Amazon Kindle Deals for August 22, 2015

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I love reading physical books -- I love the feel of the covers against my palms, the heft of the book, the smell of the pages. But when I am breastfeeding, I find myself with a lot of down time where I'd like to read, but holding a physical book is just clunky. Enter Amazon Kindle + their apps wonderful (free!) apps. I read so. many. books during my breastfeeding seasons thanks to them!

I also value a good deal. I have a serious problem paying $9.99 for a digital book that I won't be able to resell or give away when I'm done with it. But price those puppies at $2.99 or less and I'm sold. And because I've been spending so much time combing the internets for Kindle deals, I thought I'd aggregate some of my findings for you here on the blog, irregularly and as I can, because breastfeeding.

I haven't read all these, but they are all books that I really want to read and that the reviews speak highly of, and most of them are temporarily marked down from higher prices (a few are permanently cheapie cheap cheap). All prices are in USD. Many of these titles are free for Kindle Unlimited members and/or are available in the Kindle Lending Library, so be sure to check for those options to save even more money.

Kindle Deals for August 22, 2015

 The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates

Price: $1.99

Genre: Historical Fiction

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Price: $3.99

Genre: Memoir, Travel/Adventure

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

Price: $2.99

Genre: Young Adult

Paper Towns by John Green

Price: $3.99

Genre: Young Adult

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Price: $2.99

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Price: $4.99

Genre: Humor, Memoir

Happiness, Like Water by Chinelo Okparanta

Price: $2.99

Genre: Historical/Literary Fiction, Short Stories

Outlander (Book 1) by Diana Gabaldon

Price: $1.99

Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy

Game of Scones by Samantha Tonge

Price: $1.99

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Comments: Game of scones! Get it? Get it? :D

Wife by Wednesday by Catherine Bybee

Price: $1.99

Genre: Wedding Romance

Comments: I've been stocking up on romantic fiction to keep my head in the zone while I write the sequel to The Light Between Us, and I've had my eye on this one for a while, but until now the price has been too high for me. This is book one in a seven book series, and the rest of the series is on sale, too.

The Substitute by Denise Grover Swank

Price: $0.99

Genre: Wedding Romance

Comments: I read this book and really loved it. The sex scenes were a little too graphic for my tastes, but most romance readers expect some hot sex scenes, and they didn't detract from the rest of the book for me. This is book one in a trilogy, and the other books are currently on sale at $3.99.

The Towers of Tuscany by Carol M. Cram

Price: $3.99

Genre: Historical/Biographical Fiction

Comments: The hard copy of this book is also on sale at the moment for $6.99, down from $14.95.

The Angel of Losses by Stephanie Feldman

Price: $1.99

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Passion of Marie Romanov by Laura Rose

Price: $2.99

Genre: Historical Fiction, YA Fiction

The Dress Thief by Natalie Meg Evans

Price: $2.99

Genre: Historical Romance

The Milliner's Secret by Natalie Meg Evans

Price: $2.99

Genre: Historical Fiction

Island Girls by Nancy Thayer

Price: $1.99

Genre: Contemporary Romance

For Sure and Certain by Anya Monroe

Price: $3.99

Genre: YA Romance

Comments: I've been following along with indie writer Anya Monroe for a while now, and I'm smitten with her books, her Instagram, her blog. Go and read everything she has to offer, now.

Secrets Don't Keep by Elora Ramirez

Price: $2.99

Genre: Mystery/Suspense

Comments: You've met Elora here on the blog before. She is awesome, and another indie author. This is her latest book, and a new release.

Love, Sex, and Other Miscommunications by Heather A. Mattern

Price: $4.99

Genre: Poetry

Comments: You've also met Heather before. She just released this book of poetry this week!

Six Dollar Family by Stacy Barr

Price: $2.99

Genre: Personal Finance (Non-fiction)

Comments: Okay, I do not think this book is necessarily going to help anyone make six figures (and the author doesn't either, based on the book's introduction). However, I am AWFUL at budgeting/finances/planning in general. I saw this book come up under the #KindleDeals hashtag on Twitter, and after reading the excerpt and reviews I bought it because I thought it could help me. One week into implementing only one or two of Barr's suggestions and it is helping me. Good for personal finance newbies!

Emotion Amplifiers by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi

Price: $0.00

Genre: Dictionaries & Thesauruses, Reference (Non-fiction)

Comments: I own this one, and think it's an indispensable writing tool, especially for free.

That's all I've got for now. What are you reading? Have you seen other good book deals out there? Share in the comments!

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