November 17, 2010

Amazon US is offering an outrageously great deal this week on the Kindle version of Randy Ingermanson‘s 5-star reviewed book WRITING FICTION FOR DUMMIES. You can get (and read) this book FOR FREE even if you don’t own a Kindle!

From November 15 to 19, 2010, Amazon US is offering the book WRITING FICTION FOR DUMMIES Kindle edition as a FREE download. Amazon’s special ends at midnight PST on Friday night, November 19, 2010.

Please note that this free Kindle-edition campaign is for Amazon US only. There is no similar campaign running on Amazon UK or Amazon Canada.

No Kindle? Doesn’t Matter!

Amazon has free software that lets you read Kindle-edition books directly on your Mac or PC. (I have Kindle for PC.) Likewise, there are free apps that read Kindle books on the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry, and Android. You can find a link to any of these free software products here. So you don’t have to own a Kindle in order to take advantage of this free offer. You just need Kindle software running on your computer or mobile device.

Begin learning from this excellent book today, right on your computer. Also, if you think you might ever want to buy a Kindle in the future, now is a good time to get the WRITING FICTION FOR DUMMIES Kindle edition.

P.S. If you download to Kindle PC, when you are reading the book, if you right-click your mouse, you can highlight sections or make a note in the margin. So you can “mark up” this book like a real one.

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2. 

   Thanks Kristi.
   I know I’m not a beginning writer, but I love the idea of getting this book free. FREE!

   Susan

   Comment by Susan Manzke — November 17, 2010 @ 9:37 am

3. 

   Randy’s one of my favorite authors, and I love his Snowflake method … thanks for this tip, Kristi.

   Comment by Vijaya — November 17, 2010 @ 10:23 am

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   Thanks!

   Comment by Linda — November 17, 2010 @ 10:35 am

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   Thanks for the notice, Kristi!

   Comment by Jane Heitman Healy — November 17, 2010 @ 10:47 am

6. 

   Wish the Amazon promise were true. The download to my Mac is a sample, and when you get to the good stuff it says to buy the book. Along with my download of this sample, I bought a book, and the pages were full of code I couldn’t decipher. Too bad.

   By the way, didn’t they used to post samples automatically on the purchase page?

   Whatever, I’ve told Amazon and hope they are helpful.

   Otherwise, I love your site and look to it often for inspiration. I almost feel guilty in giving you this unhappy news.

   Comment by Dorothy Mobilia — November 17, 2010 @ 10:55 am

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   Wow! I was not aware of the free Kindle for PC download. I just downloaded it and the FREE book. Thanks so much, Kristi!

   Comment by Trudy — November 17, 2010 @ 11:55 am

8. 

   Sigh…as a Canadian, I am irked. In this age of technology and all, there is still a border when it comes to books?

   Comment by Yvette — November 17, 2010 @ 10:29 pm

9. 

   Thank you. This may help with my stalled NaNoWriMo story.

   Comment by Joanie — November 17, 2010 @ 11:39 pm

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    Yes, I’m sorry this doesn’t work in Canada. Not sure why the offer is limited to the U.S.

    Yes, I’m guessing it will help with the NaNo stall! I downloaded my free book and clicked through several of the chapters throughout. I love Randy’s snowflake method too and have used it for years.

    Dorothy, I’m glad you reported the problem to Amazon. I don’t have a Mac, so I don’t know about that, but the Kindle for PC downloaded the whole DUMMIES book to my computer. Hopefully they will help you get the download straightened out.

    After I first heard of Kindle for PC, I went through the Kindle store and downloaded a whole bunch of free books (Jane Austen and others.) There are lots of promotions like this that give free books for a short period of time, and lots of books that are so old that they’re always free now. Until I buy a Kindle, it’s a terrific option to me.

    Comment by Kristi Holl — November 18, 2010 @ 5:57 am

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    Kristi,
    Thanks so much for this heads up! I did exactly what you said: I downloaded the Kindle ap for my PC and got the free book from Amazon. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and insider knowledge with us!

    Comment by Heather — November 18, 2010 @ 7:46 am

12. 

    Thank you for letting us know about this great offer, Kristi

    Andrea

    Comment by Andrea — November 18, 2010 @ 11:55 am

13. 

    Yippee! It worked for me. Thank you.

    Comment by Deanna — November 18, 2010 @ 3:17 pm

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    I have a Mac and just downloaded it. It worked fine for me, so Amazon must have fixed the problem. Thank you for passing this on!

    Comment by Carolyn — November 19, 2010 @ 3:12 am

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    You’re all very welcome! This is such a good book–actually, all of Randy’s books are great. I have used his Snowflake Method (the free one on his website) for years and swear by it. But that’s another post!

    Comment by Kristi Holl — November 19, 2010 @ 5:54 am

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    Kristi,
    Thanks for telling us about the free book at Amazon. I donwloaded it the day you mentioned it. Already started reading it. Thanks!

    Comment by Beth — November 19, 2010 @ 10:10 am

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    Dear Friends: I am happy Amazon has made good on the free download. I have been a customer for a long time, and my faith has been restored.

    Comment by Dorothy Mobilia — November 23, 2010 @ 2:39 pm

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    Glad it worked for you, Dorothy!

    Comment by Kristi Holl — November 24, 2010 @ 6:22 am

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