Read and ebook Week 1-7 MAR 2015: 4.99 children's book: The Giving Meadow #ebookweek

BLURB:Caterpillar travels across the meadow meeting and making friends as they provide food and water for the baby. But what happens when he joins Snake in the tree?

The Giving Meadow is a children's book geared for children between 3-6 and a great read for children around Easter.  Caterpillar's journey to a butterfly helps the children understand the nature of tranformation. 

7 Five Star Amazon Reviews:  (from Amazon) 

• This is a good book for helping young children learn about how caterpillars change as well as a gentle lesson about sharing and caring. ”
  Connie Arnold| 4 reviewers made a similar statement
• “

  Colorful illustrations add just the right touch to this gentle heartwarming story about the transformative power of sharing. ”
  Midwest Book Review| 1 reviewer made a similar statement
• “

  This is a delightful story that follows the life of a very hungry caterpillar from the moment he hatches from his tiny egg in a beautiful meadow. ”
  N.A. Sharpe, Author| 2 reviewers made a similar statement

BUY LINKS: 

Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00J3FBY9Y

Barnes & Noble:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-giving-meadow-stephanie-burkhart/1022481362?ean=9780982588697

Read an Ebook Week: 1-7 MAR 2015: 99 cent contemporary romance - Gifts #ebookweek

BLURB:  

Figure skating is in Christian Jansen's blood. When he trips on uneven ice and drops his partner, Chris breaks his arm. Now he's looking for a second chance.

Famke deVries lost her skating coach four months ago. Needing to connect with her roots, she returns to Amsterdam and agrees to be Christian's new skating partner.

Christian and Famke connect on a deep level, understanding each other's losses, but will their chemistry off the ice interfere with their goal to go to the Olympics?

EXCERPT:

Famke stared in the direction that her brother had indicated. Christian stood near a gift shop, holding a box. She poked her tongue against her cheek and drew in a breath. Growing up, Stephen and Christian were inseparable. Chris had always been tall, but slim, with a wild haircut and a very pale complexion. He was still tall, but now he filled out his clothes well with his muscular frame and broad shoulders. His hair was golden-yellow, but he'd found a cut that framed his face to perfection. She spied a scar on his temple, and despite the imperfection, it gave him a very masculine appearance. Oh, dear. Christian Jansen had become a very handsome man.

He approached, his gait emphasizing the force of his thighs and the slimness of his hips. She prayed a man that good looking wasn't vain and self-absorbed. She couldn't work with anyone who was like that.

Christian stopped and held out his box. "Hi. I bought you a gift."

She pointed to her chest, a bit surprised. "For me?"

"I hope you like Mozart Krugel."

Her hand slid over his as she reached for the box and a reassuring warmth pulsed up her arm. "I love Mozart Krugel. Thanks."

His eyes sparkled. "You're welcome."

"Do you have any bags to claim?" asked Stephen.

"I've got one." She broke open the box and offered Stephen a piece.

"No, thanks." He gestured toward the walkway and they strolled off, Famke between the men.

"I want to say thank you for agreeing to become my partner. I appreciate it." Christian's voice resonated with seriousness.

"How could I refuse?" She kept her voice light, not wanting to recall her weightier thoughts, and offered him a piece of chocolate. He took one.

REVIEWS:

5 Stars, Delores Goodrick Biggs, Amazon Reviewer:Gifts, by talented author Stephanie Burkhart, is a Christmas story to warm the heart and delight in a touch of Old World scenario.

5 Stars, Joy Cagil, Amazon Reviewer:  This love story is a joy to read!

BUY LINKS: 

AMAZON: http://amzn.com/B00DPV86E8

BARNES & NOBLE:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gifts-stephanie-burkhart/1119887259?ean=2940046043990

SMASHWORDS:https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/452577

KOBO:https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/gifts-11

Read an Ebook Week 1-7 MAR 2015: 99 cent romance Arrow Through the Heart #ebookweek

Today's featured ebook:  99 cent sweet contemporary romance:  Arrow Through the Heart

BLURB:

Summer vacation and the Fourth of July brings Ella to New Hampshire while participating in a tennis competition. Logan is an innkeeper's son who bumps into Ella and invites her for an ice cream. Attraction flares and they enjoy spending time together, but each has their own plans for their life. Then disaster strikes Ella. Can a summer attraction truly become a lasting relationship?

REVIEWS: 

5 Stars, Muddy Rose Reviews, Amazon Reviewer:
Ella and Logan meet when her tennis career brings her to his New England hometown. The attraction is immediate on both sides, but their life paths are different. Logan’s rooted in his town, helping his parents with the inn. Ella travels nonstop all summer.

A dangerous situation draws them closer, fueling the attraction and casting deep shadows on their future.

A sweet novella about falling in love.

5 Stars, Reader Forever, Amazon Reviewer:
This is a well-written fast-paced novella that I read in a couple of hours. I love the idea of setting the story around a tennis tournament since we never miss tennis shows on TV. The characters are nicely developed and there is enough suspense to keep you hooked. Recommended read.

BUY LINKS:

AMAZON:http://amzn.com/B00TJH0UT6

B&N:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/arrow-through-the-heart-stephanie-burkhart/1121218765?ean=2940046574821

Smashwords:https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/518986

GIVEAWAY FOR YOU:  Leave a comment asking about Ella, Logan or New Hampshire in the summer time and you'll be entered to receive a FREE PDF of the book!

Read an Ebook Week - Visit Smashwords for some great bargains! #readebookweek

Hi all, this post was taken with permission from Once Upon a Word. It's "Read an Ebook Week" - if you have an opportunity visit Smashwords for some amazing deals from Victory Tales Press/Publishing.  -- Steph 

EVERYONE LOVES A SALE 

and FREEBIES are utterly FANTASTIC!

Please take advantage of READ AN EBOOK WEEK to find bargains 

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Are you in a reading rut? Time to EXPERIMENT!

Try a genre you don't normally read -- you may be pleasantly surprised...

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Jonquils in the Snow

Love is Eternal

Mars Needs Men

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Thank you to Smashwords.com for hosting this promotion and thank you to ALL our readers and supporters. You make writing and publishing an adventure!

Read an Ebook Week 3-9 MARCH 2013

March is "Read an Ebook Month" and 3-9 MARCH 2013 is "Read an Ebook Week" this week. 

Kindle, 3rd Generation

An "Ebook" is a book length publication in digital form. No one really knows when the first ebook came along, but it's been several decades in the making. "The Index Thomistiticus" was a heavily annotated electronic index to the works of Thomas Aquinas in the 1940s put together by Roberto Busa. 

However the idea of the ebook reader came to Bob Brown in the 1930's, inspired by the "talkie" movies. In an article Jennifer Schuessler writes, "The machine, Brown argued, would allow readers to adjust the type size, avoid paper cuts and save trees, all while hastening the day when words could be 'recorded directly on the palpitating ether.'"

In 1949 a teacher from Spain, Angelia Ruiz, patents the 1st ebook. She wanted to decrease the number of books her kids brought to school.  

In Star Trek, The Original Series and even The Next Generation, Capt Kirk and Capt Picard each use "ebook" readers - though Kirk's was a bit bulker than Picard's. 

In 1992, Sony launched the Data Discman, an electronic book reader that could read e-books that were stored on CDs. 

The establishment of the E Ink Corp. in 1997 led to the development of electronic paper a technology which allows a display screen to reflect light like ordinary paper without the need for a backlight. The Rocket Ebook is introduced but doesn't gain any popularity. 

In the mid 2000's, Amazon released the "Kindle" a slim, convienent, ebook reader that is affordable to the every day public.  Sony does the same. 

"Read An Ebook Week" was first listed in 2004. The purpose was to educate and inform the public about the pleasures and advantages of reading electronically.

Popular formats include: PDF, EPUB, and HTML. 

Some advantages of having an ebook: 

--All fiction books published prior to 1900 are considered in the public domain and free.
--An ebook can be ordered and downloaded immediately.

--The cost is affordable.

--A single reader can have many books.

--There is a wide variety of ebook readers that are affordable.
--It saves on physical space.

--You can ajust the font and add notes if you want.

CONTEST!!
If you go to: http://www.ebookweek.com/index.html
There are two contests along with a great list of "deals and steals." It's a great place to hang out and enjoy an ebook this week. 

Question for you: Do you have an ebook reader? If so, which one. Why do you recommend it? The price? The size? The features?  

Do you have any "Deals and Steals" you'd like to share this week? Leave a comment! 


References: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-book