If you've been waiting for just the right opportunity to buy a great book at a price that's not likely to come around again, you've almost waited too long. Two of our books, MIDLIFE MURDER by Amy Eastlake and THE DREAD KNIGHT'S REDEMPTION are about to run out on their introductory $1 pricing. Of course the good news is, they'll continue to be available at attractive pricing--just not THAT attractive. $1 for an entire novel is a hard price to beat. So, check them out here: www.booksforabuck.com/mystery/mys_08/midlife_murder.html or www.booksforabuck.com/sfpages/sf_08/dread_knight_redemption.html .

I've been watching the attempt by the IDPF to standardize eBook formats (the ePub format) and I recently experimented with a new on-line program to create ePub-formatted books). It looks promising although it currently strips out the beautiful cover art. I'm reminded of my early efforts in eBooks, when I didn't bother with cover art because eBooks don't have covers. I also downloaded a new eBook reader, FBReader, (http://www.fbreader.org/). The FBReader is available for a variety of devices and has the advantage of being able to read multiple formats. Unfortunately, the only machine I can read it on is my desktop, but you might check whether it supports your devices. I'm not quite ready to add ePub to my publication list, but I'll keep an eye on it.

I got some writing done today as I rode the train up to play bridge (some good hands, one absolutely spectacular screw-up). About 10 pages, give or take. I also wrote a review for A WORLD TOO NEAR by Kay Kenyon which I found intriguing and powerful but flawed. Here's my review: www.booksforabuck.com/sfpages/sf_08/world_too_near.html. Now I'm readin THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS. Quite a change.

Since the $1 pricing for MIDLIFE MURDER ends tomorrow (Tuesday), I'm going to make it the www.BooksForABuck.com book of the day. Getting dumped by her husband is bad news. But for Heather Montag, the news quickly gets worse when her husband is murdered and she becomes the favorite suspect. With no money, she goes from her life of wealth to living in a trailer park. Still, she's got to find the truth behind her husband's murder. Only $1--but only until tomorrow evening. Learn more, read the FREE excerpt, or buy the entire eNovel here: www.booksforabuck.com/mystery/mys_08/midlife_murder.html. (Available in HTML, Adobe Acrobat PDF, Palm DOC, Mobipocket, and Microsoft Reader formats (and ePub format on request). Here's the cover (cover design by Karen Leabo):

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