How To: Kindle Textbook Rentals!

I found a little information about renting text books! I knew you could rent actual paper text books.. and when I was researching Kindles a year ago.. the renting textbooks was still in beta phase.  GUESS WHAT! It's up and running and doing really well now! You can rent a text book up to 360 days! Although I don't see many people needing a textbook that long in college.. but I guess it'd be worth it for high school? Maybe? Hm...
Here are the highlights of the program:  Keep in mind renting is different from lending!

• Up to 360 day rental period
• 30 day minimum rental period (you have to get it for at least one month)
• Thousands of textbooks are available for rental
• You can extend your rental period whenever (as long as you do so before the initial rental period ends)
• You can easily keep track of your rental on Amazon via the Manage My Kindle list (ebook library)
• Worry free returns - once the rental expires, it returns itself
• Can return a textbook before the rental expires
• Price guarantee - If the rental price goes higher than the actual price of the book, a message will appear before you attempt to purchase it notifying you.  yay!
• Refunds for early return are only given within the first 7 days of the rental period (which is much longer than most places)
• No partial refunds (yet.. they're still working on that)
• No limit to the number of times you can re-rent or rent the textbook
• Buyout is cheaper than actual book price - if you start a rental period and decide you want to buy the book instead... buy it before your rental expires.  The price will be cheaper because the rental price will be deducted from the books full price! Which is even more amazing!!
• Search for the textbook you need through the Kindle store... if rent-able, it will say so above or below the *purchase* button
• Some non-fiction and fiction books are available for rental, however the price will most likely be higher than the purchase price

I think I'll try this out this quarter! So excited! What do you think? Going to give it a try? Happy Renting!

Review Day: The Missing

It's time for the first review of the new year on Novel d'Tales!!

This YA novel was written by a married writing duo who love to write. Their outstanding writing style speaks volumes in this YA novel about a haunted mansion with a twisted history.

Drum roll please!!

The Missing by M.A. Leslie

Go here to read about the two writers on Goodreads.

My rating: 5 out of 5 stars

 

Ethan is the youngest child with twin siblings and two very busy parents.  He struggles to get attention and is constantly bullied by his siblings.  When his aunt and uncle die in a tragic car accident, his parents take in his cousin Kelsey and move to an old mansion.  The mansion has a very haunted past that soon presents itself in the form of Lucas.  Lucas went missing and died at the age of ten when he couldn't help free the Children who haunt the mansion.  Lucas needs Ethan's help to free the souls of the mansion or he will be doomed to haunt the mansion.  With the help of Kelsey, Ethan sets out to free the Children.  Will he succeed or will he be killed just like Lucas?

The Missing is not just for teens and pre-teens.  A mystery novel about a haunted house and family ties, this novel is worth more than just the $.99 it is sold for.  This novel will keep your interest throughout the entire novel, which most YA mysteries aren't able to do for avid readers.

I was nervous for the characters and kept on edge and begging to know what the true story of the mansion is.  This novel is full of twists and turns that are unexpected but marvelous.  The true story of the mansion is one that is so twisted and demented that I read it twice just to make sure I had it right.

Follow this writing team on: Twitter  Blogger and Goodreads.

They periodically give away copies of their novels on their blog and Goodreads.

I will definitely be reading this novel again, and have already recommended it to numerous people. If you like mystery novels that are scary and chocked full of twists, but still lets you sleep at night, pick up this novel for only $.99 on Amazon or Goodreads.  Happy Review Day!!!!

Coming Soon to Novel d'Tales....

Featuring one new author every week.  These authors will be those whom I have met, chatted with or found on Twitter.  I'll include links to their websites, books, ebooks, Goodreads profiles, Twitter accounts and more.  Maybe even some freebies and discounts!

I need a name for this series! This is where you come in. (smirk)  Here are the series names either recommended to me (Thank you!!) or that I came up with. Which one do you like?

1. Authors Among Us
2. Literary Legends
3. The Gifted One
4. Authors Not-So-Anonymous
5. Author's Corner
6. Novel d'Tales Author's Weekly
7. Word Tamers
8. Authors of the World
9. Talkin' bout Writers Wednesday
10. Not-So-Wordless Wednesday
11. Fastest Fingers on the Web 
12. Author of the Week/Author of the Week Club

Have a suggestion that's not listed? Tell me!!
Since this will be a weekly series... what day do you want it to be on?

Cast your vote by leaving a comment with the series name and day of the week OR tweeting the name to me: @HilyBee (series name) & (day of the week) #NoveldTales. Winning title will be announced next week with the first series post.  Please cast your vote by Monday, January 8th 2012.  That's one whole week to help me decide.

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What 2012 looks like for me....

Lets do this.
(No this is not my bookshelf. Just a random picture to show how it would look if I wasn't a library nerd.)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!