Free Book Updates

Currently, I am placing Free Books on my Facebook page ...  https://www.facebook.com/EagleNestMomma
It is open to the public.


Not very many, mostly the history or higher ranking fiction and gardening ....



I'm down with a flu like something, so not thinking to clearly right now.  I'll have to decided what I want to do eventually.


Some of the blogs are investigating going to a sign up newsletter instead ...
which I am open to investigating, as not everyone has Facebook.


I am open to input .... or ideas.


And you might try this link ...



Currently, I am placing Free Books on my Facebook page ...  https://www.facebook.com/EagleNestMomma
It is open to the public.


Not very many, mostly the history or higher ranking fiction and gardening ....



I'm down with a flu like something, so not thinking to clearly right now.  I'll have to decided what I want to do eventually.


Some of the blogs are investigating going to a sign up newsletter instead ...
which I am open to investigating, as not everyone has Facebook.


I am open to input .... or ideas.


And you might try this link
Free Kids Books

Good Bye Everyone

A few days ago, Amazon sent out a letter about changes to the Affiliate Program.   I've never made much off of it ... maybe a whole $100 over the past 7 years.  Maybe a bit more.   Even when I send friends the "magic links", they only tend to "work" about 20% of the time.

Frustrating.

But, I've persisted with this blog in hopes that extra sales would increase a bit as people used this blog ... which hasn't happened much with a readership of less than 40 unique hits a week.

 I didn't have time to read the letter, it's usually small stuff that has little effect on me....  But I should have read the letter!

Just a few minutes ago, I read this blog .... http://www.fkbooksandtips.com/2013/02/24/important-changes-to-the-blog-please-read/
http://blog.booksontheknob.org/2013/02/changes-afoot.html



I was shocked!


Seems Amazon will be docking all associates who promote Free Kindle Books as their main focus.   I would expect that every single one of the Big Blogs restructure over the next few weeks, and all of us small ones will shut down entirely.

I'll still work on the other blogs ... but everyone will be on their own as far as finding Free Kindle Books.   Sorry folks, but that's the way Amazon wants things to be.   I think it will turn around and bite them in the end though, because MOST people find the free books through websites like this one ... and beginning authors rely heavily on blogs like this to get the word out that their books are free.  This will make it harder for those authors as well.  Young authors like my daughter ... who will be offering one of her books this week ... "Saffron's Big Plan."


I will leave this up a few weeks, before deleting the blog altogether.

Amazon.com: Magic School Bus: The Complete Series: Lily Tomlin, Daniel DeSanto, Erica Luttrell, Maia Filar, Tara Meyer, Larry Jacobs, Charles E. Bastien: Movies & TV

Amazon.com: Magic School Bus: The Complete Series: Lily Tomlin, Daniel DeSanto, Erica Luttrell, Maia Filar, Tara Meyer, Larry Jacobs, Charles E. Bastien: Movies & TV:


   


This normally runs for $79.99.   Sometimes it drops down to $59.99.

But right now ... it is 52% off at an unbelievably low $37.99.


Scholar received this for Christmas this year, and has loved it.

Not all of the episodes played on one of the DVD players ... but they ALL PLAY on his computer, which was a bonus for us, because his computer is in the school room!

Special Features

• Parent's Guide Includes: A List of All Episodes and Topics, Tips for Viewing, Ideas for Family Science Fun, and more!
• Kid's Guide Includes: Experiments, Activities, Facts and Notes, and more!
• Languages: English and Spanish

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

88 of 90 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars DVD Details For An Impressive Set That Advocates Active Learning And Parental Involvement August 17, 2012

By K. Harris HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER

Format:DVD

For four fact filled seasons from 1994 to 1998, "The Magic School Bus" paved the way for kids to believe that science was cool. As the television landscape continues to devolve, it's refreshing to see the Bus resurface in this Complete Series collection. Charming and educational, this animated delight is comprised of 52 thirty minute episodes. Ms. Frizzle (voiced by the distinctive and invaluable Lily Tomlin) takes her class of enthusiastic students on trips filled with fantasy and wonder. Astronomy, biology, geology, physics, chemistry, paleontology, and just about every other "ology" gets a visit or two through the course of the various field trips. However, if you're shopping "The Magic School Bus: The Complete Series," you probably want to know what is included with your investment.

Packaging: The box set looks great. The cover is done in a 3-D lenticular design that already ups the cool quotient. Each of the eight DVDs is enclosed in its own case within the set with complete episode information for easy access. Each individual season has thirteen episodes over two of the DVDs.

Content: 52 episodes at approximately 22 hours of complete running time. Recommended ages 4-10. English or Spanish language options.

Bonus Material: A 24 page kids activity guide is a nice addition (though not the most sophisticated presentation I've ever seen). More valuable is the Parents' Guide. This tool helps you orchestrate lessons with your kids and makes this an invaluable teaching tool. I, personally, love that "The Magic School Bus" advocates parent involvement as opposed to being just another TV show to plant your kids in front of (although that's certainly an option too).

Easily recommended, but perhaps cost prohibitive, there are smaller packaging choices available if you're on a budget. The ones I'm listing are new sets to DVDs (although episodes will overlap if you have previously released compilations). That is a potential pitfall to this buying strategy. If you want to collect "The Magic Bus," there are past DVD releases and new DVD releases and, if you're not diligent, it would be very easy to purchase some of the same episodes under different titles. The Complete Series choice will eliminate this possible duplication and offers every epsiode (some never before on DVD).

These two lower price compilation have an assortment of 12 episodes each:
(1) Blast Off! From Sea To Space
(2) Field Trip Fun and Games

Or even smaller, these four sets have about 90 minutes of content that bring episodes relating to a specific topic together:
(1) The Human Body
(2) Super Star Power
(3) Takes a Dive (coral reefs, tidal zones, etc)
(4) Takes Flight (weather, flying, etc.)

I love and respect "The Magic School Bus." Educational TV can be interactive and entertaining! KGHarris, 8/12.

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Jan 6 - Deal of the Day - American Girl Books

Today's Deal of the Day are the "Meet Me" books from American Girl - all 13 of them!

On Sale for $1.99 each!


   Meet Caroline (American Girls Collection)

   Meet Julie (American Girls Collection)

   Meet Samantha (American Girls Collection)

   Meet Addy

   Meet Kit

   Meet Kirsten (American Girls Collection)

   Meet Rebecca (American Girls Collection)

   Meet Marie-Grace (American Girls Collection)

   Meet Kaya (American Girls Collection)

   Meet Cécile (American Girls Collection)

   Meet Felicity (The American Girls Collection, Book 1)

   Meet Josefina (American Girls Collection)

   Meet Molly

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