J.R.R.Tolkien's eBooks Discounted This Week

This week we are discounting all Tolkien's eBooks.  The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings (individually and collectively) and the Children of Hurin.

             

It took six year to convince the J.R.R. Tolkien's estate to put these great books into eBook format.  That is "more than half as long as the author needed to complete his Lord of the Rings trilogy" according to the Associated Press (via USA Today).

"The Tolkien estate wanted to be absolutely confident that e-books were not something ephemeral," said David Brawn, publishing operations director at HarperCollins UK. "We were finally able to convince the Tolkien estate that the e-book is a legitimate, widespread format."

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The Sharing Knife Series by Lois Bujold eBook editions

The writing of Lois McMaster Bujold is among the best in characterization. She creates a personal connection for the reader that runs deeper than is common for this genre.

Her Vorkosigan Saga dominated by the character of Miles Vorkosigan has always amused and absorbed me when new bits of the series were released. I recommend it to anyone with an ounce of romance in their soul.

She has switched themes and is moving down a path dedicated to exploring historical fantasy worlds.

While I miss Miles and other characters brought to life in her earlier work, I still await her new books with appropriate anticipation. For anyone who likes SF or Fantasy she is in the top ten at her craft.

The presence of her Vor society will stand alongside many of the greatest series in the history of SF. The same will probably be true of her newer venture into Fantasy writing. I do hope that she will revisit Miles a few more times in moments in the future. While he is now happily married in her most recent piece of work on him and certainly more mature there is still a lot of life left in the little man.

I have watched a lot of authors come and go in fifty years of reading SF and Fantasy. The truth is that great writing is not what Science Fiction is all about. Even the greatest SF writers usually lack some literary hallmarks that live more often in other genre types and literature in general.

Bujold is one of the exceptions and whatever she serves up will be well worth reading, often more than once.

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Discounted eBooks - May 15, 2008

Women, Diets and Astrology are the non-fiction favorites. Vampires and romance top fiction. Great selection and great choices to keep you reading! To get these discounts use coupon A9JG4 at checkout

Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation eBook edition by Weller, Sheila groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists -- Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon -- charts their lives as women at a magical moment in time. Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon remain among the most enduring and important women in popular music. Each woman is distinct. Their stories trace the arc of the now mythic sixties generation -- female version -- but in a bracingly specific and deeply recalled way, far from cliché. The history of the women of that generation has never been written -- until now, More Info List Price : $17.99 Your price $14.57 (Using your 10% discount and $ .73 points in eBook Reward points)

Dark Needs eBook Edition by: Cole, Kresley Bestselling author Kresley Cole continues her seductive Immortals After Dark series with this tale of a vampire shunned even by his own kind and a beautiful phantom, bound together by a passion they cannot resist. A RAVEN-HAIRED TEMPTRESS OF THE DARK... Néomi Laress, a famous ballerina from a past century, became a phantom the night she was murdered. Imbued with otherworldly powers but invisible to the living, she haunts her beloved home, scaring away trespassers -- until More Info List Price : $6.99 Your price $5.38 (Using your 10% discount and $ .28 iin eBook Reward points)

The Hot Latin Diet eBook edition by: Alverez, Manny M.D. More than just a diet plan, The Hot Latin Diet offers a new outlook on what it means to live well, feel great, and look fabulous. Dr. Manny introduces the 7 Latin power foods and reveals how incorporating these savory and satisfying cuisines to their diet can help women stay slim and maintain those sexy, natural curves More Info List Price : $23.95 Your price $20.48 (Using your 10% discount and $1.08 in eBook Reward points)

Twenty Wishes eBook edition by: Macomber, Debbie Anne Marie Roche wants to find happiness again. At thirty-eight, her life's not what she'd expected--she's childless, a recent widow, alone. She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle's Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there's a feeling of emptiness. On Valentine's Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate...what? Hope, possibility, the future. They each begin a list of twenty wishes, things they always wanted to do but never did. More Info List Price : $22.45 Your price $17.28 (Using your 10% discount and $.91 in eBook Reward points)

New Moon Astrology eBook edition by: Spiller, Jan A revolutionary approach to unlocking the transformative power of astrology! Get what you wish for in love ... happiness ... health ... career ... money ... and more! The Moon's influence on human destiny has been recognized since ancient times, but its potential for generating positive outcomes has often been ignored--until now. In this breakthrough book, master astrologer Jan Spiller reveals the secrets of harnessing the Moon's astonishing power to make your goals a reality! Not just another astrology book, New Moon Astrology provides practical, step-by-step instructions, based on ancient rites and philosophy as well as on Jan Spiller's own vast astrological experience, in framing your wishes in any area--love, career, family, or health. More Info List Price : $19.00 Your price $16.25 (Using your 10% discount and $ .86 in eBook Reward points)

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Weekend Reads - 11/30/2007

Henri and I are both avoiding Christmas shipping.  We figure the best way to do that is to find a good book, pop some corn and light the fire.  Here is what we picked as our escape of choice.  Two prolific authors so we can always go back for more.

Read with us -- use Coupon Code FAV207 at checkout to receive the discounts.

 

Robust Romance Click Here for a Discount on any of Janet Evanovich's Titles

Wife for Hire - by Evanovich, Janet Hank Mallone knows he's in trouble when Maggie Toone agrees to pretend to be his wife in order to improve his rogue's reputation. Will his harebrained scheme to get a bank loan for his business backfire once Maggie arrives in his small Vermont town and lets the gossips take a look? Maggie never expected her employer to be drop-dead handsome, but she's too intrigued by his offer to say no . . . and too eager to escape a life that made her feel trapped. The deal is strictly business, both agree, until Hank turns out to be every fantasy she ever had eBook Price: $7.19 More Info

Fantastic Fantasy Click Here for a Discount on any of Jim Butcher's Titles

Cursor's Fury - eBook edition by Butcher, Jim The power-hungry High Lord of Kalare has launched a rebellion against the aging First Lord, Gaius Sextus, who with the loyal forces of Alera must fight beside the unlikeliest of allies - the equally contentious High Lord of Aquitaine. Meanwhile, young Tavi of Calderon joins a newly formed legion under an assumed name even as the ruthless Kalare unites with the Canim, bestial enemies of the realm whose vast numbers spell certain doom for Alera. When treachery from within destroys the army's command structure, Tavi finds himself leading an inexperienced, poorly equipped legion - the only force standing between the Canim horde and the war-torn realm. eBookPrice: $7.19 More Info Have a great weekend!