Chaos Reading discussion

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS THREAD
This thread is for people to post links to cheap and free eBooks, generally under $5 USD as a rough guideline. These aren't necessarily recommendations, just a heads up about bargains we've spotted!

**AUTHORS - DO NOT POST YOUR BOOK PROMOTIONS HERE**
These posts will be removed.

Only post the basic details people need to know to decide whether or not to click the book link. Try to keep it short & sweet, so that people can browse easily.

Please use the GoodReads book title link in your post, and include which site the book is available at, along with the price. It's helpful to let people know key details like: if the sale has an end date, whether it's a short story instead of a novel, if there are format limitations etc. You don't need to link directly to the store as well, but you can if you like.

Remember that Amazon has country-specific sites, so you'll need to explain which site you're referring to (US, UK, Spain etc). You should also mention which currency you're talking about (eg $5 USD).

I'll kick this off with a couple of examples..
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The Forever War by Joe Halderman, classic scifi novel.
Kindle ed. $4.95 USD at Amazon US.

House of Corruption by Erik Tavares, historical werewolf novel.
$2.99 USD in all major formats at Smashwords.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

The Dig, novel by Michael Siemsen
Tags: paranormal, mystery, africa, palaeontology
$2.99 USD - Kindle edition at Amazon US.

Ooooh, Amazon (US) is doing a 99c deal today on screen-adapted books, including I am Legend, The Day of the Triffids, Slaughterhouse-Five, Who Goes There? Seven Tales of Science-Fiction (The basis for John Carpenter's "The Thing", Red Alert (The basis of Dr Strangelove) and Midnight Cowboy.

They also have Make Room! Make Room!, the basis of Soylent Green, or as the cover spells it - "Solyent Green". Hmmm. If the cover is that badly proof-read, can you imagine what the rest of the book must look like?!

It's a little over $5, but it's an omnibus of 5 serial novellas..
Wool Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey -$5.99USD at AmazonUS.
Tags: post-apocalyptic, dystopian

It has just been leaked that 20thCentury Fox, with Ridley's Scott's "Scott Free" have won the rights to the series, and according to Hugh, there's another big announcement about to be made. Pretty awesome news for a self-published author.

I read the first one in the Wool series for a group read & loved it, and I've yet to see anyone I know give it a bad review.

Just came across this by chance, and I'm not quite sure what it is that grabbed me about it, but... hey! It's 99c on Amazon (US)!
The Slate Belt Compendium of Strange Events [Kindle Edition] by Brian Carroll
42 page novella
-tagline: "Improbable but printable stories from the Bangor Daily News". Hmmm. It just seems quirky enough to maybe work..
http://www.amazon.com/Slate-Compendiu...

There's no GR entry yet, but I'll add one..

Martyrs & Monsters - $3.99 on Kindle @ Amazon (US)
Horror anthology by Robert Dunbar. Looks amazing & comes highly recommended by Matthew.

A couple of good, cheap Kindle editions from Amazon (US):

Love Me by Danger Slater - $1.99
Bizarro, Humour - 168 pages

Bloodwood: The Chronicles of Max Mayhem by John Rykken - $3.99
YA action/humour/vampires that don't sparkle - 264 pages

The Devil's Concubine A few hours before her execution a woman narrates, in a fascinating confession to her priest, the story of her passionate love for a fallen angel. A story that plunges us into a world of terror from its beginning in 1212, during the French crusades, until its present-day ending. ($2.99 on Amazon for the kindle)

Just saw these on the Kindle Price Drop Tracker: http://www.ereaderiq.com/pricewatch/

From AmazonUS..

The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco - $4.24
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005...

The Sleeping Doll by Jefferey Deaver - $5.01
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002...

The Rook by Daniel O'Malley - $6.02
(Wish I'd waited for this. I paid a LOT more for the paperback.)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005...

Am I allowed to post torrent links here? There is this kindle library in TPB thats loaded with awesome books. If not, what is this torrent-thing you speak of? :O

Frozenwaffle wrote: "Am I allowed to post torrent links here? There is this kindle library in TPB thats loaded with awesome books. If not, what is this torrent-thing you speak of? :O"

I think people can probably find these things if they want without the links :)

Just got an ereaderiq alert that Act One by Nancy Kress is free today on Amazon (US): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003...
(105 pages)

It was on my watch list but I gotta say, I have concerns about any Amazon entry that includes "2009 Nebula Nominee" as part of the book's title, doesn't have a synopsis.....or any reviews..... but the GR entry looked okay.

Ruby wrote: "Just got an ereaderiq alert that Act One by Nancy Kress is free today on Amazon (US): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003...
(105 pages)

It was on my watch list but I ..."

Good find. I've been meaning to try some Nancy Kress.

I want to recommend these three free stories by Zvi Zaks. Each of them is a very well executed take on an original idea - a dog who can talk but is still just a dog, an advertising agency struggling with a law that requires them to be truthful, and a chip implant that collects a 'pleasure tax' on people. Witty, brilliant and fun.

Thanks, Tom. These look great!

That reminds me too, all of Cory Doctorow's novels, essays and short stories are available for free download on a huge range of (fan-sourced) formats, under a Creative Commons license here: http://craphound.com/?cat=5

I highly recommend the 3 most recent novels, and my BF has enjoyed the essays.

I don't know how many others are following Karen's hilarious monster porn reviews (which I believe should be compulsory reading on here!), but the author of My Robot Body Will Make You Cum has posted a Smashwords coupon code for a free copy. Based on karen's review, it sounds very, very funny and very, very wrong!

JQ98R
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

Oh!Oh! This one's a bit exciting. I've been wanting to check out some Appalachian Gothic stories for a while (I'll get there, I swear). There are two Kindle books by Jason Jack Miller out at the moment on Amazon (US) from his "Murder Ballads & Whisky" series (particularly appeals to my love of Nick Cave):
FREE: HELLBENDER
$3.99: The Devil and Preston Black

http://www.amazon.com/Jason-Jack-Mill...

Just saw this on Amazon (US) for $4.95, which is lucky, since that's be about my ceiling price for something like this: Sh*t My Dad Says
I followed the Twitter account at the time, and it was hilarious in that context. I can't imagine how it will translate in a book format, but we'll see.

Sidenote: To find the book on GR, you need to search for "sh*t" rather then "shit". If you search for "shit dad", you'll only find this book: Shit My Dad (Never) Says by "Oscar Wilde". It looks like a REALLY shitty idea for a book. What's kinda funny though, is that most of the GR reviews appear to be from people who have mistaken this for the real "Shit My Dad Says".

Another Amazon US special: More Stories About Spaceships and Cancer by Casper Kelly. This has been on my TBR for a while..
http://www.amazon.com/Stories-About-S...
$2.99 162 pages

Here's something a bit interesting - an essay (Kindle Single) about a writer's love for the stories of Alice Munro: "Shelf Love" by Ben Dolnick - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008... (Sorry, no GR entry yet)
Shelf-Love
$1.99 on Amazon US

Every month, the University of Chicago Press gives away a different free ebook. This month it's The Moon, Come to Earth: Dispatches from Lisbon. Here's the link: Free E-Book.

Jim wrote: "Smashwords is having a big promotion in July so a lot of authors are giving out coupons for 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% off. I'm not sure how to get the coupon codes except when the authors post them on..."

Well, if you see any good ones - post them here! :)

Oooh. Thanks, Jim. I'm off to browse..

Brilliant!

For some reason I've never tried smashwords before - I thought they weren't kindle format. I've only just realised they are. Doh!

Not an ebook, but wasn't sure where else to put this. A very funny short satire from Julian Gough that will have to be changed in 4 days, due to legal concerns about Apple related content. Here's the original until then: The iHole (original Apple Flavour).

Edited to say the iHole story has been pulled from the above link. However Gough provides a link to a different short story that is also very good here: The Great Hargeisa Goat Bubble.

Whitney wrote: "Not an ebook, but wasn't sure where else to put this. A very funny short satire from Julian Gough that will have to be changed in 4 days, due to legal concerns about Apple related content. Here's t..."

Thanks for posting that. Very interesting.....!

Don't know if anybody would be interested.

There's a series of free ebooks in the Star Wars series from the Old Republic era that you can download here Just scroll down and click on the links for each book and it's underneath the article.

And if you have a kindle there's obviously the free ebook store on the amazon kindle website that has old classics like Pride and Prejudice and Dracula.

Also, in case people weren't aware, there's also this!

It's a list of ebooks available on the goodreads website and there are some actually quite neat finds on it. From what I can see the majority of them are in languages other than English and some are only available to read online. But I found some things I find quite cool and can't wait to get stuck into.

1. Zombicorns by John Green
2. Harry Potter: The Prequel is also on there, which is something I didn't know even existed until now! I feel like a complete failure of a fan for that.
3. Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is an ongoing fanfiction, from what I gathered on the goodreads page and has quite good reviews.

All of which are available for free ebook download!

Dear GoodReaders,

"A Pine Box Vacation" now available on amazon.com for 2.99!
Please check it out!

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

The Free Friday nook book sounds like it might be a lot of fun. Today only, so I'll delete this link later: Amberville.

Edited to add: it's still there and still free, so I guess I'll leave the link for future generations.

Thanks to Gertie for flagging this on the Aocalypse Whenever Group..

Free short stories by YA dystopian/speculative sci-fi author Paolo Bacigalupi, author of Ship Breaker and The Windup Girl.
http://www.freesfonline.de/authors/Pa...

I read one of these stories in Diverse Energies (Pocketful of Dharma). Personally, I was a little disappointed, but it was well written. I would probably read more in the future.

The Odds by Amy Kinzer is on Amazon US (Kindle edition) for $2.99 USD.

Haven't read this book yet, but this has been on my Wishlist for a couple of months now.

Cross posting from the 'What are you reading" thread. Neil Gaiman's short story Click-Clack the Rattlebag is available for free download from Audible.com through Halloween. Plus there's a donation to charity for every download.

At www.audible.com/ScareUs

Red Lory by Dave Newell for $2.99 on Kindle.

A new book (2012) but just a few eyeballs away from becoming a classic.

Someone very kindly pointed out that it's Amazon's CyberMonday deals week: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html...

I just got this for $1.81 on Amazon US:
The 2013 Voiceless Anthology
J.M. Coetzee heads the selection panel. And it supports respect for animals! :)

This is the blurb from Booktopia:
"A collection of the best entries in the inaugural Voiceless Writing Prize, designed to recognise the best Australian short fiction and non-fiction that has at its heart the place of animals in the world we have made.

Voiceless is an Australian think tank promoting respect and compassion for animals. Part of that endeavour is the awarding of the Voiceless Writing Prize sponsored by Australian Ethical Investment. With a prize pool of over $20,000 it is one of the largest awards of its kind in Australia. Judged by an expert panel, the prize is awarded for Australian writing which advances the public's understanding of animal sentience, human-animal relationships and the ethical treatment of animals. The 2013 Voiceless Anthology presents the very best of the bounty of entries received for this year's awards."

I just got a Kindle price-drop alert that The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson is now on Amazon US for $5.32USD (it's usually more than $11).

Also got a Kindle alert that The Hole by Aaron Ross Powell is FREE on Amazon US.

Wow - another alert! The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper is on Amazon US for $5.32USD.

eReaderIQ just alerted me to this free eBook which looks interesting..
Red Lory by Dave Newell
Free on Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0R9FDQ?t...

I know there are a few members here interested in gender issues, cross-cultural stuff, lingustics, sci-fi etc. The same eReaderIQ email alert included this free short novella: Looking Through Lace by Ruth Nestvold

"As the only woman on the first contact team, xenolinguist Toni Donato expected her assignment on Christmas would be to analyze the secret women's language -- but then the chief linguist begins to sabotage her work. What is behind it? Why do the men and women have separate languages in the first place? What Toni learns turns everything she thought they knew on its head.

Originally published in Asimov's in 2003, "Looking Through Lace" was a finalist for the Tiptree and Sturgeon awards. The Italian translation won the Premio Italia for best work of speculative fiction in translation in 2007."

Free on Amazon (US): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P5NSKA?t...

For anyone who read Palimpsest in the december extravaganza and is craving some more Catherynne M. Valente, her first novel The Labyrinth is available for FREE download as pdf on her website:
http://www.catherynnemvalente.com/nov...

Merry Xmas!

Ruby wrote: "For anyone who read Palimpsest in the december extravaganza and is craving some more Catherynne M. Valente, her first novel The Labyrinth is available for FREE download as pdf on her website:
http:..."

This link isn't working, and I couldn't find a link from her website :-(

Woops! My bad. I've fixed it up now though :)

Wow. A zombie novel written by Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman. And they alternate chapters, leaving the other writer to tie up complex and challenging plot points, matching wits against each other. And it's free online. I'm pretty excited...

Happy Zombie Sunrise Home
Online here: http://www.wattpad.com/8164541-the-ha...
PW story about the project: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by...

Cheers, Derek, for pointing out that I can't "buy the book" :)

Well, actually, I was hoping you could :)

I don't know if this is any good, but the premise is a bit intriguing and it's free on Amazon US right now: Jenny Pox

Via Bookbub (so could be available through any of the major ebook sites):
The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid - $3.99
http://bookbub.com/deals/2013/01/03/t...

Someone recently introduced me to www.Bookbub.com for e-books. It is a website, when you sign up it asks for your email address only, no other personal information. Then you answer a series of questions, what type of ereader you have (Nook, Kindle, Sony...all kinds listed) and where you purchase books from and what genre's/type of books you are interested in. Then every day you will get an email with anywhere from 1-4 books that can be purchased very cheap (most expensive I have seen is $3.99) or even free from the seller you purchase from. Example, I have a Nook and get my books primarily from Barnes and Noble. When I see a book I am interested in on the email, I click on it and it takes me to the Barnes and Noble site where I can download the book for whatever the price is. Often they are free or $1.99, but like I said I have seen them as high as $3.99 (though that is unusual.) And they are all books in the genre's you selected. I have seen alot of the paranormal romance (not my thing...but I get it because of my interest in romance and contemporary fiction.) Definitely worth checking out. I have downloaded several books through this site. It basically searches for you and alerts you to deals available.

The one thing I will recommend, if you get an offer for a deal, act on it right away. Sometimes they only last a day and if you go back and try to get it, it is no longer at the special price.

Thanks Dara. I checked it out, and there were some good books on offer :)