth (Suspense Thriller) by Jason Brannon

The Maze – The Lost Labyrinth (Suspense Thriller) by Jason Brannon

300 pages, 16 of 19 reviews are 4 or 5-star, Lending Enabled

A near death experience transports Jamie Burroughs into The Maze, a realm built by angels and demons and filled with traps and riddles for those haunted by their mistakes.

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Kindle Daily DealDust Angelby Jutta Profijt

Customer review: “A very entertaining and lively book.”

 

Deal Price: $1.99

Audiobook is discounted to $1.99 with purchase of Kindle Book

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Marked by Moonlight by Sharie KohlerMarked by Moonlightby Sharie Kohler

Customer review: “A fast paced tale of a newly infected lycan.”

 

Deal Price: $0.99

 

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Kindle Daily DealKill the Deadby Richard Kadrey

Customer review: “This is gritty noir writing.”

 

Deal Price: $0.99

Audiobook is discounted to $3.99 with purchase of Kindle Book

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Kindle Daily DealThe Anti-Promby Abby McDonald

Customer review: “It will be a Prom night to remember.”

 

Deal Price: $1.99

 

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How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman has a new novel coming out in June, The Ocean at the End of the Lane.  It is his first new novel since Anansi Boys in 2005.

To celebrate it, he has released two short stories.  One is a kindle story, How To Talk to Girls at Parties.

Cold Colors by Neil GaimanThe other is an Audible.com Audiobook short story, Cold Colors.

Both have previews of The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

By the way, John Green tweeted this this afternoon: I need to talk to people about the wonder that is @neilhimself’s THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE. You must read it. Preorder. Now. Please.

Free Voucher to Purchase Select Kindle Kids' Books for $2 Each Amazon Digital ServicesAmazon Local is similar to Groupon or Living Social.  Amazon Local usually has localized deals, but about once a month there is a deal on kindle books or kindle accessories or Amazon Music.

Today you can get a free voucher that allows you to buy any (or all) of 25 Children’s Kindle books for $1 each.

To get this deal you need to go here, ‘purchase’ the free voucher (a credit card is required on file, but you will not be charged.)  Then wait for the email from Amazon (mine took about 3 minutes). The email will have a link to a voucher code.   Once you enter the code any purchases from the list will automatically be $2 at checkout.

The list of books (if you want to look first) is here.  You must purchase the voucher by May 25th and you have until May 31 to purchase the books.

You may also be interested in these 24 Almost Always Free Christian Fiction Kindle Books.

These Free RC Sproul books, part of the Crucial Questions series, will be free forever in all formats according to the publisher.

Who is Jesus by RC Sproul

Who is Jesus by RC Sproul

109 pages, 5 of 5 reviews are 4 or 5-star

No person in history has provoked such widely divergent assessments as Jesus of Nazareth. Some say He was a cunning fraud, while others say He must have been out of His mind. In many cases His story is altered to suit the fancies of those seeking to make Him an ally for a host of militant causes.However, as Dr. R. C. Sproul points out in this Crucial Questions booklet, there is compelling evidence that Jesus was something more-that He was, in fact, God in the flesh. By wrestling with the biblical titles for Jesus and the accounts of His life and ministry, Dr. Sproul unfolds the scriptural portrait of Jesus, the Son of God.

Can I Trust The Bible by RC Sproul

Can I Trust The Bible by RC Sproul

65 pages, 6 of 6 reviews are 4 or 5-star

There is a common assumption that the Bible is full of errors and contradictions, and that its often-unusual people and events render it useless for today. These ideas are fueled by the teachings of scholarly critics, who seem to delight in raising questions about the Bible s truthfulness and integrity.

But the critics of the Bible are wrong, according to Dr. R. C. Sproul in this Crucial Questions booklet. In fact, he says, there are many solid reasons to trust the Bible. With Jesus, with the apostles and prophets, and with men of God throughout church history, Dr. Sproul affirms a high view of Scripture–that it is inspired of God and therefore inerrant and infallible.

Does Prayer Change Things by RC Sproul

Does Prayer Change Things by RC Sproul

88 pages, 9 of 9 reviews are 5-star, Previously Free 

Does prayer make any difference? Does it really change anything? Yes, says Dr. R. C. Sproul in this Crucial Questions booklet. Though we cannot hope that our prayers will change God’s mind, prevailing upon Him to act against His will, we can be sure that prayer does change things including our own hearts. Plus, it is one of the chief means by which God carries out His will in the world.

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