Thursday, June 30, 2011

Free on Amazon Today

Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind.

And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!

A little bit of this... a little bit of that...

Shrinkage
By: Luke Young
Available for free in: Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Middle East, United States, United Kingdom

Spiderwork (Apocalypto 2)
By: LK Rigel
Available for free in: United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East

Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish (a short story)
By: Stephen Leather (Three Elephants)
Available for free in: United Kingdom, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Canada, India, Australia

Cookouts Veggie Style!
By: Jolinda Hackett (Adams Media)
Available for free in: United States

The Essence of Buddhism
By: David Tuffley
Available for free in: United States

Surrender the Wind
By: Rita Gerlach (Abingdon Press)
Available for free in: United States

Waiter, There's a Clue In My Soup! Five Mystery Stories
By: Camille LaGuire (Camille LaGuire)
Available for free in: United States

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Ask Mrs. Wizard: Please send me a personal email (mrswizard@mrswizard.com) if you have any questions. I answer all my emails and am more than happy to help any time I can. Your questions mean a lot to me, and may even inspire an article that will help others and make this a more valuable resource to anyone who reads it. 

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Ask Mrs. Wizard - Copy and Paste?


Dear Cindy,
I came across the following advice on one of Amazon’s Kindle pages on getting started with “Kindle for PC” :

Copying Text
You can copy text from books, highlights, and your personal notes in Kindle for PC. To copy, select the text you’re interested in and choose “Copy” from the menu that appears. You can then paste the text into a blank document or other location by right-clicking and choosing “Paste,” or using the keyboard shortcut CTRL + V.

But I can’t get it to work at all. I cannot find the ‘copy’ tab in the menu that appears when I highlight an extract.
I need to be able to copy texts into ordinary Word files. Someone suggested I write to you to ask your advice.
Sorry to bother you. Tim
============
No problem Tim... glad to hear from you. Questions keep my brain exercised :)

The text you are talking about (that you sent) is only going to apply to a Windows computer. It looks like it is referring to the software itself (Kindle for PC)...  I have mine opened now and a book open... highlight some text ...

It looks like all you have to do is highlight the text you want... no need to right click or anything. You should see a menu appear right on the text. One of the choices is to copy... choose that and the text will be sent to your clipboard (windows memory).

You should then be able to open a word document (or start a new blank document), put the cursor where you want the text to go, then either use the keyboard command CTRL+V (to paste) or right click where the blinking cursor is and choose paste.

Here's what it looks like on mine:
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Warmest Regards,
Cindy

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Free on Amazon Today

Impeding Justice (Lorne Simpkins the FEMALE Jack Bauer) (D I Lorne Simpkins thrillers)
By: Mel Comley
Available for free in: United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, India

Being Happy
By: David Tuffley
Available for free in: United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East


Jabberwocky
By: Daniel Coleman
Available for free in: Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Australia, Canada, India, Middle East, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific

BestsellerBound Short Story Anthology Volume 1
By: Neil Schiller
Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Canada, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States

Psyche Horror: Five Short Works by Joshua Scribner
By: Joshua Scribner
Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Canada, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States

An Unlikely Pair (My Once and Future Love)
By: Carla Krae
Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Canada, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States

Horror and Crap: 11 Short Works
By: Joshua Scribner
Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States

Familiar Faces: A Short Story
By: Joshua Scribner
Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States

Fold Thunder
By: Gregory Ashe (Gregory Ashe)
Available for free in: Asia & Pacific, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States

A Space Between (A Prayer for Dead Kings and Other Tales)
By: Scott Fitzgerald Gray (Insane Angel Studios)
Available for free in: Africa, Asia & Pacific, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States

Endurance
By: April Thomas (Author House)
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Free on Amazon Today

Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind.

And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!

More to choose from every day!

The Message: The Book of Proverbs
By: Eugene H. Peterson (NavPress)
Available for free in: Europe, United Kingdom, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada

The Message Promise Book
By: Eugene H. Peterson (NavPress)
Available for free in: Europe, United Kingdom, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India

Marketing Metrics: The Definitive Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance (2nd Edition)
By: Paul W. Farris (Pearson Prentice Hall)
Available for free in: United Kingdom, Europe, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa, Australia, Canada

Trading on Corporate Earnings News: Profiting from Targeted, Short-Term Options Positions
By: John Shon (FT Press)
Available for free in: United Kingdom, Europe, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Canada

Living Rich by Spending Smart: How to Get More of What You Really Want
By: Gregory Karp (FT Press)
Available for free in: United Kingdom, Europe, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, United States, Africa, A sia &amp ; Pacific, Australia, India, Middle East

The Truth About What Customers Want
By: Michael R. Solomon (FT Press)
Available for free in: United Kingdom, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India

Warman's U.S. Coins & Currency Field Guide
By: Arlyn G. Sieber (Krause Publications)
Available for free in: United States, Canada

Warman's Companion U.S. Coins & Currency
By: Allen G. Berman (Krause Publications)
Available for free in: United States, Canada

Gas Smarts
By: Ronald Weiers PhD (Adams Media)
Available for free in: Europe, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India

Warman's U.S. Coin Collecting
By: Alan Herbert (Krause Publications)
Available for free in: Europe, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Australia, Canada, India

Warman's U.S. Stamps Field Guide
By: Maurice Wozniak (Krause Publications)
Available for free in: United States, Canada
Kindle Skills - From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - If you have a Kindle you will love this book! Keep Mrs. Wizard in the palm of your hand. Get a sample and see. And if you like it... help me spread the word!

Ask Mrs. Wizard: Please send me a personal email (mrswizard@mrswizard.com) if you have any questions. I answer all my emails and am more than happy to help any time I can. Your questions mean a lot to me, and may even inspire an article that will help others and make this a more valuable resource to anyone who reads it. 

If you are reading this on your computer and would like to have this blog delivered to your Kindle wirelessly every day, click the link below. New subscribers will get the first two weeks free! If you know of a fellow Kindle owner, please share a good word and let them know about From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - A Kindle Blog

Monday, June 27, 2011

Manybooks.net - Always Free - Always Great

If you are looking for a great addition to your library, Manybooks.net is where you should always start...

Spinning Wheel Stories

Louisa May Alcott
A collection of twelve heart warming stories for children.

Premise: a winter storm forces a family, who have gathered for the winter holidays, to stay inside and listen to their grandmothers stories.


 On liberty

John Stuart Mill
One of history's most important political works. Mill declares that "over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign".

If you are interested in political philosophy - this is a must read!


 My Own Story

Emmeline Pankhurst
A biography by one of last century's most important persons. Her work with women's rights has yet to meet its match.



 The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire
A collection of Baudelaire poems including Flowers of Evil and Little Poems in Prose.

Starts with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Free on Amazon Today

Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type the title with your Kindle, then press the right hand button in the 5-way area or (if you have a Kindle 2) toggle your 5-way switch to the right until the word store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, use the 5-way toggle switch to move around the book info area to read more about the book. Make sure it is still free (or an acceptable price) before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to "buy" it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind.

And remember... what is FREE today may not be FREE tomorrow, so get it while you can!

Oh My! Hide the Kids.  And take a look at my book (Kindle Skills - From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard)... it is priced lower (for a limited time).

The Trinity Saga: The Pocket Watch
By : Ronnell D. Porter
Available for free in: Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, United States

Lost in Shadows
By: Alex O'Connell
Available for free in: United Kingdom, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Australia, India, United States, Canada

Well Played 1.0: Video Games, Value and Meaning
By: Drew Davidson (ETC Press)
Available for free in: Africa, Australia, Canada, India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, United States, Asia & Pacific, Middle East

The Right Path (Apocalyptic Novelette) (Dark Future Series)
By: Debr a L. Martin
Available for free in: Africa, Australia, Canada, India, Middle East, United States

8810
By: Nicholas Taylor
Available for free in: Africa, Australia, Canada, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, India

The Second Ward
By: Robert DeCoteau
Available for free in: India, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Africa, Australia, Canada, Middle East, United States


Dance with a Vampire
By: Fabian Black (chastise-books)
Available for free in: Middle East, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, India, Australia, Asia & Pacific, Africa, United States, Canada

Dark Legacy
By: Anna DeStefano (Love Spell)
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COLOR ME MURDER-Sin City
By: Jerry Bruce
Available for free in: Canada, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Middle East, United States, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Australia

Li'l Red in the Hood (The Ongoing Adventures of Li'l Red in the Hood)
By: Graham Murray (Living Books USA)
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Desperate Times
By: Nicholas Antinozzi (Nicholas Antinozzi)
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A Knight's Charge
By: Gerard A. Whitfield (Gerard A.Whitfield)
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Putt Up Or Shut Up:A Shanktacular Guide To Golf's Greatest Excuses
By: Kevin Michael
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Red Moon: Damon's Slice of Life (Moon's Reflection Series)
By: Ela Lond
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SERIAL
By: Blake Crouch
Available for free in: United States, Canada, Middle East, Latin Am. & Caribbean*, Australia, Asia & Pacific, Africa, India

A Child of the Jago (Illustrated) ... Plus "The Slum Movement in Fiction"
By: Jane Helen Findlater
Available for free in: United States


Kindle Skills - From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - If you have a Kindle you will love this book! Keep Mrs. Wizard in the palm of your hand. Get a sample and see. And if you like it... help me spread the word!

Ask Mrs. Wizard: Please send me a personal email (mrswizard@mrswizard.com) if you have any questions. I answer all my emails and am more than happy to help any time I can. Your questions mean a lot to me, and may even inspire an article that will help others and make this a more valuable resource to anyone who reads it. 

If you are reading this on your computer and would like to have this blog delivered to your Kindle wirelessly every day, click the link below. New subscribers will get the first two weeks free! If you know of a fellow Kindle owner, please share a good word and let them know about From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard - A Kindle Blog