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Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

I didn‘t know about this. Personally, I prefer human narrators over listening to a robot read a book. Human narrators have inflection in their voices and robots don‘t.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/9...

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kelli7990

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

I‘m sharing ebooks that I preordered on Amazon. I‘m excited about all of these books.

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Cinfhen

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

My final #BookHaul from the Buy 2 Get 1 Free sale! And best part free shipping to Israel!!!!

DisneyFan

squirrelbrain I‘ve been wanting to read The Midcoast since it was on the #camplitsy long list…. 2y

melissajayne The Dictionary of Lost Words is excellent 2y

TrishB Oh I have the Dictionary - get to eventually! 2y

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Megabooks Great choices! I think you‘ll love Midcoast. 2y

Cinfhen I‘m very excited for ALL of these books @squirrelbrain @melissajayne @TrishB @Megabooks 🥰 2y

DisneyFan Great choices!!!! 2y

BarbaraBB I really want to read Midcoast too after reading @Megabooks review! 2y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB you need to read midcoast too! 2y

BarbaraBB I SO want too! But it‘s still very expensive here! 2y

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Cinfhen

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

#BookHaul Round two of the Amazon Buy 2 Get 1 Free deal. @DisneyFan 2 books are mine, one for hubby … are u able to guess which 2 are mine?!!! Tagging books below 👇🏽😊

Cinfhen

The Omega Factor

Cinfhen

The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice

Cinfhen

Horse: A Novel

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LeahBergen I‘ve been eyeing The Other Dr. Gilmer. 👍 2y

Cinfhen It‘s meant to be good @LeahBergen 🤞🏽🤞🏽 2y

TrishB I‘d say the Omega Factor is hubby‘s? 2y

Cinfhen Yup @TrishB I actually listened to an #AudioARC of the book and I knew hubby would enjoy the book. 2y

Megabooks Gilmer 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I was tempted by Horse but passed for now. It was cool seeing her at PB though. Plus she was staying at Ann‘s house. #jealous. Enjoy! 2y

DisneyFan Awesome books ! Love Brooks! 2y

Cinfhen Me too @DisneyFan This is one of my all time favorite books 👉🏼

People of the Book

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Cinfhen

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

#BookHaul number one arrived today!! I couldn‘t resist… Amazon‘s Buy 2 Get 1 Free deal with free shipping to Israel!!! They get me EVERY time!! I ordered 9 books 🤦🏼‍♀️#NoApologies

squirrelbrain Ooh I spy a recent fab read there!

Nightcrawling: A novel

Cinfhen It was your review that inspired me to order the book @squirrelbrain 2y

DisneyFan Excellent choices!!!!! Two were on my TBR list , so added the third since it seems like we have the same tastes in books. 2y

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Cinfhen Yay!!! I‘ll tag you when my other books arrive @DisneyFan lmk if the other titles interest you as well 😁 2y

DisneyFan @Cinfhen lol, I will! I can‘t wait till your others arrive! 2y

peaKnit They got me too! 2y

Megabooks I almost got the palace papers! 2y

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Hooked_on_books

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

Apparently people have been buying, quickly reading, then returning ebooks on Amazon, literally costing authors money due to a loophole. I know Littens would not by ok with this! There‘s a change.org position opposing the policy, if you want to sign: https://www.change.org/p/change-amazon-return-policies-for-completed-e-books-pro...

Laughterhp I didn‘t even know you could return ebooks… 2y

EKonrad I cannot fathom why people would think this is ok! 😩 Thanks for posting the link to the petition. 2y

Hooked_on_books @EKonrad Apparently there‘s been a sudden burst of it after people posted TikTok videos on how to do this. I‘m sure they think they‘re just bilking Amazon and not thinking about the impact on the authors. At least, hopefully. 2y

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Hooked_on_books @Laughterhp Right?!? Me either! 2y

GingerAntics What is wrong with people?! 2y

TrishB 😱 I remember when I first got a kindle someone showed me an illegal way to download books onto it. They couldn‘t understand why I wouldn‘t do it as I was saying what about the authors!! 2y

mjdowens WHAT? I did not even know that was even know that was possible. That is stealing to me. Unbelievable 🤬 2y

janeycanuck I‘ve heard people do this with Audible, too. If it‘s electronic, they should be able to determine how much of the book you‘ve consumed and if it‘s more than like… 25% or something, it‘s no longer eligible for return. What an awful situation for that author. 2y

Amandajoy Why would people do this? People are jerks. 2y

Bookzombie This is shitty. I didn‘t know this was possible, but I also never immediately read books I buy on my Kindle. 2y

MicheleinPhilly WTF??? As if I needed more evidence that people suck. 2y

MicheleinPhilly @Laughterhp @Hooked_on_books I‘ve returned a few but that was immediately after buying them and then realizing that I already owned it in hard copy. But that was like minutes after I purchased it. I can‘t even imagine reading it and then returning it. Go to the fucking library. 2y

vivastory @MicheleinPhilly PREACH 👏 👏 2y

vivastory I think that part of the mindset behind this that people have is that all art/entertainment should be free or a flat monthly free. Also as others in the thread are pointing out, they are not harming amazon. I haven't looked at the exact numbers on how much of amazon's profits are derived from books, but I'm guessing that it is not the majority. They will happily let people continue doing this if it keeps them on their site. People are only harming 2y

vivastory the indie authors using amazon as a distributor platform. Thanks for linking the petition. (edited) 2y

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Bklover

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

This month Amazon Prime members get two picks. 😊😊These are mine. What did you pick??
#FirstReads
#AmazonFirstReads

rretzler I picked the same two. I have a fascination with WWII, so I couldn‘t pass them up. 5y

Bklover @rretzler They both sound good! 5y

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GerardtheBookworm

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

When an author believes in their own hype...

Customer: Where's my book? I'm a bestselling author on Amazon!

Me: Again, who the f*@k are you?

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brittanyreads

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

Hey!! Prime Day has officially started!! Just wanted to share that they have a book promo going on! Happy shopping!! 🛒 Don‘t spend too much! Ehhhh who am I kidding..BUY ALL THE BOOKS!!

mrozzz Oh no 🤭💸 6y

brittanyreads @mrozzz Oh no is right. 🤦🏼‍♀️ 6y

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Lylah

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

https://www.google.com/amp/observer.com/2018/07/amazon-prime-day-boycott-europea... — for anybody who doesn‘t know about this, Amazon workers are going on strike this week. Buying from amazon during that time is the equivalent of crossing their picket line. A reminder that Goodreads is also owned by Amazon and I personally won‘t be logging into it for the next week or so.

LauraBrook I hadn‘t heard about this, thank you for posting! 6y

tournevis It might be worth it to not buy from Amazon and its sister companies until after Prime Day on the 16th. That's what I'll be doing. 6y

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MinDea

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

Has anyone listened/read these? They sound interesting!
#TBR #KindleUnlimited

Daisey I have not yet, but @BrainyHeroine has recommended them. 6y

BrainyHeroine OMG I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They're great! 6y

BrainyHeroine And @Daisey put it mildly, recently I couldn't shut up about them. 6y

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Bostonmomx2

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

So this news came today. I‘m pretty sure I‘m not going to keep using Prime with this increase. All you have to do is save enough items in your cart to equal $35 and shipping is free anyway. Or is it $25? I forget. Anyone else a little bothered by this?

Redwritinghood Yes. They raised it from $79 to $99 not that long ago. 7y

Andrew65 @Redwritinghood That‘s two big increases! 7y

EvieBee I‘m done. Prime shipping for me almost never gets here in 2 days anyway. I‘ll just be more mindful about ordering in bulk. I do really enjoy Prime Video. Hmm. 7y

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dylanisreading Ugh this is annoying. 7y

Bostonmomx2 @EvieBee never once have I found anything I was interested in streaming, there was always a charge so really it was just shipping for me. 7y

MelissaSue81 I‘m gonna see how much longer I can milk prime student for. 7y

Bostonmomx2 @MelissaSue81 there ya go!! 7y

MelissaSue81 Just checked. I‘m set to renew for Prime Student (which went up to $59 from $50) June 30th. 🎉 7y

Debiw781 I‘ll keep mine. I have no patience to wait on ordering in bulk 7y

Redwritinghood @Andrew65 Yep! I‘m not due to renew until November, but I‘m not sure it‘s worth it at this price. 7y

Bostonmomx2 @Debiw781 I‘ll just use your account then 😂😂 7y

Debiw781 @Bostonmomx2 you‘d be amazed what I order for others 😂 (edited) 7y

RebelReader I got the same thing. I‘m good until 2019 so I‘ll see how I feel then! 7y

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Kitta

Amazon.com: Get Big Fast | Robert Spector

You guys, look what I spotted in NYC today - An IRL amazon bookstore! What do you think of Amazon opening retail stores? Pro/Con? I feel weird about it, but not sure how to articulate it. 🤔

wellreadredhead I don‘t know anything about the Amazon stores. Do they price match the website? 🤔 7y

aeeklund To me, shopping in the store feels like browsing a webpage. Not what I go to a bookstore for. 7y

Kitta @collegecatlady I‘m guessing so, I didn‘t have time to go in this time but I‘ll check it out soon. I don‘t know if they could afford to do that! 7y

Kitta @aeeklund True, it lacks the local bookstore feel. At least if they have physical stores they‘ll have to pay tax? 7y

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