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Weekly Featured Great Reads

February 22, 2012
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Blue Blood For Life: Book Two of the My Blood Runs Blue SeriesDigital Book Today has posted our 8 Weekly Featured Great Reads for the Kindle on the right and left hand side of our site. This is a free listing we provide as a service to authors. Today we have 8 great books that are highly reviewed Kindle titles with a bargain price. Take the time to check out the “Great Reads”, to visit the author’s website, or follow them on Twitter.

Thank you for taking the time to checking out these Kindle Great Reads.

See the Top 80 – 100 free, handpicked titles that we update everyday on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books – updated daily. This list is not available on Amazon.

100 Best Free Kindle Books for Wednesday 2/22/2012

February 22, 2012
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Dragon BluesHappy Birthday George Washington! Below are some of the best books from our list of The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. Many great “reads” by excellent authors all with reviews above 4.0 stars. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Many of the free kindle books are free for a very limited time (24-48 hours).

See the Top 80 – 100 free, handpicked titles that is updated daily on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books on Amazon. This list is not available on Amazon. See our great list of titles that you missed and are not longer free. Missed Free Books from Sept – Dec 2011 and Missed Free Books from July – August 2011.

Do you ever play Kindle games? Visit the Best Free and Paid Kindle Games.

If you download and read a free book, please give the author something in return. Give the gift of a book rating on Amazon.

Author Interview: Melissa Foster – Come Back To Me

February 21, 2012
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Come Back To MeWe have a great interview today featuring bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster and her book Come Back To Me (click here to see all of her books). Melissa is also the founder of the World Literary Cafe. Read her entire bio on Amazon to find out more about Melissa. You may begin to wonder if she ever sleeps with everything she is involved in.

Interview with Melissa Foster:

1.  What was unique about the setting of the book and how did it enhance or take away from the story?

COME BACK TO ME is an international love story/tragedy. The story takes place in both Maryland and Iraq, and I believe it enhances the story. The reader comes to know Suha and Samira, two Iraqi women, and Samira’s three young children as they travel, with the help of an underground organization, to America. Being in the heat and sand with them allows the reader to experience the weight of their escape, while following Tess, Alice, and the rest of the characters through suburban life in the U.S. provides a more relatable experience which, to many, enhances the enjoyment of the unfamiliar setting in Iraq.

2.  What specific themes did the author emphasize throughout the novel? What do you think he or she is trying to get across to the reader?

Life is not always pretty, and the harsh realities of life often go unnoticed. COME BACK TO ME brings to light Read more »

100 Best Free Kindle Books for Tuesday 2/21/2012

February 21, 2012
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A Dream Unfolding (Prescott Pioneers #1)Happy Fat Tuesday! What a great list of new free books that we have for you today. Some of the best books are listed below, but make sure you check out our list of The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Many of the free kindle books are free for a very limited time (24-48 hours).

See the Top 80 – 100 free, handpicked titles that is updated daily on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books on Amazon. This list is not available on Amazon. See our great list of titles Read more »

Using Twitter: are you a Creator, a Brand, or a Salesperson?

February 20, 2012
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Only the InnocentOn occasion Digital Book Today will repost blog articles that may have have come from an author, but has a topic that is of general interest in nature. We recently had a guest post by author Rachel Abbott (Only The Innocent) discussing A Guide to Twitter for Beginners. Today is a repost from Rachel Abbott’s blog with the title of: Using Twitter: are you a Writer, a Brand, or a Salesperson. While Rachel discusses Twitter from an authors perspective, it really is applicable to anybody with a product, service, or idea to market and thus the slight name change in the post header. Enjoy and thank you Rachel.

Something else to think about …

I recently wrote a few blog posts to help some of the people that I had met on forums to get to grips with Twitter. I said from the start that I am no expert, but over the last ten weeks or so since I launched Only the Innocent I have learned a lot more about Twitter which I’ve tried to share with other indie publishers.  I got some great feedback to the earlier posts, and some very interesting comments –  which have cast a slightly different light on things.

(Rachel Abbott) I have concluded (and am happy to be disagreed with) that as authors, we have to wear three hats.

  1. The writer
  2. The ‘brand’
  3. The salesman

In terms of Twitter, these are almost mutually exclusive. Read more »

100 Best Free Kindle Books for Monday 2/20/2012

February 20, 2012
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Lethal Circuit (A Michael Chase Spy Thriller #1)Happy George Washington Day (the legal name of the holiday today in the U.S.)! Below are some of the best books from our list of The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. A lot of book came off our list this morning, but many new titles were also added. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Many of the free kindle books are free for a very limited time (24-48 hours).

See the Top 80 – 100 free, handpicked titles that is updated daily on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books on Amazon. This list is not available on Amazon. See our great list of titles Read more »

100 Best Free Kindle Books for Sunday 2/19/2012

February 19, 2012
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Across A Moonlit Sea (Pirate Wolf series)Happy Chocolate Mint Day! Below are some of the best books from our list of The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. Many great “reads” by excellent authors all with reviews above 4.0 stars. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Many of the free kindle books are free for a very limited time (24-48 hours).

See the Top 80 – 100 free, handpicked titles that is updated daily on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books on Amazon. This list is not available on Amazon Read more »

Can a Kindle Survive 6800 Minutes of Sauna Exposure?

February 19, 2012
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Is it OK to have a Kindle in the Sauna?

Seriously, I can’t believe how often this question has been asked of me. People must think I am a walking billboard for Kindles.

I did a little googling to see what I could find on this issue. There are a variety of posts on the Kindle boards by people saying they would not recommend exposing your Kindle either to extreme heat or cold. I found one comment interesting from an individual who stated “I work with computers and have many certifications. Long term exposure to either heat or cold will certainly damage the electronics.” Seems like good advice? Doesn’t it? I live in Minnesota where we see 100+ temps in the summer and below zero temps in the winter. Time to get rid of my car sitting in the driveway. That thing is filled with electronics. It is amazing it even runs in anything other than a comfortable 72 degrees! I did search the Amazon website but they make no mention of temperature extremes. Hey Amazon, if you are listening what is your official guidelines?

First, this is not a Consumer Reports test. Here is the deal. I work out at least 5 times a week in the evening and after working out I always take about a 20 minute sauna. (This is my reading time plus 40 minutes during my workout.)

Almost nightly I am asked if the heat, steam, or humidity hurts my “book reading device“ (plus a variety of other questions – which could be a basis for another post – Snappy Answers to Stupid Sauna Questions). Maybe I will start carrying paper versions of this post to handout in the sauna.

My non-scientific experiment results: Read more »

Book Talk: Patience County War – An Exciting Look Into A Dangerous World

February 18, 2012
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Patience County WarHello Kindle Readers. Author Soren Petrek has done it again with another successful book. Patience County War ($0.99) has a perfect 5.0 star rating on 12 reviews. We have come to expect ratings and reviews like this from Soren Petrek. His first book, Cold Lonely Courage ($0.99), is also a great book with a rating of 4.9 stars on 25 reviews.

Book description of Patience County War: Kill or be killed. Patience County’s Sheriff, Sam Trunce is in the cross hairs of a Mexican drug cartel. He is not alone. Patience County’s secret army of combat vets, Masai warriors and history’s most deadly female assassin stand at his side. The Cartel’s murder squad and Patience’s army hurdle towards war, winner takes all.

What reviewers are saying about Patience County War:

“Patience is not needed to read this one.” Darren Sylvander

“A Masai Warrior in Rush Limbaugh Country.” Eric Lekander

A review by B. Ireland: Patience County War is a great read! This is fun story that reads like an action movie. If you like stories with machine guns rattling and bombs exploding (spears flying- you’ll see!) this story will Read more »

Top 10 Best Free Kindle Books for Saturday 2/18/2012

February 18, 2012
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Fatal ExchangeHappy Planet Pluto Day! Below are the 10 Best Free Kindle Books out of our list of The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books. All kinds of great books are on our list and are free for your reading pleasure. As a service to our authors, if you read a free book please give the author a review on Amazon.Thanks. Many of the free kindle books are free for a very limited time (24-48 hours).

See the Top 80 – 100 free, handpicked titles that is updated daily on The Top 100 Best Free Kindle Books on Amazon. This list is not available on Amazon. See our great list of titles that you missed and are not longer free. Missed Free Books from Sept – Dec 2011 and Missed Free Books from July – August 2011.

Do you ever play Kindle games? Visit the Best Free and Paid Kindle Games.

If you download and read a free book, please give the author something in return. Give the gift of a book rating on Amazon.

Guide to Twitter for Beginners – Part 3

February 18, 2012
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Only the InnocentWelcome to Part 3 of Twitter for Beginners from author Rachel Abbott (Only The Innocent). She wrote it as an Indie Author’s Guide, but it really is applicable to anybody trying to market a product or service in the world today. Twitter is usually one component in a Platform Building and Marketing Plan. Even you are not marketing a product, but just want to find out more about using Twitter, this 3 part post will be helpful. Thank you Rachel. Visit her blog. Click to read Part 1. Click to read Part 2.

Twitter – Using the tools

Social networking is a very time consuming occupation. When I first got going, I was clicking around all over the place trying to find people to follow, making sure that I followed people back, writing tweets at certain times of the day – like every 10 minutes. It was hard work. But you know what? It doesn’t need to be.

I’ve sorted myself out with three different pieces of software, and an occasional use of a fourth. There are loads and loads of different Twitter apps out there, and it all depends on what you want to achieve. But for me, these three/four work perfectly.

The first thing that I got was TweetDeck. This is free. I have got the desktop app Read more »

Book Talk: Patience County War is “Pulse Pounding Action”

February 17, 2012
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Patience County WarHello Kindle Readers. “Pulse Pounding Action” is the description a reviewer used to describe Patience County War by Soren Petrek. Patience County War is rated a perfect 5.0 stars on 12 reviews and priced at $0.99. The reviewers have absolutely fallen in love with this book from Soren Petrek.

A few reviewers comments for Patience County War:

“The problem with a book like Patience County War is once you start the damn thing, you are compelled to finish it quickly.” Darren Sylvandar

“I love this book. Petrek mixes humor, action and bigger than life characters to create an entertaining read. I couldn’t put the book down!” R.A. Nordness

Book description of Patience County War: Kill or be killed. Patience County’s Sheriff, Sam Trunce is in the cross hairs of a Mexican drug cartel. He is not alone. Patience County’s secret army of combat vets, Masai warriors and history’s most deadly female assassin stand at his side. The Cartel’s murder squad and Patience’s army hurdle towards war, winner takes all.

From book reviewer Eric J. Lekander:

“The Patience County War is an entertaining read with the well ensconced Trunce clan taking on a drug cartel. The action takes place in Southeast Missouri; now you might be thinking good ol’ boys or rednecks take on the druggies. Good ol’ boys, maybe, but with the help of a 7 foot Masai warrior and a female French resistance fighter from World War II, it has a wider ranging perspective. It was Read more »

Guide to Twitter for Beginners – Part 2

February 17, 2012
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Only the InnocentWelcome back readers to post #2 in a 3 post series from author Rachel Abbott (Only The Innocent). She wrote it as an Indie Author’s Guide, but it really is applicable to anybody trying to market a product or service in the world today. Twitter is usually one component in a Platform Building and Marketing Plan. Even you are not marketing a product, but just want to find out more about using Twitter, this 3 part post will be helpful. Thank you Rachel. Visit her blog. Read Post #1.

The indie author’s guide to Twitter for beginners – Part II

The basic terminology and etiquette of Twitter.

Now you have your twitter account, you’re going to want to start tweeting.

One of the first things you need to understand is about the length of tweets and the impact this has on any web link urls that you want to add into your tweets. There are various web shortening sites that will do the job for you. I use bitly.com because it not only stores the addresses, but I can get some useful analytics as well which show how many times my links have been clicked. All you do is paste in the url that you are going to add into your tweet, and it will produce a reduced length version. Click on the ‘copy’ button, and paste it into your tweet.

When you look at other people’s tweets, you may see that there a lots of # tags Read more »

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The Geronimo Breach
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4.1 stars – 13 reviews
Lust on the Rocks
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Fruit Cocktail: A Novel
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