The Tattered Scroll

E-Book Deal: The Demi-Monde: Winter by Rod Rees ($1.99)

bossfan2000 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:46:00 +0000

Thanks to a tip from 2 readers (thanks Dan & Todd!), I've got one more deal to mention for today. This one is a SF book called The Demi-Monde Winter. Actually, it sounds like a mix of a bunch of genres. And $1.99 is a good price, considering the book just came out in hardcover at the end of last month. You can pick up the Kindle version here.

E-Book Deal: Percy Jackson & The Olympians $4.99 Each

bossfan2000 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:10:00 +0000

I added another publisher to the Fantasy ebook deals page: Disney Hyperion. They have a bunch of $4.99 books right now, including all 5 books in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series by Rick Riordan. I know $4.99 is the upper limit of what I consider a deal, but these books are $3 off each. Visit the big deals page linked above for the rest of the Hyperion books.

-The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan ($4.99)
-The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2) by Rick Riordan ($4.99)
-The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) by Rick Riordan ($4.99)
-The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4) by Rick Riordan ($4.99)
-The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5) by Rick Riordan ($4.99)

Two R.A. Salvatore E-Books for $4.99 Each

bossfan2000 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:55:13 +0000

While updating the fantasy ebook deals master page this morning, I found a couple of deals by Wizards of the Coast. Both of them are book 1 in a series by R.A. Salvatore:

-Gauntlgrym: Neverwinter, Book I (Neverwinter Saga) by R.A. Salvatore ($4.99)
-Homeland: The Legend of Drizzt, Book I: Bk. 1 by R.A. Salvatore ($4.99)

Several Artemis Fowl E-Books for $4.99

bossfan2000 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:32:48 +0000

I noticed this morning that several of the books in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer are on sale in the Kindle store for $4.99. They are:

-Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book One)
-The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl, Book Two)
-The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, Book Five)
-The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book Six)

Books 3 & 4 are still $6.29.

Discussion: Taking Advantage of Pricing Mistakes. Is It Theft?

bossfan2000 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:33:46 +0000

I always feel a bit guilty when I post about (probable) publisher's mistakes, like yesterday with the Orcs:Inferno novel by Stan Nichols. Note that I'm also the guy that points out pricing mistakes if a store doesn't charge enough...say the price on something is $9.99 and it rings up $6.99, I almost always mention it to the cashier to make sure the lower price is correct. Weird, I know, but that's how I roll

Anyway, it got me to wondering. Is it unethical to take advantage of a publisher's mistake and buy books that are free when you are sure they shouldn't be free? I guess you could make the argument that you can never be 100% sure that a book is free due to a pricing mistake. But I think it is pretty safe to assume a brand new book is not going to be given away, especially during the pre-order phase and when the publisher is a major publishing house. Yeah, the big publishers will sometimes lower a book's price to $0.99 or $1.99 when the author has a new book coming out. However, giving the digital book away for free prior to its release is not normally done. Hence, I would say at least 95% of the time its going to be due to a mistake by the person at the publisher who is responsible for uploading the book to Amazon (and setting its price).

What do you think..is it wrong to take advantage of a mistake and get a book for free that you know shouldn't be free? While I normally will go through with buying the free book, it makes me feel dirty. Almost as if I was stealing the book. Technically I know I'm not stealing. Morally is a lot more unclear.

Pricing Mistake? Preorder Kindle Edition of Orcs: Inferno by Stan Nichols (FREE)

bossfan2000 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:34:44 +0000

I kinda feel guilty posting this, but you can pre-order the next Orcs: First Blood book (Orcs: Inferno) for free here. The book hits stores April 10, 2012. This is most likely a pricing mistake and I wouldn't expect it to last long.

Edit: The price must have updated overnight. As of this morning (1/25/12), the price is now $9.99.

New Releases (Thriller/Mystery): Week of January 24, 2012

bossfan2000 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:31:10 +0000

Below is this week's list of new thriller/mystery releases. Books with a * are ones I am particularly interested in.

-Shatter (Joseph O'Loughlin) by Michael Robotham (tpb, digital)
-All I Did Was Shoot My Man by Walter Mosley (hc, digital)
-Carte Blanche (007) by Jeffery Deaver (mmpb, digital)
-Four Below: A Detective Inspector Liam McLusky Investigation by Peter Helton (hc, digital)
-*Full Black (Scot Harvath) by Brad Thor (tpb, digital)
-*Hitchers by Will McIntosh (hc, digital..note the digital book comes out Feb 1, not this week)
-*The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning by Hallgrimur Helgason (tpb, digital..this one definitely sounds a bit different and interesting)
-Lethal by Sandra Brown (tpb, digital)
-*Pineapple Grenade: A Novel (Serge Storms) by Tim Dorsey (hc, digital..received a review copy of this yesterday and started reading it last night)
-*Taken by Robert Crais (hc, digital..really looking forward to this one. I read the previous book, my first read of this author, and thought it was fantastic)

New Releases (Fantasy): Week of January 24, 2012

bossfan2000 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:56:47 +0000

A very short list this week...tons of stuff coming out next week, though.

-Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon (Burton & Swinburne) by Mark Hodder (tpb, digital)
-A Pehov Duet by Alexey Pehov (digital..FREE...2 free short stories)
-The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories by Jeff & Ann VanderMeer (hc, digital)
-Against the Light by Dave Duncan (tpb, digital...this one is published by 47North..which is the new Amazon SF/F imprint)

That's it!

One More Permanent Page Added

bossfan2000 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:07:00 +0000

Just a quick note to let you know I have added one more permanent page to the site, which I will update a couple of times a month. Earlier this month I created a post listing all the fantasy books being published this year (2012) that will conclude a series. I thought it might make a handy reference, so I've made it a permanent page. You can view it by clicking the "Fantasy Series Ending in 2012" button at the top of the site.

E-Book Deal: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

bossfan2000 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:08:08 +0000

A second round of thanks to Dan for pointing out another sale. In the Kindle store, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is on sale for $2.99. You can pick it up here.