Try Prime Reading and maybe win a Kindle Voyage

Try Prime Reading and maybe win a Kindle Voyage

Are you a member of

Amazon Prime (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*)

?

No, wait, wait! Too loud! Maybe just answer if you aren’t a member. 😉

Well, there are all sorts of benefits to Amazon’s membership program…free speedy shipping on lots of items, Prime Music, Prime Video, and (relatively new) is

Prime Reading (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*)

You can read books, magazines, and with a recently expanded selection, comics, at no additional cost.

I’m going to make some suggestions for this month, but before I do, Amazon is giving away a

Kindle Voyage (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*)

4.3 stars out of 5 stars with 12,223 customer reviews, and normally $199.99 (although currently on sale for $179.99).

That’s the Kindle EBR (E-Book Reader) on which I read the most right now.

Here are some of the key points for the sweepstakes:

• Eligibility. If you are an individual legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and are the older of 18 years of age or the legal age of majority in your state of residence at the time of entry, you are eligible to enter the Sweepstakes. Our employees and employees of Promotion Activators, Inc. (“Promotion Activators”) and our and Promotion Activators’ employees’ immediate family members (spouses, domestic partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren), and our and Promotion Activators’ affiliates, advisors or advertising/promotion agencies (and their immediate family members) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes.

• Sweepstakes Period. The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 a.m. (PT) on May 6, 2017 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. (PT) on May 13, 2017 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

• How to Enter. To enter, during the Sweepstakes Period you must enter via either Entry Method #1 or Entry Method #2 below:

• Entry Method #1: Existing Amazon Prime members who are eligible for digital benefits will automatically receive one (1) entry when they download any book or magazine through Prime Reading to a compatible device. Prime Reading is a free service available to Amazon Prime members. You can access Prime Reading by visiting https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/prime-pr, selecting a book or magazine, choosing the Kindle option on the product page, and selecting “Read for Free.” Kindle Unlimited members who are also Prime members can also be entered by renting a Kindle Unlimited book or magazine that is available through Prime Reading.

• Entry Method #2: To enter without an Amazon Prime membership or downloading a book or magazine through Prime Reading, you may send a 3×5 card with your complete name, address, e-mail address and phone number to Prime Reading Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 6009, Morton Grove, IL 60053. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by May 13, 2017 and received by May 17, 2017 to be eligible. Limit of one (1) entry per person using only one (1) e-mail address throughout the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of entry method. You may not use multiple Amazon Prime customer accounts or e-mail addresses to enter the Sweepstakes, and entries submitted through multiple accounts or e-mail addresses will be disqualified.

—Sweepstakes Terms (at AmazonSmile*)

It’s not clear from that if downloading a comic book counts…my guess is that it does, but I’m not sure.

Okay, here are some suggestions for you for Prime Reading May 2017!

Unless otherwise noted, these are also available at no additional cost for members of

Kindle Unlimited (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*)

Amazon’s monthly subser (subscription service). My guess is that all of them will be available through KU, which has many times the number of titles, but it’s possible some (the Marvel comics?) might not be.

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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood: 4.2 stars out of 5 | 4,293 customer reviews

There is currently a much buzzed about series on Hulu based on this dystopian novel…so if you want to read the book pre-binge, you can!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (illustrated by Mary GrandPré)

Ready to read it or re-read it? 4.7 stars | 14,352 reviews

Current magazines include:

• Consumer Reports
• Sports Illustrated
• Family Circle
• Wired
• Us
• National Enquirer

and many more!

Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal (comic book)

There are 20 titles in the Marvel Comics in Prime Reading category right now…comics, of course, will probably look best on a tablet (although people do read them on phones and laptops/desktops).

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson #1) by Rick Riordan

4.7 stars | 4,107 reviews

The Color of Secrets by Lindsay Jayne Ashford (audiobook narrated by Heather Wilds)

This is just one of 49 titles this month that has an audiobook with it. You can download it and then just listen to the audiobook, if you want…and those are often pretty expensive.

That gives you some different possibilities. Here’s a list of some more books in PR this month…just ones that caught my eye:

• Breakthrough by Michael C. Grumley (over 5,000 reviews | 4.4 stars)
• Bright Side by Kim Holden (4.8 stars, over 2,000 reviews)
• The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
• The Doctor Is In: Dr. Ruth on Love, Life, and Joie de Vivre by Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer and Pierre A. Lehu (Dr. Ruth was recently interviewed by Len Edgerly on The Kindle Chronicles podcast)
• Whisper My Secret: A Memoir by JB Rowley
• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (4.5 stars | 7,525 reviews)
• The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children Mysteries Book 1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner and L. Kate Deal (really beloved British children’s series)
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Richard Howard
• Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids by Rob Elliott (4.5 stars | 3,993 reviews)

Those are just a few of the more than 1,000 titles! If you have other suggestions for Prime Reading for me or my readers, feel free to let us know by commenting on this post.

Enjoy!

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My current Amazon Giveaways:

Star Wars Day through 40 years of Star Wars!

Giveaway by Bufo Calvin

Prize: Star Wars: Thrawn by Timothy Zahn (at AmazonSmile*)

• Winner:Randomly selected after Giveaway has ended, up to 1 winners.

• Requirements for participation:
  • Resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia
  • Follow @TMCGTT on twitter
  • 18+ years of age (or legal age)

Giveaway:
https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/0ce7b24b32a4a670

Start:May 4, 2017 6:32 AM PDT
End:Jun 3, 2017 11:59 PM PDT

It’s going on that long in part so that it covers the actual 40th anniversary of Star Wars (of the release in the USA) on May 25th 2017. Also, this book, which has good reviews and is new, is $14.99 in the Kindle edition…which is a lot for me for a giveaway. 🙂

Good luck, and may the Force be with you!

347 entrants at the time of writing

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LAST HOURS FOR THIS GIVEAWAY!

One Murder More (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*)

by my sibling, Kris Calvin

1 winner

Requirements for participation:

• Resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia
• 18+ years of age (or legal age)
• Follow Kris Calvin on Amazon (you’ll be notified when future books are added to Amazon…I think that’s the only contact you get, although I’m not positive)

Giveaway: https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/ffab73bbd6512571 

Start:Apr 30, 2017 9:46 AM PDT
End:May 7, 2017 11:59 PM PDT