I’ve always enjoyed checking Amazon’s “Daily Deal” page to see what ebook they’re selling at a special discount. But there was a big surprise on the web page this morning. Amazon wasn’t just selling one ebook at a discount. They’ve discounted 25 of them!
tinyurl.com/DailyKindleDeal
It’s a one-day only sale — and it’s marking a very special occasion. “It’s the first anniversary of the Kindle Daily Deal,” the web page explains. “In celebration, we’re discounting 25 of our most popular Daily Deals from the past year — each of which reached #1 on the Kindle Books best-seller list–to just $1.99 each…” In some cases, that’s more than an 80% discount!
There’s a great selection to choose from, including several mysteries, some historical fiction, romances, and even a tell-all memoir by chef Anthony Bourdain. I was delighted to see a Kurt Vonnegut novel — Breakfast of Champions — was discounted to just $1.99. And there’s also some intriguing non-fiction books in the mix, including The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
But the ebook that looks most interesting to me is When Parents Text: So Much Said… So Little Understood. It’s drawn from a web site (called WhenParentsText.com ), which at one point was drawing over half a million pageviews a day, according to the book’s description at Amazon.com. The two recent college graduates who created this collection “have an unerring editorial instinct to select the funniest, sweetest, quirkiest, most-telling exchanges,” promises the book’s web page. And one of Amazon’s customers left an especially funny comment in their review of the book. “I have to admit that I am afraid to check out the website in case any of my texts are there!”
Here’s a complete list of the 25 popular ebooks that Amazon’s selling at a big discount on Friday…
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Brain Rules by John Medina
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
Elizabeth Street by Laurie Fabiano
High Heels Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 1-5) by Gemma Halliday
All She Ever Wanted by Barbara Freethy
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
Austenland: A Novel by Shannon Hale
The Misremembered Man by Christina McKenna
The Detachment (A John Rain Thriller) by Barry Eisler
The Fifth Woman: A Kurt Wallander Mystery by Henning Mankell
Pearl of China: A Novel by Anchee Min
Dead and Berried (Gray Whale Inn Mysteries, No. 2) by Karen MacInerney
Slim to None by Jenny Gardiner
Death and the Lit Chick (A St. Just Mystery) by G.M. Malliet
The Unquiet Bones by Mel Starr
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson
The Phoenix Apostles (A Seneca Hunt Mystery) by Lynn Sholes
The Grail Conspiracy (A Cotten Stone Mystery) by Lynn Sholes
When Parents Text: So Much Said…So Little Understood by Sophia Fraioli
Deeply Devoted: A Novel (The Blue Willow Brides) by Maggie Brendan
Alison Wonderland by Helen Smith
Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini (A Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery) by Sue Ann Jaffarian
You can find these books – and all Amazon’s daily deals – at
tinyurl.com/DailyKindleDeal