Enjoy three short stories in running for Costa Award for free

Posted on 01/16/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The three finalists for the Costa Short Story Awards have been announced — and their work is free for you to enjoy...

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Waiting in line at the polls? Enjoy a timely free read!

Posted on 11/06/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Politics can be heartwarming, not gut-wrenching ... in fiction, at least. Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s Free Fiction Mo...

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Instafreebie announces rebranding effort

Posted on 09/18/2018 at 09:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The website Instafreebie will unveil a new look on October 1. The Digital Reader reports that Instafreebie emailed autho...

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Celebrate ten years of Tor with a free ebook

Posted on 07/18/2018 at 09:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Tor is turning ten years old on Friday, and the favors for its “party” are free reads for you! Rocket Fuel,...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Nonfiction

Have Amazon Prime? Read these ebooks for free

Posted on 07/01/2018 at 10:00 AM by Jeffrey Bruner

A perk of Amazon Prime is members can read one of six Kindle ebooks for free. Here are the offerings for July: Crime fic...

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Bill Gates has a book for every college graduate

Posted on 06/07/2018 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bill Gates is donating a copy of "Factfulness" to every spring 2018 college graduate.

Bill Gates is giving away a copy of Factfulness by Hans Rosling to this spring’s college graduates — all of...

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Have Amazon Prime? Read these books for free.

Posted on 05/26/2018 at 10:35 AM by Jeffrey Bruner

Members of Amazon Prime can borrow certain books at no charge. Here are five of the most-borrowed titles in May: The Han...

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Stephen King's new short story

Posted on 05/24/2018 at 09:42 AM by Jeffrey Bruner

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Stephen King has a treat for fans – a new short story, available for free at his website. You can read Laurie ...

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You can build your own Kindle!

Posted on 07/12/2017 at 12:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You can download the Kindle app onto an iPad, iPhone, or other mobile device.

We have good news for those of you who say "Fussy sounds great, but I don't have a Kindle" — Amazon...

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Free ebooks — delivered whenever you want

Posted on 12/24/2015 at 12:00 AM by Jeffrey Bruner

One of the things we hear from people unsubscribing is that, while they love The Fussy Librarian, seven emails a week is...

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