The Kindle Sale has started

[minsmum]

Hi

just to let people know that the sale has started today. Sorry I am no good with linky things

[Arcticwaffle]

Oh yes, thanks for the link, this is a really good sale! Just in time for summer holiday reading preparation.

I just got the Lionel Shriver, Alexandria Quartet, Stepford Wives, Slaughterhouse 5, and 8 books for the 13 and 11 yo dds - teen books are often quite expensive on Kindle so that's been very useful.

[Dunlurking]

I agree with you Arcticwaffle that this sale looks useful for stocking up on teen books. I've just finished <a class="break-all" href="//www.amazon.co.uk/The-Secret-House-Theatre-ebook/dp/B007Q27XXW/ref=sr_1_25?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375349194&sr=1-25&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">The Secret Hen House Theatre before passing onto dd. Perfect for early teens. It is gripping, funny and sad in parts and I read until 1 in the morning 2 nights running.

[AnonYonimousBird]

southeastsweller - you are the opposite of me! I bought the paperback, got a cheap second hand copy because I felt I would struggle to read it on Kindle, but I bought the Kindle copy at 99p when I saw it this week, so that I can read it out and about if I don't have my paperback with me.... odd? yes, probably!

[WednesdayNext]

Ooh, thanks for this. I definitely want the Lionel Shriver and The White Queen.

Off to browse for more!

[Cherrypi]

Are new ones being added to this one? There doesn't seem to be an option to click and see new additions like last time.

[weebarra]

Thanks for that - imminent DC3 and hospital stay so will need kindle fully loaded!

[IloveJudgeJudy]

Thank you all for your pointers towards certain books. I couldn't find them myself on the sale pages.

[UseHerName]

ooh maggie gee,rosemary's baby,stepford wives and devil wears prada 1&2 already

also the hilary mantel one-bringing up the dead/bodies?might return it tho as im not sure about it

[NadiaWadia]

minsmum, did you get an e-mail from Amazon about this? Because I didn't get one, even though I'm signed up to Deal of the Day.

Thanks, anyway, if not for you I wouldn't have known. Although now the Lionel Shriver one seems to be gone

[minsmum]

No Nadia I didn't but I always check the discussion forum and it was posted on there that it had started. So I just thought people on here would want to know

[NadiaWadia]

Oh right, do you mean the discussion forum on Amazon?

You would think they would want to publicize it by sending out e-mails, though, I'm sure they used to, can remember getting one about January sale etc.

[UseHerName]

i didn't get an email either and the link on their landing page isn't terribly evident

it was mumsnet pointed me in the direction of the sale

[minsmum]

Yes it was on the Kindle discussion forum. I always like to have a look because the people on it are very quick to point out any price drops etc.

[hackmum]

Thanks for the tip. Bought the Lionel Shriver and have just finished it.

"Mind you, I was amazed at the poor quality of the Kindle version of another of Mantel's books, Beyond Black, which was crammed with scanning errors. It was clear that the e-version hadn't been proofread. I got my money back."

I've had this problem too, with a few books. It was particularly noticeable in that Julian Barnes one that won the Booker, with the letters rn appearing as m, or vice versa, and the letter l being mixed up with 1.

[hackmum]

Just been through again - the books are in an entirely random order, aren't they? Bought a biography of Nancy Mitford on the basis that for 99p, you can't go wrong.

If anyone's looking for a recommendation, one of the books on there is Spies by Michael Frayn, which is a wonderful read. One of my favourites from the past 10 years.

[antimatter]

I got that link via email
are you subscribed to daily email for kindle offers?

[minsmum]

Yes and the Amazon deals as well. I got a free voucher to buy a book for a pound. Well a couple but I didn't want one of the deals.

Hackmum I was looking at Spies but couldn't make up my mind thank you for making it up for me

[CoteDAzur]

hackmum - I just bought Spies at the Kindle sale. Thank you for the recommendation

[Levantine]

I can't fine the lionel shrivel one anywhere. Do you mean the one about her big brother?

[ribenainmyeye]

big brother is there, just not included in the sale anymore which is a shame.

im going to buy spies by michael frayn but am a bit cautious! the bad reviews say its pretentious and dull and the 5 star review i tried to read contained 'oneself' so many times i was even more inclined to think this book may be pretentious and dull! i really like the blurb for it though so will give it a go!

[schoolchauffeur]

ribeye, I loved Spies and I passed it on to three or four other people who all enjoyed it too.

[antimatter]

Levantine - yes it was that book for 99p, they finished that promotion I think

[Levantine]

thanks

[ribenainmyeye]

Thanks schoolchauffeur I'm looking forward to it now. Love my nickname of ribeye by the way

[NadiaWadia]

Well I have today had an e-mail from Amazon about the Summer Sale. Maybe they are sending them out in batches or something!