Free Promo NOOKbook summary - December 18, 2010

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

I've removed the Austen-birthday promotions that expired on schedule, and I've also moved a number of titles over to my "perennial" freebie list. I've added a link to the latest version of that list at the bottom of the posting. Romance readers: three titles from Silhouette were added to the freebie list that were never on this list—I'm assuming that they're perennial but I could be wrong. Ditto for Ellora's Cave erotica titles.

This is my list of short-term promotional NOOKbooks. I'm just listing the titles, without the covers. You can mouse over the title to see the cover if you want.

I've put the publisher's name in [brackets], which might give you a clue about the content. Zondervan, Tyndale House, Thomas Nelson, and Abingdon are Christian-oriented publishers. Samhain titles tend to have adult content, and are about the only free promotional titles available to Canadians. Galaxy publishes L. Ron Hubbard's books.

FREE FRIDAYS still available:

Free since 12/17/2010:

• Ninja (short) [Jon F. Merz (Smashwords)]
• Selected Stories of O. Henry (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)   [Barnes & Noble]

Free since 11/29/2010:

• Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas (non-fiction) [Zondervan]

Free since 11/26/2010:

• Grimm's Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) [Barnes & Noble]

Other FREE NOOKbooks:

Free since 12/17/2010:

• Wish (young adult) [Scholastic]

Free since 12/15/2010:

• The Bite of Silence [Samhain]
• Going All In [Samhain]
• Make Mine Midnight [Samhain]
• With This Ring (novella?) [Samhain]
• Deeper Water [Thomas Nelson]
• House of Dark Shadows (Dreamhouse Kings Series #1) (young adult) [Thomas Nelson]
• Love on a Dime [Thomas Nelson]
• The Case for Christmas (non-fiction) [Zondervan]

Free since 12/15/2010 or earlier:

• Deadly Sanctuary (Kendall O'Dell Series #1) [Nite Owl]

Free since 12/14/2010:

• The Great Secret [Galaxy]
• Blood of the Wicked [Soho]

Free since 12/13/2010:

• Natalie Wants a Puppy, That's What (age 6-9) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)]
• Conspiracy in Kiev [Zondervan]
• Jed and Roy McCoy, A Christmas Story (age 4-7) [Zondervan]
• Unwrapping Christmas [Zondervan]

Free since 12/12/2010:

• Divanomics (non-fiction) [Tyndale House]

Free since 12/10/2010 or earlier:

• The Elephant's Child (age 4-7) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]
• Richard Scarry's Colors (infants-preschool) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]

Free since 12/07/2010:

• Watchlist [Vanguard]

Free since 12/06/2010:

• Jackson Jones (age 9-12) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)]
• Last Light [Zondervan]
• A Gift of Grace (Kauffman Amish Bakery Series #1) [Zondervan]

Free since 12/02/2010:

• The New World (young adult) [Candlewick]
• The Brand Within (non-fiction) [Greenleaf]
• Money Girl's Smart Moves to Deal with Your Debt (non-fiction) [St. Martins (Macmillan)]

Free since 12/01/2010:

• Reaper (novella) [Harlequin]
• A Question of Upbringing [U. of Chicago Press]

Free since 11/29/2010:

• Potluck Club, The [Baker]
• Stuck in the Middle [Baker]
• Twelve Hidden Days of Christmas (infants-preschool) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]
• Sophie's Secret (age 9-12) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)]
• The Christmas Story from The Family Reading Bible [Zondervan]
• A Horse to Love [Zondervan]

Free since 11/28/2010:

• Fireflies in December [Tyndale House]

Free since 11/16/2010:

• Relentless [Baker]

My list of perennially free NOOKbooks: http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOKbook-Discussion/Free-NOOKbook-summary-thread-please-no-OT...

B&N's FREE NOOKbook page: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Free-eBooks/379001668

[BooksOnTheKnob]

Just FYI:

NOOKstudy's Lining Up a Semester Abroad (non-fiction) [Sterling (B&N)]

Can't be loaded into Nookstudy or on the Nook.

Blindsided (speculative non-fiction) [Emerald Book Company]

Appears to be only the Epilogue from his book Unsung Heroes. 49 "pages" on the nook.

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

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BooksOnTheKnob wrote:

NOOKstudy's Lining Up a Semester Abroad (non-fiction) [Sterling (B&N)]

Can't be loaded into Nookstudy or on the Nook.

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Makes you wonder what you can read it on, doesn't it? If you click the "Read exclusively on these devices and apps" line, you get "We're sorry. This information is not currently available."

So I tried buying it and clicking the Download button, and I get a "Technical Difficulties" pop-up. It sounds like the e-book just plain isn't available right now. Not that I was planning a semester abroad anyway.

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

• The Case for Christmas (non-fiction) [Zondervan] was free for 5 days this time around. It'd been free for 14 days earlier in the month.

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

Now NOOKstudy's Lining Up a Semester Abroad is showing "Special Order: Ships 3-5 weeks" on the hover pop-up.

What the heck does "special order" mean for an e-book???

[GTech]

• Jackson Jones (age 9-12) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)] was free for 14 days.
• Last Light [Zondervan] was free for 14 days.
• A Gift of Grace (Kauffman Amish Bakery Series #1) [Zondervan] was free for 14 days.
• Unwrapping Christmas [Zondervan] was free for 7 days.

[GTech]

Carved in Bone with Bonus Material [HarperCollins]

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

Valeria's Cross [Abingdon]

Note: the Synopsis on the B&N page for this NOOKbook appears to be incorrect. Select the Editorial Reviews tab for a proper description. I've reported this on the Metadata Correction thread.

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

I've managed to go three days without an update. I think that's a record. I had no idea when I started this project that it'd involve almost daily updates.

This is my list of short-term promotional NOOKbooks. I'm just listing the titles, without the covers. You can mouse over the title to see the cover if you want.

I've put the publisher's name in [brackets], which might give you a clue about the content. Zondervan, Tyndale House, Thomas Nelson, and Abingdon are Christian-oriented publishers. Samhain titles tend to have adult content, and are about the only free promotional titles available to Canadians. Galaxy publishes L. Ron Hubbard's books.

FREE FRIDAYS still available:

Free since 12/17/2010:

• Ninja (short) [Jon F. Merz (Smashwords)]
• Selected Stories of O. Henry (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)   [Barnes & Noble]

Free since 11/29/2010:

• Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas (non-fiction) [Zondervan]

Free since 11/26/2010:

• Grimm's Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) [Barnes & Noble]

Other FREE NOOKbooks:

Free since 12/21/2010:

• Valeria's Cross [Abingdon]
• Carved in Bone with Bonus Material [HarperCollins]
• Girls to the Rescue Book #1 (age 7-12) [Meadowbrook (Simon & Schuster)]

Free since 12/17/2010:

• Wish (young adult) [Scholastic]

Free since 12/15/2010:

• The Bite of Silence [Samhain]
• Going All In [Samhain]
• Make Mine Midnight [Samhain]
• With This Ring (novella?) [Samhain]
• Deeper Water [Thomas Nelson]
• House of Dark Shadows (Dreamhouse Kings Series #1) (young adult) [Thomas Nelson]
• Love on a Dime [Thomas Nelson]

Free since 12/15/2010 or earlier:

• Deadly Sanctuary (Kendall O'Dell Series #1) [Nite Owl]

Free since 12/14/2010:

• The Great Secret [Galaxy]
• Blood of the Wicked [Soho]

Free since 12/13/2010:

• Natalie Wants a Puppy, That's What (age 6-9) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)]
• Conspiracy in Kiev [Zondervan]
• Jed and Roy McCoy, A Christmas Story (age 4-7) [Zondervan]

Free since 12/12/2010:

• Divanomics (non-fiction) [Tyndale House]

Free since 12/10/2010 or earlier:

• The Elephant's Child (age 4-7) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]
• Richard Scarry's Colors (infants-preschool) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]

Free since 12/07/2010:

• Watchlist [Vanguard]

Free since 12/02/2010:

• The New World (young adult) [Candlewick]
• The Brand Within (non-fiction) [Greenleaf]
• Money Girl's Smart Moves to Deal with Your Debt (non-fiction) [St. Martins (Macmillan)]

Free since 12/01/2010:

• Reaper (novella) [Harlequin]
• A Question of Upbringing [U. of Chicago Press]

Free since 11/29/2010:

• Potluck Club, The [Baker]
• Stuck in the Middle [Baker]
• Twelve Hidden Days of Christmas (infants-preschool) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]
• Sophie's Secret (age 9-12) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)]
• The Christmas Story from The Family Reading Bible [Zondervan]
• A Horse to Love [Zondervan]

Free since 11/28/2010:

• Fireflies in December [Tyndale House]

Free since 11/16/2010:

• Relentless [Baker]

My list of perennially free NOOKbooks: http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOKbook-Discussion/Free-NOOKbook-summary-thread-please-no-OT...

B&N's FREE NOOKbook page: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Free-eBooks/379001668

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

I managed to get this one added to my summary (above) before my editing privileges expired:

Girls to the Rescue Book #1 (age 7-12)

The cover image isn't quite correct; it's from the paperback edition, which amusingly says there isn't a NOOKbook edition.

[ferretlady4719]

Doug, I know others have said 'thank you' before  -- but I don't think the community can ever thank you enough for all your hard work!!!    I'm a fairly new Nook owner, who sticks with free books or library books (if I'm going to *buy* a book, I'll buy the 'real' thing - that's just my own personal preference)    So, especially for me, your lists have been an invaluable resource!!!

*THANK YOU* and have a wonderful holiday season!!!!!

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

I don't normally announce samples/previews, but there might be enough interest in this one:

The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook Presents: A Magical Christmas Menu

From Books on the Knob:

I just checked and it's 15 recipes in this free version. A complete Christmas dinner, including appetizers, entree, side dishes, 5 desserts and hot chocolate, Weasley style (but probably not really for kids; this cocoa has coffee and is not only for adults, but won't help you sleep at night).

The B&N description says 16 recipes. 15, 16, whatever.

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

Seems almost like "More in Store" kind of material to me, but here they are:

Retro Demonology

   (backstory to The Demon Trapper's Daughter, not yet released)

Remedial Magic

   (backstory to Fairiewalker series)

Beasts and BFFs

   (prequel to 13 to Life)

The Backstory to Think Twice

  

[Whitecat5000]

Here are some more free books. 

A Santangelo Story

  

Retro Demonology

  

Remedial Magic

  

Beasts and BFFs

  

The Backstory to Think Twice

  

[Ya_Ya]

B&N Unbound Blog:  http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Unbound-NOOK-NOOKcolor-and/bg-p/Unbound

Free Today ONLY:

Gulliver's Travels (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

 

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

I've added the Macmillan short backstories, prequels, and what appears to be a teaser, although not without reservations. I suspect that these are going to be perennials, and if A Santangelo Story does turn out to be a teaser, I'll just drop it entirely.

This is my list of short-term promotional NOOKbooks. I'm just listing the titles, without the covers. You can mouse over the title to see the cover if you want.

I've put the publisher's name in [brackets], which might give you a clue about the content. Zondervan, Tyndale House, Thomas Nelson, and Abingdon are Christian-oriented publishers. Samhain titles tend to have adult content, and are about the only free promotional titles available to Canadians. Galaxy publishes L. Ron Hubbard's books.

FREE FRIDAYS still available:

Free since 12/17/2010:

• Ninja (short) [Jon F. Merz (Smashwords)]
• Selected Stories of O. Henry (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)   [Barnes & Noble]

Free since 11/29/2010:

• Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas (non-fiction) [Zondervan]

Free since 11/26/2010:

• Grimm's Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) [Barnes & Noble]

Other FREE NOOKbooks:

Free since 12/22/2010:

• Gulliver's Travels (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) [Barnes & Noble] ONE DAY ONLY

Free since 12/21/2010:

• Valeria's Cross [Abingdon]
• The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook Presents: A Magical Christmas Menu (non-fiction) (excerpt) [Adams]
• Carved in Bone with Bonus Material [HarperCollins]
• Girls to the Rescue Book #1 (age 7-12) [Meadowbrook (Simon & Schuster)]
• The Backstory to Think Twice (short backstory) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]
• Beasts and BFFs (short prequel) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]
• Retro Demonology (short backstory) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]
• A Santangelo Story (short, appears to be a teaser) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]
• Remedial Magic (short backstory) [Tor (Macmillan)]

Free since 12/17/2010:

• Wish (young adult) [Scholastic]

Free since 12/15/2010:

• The Bite of Silence [Samhain]
• Going All In [Samhain]
• Make Mine Midnight [Samhain]
• With This Ring (novella?) [Samhain]
• Deeper Water [Thomas Nelson]
• House of Dark Shadows (Dreamhouse Kings Series #1) (young adult) [Thomas Nelson]
• Love on a Dime [Thomas Nelson]

Free since 12/15/2010 or earlier:

• Deadly Sanctuary (Kendall O'Dell Series #1) [Nite Owl]

Free since 12/14/2010:

• The Great Secret [Galaxy]
• Blood of the Wicked [Soho]

Free since 12/13/2010:

• Natalie Wants a Puppy, That's What (age 6-9) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)]
• Conspiracy in Kiev [Zondervan]
• Jed and Roy McCoy, A Christmas Story (age 4-7) [Zondervan]

Free since 12/12/2010:

• Divanomics (non-fiction) [Tyndale House]

Free since 12/10/2010 or earlier:

• The Elephant's Child (age 4-7) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]
• Richard Scarry's Colors (infants-preschool) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]

Free since 12/07/2010:

• Watchlist [Vanguard]

Free since 12/02/2010:

• The New World (young adult) [Candlewick]
• The Brand Within (non-fiction) [Greenleaf]
• Money Girl's Smart Moves to Deal with Your Debt (non-fiction) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]

Free since 12/01/2010:

• Reaper (novella) [Harlequin]
• A Question of Upbringing [U. of Chicago Press]

Free since 11/29/2010:

• Potluck Club, The [Baker]
• Stuck in the Middle [Baker]
• Twelve Hidden Days of Christmas (infants-preschool) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]
• Sophie's Secret (age 9-12) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)]
• The Christmas Story from The Family Reading Bible [Zondervan]
• A Horse to Love [Zondervan]

Free since 11/28/2010:

• Fireflies in December [Tyndale House]

Free since 11/16/2010:

• Relentless [Baker]

My list of perennially free NOOKbooks: http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOKbook-Discussion/Free-NOOKbook-summary-thread-please-no-OT...

B&N's FREE NOOKbook page: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Free-eBooks/379001668

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

I suspect this one's going to be a perennial—so far, the Tor short stories have been:

Crossing the Line (short prequel) [Tor (Macmillan)]

[darkangel_1988]

Slave (Cat Star Chronicles Series #1)

  

Romeo, Romeo

  

Millie's Fling

  

Cowboy Trouble

  

The Traitor's Wife

  

[cacraig]

Doug-

Thank you so much for your ongoing summary list of free books.  I especially appreciate you taking the time to list the publishers, as that speeds up my selection process.  Before I discovered your thread, I spent a significant amount of time trying to find the few free "nuggets" in amongst all of the trash.  I was never very successful, but I am now reading to my heart's content!

Thanks so much!!

-- Cheryl

[Doug_Pardee Distinguished Bibliophile]

This is my list of short-term promotional NOOKbooks. I'm just listing the titles, without the covers. You can mouse over the title to see the cover if you want.

I've put the publisher's name in [brackets], which might give you a clue about the content. Zondervan, Tyndale House, Thomas Nelson, and Abingdon are Christian-oriented publishers. Samhain titles tend to have adult content, and are about the only free promotional titles available to Canadians. Galaxy publishes L. Ron Hubbard's books.

FREE FRIDAYS still available:

Free since 12/17/2010:

• Ninja (short) [Jon F. Merz (Smashwords)]
• Selected Stories of O. Henry (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)   [Barnes & Noble]

Free since 11/29/2010:

• Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas (non-fiction) [Zondervan]

Free since 11/26/2010:

• Grimm's Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) [Barnes & Noble]

Other FREE NOOKbooks:

Free since 12/23/2010:

• Cowboy Trouble [Sourcebooks]
• Millie's Fling [Sourcebooks]
• Romeo, Romeo [Sourcebooks]
• Slave (Cat Star Chronicles Series #1) [Sourcebooks]
• The Traitor's Wife [Sourcebooks]

Free since 12/22/2010:

• Crossing the Line (short prequel) [Tor (Macmillan)] 

Free since 12/21/2010:

• Valeria's Cross [Abingdon]
• The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook Presents: A Magical Christmas Menu (non-fiction) (excerpt) [Adams]
• Carved in Bone with Bonus Material [HarperCollins]
• Girls to the Rescue Book #1 (age 7-12) [Meadowbrook (Simon & Schuster)]
• The Backstory to Think Twice (short backstory) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]
• Beasts and BFFs (short prequel) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]
• Retro Demonology (short backstory) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]
• A Santangelo Story (short, appears to be a teaser) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]
• Remedial Magic (short backstory) [Tor (Macmillan)]

Free since 12/17/2010:

• Wish (young adult) [Scholastic]

Free since 12/15/2010:

• The Bite of Silence [Samhain]
• Going All In [Samhain]
• Make Mine Midnight [Samhain]
• With This Ring (novella?) [Samhain]
• Deeper Water [Thomas Nelson]
• House of Dark Shadows (Dreamhouse Kings Series #1) (young adult) [Thomas Nelson]
• Love on a Dime [Thomas Nelson]

Free since 12/15/2010 or earlier:

• Deadly Sanctuary (Kendall O'Dell Series #1) [Nite Owl]

Free since 12/14/2010:

• The Great Secret [Galaxy]
• Blood of the Wicked [Soho]

Free since 12/13/2010:

• Natalie Wants a Puppy, That's What (age 6-9) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)]
• Conspiracy in Kiev [Zondervan]
• Jed and Roy McCoy, A Christmas Story (age 4-7) [Zondervan]

Free since 12/12/2010:

• Divanomics (non-fiction) [Tyndale House]

Free since 12/10/2010 or earlier:

• The Elephant's Child (age 4-7) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]
• Richard Scarry's Colors (infants-preschool) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]

Free since 12/07/2010:

• Watchlist [Vanguard]

Free since 12/02/2010:

• The New World (young adult) [Candlewick]
• The Brand Within (non-fiction) [Greenleaf]
• Money Girl's Smart Moves to Deal with Your Debt (non-fiction) [St. Martin's (Macmillan)]

Free since 12/01/2010:

• Reaper (novella) [Harlequin]
• A Question of Upbringing [U. of Chicago Press]

Free since 11/29/2010:

• Potluck Club, The [Baker]
• Stuck in the Middle [Baker]
• Twelve Hidden Days of Christmas (infants-preschool) (NOOKcolor only) [Sterling (B&N)]
• Sophie's Secret (age 9-12) [Zonderkidz (Zondervan)]
• The Christmas Story from The Family Reading Bible [Zondervan]
• A Horse to Love [Zondervan]

Free since 11/28/2010:

• Fireflies in December [Tyndale House]

Free since 11/16/2010:

• Relentless [Baker]

My list of perennially free NOOKbooks: http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOKbook-Discussion/Free-NOOKbook-summary-thread-please-no-OT...

B&N's FREE NOOKbook page: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Free-eBooks/379001668

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