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elf ([personal profile] elf) wrote in [community profile] ebooks2011-07-02 10:55 am

Fictionwise 60% off sale

This weekend, Fictionwise is having a 60% off sale, with coupon code 070111. It's probably good through the 4th and might last a day or two longer than that. It doesn't work on Samhain Press books.

Possible ways to spend some money on ebooks:

* Collect the complete Darkover collection, 89 novels & short stories. (Search for keyword Darkover in their advanced search page; it's incredibly annoying that FW doesn't have a link-to-search-results option.)

* Pick up the Sime~Gen series by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah. (Don't look at the book covers. I need to post about that; those are absolutely the *worst* ebook covers I have ever seen.) The order listed is not quite correct; if you want to try a couple to see if you like them, I suggest starting with House of Zeor and then First Channel.

* Dabble in M/M, also known as "original slash," with the works of L.A. Witt. I especially liked Cover Me and Rules of Engagement.

* Grab some magazines--recent issues of Analog, Asimov's, Ellery Queen, and Alfred Hitchcock's before they go Kindle-exclusive like F&SF. (Damn. FW used to carry back issues for years. Wow, B&N really is working to kill off Fictionwise.)

* Check out some award winners; search for the name of an award and pick up something that looks interesting, even if you've never heard of it: * Or poke around and find something completely random and throw it in the shopping cart.
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[personal profile] jumpuphigh 2011-07-02 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I was not this bad when it was physical books. Although, I did have the same problem of bookmarking fanfic to be read later. Now, though, I have things bookmarked (for conversion to epub) and things stored on my device. *sigh* I have the same problem with TV shows and movies. My New Year's Resolution this year was to watch all my DVDs that I haven't watched - some of which I haven't even taken out of the plastic coverings. *double sigh* I'm not sure I'll be able to keep that resolution. At least it has caused me to stop buying DVDs until I do.
Edited (Clarity) 2011-07-02 21:55 (UTC)