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Crazy Good e-Book Bargains

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Toliver

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1 hour ago, Porthos said:

 

Either off the sale now or that is a Prime price. I followed the link and got a price of $18.99 .

I just checked the link...the sale is over. :(

Odd how some books stay on sale forever and others last such a short time...

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7 hours ago, barolo said:

In Canada, perhaps elsewhere, for $1.99:

 

The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast, David Leite

 

The Sweet Life in Paris, David Lebovitz

On you be the blame!  I succumbed to a trial of prime because I really wanted David Leite’s book at $1.99. :o

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5 hours ago, Anna N said:

On you be the blame!  I succumbed to a trial of prime because I really wanted David Leite’s book at $1.99. :o

 

As long as one is not reduced to eating bark and millet prime is a bargain.  It is a deep, deep hole.

 

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Christmas came early! 

 

Andrea Nguyen: Asian Dumplings: Mastering Gyoza, Spring Rolls, Samosas, and More 1.99

 

Taste of Persia by Naomi Duguid 2.24

 

Burma: Rivers of Flavor also by Naomi Duguid 2.99

 

Koreatown 1.99

 

PRIME: The Beef Cookbook 0.99

 

And related to the above Pitt Cue Co. Cookbook 2.99

 

Molto Gusto by Mario Batali 1.99

 

Milk Bar Life by Christina Tosi 2.99

 

The Gramercy Tavern Cookbook 2.99

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14 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

The Kindle version of Andrea Nguyen's Asian Dumplings for $1.99 just fell into my cart.

Don’t you just hate how badly they are stacked so that just as you move by them one falls into your cart?

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1 hour ago, ElsieD said:

The Kindle version of Andrea Nguyen's Asian Dumplings for $1.99 just fell into my cart.

 

Grabbed that one a couple of days ago!

 

Now if there were only some way to search across a whole library of Kindle cookbooks.

 

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29 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Grabbed that one a couple of days ago!

 

Now if there were only some way to search across a whole library of Kindle cookbooks.

 

There is!  It’s called Eat Your Books!  

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Some of these have been on sale before (months...and even a year ago):

David Lebovitz's "The Sweet Life in Paris" Kindle Edition $1.99US

 

Rachel Allen's "Rachel’s Food for Living" Kindle Edition $1.99US

 

"The Gramercy Tavern Cookbook" Kindle Edition $2.99US

 

Bobby Flay's "Boy Gets Grill: 125 Reasons to Light Your Fire!" Kindle Edition $2.99US

 

Rose Levy Beranbaum's "The Pie and Pastry Bible" Kindle Edition $3.99US

 

"How to Cook Like a Southerner: Classic Recipes from the South's Best Down-Home Cooks" Kindle Edition $2.99US

 

"Brown Sugar Kitchen: New-Style, Down-Home Recipes from Sweet West Oakland" Kindle Edition $2.99US

 

"Adventures in Starry Kitchen: 88 Asian-Inspired Recipes from America's Most Famous Underground Restaurant" Kindle Edition $1.99US

 

Rachael Ray's "The Book of Burger" Kindle Edition $2.99US

 

I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

 

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Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

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I am now $30 poorer.  This thread was supposed to be about bargains.

 

Interestingly nothing I could do would let me sign up for EYB on the PC.  It worked flawlessly the first time from the iPad.  I guess as they say:  "It just works."

 

But now I have to learn how to search for stuff.  Adding titles by author or ISBN is easy.  Howsoe'r I'll be bent out of shape if they don't allow me to search from the PC.

 

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5 hours ago, MelissaH said:

Bargain prices seem to be cycling through Joanne Chang's baking books. Up currently is Baking with Less Sugar, for $2.99 (US Prime).

I noticed that. Other books that I've posted as on sale and then they came off of being on sale, are now back on sale again. Very odd.

For example, back on sale again:

"Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the World" Kindle Edition $2.99US

 

Something new I saw today:

Here's a book of essays from Nigel Slater

"Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table" Kindle Edition $3.99US

 

I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

 

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Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

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Today's finds...

 

Amazon writes "From the James Beard Award winner, Top Chef Masters contestant, and acclaimed author"
John Currence's "Big Bad Breakfast: The Most Important Book of the Day" Kindle Edition $2.99US

 

"New England Soup Factory Cookbook: More Than 100 Recipes from the Nation's Best Purveyor of Fine Soup" Kindle Edition $4.99US

 

"Beautiful Breads and Fabulous Fillings: The Best Sandwiches in America" Kindle Edition $3.99US

 

I am a US Prime member and the you see may vary.

 

 

 

“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

 

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Today's finds...

 

Amazon writes "From the James Beard Award winner, Top Chef Masters contestant, and acclaimed author"
John Currence's "Big Bad Breakfast: The Most Important Book of the Day" Kindle Edition $2.99US

 

"New England Soup Factory Cookbook: More Than 100 Recipes from the Nation's Best Purveyor of Fine Soup" Kindle Edition $4.99US

 

"Beautiful Breads and Fabulous Fillings: The Best Sandwiches in America" Kindle Edition $3.99US

 

I am a US Prime member and the you see may vary.

 

 

Ah yes I knew that two of these books  ring a bell with me and it sounded cracked. Beautiful breads lost all my affection when it called for a can of condensed sweetened milk to make real mint sauce. That wasn’t it’s only horror but it was one of them. 

 

And it seems to me that I recall that Soup Factory actually made enough soup to feed a factory. YMMV. 

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3 minutes ago, Anna N said:

And it seems to me that I recall that Soup Factory actually made enough soup to feed a factory. YMMV. 

Using the "Look Inside" feature, I can see that some of the stock recipes shown do make a huge amount (one recipe called for 14 cups of water). But I used to be good at math and can divide quantities to make a smaller amount. At least it's not baking where amounts matter to the gram.

 

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Yeah, the sandwich one is weird. It also calls for a pound of fillings to make two sandwiches, which begs the question, for whom, the Jolly Green Giant?

 

The Currence book, now, I had to get that. He's helped really set the pace for dining in the MidSouth. I'm gonna have to get to Oxford for breakfast at his place one of these days.

 

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From my BookBub email this morning:

 

Alice Waters' "Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook" Kindle Edition $1.99US

 

Edited to add the usual disclaimer that I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

 

Edited again to add this from the Los Angeles Bakery of the same name:

 

"Kiss My Bundt: Recipes from the Award-Winning Bakery" Kindle Edition $1.99US

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I'm not sure if it's good or bad that apparently the sales cycle through, and many of the books that are currently cheap are ones I bought previously when they were cheap.

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Some from this morning's perusal...

 

George Greenstein's "Secrets of a Jewish Baker: Recipes for 125 Breads from Around the World" Kindle Edition $1.99US

 

Michael Schwartz's "Michael's Genuine Food" Kindle Edition $1.99US

 

Peter Reinhart's "Bread Revolution: World-Class Baking with Sprouted and Whole Grains, Heirloom Flours, and Fresh Techniques" Kindle Edition $4.99US

 

I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

 

“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

 

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Toliver's links led me to Opa! The Healthy Greek Cookbook: Modern Mediterranean Recipes for Living the Good Life.  I love Greek food.  I do not need another cookbook of any stripe, except the Modernist Bread.  OTOH for $1.99 (my Amazon Prime price, at least) it's so easy to collect books.  You suppose Amazon has found a nice price point for quick sales?

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3 hours ago, Smithy said:

Toliver's links led me to Opa! The Healthy Greek Cookbook: Modern Mediterranean Recipes for Living the Good Life.  I love Greek food.  I do not need another cookbook of any stripe, except the Modernist Bread.  OTOH for $1.99 (my Amazon Prime price, at least) it's so easy to collect books.  You suppose Amazon has found a nice price point for quick sales?

Yes, I think they are devious and know exactly what they are doing. It's called "Nickle-and-Dime-ing me to death". :D

Plus, they keep showing me Emeril's "Delmonico" but the price keeps going up instead of coming down...they taunt me! >:( xD

And in the meantime, they also keep showing me every Paleo, vegan, vegetarian, or the word "healthy" in the title, cookbooks that I have absolutely no interest in. You'd think by looking at my web viewing of their cookbooks, they could have figured this out by now.

Or maybe they're just optimists and think I will cave under the pressure of all these titles they're sending my way. Think again, Amazon! :B

 

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Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

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