FREE/Low-Cost ebooks about music --

idiotprogrammer

Ok, I know this isn't a book forum, but I follow ebook deals very closely, and I wanted to mention a great bargain for US customers on amazon today only (my guess). it's available only for US customers.

FREE 70s Music Encyclopedia -- (Ebook, 2 volumes). Wow! Each chapter of this Mike Morsch guide is a journalistic account of a different 70s album -- firsthand accounts about producing the album, critical responses, tour stories and how they came up with the ideas. A fascinating read -- I'm thrilled that BOTH volumes are available today as freebies! 

As an aside, I run an indie ebook press and closely follow deals about any kinds of ebooks. 

A week ago I published an article about how I figured out how to find low cost ebooks from Simon & Schuster on Amazon.com (the US version only). 

https://teleread.org/2018/08/21/how-i-cracked-the-code-for-simon-schusters-ebook-sales-on-amazon-com/

If you follow this search URL,  you will find a good number of interesting music titles from S&S only for only 99 cents. These sales start on Tuesday midnight EST and last until Monday 11:59PM.  Then a different chunk of S&S links go on sale -- but you can use that search URL to find the music ebooks. 

Germanprof

Good thread idea. Thanks for the tips!

amclark2

Thanks for this! Now if only I didn’t already have a backlog of ebooks (and unread paper books!) that may just last the rest of my life!

djh

Thanks for that link @idiotprogrammer I just checked the Dylanologist book and the sale is good for Amazon UK too which I didn't expect.

amclark2

This Thelonious Monk bio that I really enjoyed is $3.99: https://www.amazon.com/Thelonious-Monk-Times-American-Original-ebook/dp/B002YPOS3O?fst=as:off&keywords=simon+schuster&qid=1537978934&rnid=133141011&s=Kindle+Store&sr=1-33&ref=mp_s_a_1_33

Germanprof

I second the recommendation - I enjoyed that Monk bio too.

amclark2

Not related to this specific sale, but Years Of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson, which I feel like some people here recommended at some point, is $1.99 at Amazon today...

https://www.amazon.com/Years-Rice-Salt-Novel-ebook/dp/B000FBFNPG/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538058511&sr=1-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&dpPl=1&dpID=51Bi4tu+n-L&ref=plSrch

Brighternow

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Doofy

@idiotprogrammer You may already be aware of the free monthly ebook from University of Chicago press: https://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/freeEbook.html Ok, this one is about heirloom tomatoes, but they have a big music list (also ethnomusicology), some of which have been free selections in the past

idiotprogrammer

UPDATE: I totally forgot that I started this thread, and have since found some other good music books -- one Australian encyclopedia of 90s alternative that was free for a few days..  From this point forward I'll be sure to add titles when they go on sale.