Every week I update our family members on their Kindle books. We each keep our own Kindle, but we share an Amazon account together. I keep track of who buys what. The cool part is that we can share the books with one another. Not only does it save us money, but it gives us something to enjoy with one another. Here is this week's email.
Dear Dad, Jillian, Tim, Jessica, Dave, Jennifer, Mike, Nancy, Patty, and Cheryl:
Yep. It's been two months since I last sent you all an update. You're wondering if I've given up on this wonderful thing we have going here. All the ebooks. All the audiobooks. And now with the K Fires, the music, movies and even more fun interactions. Short answer. Nope. Not given up. Just way behind. Sorry. Not big on apologies for what should be a fun experience (I won't let it get so far behind again), so let's get on to the fun stuff!
Since I last wrote you at the beginning of October, lots of fun things have happened. Tim and I received our Kindle Fires. Jillian received her Kindle Touch. (And I got my K3 back from Jillian!) Cheryl officially joined in on the family fun with her own purchase of a Kindle Fire! Officially we are now up to 10 Kindle devices among us. Plus several of us use the Kindle apps on various mobile devices.
New Books - Since October 4th, we have purchased 28 new books (see the list below). I'm not sure I can do the normal job I do providing all the info. But I'll give you titles, authors and who bought the books (as best as I can reconstruct). If you see a book you have purchased and I didn't know - please write me back and let me know so I can account for them correctly. (There are 4 new books that I couldn't account for. All were purchased at super low prices so kudos to whoever bought the bargains!)
Grand Totals - With these new purchases listed above, we now own 875 Kindle ebooks and 112 Audible titles in our Pierce Family Kindle Book Club.
New Apps - With the 3 new Kindle Fires, we also added 33 apps for Android. All of these apps are available to anyone on our account who owns the new Kindle tablet. The apps are up in the Amazon cloud and can be easily found on the Kindle Fire app page.
Kindle Keyboard Software Updates - Version 3.3 is the most current version of the software for those with the Kindle Keyboard (Jennifer, Mike, Jessica, Walt, and Nancy). To receive the update, please turn your wireless on and connect to an available Wi-Fi network. From the Home screen, press Menu and select "Sync and Check for Items." The software update will automatically download in the background and install the next time your Kindle Keyboard goes into sleep mode. If you have any questions about this, call me.
Waiting Downloads - Some of you have books that are waiting to be delivered to your devices. Specifically, Jennifer has two books waiting for a Wifi connection: Thanksgiving Cookbook and Girls to the Rescue #4. Mike has a personal letter waiting to be delivered. And Jessica's Kindle is waiting for The Twilight Saga. The next time you turn your Wifi radios on, your media should be delivered to you.
New Book List - Here are the 28 new books we have purchased since October 4th. There are 4 I don't know about. Remember to let me know via email or text when you buy something. Thanks!
- The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul, purchased by Mark, Free
- National Security by Marc Cameron, purchased by Walt, $4.96
- Circle of Friends Savory Pie Cookbook purchased by Cheryl, Free
- Unholy Cow, A Story for Demented Children by John H. Carroll, purchased by Cheryl, Free (note - Cheryl wrote me after receiving this and said it was definitely not for children.)
- A Single Deadly Truth by John Urban, purchased by Walt, $0.99
- The Viscount and the Witch by Michael Sullivan, not sure who picked it up, Free
- Shepherding the Small Church by Glenn Damon, purchased by Mark, $9.99
- Ghost in the Polka Dot Bikini by Sue Ann Jaffarian, not sure who picked it up, $1.99 (I think this was a Kindle Deal of the Day. The price is now $9.99. Just doesn't sound like something I would have bought myself. If you ordered it, please let me know. Thanks!)
- This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper, purchased by Nancy, $12.99
- Gabriel's Redemption by Steve Umstead, purchased by Mark, $2.99
- Death and the Lit Chick (A St. Just Mystery) by G.M. Malliet, not sure who bought it, $1.99 (This was another Kindle Deal of the Day. The price is now $9.19 so someone snagged us a great deal - just don't think it was me.)
- Mercury Rises by Robert Kroese, purchased by Mark, $2.99 - Enjoyed both of these Mercury books. (Mercury Falls was the first one.) If you think you'd like a unique fictional look into the lives of angels, these are good ones!
- The Phoenix Apostles (A Seneca Hunt Mystery) by Lynn Sholes, not sure who bought it, $1.99. (Like the other two above, this was bought at a great price. Don't remember doing it myself. Price now is up to $8.17!)
- The Affair,by Lee Child, purchased by Walt, $12.99.
- Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala, purchased by Mark, $10.99
- The Leader's Journey by Jim Herrington, Robert Creech, and Trisha Taylor, purchased by Mark, $9.99
- Strategically Small Church: Intimate, Nimble, Authentic and Effective by Brandon J. O'Brien, purchased by Mark, $9.99
- Leading Congregational Change by Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem, and James Furr, purchased by Mark, $9.99
- Transformational Church by Thom Rainer and Ed Stetzer, purchased by Mark, $13.79
- Gone to Green by Judy Christie, purchased by Mark, $1.99 (A Kindle Daily Deal - price $8.60 now).
- Girls to the Rescue Book #4 by Bruce Lansky, purchased by Jennifer, Free (Price now $3.99!)
- Eyewall by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard, not sure who bought it, $0.99 (Price now up to $8.99, so someone done good! Just don't think it was me.)
- Thanksgiving Cookbook, by Gooseberry Patch, purchased by Jennifer, Free (now at $2.69 - nice going Jennifer!)
- From the Garden to the City by John Dyer, purchased by Mark, Free (now at $9.61!)
- God's Story, Your Story: When His Becomes Yours by Max Lucado, purchased by Mark, Free (now $11.99!)
- A Dance With Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, purchased by Jennifer, $14.99 (Thanks Jennifer - I'm still stuck back in Book 3... I can't believe how fast you read the entire series!)
- Thawed Out and Fed Up by Ryan Brown, purchased by Mark, Free (Price now $9.99!)
- The Night Sky: A Journey From Dachau To Denver and Back by Maria Sutton, purchased by Walt, $7.99 (Dad reviewed this book in his blog. Read his review here.)
