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Showing posts with label Amazon. Show all posts
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Monday, October 8, 2012
Financial Times releases tons of management books on a wide range of topics. Their books are usually priced high but periodically the books are available on sale for free in Amazon. I have downloaded some books in the past and currently they have the following books available for free (some of them are collections, have two or more books):
1.) Investing Essentials: What You Need to Know (Collection) (Original price $29.99 now $0.00)
2.) The Rules of Work, Expanded Edition: A Definitive Code for Personal Success (2nd Edition) (Richard Templar's Rules) ($24.99 now $0.00)
3.) Liz Weston on Personal Finance (Collection) ($33.99 now $0.00)
4.) Identity: Your Passport to Success ($22.99 now $0.00)
5.) The Truth About Getting the Best From People ($22.99 now $0.00)
6.) Entrepreneurship Lessons for Success (Collection) ($53.99 now $0.00)
2.) The Rules of Work, Expanded Edition: A Definitive Code for Personal Success (2nd Edition) (Richard Templar's Rules) ($24.99 now $0.00)
3.) Liz Weston on Personal Finance (Collection) ($33.99 now $0.00)
4.) Identity: Your Passport to Success ($22.99 now $0.00)
5.) The Truth About Getting the Best From People ($22.99 now $0.00)
6.) Entrepreneurship Lessons for Success (Collection) ($53.99 now $0.00)
You can bookmark this below link and check it regularly to see whether other FT Press books are available for free.
Monday, September 17, 2012
It was recommended by one of my circles, you can watch the movie either in Netflix, if you've a subscription, or you can watch it in Amazon.
Movie review from Rotten Tomatoes:
A young boy and his father learn about living in harmony with nature in this languid drama from filmmaker Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio. A man from Mexico (Jorge Machado) travels to Italy and falls in love with a beautiful local woman (Roberta Palombini). Their feelings for one another are strong, but they prove to be short lived, and when they decide to beak up after the birth of their son Natan, he returns to Mexico while she stays in Italy and takes primary custody of the child. However, the father strives to remain a presence in his son's life, and the boy visits his father at least once a year. As the five-year-old Natan travels to Mexico, his father has joined the family' fishing operation near the coral reefs of Banco Chinchorro. Living in an elevated cottage near the shore, Natan and his family devote their summer to an idyllic existence, spending their days catching the plentiful fish and observing the wildlife, and their nights sitting by the fire and admiring the stars. To the father, this simple life teaches an important lesson of existing in peace with the natural world, and Natan comes to see himself as being as much a part of this environment as the fish, the waterfowl and the seaweed. Alamar (aka To The Sea) was the first solo directorial credit for cinematographer Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Monday, August 20, 2012
More FT Press books for Management are free now in Amazon, download them before they are gone. The earlier sale is no longer available, only the following:
- Business and Competitive Analysis: Effective Application of New and Classic Methods ($71.99 now $0.00)
- If You Will Lead: Enduring Wisdom for 21st-Century Leaders ($18.99 now $0.00)
- The Financial Crisis in Perspective (Collection) ($71.99 now $0.00)
Friday, August 3, 2012
Lonely Planet Britain country travel guide is free today in Amazon, normally costs $4.99.
Culture Vulture Britain: Best Cultural Experiences (Full Color Country Travel Guide): Lonely Planet: Amazon.com: Kindle Store
For more free Kindle eBooks click here, you will see both Top 100 Paid and Top 100 Free books side by side.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
I received this (screenshot above) promotion from Amazon, click this link and use your Amazon account to get the $3 credit in a day or two (after they finish processing). You can use it purchase any MP3 songs up to $3 for free from Amazon MP3 store.
Please note the offer should be used by July 12, 2012 or it expires.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
I saw this offer in Fatwallet, you can download Coldplay - Parachutes album for free for a limited time in Amazon. It is a good album to have in our collections.
Also, the following albums:
Depeche Mode - Violator
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Damien Rice - O
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Amazon has this promotion for its Cloud Player launch. Prior to purchasing any of your favorite song or album in Amazon MP3 Store, click the "Redeem a gift card or promotion code & view balance" under the song on the right side and enter the code "MP3S4ALL" without the quotes.
"Promotional offer is valid from June 12, 2012 through June 15, 2012 and subject to change. You must redeem the credit by 11:59 p.m. PST on June 15, 2012. Limit one promotional credit per customer."
Thursday, April 19, 2012
To redeem this offer, first enter the code "MOMROCKS" at this Amazon link and click the "Apply" button. Once the credit is posted, then you can browse Amazon MP3 store to purchase $2 worth of music for free.
Monday, April 16, 2012
1. Presentation Skills That Will Take You To The Top (Collection) by Jerry Weissman (Original Price - $69.99)
2. Encyclopedia of Operations Management, The ; A Field Manual and Glossary of Operations Management Terms and Concepts (FT Press Operations Management) by Arthur V. Hill (Original Price - $49.99)
Both the above management books are free for a limited time in Amazon.
Update: One more management Ebook free in Amazon.
3. Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life by Richard W. Paul and Linda Elder. (Original Price - $32.99)
Thursday, April 12, 2012
I have bunch of CDs lying around in good condition, wanted to see how much prices it would get from Amazon Trade-in store. Amazon gives about $1.35 to $4.00 on an average. The low price is for less popular songs and for Album Sets, it fetches a higher price in the range of $11. Amazon doesn't give cash but gives a gift card instead.
Also, it is free shipping to Amazon, so it doesn't cost us to send it. If the CDs are not acceptable, they are sent back to us free of charge.
You can submit at this link here: or Amazon Trade-in
All the local music trade-in stores will be affected, who offers similar prices for used CDs.
Monday, April 2, 2012
I downloaded lots of free books in Amazon, but I wanted to delete some of them completely from my account. So I did a search for it to see how this can be done, since there were no obvious links or buttons in either the device or in the cloud. Amazon stores the books either in the device you are reading or in the cloud (before it used to call them as "Archives").
Apparently, we can only move the selected books to the trash folder and keep them away from the "Device" and the "Cloud". Amazon's logic is suppose if we want to read the deleted books again, then we can move it from the trash folder to either the "Device" or to the "Cloud". But if we want to delete them permanently? There doesn't seem to be a solution in Amazon for now.
If you want to remove the books to the Trash folder, then follow the following steps:
Apparently, we can only move the selected books to the trash folder and keep them away from the "Device" and the "Cloud". Amazon's logic is suppose if we want to read the deleted books again, then we can move it from the trash folder to either the "Device" or to the "Cloud". But if we want to delete them permanently? There doesn't seem to be a solution in Amazon for now.
If you want to remove the books to the Trash folder, then follow the following steps:
1. Log on to your Amazon account.
2. Go to "Your Account"
3. Go to "Digital Content" section and click the "Your Collection" link.
4. Select the book you want to Delete or move them to trash.
5. Once you select the book a window pops open as shown below:
6. Click the "Move to trash" button.
7. The selected book is then removed from either the "Device" or from the "Cloud".
8. To see the trash folder, just scroll down the "View Your Collection" button at the top and select the "Trash" folder to see the books in the trash.
9. If you made a mistake or want to move the books from the trash folder back to the device, then go to the "Trash" folder and select the book and click the "Return to your Collection" button.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Go to Amazon Link and enter the code "HITUMBLR" without the quotes and you will get $2 credit to purchase any MP3s. Please note the code is valid until April 1, 2012.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
This "Send to Kindle" feature was introduced a few months ago but the documents were restricted to be sent to Kindle Reader only, it didn't allow to be read in your Kindle apps in smartphone or tablets. Now, Amazon has added this new feature, where you can send documents to any Kindle app, be in a Smartphone (Android or iOS) or in a Tablet (Android Tablets or iPad).
I tried this feature today and I was able to send documents easily. We can send it either from the folder option by right clicking the mouse and choosing "Send to Kindle" or use the print function in documents and selecting "Send to Kindle" as shown in the below images:
Send Documents to Kindle from Folders.
Send Documents to Kindle from Application.
To do this, download the main application from Amazon from this link and select the document you want to send to your Kindle from either the folders or from the Word or other applications. Once you click the "Send to Kindle", you will be given an option to which app you want to send the documents to whether to your Smartphone, laptop or Tablets. Once you select that the document will download in the background and you can see that document in the "Docs" section in the Kindle app.
Monday, February 6, 2012
To return the book do the following steps. Please note the returns should be within seven days from the date of purchase for digital content.
- Go to "Your Account" page in Amazon.
- Scroll down to "Digital Content" section.
- Click the "Manage Your Kindle" link.
- You will see a list of eBooks you purchased, click the "Actions" button for the book you want to get a refund.
- Choose "Return for Refund" from the drop down menu in "Actions".
- Your payment will be refunded as an Amazon Gift certificate, it won't be credited back to your debit or credit card.
Amazon return policy for Kindle content is as follows:
"Books you purchase from the Kindle Store are eligible for return and refund if we receive your request within seven days of the date of purchase. Once a refund is issued, you will no longer have access to the book. To request a refund and return, visit Manage Your Kindle, click the actions tab for the title you’d like to return, and select “Return for refund”.
You can also click the Contact Us button on the right side of this page to reach us via phone, e-mail, or chat. Select “An order I placed” to see your recent orders and choose the Kindle book order you wish to contact us about."
Friday, January 27, 2012
Amazon adds free books on a daily basis, some of them are free for everyone and others are free for Amazon Prime holders. These are the books that are free as of today. I am not sure how long they will be free, so hurry before it is too late. Before you purchase check the price to make sure it is free.
For more free books check this Amazon link.
Free for Everyone in the US:
Hannah's Blessing - Collette Scott
Love in a Small Town - Betty Jo Schuler
Always the Baker, Never the Bride - Sandra D. Bricker
Highland Sanctuary - Jennifer Hudson Taylor
A Time for Peace (Quilts of Lancaster County) - Barbara Cameron
The Wary Widow (The Wetherby Brides, Book 3) - Jerrica Knight-Catania
Quick & Easy Family Dinners Cookbook - Gooseberry Patch
Finders Keepers - Catherine Palmer
Instant Self-Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open - Forbes Robbins Blair
5-minute Recipes - Instructables Authors
A Previous Engagement - Stephanie Haddad
Free for Prime Members Only:
Chicken Recipes To Die For - Heather Richardson
Past Imperfect - John Matthews
Think and Be Happy: 365 Empowering Thoughts to Lift Your Spirit - Shadonna Richards
The Ninth Step - Barbara Taylor Sissel
Organized Simplicity - Tsh Oxenreider
How to Cook Healthy & Natural Snacks (Cheap, Easy & Incredible Natural Recipes) - Catherine Reynolds
Sweet Tea and Secrets (An Adams Grove Novel) - Nancy Naigle
Breaking TWIG - Deborah Epperson
The River - Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Seven Exes Are Eight Too Many - Heather Wardell
Schooled In Lies (Kendra Clayton) - Angela Henry
Weight Watchers Points Plus Crock Pot Recipes Cookbook (Weight Watchers Points Plus Recipe Collection) - Elizabeth West
The Enemy We Know (Letty Whittaker 12 Step Mystery) - Donna White Glaser
30 Delicious Refrigerator Cake Recipes - Lori Burke
Weight Loss for Wimps: Lose Your Belly Fat, Look Younger and Get Healthy, Sexy and Thin - Kevin C. Myers
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Over the past decade, a revolution in medical imaging has allowed researchers to scan the brain of subjects in situ, while setting their minds to an assigned task. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) are revealing, among other discoveries, that the brain of some apparently vegetative patients can be active; the brain's ability to heal and grow well beyond what was previously believed; and the various centers of different behaviors and skills. Physicist and science writer Boleyn-Fitzgerald addresses brain injury, addiction, memory, meditation, and more with summaries of recent research, cogent explanations of what scientists are learning, and plentiful references. Fascinatingly, she illustrates how "knotty questions about morality, blame, and punishment provide abundant raw material for brain researchers," who can assess, for instance, "whether 'normal' brains are wired for altruism and cooperation." Boleyn-Fitzgerald writes in a clear voice, making scientific data engaging and accessible for anyone with an interest in the study of neurology, mindfulness, or behavior.
Via Fatwallet.com.
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