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Today is his birthday, Amazon and the Apple bookstores are selling the Discworld ebooks for $1.99. I don't know if this offer is only good in the USA.
https://earlybirdbooks.com/deals/1000-ebook-sale
Last week,
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thewayne pointed out that Early Bird Books has these big sales every Friday. I hadn't noticed; days of the week barely register for me anymore. So, it's worth subscribing to their newsletter for early notification, especially if my post comes late in the day for you. This is the list where you can choose different sellers. Here's the sale link --
https://earlybirdbooks.com/deals/1000-ebook-sale
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Folks, I often don't open my laptop until noon or later. Since my timezone is GMT+7, that's awfully late for anyone in Europe, and these posts are fairly useless.
BUT! Note that there's a "subscribe" button at the top of the Early Bird Books page. If you subscribe, you'll get a daily email that lists a dozen or so discounted books, as well as early notification of these massive sales. (This one hit my inbox at 5:20 A.M.)
Also check out Bookbub -- https://www.bookbub.com/ If you sign up, you select the genres you like to read and your seller of choice. Then you get a daily email with approximately 15 to 30 discounted books in your selected genres. Bookbub doesn't have the massive sales like Early Bird Books, but often there are 3 or 4 titles "free" in the daily list. (At least, in the Romance genre.)
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Links to all platforms / booksellers.
https://www.romancebookworms.com/
As always, feel free to share.
Cozy the Day Away, a flash sale for Cozy Fantasy books, is running again for two days this weekend, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October.
This time, there are more than 150 books in the sale, with many new authors (and new titles from authors who were in previous sales.)
The sale includes ebooks, paperbacks, audiobooks and bundles.
A strong focus on diversity: LGBTQIA+, neurodiversity, global majority/PoC characters, mental and physical disabilities, all represented.
A wide variety of genres, including romantasy, cozy mysteries, paranormal and urban fantasy and action/adventure.
Many ebooks are 99p/99c (or even free) and there are steep discounts on other formats.
Find out more and access the list of books (only visible this weekend) at https://cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org/
This time, there are more than 150 books in the sale, with many new authors (and new titles from authors who were in previous sales.)
The sale includes ebooks, paperbacks, audiobooks and bundles.
A strong focus on diversity: LGBTQIA+, neurodiversity, global majority/PoC characters, mental and physical disabilities, all represented.
A wide variety of genres, including romantasy, cozy mysteries, paranormal and urban fantasy and action/adventure.
Many ebooks are 99p/99c (or even free) and there are steep discounts on other formats.
Find out more and access the list of books (only visible this weekend) at https://cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org/
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Till "midnight." Still no clue to which midnight.
Filter genres and/or booksellers at top of page.
https://earlybirdbooks.com/deals/best-ebook-deals
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"Giant" is their description, not mine, but they tout 1,500 books on sale.
Note that you can select different retailers in the top drop-down menu, and specific genres in the list to the left.
Sale ends at "midnight." They never say which midnight, but I suspect it's one of the U.S timezones, which are UTC-5 to UTC-8.
Pass this on wherever you like.
From August 23-25, Narratess is hosting an Indie Book Sale featuring HUNDREDS of fantasy, sci fi and horror titles!
Every book will be $2 OR LESS and there are also bundles on itch.io.
Browse the sale at https://indiebook.sale
Every book will be $2 OR LESS and there are also bundles on itch.io.
Browse the sale at https://indiebook.sale
As in the title. Sale ends at midnight; I assume USA Eastern time (GMT -5, I believe). Links to all the booksellers -- Amazon, Apple, B&N, Google, Kobol.
This is the main link; you can filter by genre in the top menu.
Happy reading!
This one has multiple genres.
Books for sale, mostly $1 to $3
Hit the "Genres" button at the top of the page to narrow your search.
Happy reading!
ETA: Jesse_the_k notes that "This is a meta-search engine, compiling deals from Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google and Kobo." I didn't realize that was note-worthy, but yeah. Whatever platform you use to read, you're covered.
Hooray! I saw this in time for people to get in on the deal.
"On Friday, June 20, 2025, get a curated offering of free romance books at your preferred ebook retailer, no strings attached. This is just a helpful collection of free-for-a-limited-time romance ebooks!"
Feel free to share this wherever.
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https://fairfieldpublishing.com/cozy-mystery-sale-may-2025/
For 99 cents, a selection of Cozy mysteries, and some series. As far as I can tell, the sale ends Saturday at midnight, USA mountain time, Greenwich -7. (There's a countdown clock on my page. I have no idea if that's adjusted for different time-zones, or the same for everyone.) Happy reading.
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I found this thread on the Mobileread forums which discuss preferred eInk fonts, and it got me wondering what everybody here uses.
For me, I switched to Bookerly once it became available and never looked back. I also typically read at size 6-7!
What about you? What's your favorite eInk font?
Here's the suggested fonts from the Mobileread thread: ( Under here! )
For me, I switched to Bookerly once it became available and never looked back. I also typically read at size 6-7!
What about you? What's your favorite eInk font?
Here's the suggested fonts from the Mobileread thread: ( Under here! )
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My new fave ereader: mReader on muOS via PortMaster [comes with muOS] on Anbernic RG CubeXX [handheld console, about $100 USD].
Legal DRM-free epub of Steven Erikson's GARDENS OF THE MOON from Tor.com forever ago.
Reading experience is weirdly great given the, uh, nonstandard hardware! :D
The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual call to action to readers and book lovers in support of Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) on March 31st. This year’s Trans Rights Readathon will take place from March 21st to March 31st.
40+ trans authors and illustrators have come together to gather their works and offer them at a discounted price to celebrate the readathon.
More information about the bundle at https://itch.io/b/2914/stories-for-the-trans-rights-readathon
(information about the readathon copied verbatim from the itch.io page)
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The Cecelia and Kate Novels by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer, are a collection of three books consisting of: Sorcery and Cecilia, or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot, book 2 is The Grand Tour, or, The Purloined Coronation Regalia, and book 3 is The Mislaid Magician, or, Ten Years After.
These are Regency period books that are a lot of fun. Cecelia and Kate are cousins, and are supposed to go to The Season, but one of them gets into trouble and gets grounded, and is forced to stay at her father's in the country. The other has to attend all of those parties and teas, etc. The story is told as a series of letters between the two girls, each chapter a letter between the two authors, the form known as epistolatory fiction.
This is cool stuff!
The first book revolves around a wizard (magic is real and accepted in this England) losing his focus, a magic chocolate pot) and both girls becoming involved in it. The second has the girls married and on their honeymoon, and shenanigans ensue on The Continent when evil-doers attempt a return of the older gods. In this case, the letters become diary entries. The third book sees the disappearance of a European wizard who was looking into an oddity of the British railroads, returning to the letters format, but adding in letters from the two husbands, who are close friends beginning even before the first book when they served with the PM-to-be Wellington.
There's just the three books, though there's also a short story.
Available at major ebook outlets.
These are Regency period books that are a lot of fun. Cecelia and Kate are cousins, and are supposed to go to The Season, but one of them gets into trouble and gets grounded, and is forced to stay at her father's in the country. The other has to attend all of those parties and teas, etc. The story is told as a series of letters between the two girls, each chapter a letter between the two authors, the form known as epistolatory fiction.
This is cool stuff!
The first book revolves around a wizard (magic is real and accepted in this England) losing his focus, a magic chocolate pot) and both girls becoming involved in it. The second has the girls married and on their honeymoon, and shenanigans ensue on The Continent when evil-doers attempt a return of the older gods. In this case, the letters become diary entries. The third book sees the disappearance of a European wizard who was looking into an oddity of the British railroads, returning to the letters format, but adding in letters from the two husbands, who are close friends beginning even before the first book when they served with the PM-to-be Wellington.
There's just the three books, though there's also a short story.
Available at major ebook outlets.
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A friend in the indie publishing world has put together a bundle of cozy fantasy ebooks that you can get for free if you contact your elected representatives to encourage them to support keeping/passing legislation that improves life for disabled people.
Full details at https://lynnstrong.com/bundles/
Although prompted by events in the US, this a worldwide offer, open to anyone who contacts the elected officials in their country who influence disability rights legislation and policy.
- Contact your representatives on behalf of disability rights anywhere between now and March 31.
- Send a screenshot or forward a copy to CozyBookBundle@gmail.com.
- When the books become available in March, we’ll reply with your download link!
Full details at https://lynnstrong.com/bundles/
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...is going on now through March 8th! This is a great time to get a bunch of books on sale (or even free) and support indie authors. Leave your recommendations for authors/books on sale in the comments ->
Edit: Oh, and a note about how Smashwords author royalties work (from r/MM_RomanceBooks):
Edit: Oh, and a note about how Smashwords author royalties work (from r/MM_RomanceBooks):
About author payouts, per Smashwords policy: They pay authors and publishers up to 80% of list price or more when the customer's cart total is over $9.00.
So, if you have a bunch of free or cheap books in your cart, try to make sure your total is at least $9 so that the author gets the maximum payout possible.
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