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75 Free Ebooks Feb 1 & 2

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Here's the treasure trove of FREE Kindle books that Joe Konrath, Scott Nicholson, Blake Crouch, J. Carson Black and I are giving away Feb. 1-2 as part of our Free Kindle Boogie contest: 

 

Ultimate Thriller Box Set - Konrath, Crouch, Black, Goldberg, Nicholson

LEE GOLDBERG

WATCH ME DIE http://www.amazon.com/Watch-Me-Die-ebook/dp/B003BLPGZO/

MY GUN HAS BULLETS  http://www.amazon.com/Gun-Bullets-Charlie-Willis-ebook/dp/B002HK35IU

ADJOURNED http://www.amazon.com/Adjourned-The-Jury-Series-ebook/dp/B002KMJPFM

GUILTY http://www.amazon.com/Guilty-The-Jury-Series-ebook/dp/B002OHD2XO/

PAYBACK http://www.amazon.com/Payback-The-Jury-Series-ebook/dp/B002RWJOSS/

THE JURY SERIES http://www.amazon.com/Jury-Four-Complete-Novels-ebook/dp/B002OL1XCW

DOUBLE HEADER  http://www.amazon.com/Double-Header-Complete-Novels-ebook/dp/B004NIFT24 

 

J CARSON BLACK

The Desert Waits http://www.amazon.com/The-Desert-Waits-ebook/dp/B005JEDRE8/

Darkscope http://www.amazon.com/Darkscope-ebook/dp/B004E9U6U2/

Dark Horse http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Horse-ebook/dp/B004K1F8M0/

The Bluelight Special http://www.amazon.com/The-BlueLight-Special-ebook/dp/B005L76RU4/

The Devil's Hour http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Hour-Laura-Cardinal-ebook/dp/B003XVYHHK/

Dark Side of the Moon http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Side-Laura-Cardinal-ebook/dp/B003VIX140/

The Laura Cardinal Novels (omnibus) http://www.amazon.com/The-Laura-Cardinal-Novels-ebook/dp/B005PYI9TA/

BLAKE CROUCH

Thicker Than Blood: http://www.amazon.com/Thicker-Than-Blood-Complete-ebook/dp/B0050VK5M2/

Locked Doors: http://www.amazon.com/LOCKED-DOORS-Prequel-Stirred-ebook/dp/B00452V72O/

Perfect Little Town: http://www.amazon.com/PERFECT-LITTLE-TOWN-ebook/dp/B003CJU1B4/

Four Live Rounds: http://www.amazon.com/FOUR-LIVE-ROUNDS-ebook/dp/B003BEEAD0/

Serial Killers Uncut: http://www.amazon.com/SERIAL-KILLERS-UNCUT-Complete-ebook/dp/B004YDNNK8/

Serial Uncut: http://www.amazon.com/SERIAL-UNCUT-Extended-Edition-ebook/dp/B003CFB4DW/

*69: http://www.amazon.com/69-ebook/dp/B003UNLK8A/

Break You: http://www.amazon.com/BREAK-YOU-Novella-Prequel-ebook/dp/B004MPRE9E/

Bad Girl: http://www.amazon.com/GIRL-Lucys-Prequel-Serial-ebook/dp/B003FMUVKO/

On the Good Red Road: http://www.amazon.com/GOOD-RED-ROAD-ebook/dp/B003UNLKIK/

Remaking: http://www.amazon.com/REMAKING-ebook/dp/B003UNLKEY/

Serial: http://www.amazon.com/SERIAL-ebook/dp/B0045OUR0K/

Shining Rock: http://www.amazon.com/SHINING-ROCK-ebook/dp/B003UNLKM6/

Six in the Cylinder: http://www.amazon.com/SIX-IN-THE-CYLINDER-ebook/dp/B004I6D4TQ/

The Meteorologist: http://www.amazon.com/THE-METEOROLOGIST-ebook/dp/B004I1L62I/

The Pain of Others: http://www.amazon.com/THE-PAIN-OF-OTHERS-ebook/dp/B004I6D6FS/

Unconditional: http://www.amazon.com/UNCONDITIONAL-ebook/dp/B004L621MY/

Hunting Season: http://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Season-Love-Story-ebook/dp/B00614F28E/

 

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JA KONRATH

Shot of Tequila – http://www.amazon.com/Shot-of-Tequila-ebook/dp/B00267T4H0

65 Proof – http://www.amazon.com/65-Proof-Daniels-Thriller-ebook/dp/B00264H2VI

Horror Stories – http://www.amazon.com/Horror-Stories-ebook/dp/B003AOA6BG

Jack Daniels Stories – http://www.amazon.com/Jack-Daniels-Stories-ebook/dp/B003AKY6GG

Crime Stories – http://www.amazon.com/Crime-Stories-ebook/dp/B003AOA73I

Babe on Board – http://www.amazon.com/Jailbait-McGlade-Daniels-Mystery-ebook/dp/B004U341M6

Killers – http://www.amazon.com/KILLERS-Sequel-Serial-ebook/dp/B004OL2MHU

Birds of Prey – http://www.amazon.com/BIRDS-PREY-Psycho-Thriller-ebook/dp/B004XJ6Y1S

Be the Monkey – http://www.amazon.com/Be-Monkey-Self-Publishing-Between-ebook/dp/B004SV2IPC

Dumb Jokes – http://www.amazon.com/Dumb-Jokes-Vulgar-Poems-ebook/dp/B0026FCI8O

Planter's Punch – http://www.amazon.com/Planters-Punch-ebook/dp/B00264GKWA

Symbios – http://www.amazon.com/SYMBIOS-ebook/dp/B004P1JMK4

Shapeshifters Anonymous – http://www.amazon.com/Shapeshifters-Anonymous-ebook/dp/B004P1J2U4

Street Music – http://www.amazon.com/Street-Music-Phineas-Mystery-ebook/dp/B005EO8OXW

Suckers – http://www.amazon.com/Suckers-ebook/dp/B00267SYZS

Newbies Guide – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003I6496Y

Truck Stop – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002G99RRK

With a Twist – http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Daniels-Locked-Mystery-ebook/dp/B005ES6U9I

The Screaming – http://www.amazon.com/The-Screaming-ebook/dp/B004P1J1UU

Wild Night is Calling http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Night-Is-Calling-ebook/dp/B004P8JMNY

Exposed  http://www.amazon.com/Exposed-Thriller-Chandler-ebook/dp/B005R9RP7A

Konrath German Book:

Truck Stop DE (German) – http://www.amazon.com/Truck-Stop-Rastplatz-Grauens-ebook/dp/B005MN2E86

 

Hanniballecter

 

Scott Nicholson

Scott Nicholson Library Vol. 1 http://www.amazon.com/Scott-Nicholson-Library-Boxed-ebook/dp/B006889PVS

Scott Nicholson Library Vol. 2 http://www.amazon.com/Scott-Nicholson-Library-Boxed-ebook/dp/B0068NOD2O

Scott Nicholson Library Vol. 3 http://www.amazon.com/Scott-Nicholson-Library-Boxed-ebook/dp/B0069BFPL8

The Skull Ring (Bonus Edition) http://www.amazon.com/Skull-Ring-Bonus-Screenplay-ebook/dp/B004EEOO6E

Drummer Boy http://www.amazon.com/Drummer-Boy-ebook/dp/B003F77EP4

Four Dark Spells (with J.R. Rain) http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Spells-Four-Books-ebook/dp/B0063ACDQU/

Creative Spirit (Bonus Edition) http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Spirit-Bonus-Screenplay-ebook/dp/B006AG3VOA

Burial to Follow http://www.amazon.com/Burial-To-Follow-ebook/dp/B0031RHNZY

Crime Beat http://www.amazon.com/Crime-Beat-ebook/dp/B004IK8FRI

BAD STACKS http://www.amazon.com/BAD-STACKS-Story-Collection-ebook/dp/B0070P96SA

October Girls http://www.amazon.com/October-Girls-Crystal-Bone-ebook/dp/B00433TD0I

Curtains http://www.amazon.com/Curtains-Mystery-Stories-ebook/dp/B0044R8ZZC

Gateway Drug http://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Drug-ebook/dp/B004LLIGMI

If I Were Your Monster http://www.amazon.com/If-Were-Your-Monster-ebook/dp/B004G095PG

The First http://www.amazon.com/The-First-ebook/dp/B0037KM1F2

The Indie Journey http://www.amazon.com/Indie-Journey-Secrets-Writing-ebook/dp/B0050I5TXA

Ida Claire http://www.amazon.com/Ida-Claire-ebook/dp/B007249ZGC

Zombie Bits http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Bits-ebook/dp/B003WJRICE

 

UK Only

Solom (UK) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Solom/dp/B00408ANTG

Troubled (UK) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Troubled/dp/B003ZDO438

The Gorge (UK) http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Gorge/dp/B00472O79W

 

One-days

Disintegration (Feb. 1) http://www.amazon.com/Disintegration-ebook/dp/B0048EL5M6

Speed Dating (Feb. 2) http://www.amazon.com/Speed-Dating-Dead-ebook/dp/B003TZLWTG

The Dead Love Longer (Feb.2) http://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Lovers-ebook/dp/B004LROVS0

 

Five Bestselling Authors. Ten Free Kindle Fires. 75 Free Kindle Thrillers.

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BoogieNights

Over 75 free books, yours for the taking.  

And ten free Kindle Fires…

And $500 for your favorite library.

What's the catch?

There is none. You can have as many of the books as you want…and you get a shot at one of the Kindles and money for your library.

Here's the deal: My friends J.A. Konrath, Blake Crouch, J. Carson Black, Scott Nicholson and I really appreciate your readership and support…and to show you how much, we want to give you 10 Kindle Fires and 75 free ebooks!

While the ebooks are only free Feb. 1 & 2, we want to start spreading the word today and allow you to enter the Kindle giveaway now.

There's no purchase necessary and the contest is international.  And there are three easy, FREE ways to enter:

(1) Go to the event blog at http://bigkindleboogie.blogspot.com and enter  using one of the "Rafflecopters" there

(2) email bigkindleboogie@yahoo.com with "Boogie entry" as subject line (Limit once per day)

(3) Tweet: 10 free Kindle Fires. 75 free ebooks. http://bit.ly/xWOoKN #bigkindleboogie RT to enter for a Fire!  The tweets can be entered as often as you like, just don't annoy your friends–tweets are automatically picked up by a software gizmo we have and added to the drawing pool.

And if you're hunting for more ebook deals, be sure to visit our Big Kindle Boogie event partners:  Ereader News Today,Kindle Nation Daily, Ereader Love, and Ireader Review, great places to find fantastic bargain and free Kindle books.  

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CONTEST RULES: All entries made through Rafflecopters and random selections will be pooled and the 10 Kindle Fire winners will be randomly selected by the Watauga County (NC) Public Library staff on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Winners will be announced on the Big Kindle Boogie blog and the Facebook event page. We will attempt to contact winners directly, but it is winner's responsibility to claim prize by Feb. 10 or alternate winners will be selected. Some Rafflecopters may be replaced during the contest due to technical limitations of entry counters and to update our free book links, but all entries made on all Rafflecopters will be stored and pooled for the prize drawings. Entries will also be randomly collected from Twitter searching the #bigkindleboogie hashtag and added to the prize pool for drawings. The first winner selected will have a $500 donation made to their local library or library support group. No purchase necessary, contest is international.

Where Am I?

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Sorry I haven't been blogging lately. It's not that I have a shortage of publishing scams, weird mail, gripes, and industry stuff to write about (my "For The Blog" folder is full)…but I've been busy writing (my last MONK book), writing some more (my February novella McGrave), writing even more (an in-development book project with another author), editing (The Dead Man series for Amazon),  having meetings (on that western project I haven't told you much about yet), and prepping for my short film Bumsickle (which I am directing in Kentucky the first weekend in March).

But I'll be back.

A Mad Mad Mad Unsold Pilot

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Mark Evanier has unearthed a true television rarity — an unsold, animated pilot from Rankin/Bass called The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians featuring cartoon versions of famous comics doing their schticks. The animated comics include  Jack Benny, George Burns, Phyllis Diller, Flip Wilson, The Smothers Brothers, Henny Youngman, and Groucho Marx…all of whom provided their own voices (though some of the material is from their records). 

 

News from the Dead

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Lots of exciting news in the world of THE DEAD MAN. The Brilliance Audio edition of THE DEAD MAN V1 — which includes “Face of Evil,” “Ring of Knives,” and “Hell in Heaven” — is now available for pre-order. What makes this especially cool is that “Ring of Knives” author James Daniels performs his own book while his brother Luke Daniels does the others. The Daniels Brothers are experienced audio book performers and we’re lucky to have them bringing Matt Cahill and Mr. Dark to life…so-to-speak. The paperback edition of THE DEAD MAN V1 comes out in February.
Meanwhile, James Daniel’s latest DEAD MAN tale, “The Beast Within,” will be published in just a few weeks.

The Wild Wild West…in Calgary

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here are some pictures of the great  Calgary western sets I have been visiting…(click on image for a larger view). I'm in Toronto now for network meetings. It's still cold and snowy…but feels like Palm Springs compared to Alberta.  Heading back  to L.A. tomorrow.

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Linda Daly Circle Jerk

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Disgraced publisher Linda Daly wrote a half-dozen truly horrible novels that she printed through her now bankrupt Light Storm publishing company. Her books each have garnered two or three five star Amazon reviews… each from an author she has published. Naturally, none of those authors disclose in their reviews that Daly is their publisher.

Micki Peluso is one of those authors who left rave reviews on Daly's books and when I called her on her blatant and undisclosed conflict-of-interest, this was her rationalization: 

I would think as a "professional" writer, you would realize that reviews posted on amazon are by customers , not readers and do not qualify as true book reviews, nor does the famous "five stars" mean anything, except to boost the morale of a newly published writer.
Truly astonishing, isn't it? 

Sadly, she's not the only bonehead who abuses Amazon Reviews. Clueless wanna-bes like her have turned what was supposed to be a forum for honest reader reviews  into one big, pathetic circle jerk….just so they can delude themselves into believing that their awful books are good and maybe trick someone who isn't a member of their family into buying their unreadable swill.

I wish this was an isolated, pathetic incident. But it's not.

It's common on places like the writer forums on Kindleboards to see wanna-bes offering to give five-star reviews to other wanna-be in return for five-star reviews of their own work.  In the process, these dimwits don't see that they are totally diminishing the value of the Amazon reviews that they so desperately seek and that they are making it impossible for potential customers to believe that any reader reviews are authentic.

Please do me a small favor. Mark the fake Amazon reviews on Rebel Dove, Sea of Lies, and Doves Migration, as unhelpful. Maybe disreputable individuals like Linda Daly and wrong-headed authors like Micki Peluso, Stacie Coller, and Patricia Guthrie will begin to get the point that readers don't appreciate lies and deception.

 

The Mail I Get

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I got this irresistable offer tonight:

Dear Webmaster,

Today while searching good link partner to my website I came across through your great website And willing to exchange link with your quality site.

As you know reciprocal linking is very useful for high ranking on Google.

If you are agree to exchange link with our site then please add following information on your site 

If you have any query please do not hesitate to contact me! 

Waiting for your quick an positive reply.    

Thanks and Regards,
Michel Ponting

The links were all to bootleg video sites for episodes of Battlestar Galatica, Babylon Five, Charmed and other SF shows. Clearly, English is not this guy's first language. And the only thing dumber than asking me to link to a bootleg video site would be to link to one bootlegging my shows.

And guess what? He did that, too. The dimwit.

“Charles Manson Calling, Will You Accept the Charges?”

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Twice in the last two days I've received automated calls from Global Telelink Advance Pay Authorization Payment Services asking me if I would accept collect calls from the Pritchess Detention Center, East Facility. Obviously, I hung up…but I have to wonder, how did those prisoners get my number and what makes them think I'd let them make calls on my account?