New Fiction for the Week January 17-22

Lots of new releases this week, something for everyone. One exciting release I was waiting for:
The Witch's Daughter by Paula Brackston looks very interesting and I can't wait to start reading it on my Kindle.
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning is another anticipated book out this week!
Here are more new fiction releases:
Among Others by Jo Walton
Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Cold Shot to the Heart by Wallace Stroby
The Death Instinct by Jed Rubenfeld
Falling More Slowly by Peter Helton
A Gift for Murder by Karen McCullough
Heartstone by C.J. Sansom
Home Fires by Gene Wolfe
The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
The Kenken Killings by Parnell Hall
Love Letters by Katie Fforde
The October Killings by Wessel Ebersohn
The Officers' Club by Ralph Peters
The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig
Other Eyes by Barbara D'Amato
Playdate by Thelma Adams
Separate Beds by Elizabeth Buchan
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
Strategic Moves by Stuart Woods
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
World's Greatest Sleuth! by Steve Hockensmith
You Know When the Men are Gone by Siobhan Fallon

Kindle Lending Library

I have posted my Kindle Lending Library on the blog. Lots of fantastic books. As you know by now, it is up to the publisher which books are available for lending. Lots of oldies but goodies and a few really good new best sellers that shocked me! I will check frequently to add titles as they become available. Happy reading.

You can message me to post your Kindle titles to share with others. Let me know if you need help with the lending process. I can repost the link if needed.

Highlights of New Fiction Releases 1/11/11

Here are some of the new fiction releases for today. Not as many as last week, but a few look good! Happy reading.

The Best Laid Plans by Lynn Schnurnberger
The Border Lords by T. Jefferson Parker
Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
Love, Honor, and Betray by Kimberla Lawson Roby
The Sentry by Robert Crais

New Fiction Releases 1/4/11

Here is a sampling of some of the new fiction releases for the week:
The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh
Being Polite to Hitler by Robb Forman Dew
Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons by Blaize Clement
Citadel by John Ringo
Damage by John Lescroart
Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke
Family Affair by Debbie Macomber
A Hard Day's Knight by Simon R. Green
Hell's Horizon by Darren Shan
Home for a Spell byMadelyn Alt
The Judas Gate by Jack Higgins
The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
A Lonely Death by Charles Todd
The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card
The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
Nocturne by Syrie James
Of Truth and Beasts by Barb Hendee
The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly
Softly and Tenderly by Sara Evans
Shore Thing by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
Three Seconds by Anders Roslund

Kindle Lending - What Will You Be Reading In 2011 Thanks to Amazon's New Lending Program?

Happy New Year! As a New Year's Eve gift, Amazon's Kindle began it's promised lending program on New Year's Eve. Thousands of Kindle users are thrilled to have the oppurtunity to read more - and share their books.

Have you ever read a great book and just had to tell a friend about it? Are you always recomending books to friends? Kindle finally recognized this and made book sharing possible on the Kindle device.

There are plenty of Kindle books that are available for lending. However, not every book you own will be 'lendable'. This is out of Amazon's hands - it is up to the publisher and has to do with complicated copyright laws.

As it stands now, you can loan any 'loanable' book in your Kindle library once for a period of 14 days. The loan has to be set up using a computer. Amazon will probably tweak this and allow the process to work via your Kindle device in the future.

The Amazon Kindle site has an in-depth explanation of the lending process. Let's look at a simplified version:

1.Determine if a book is lendable. If a book can be loaned out it will be marked 'enabled' under the ASIN code. For books already in your library, a yellow indicator will appear at the top with the words "loan this book to anyone you choose".

Click on the 'Loan this book' link to initiate the lending process. You will be directed to page and fill out the requested info. The recipient will get an email from Amazon which includes the link to accept the book.

Warnings:
There are a few things that have come to my attention right off the bat - I think the lending program is going to be great and I am very excited, but with anything there are kinks that need to be worked out.

One of the biggest kinks is the inability of the book owner to access the book when it is on loan. This makes little sense - are we being punished? But - if I am honest with myself I have to admit I cannot read my traditional books when I loan them to friends. Even so...I would still like to have access - what if we want to discuss?

The other warnings are just things you need to keep in mind. As stated earlier, each book can only be lent once. So, you can lend 'A Confederacy of Dunces' to Aunt Slyvia, but your cousin May will have to buy her own Kindle copy.

Also, books are only on loan for 14 days. This is a fairly decent time to read almost any book. But keep it in mind if you are borrowing books. Do not go crazy and borrow so many books at one time that you cannot read them all in the alloted time.

Now, for the exciting part of the Kindle lending program...What are reading and what is in your library? I have close to 300 books on my Kindle and will be posting lendable titles on this site for anyone interested in borrowing a book. I hope readers and Kindle lovers will do the same - a wonderful community of readers and a great collection of books - what could be better? You will come away with new and exciting reads and new friends.

Where have you been reading your Kindle? Where will you be reading your Kindle in the New Year? Post your answers and let us know!