Tracking free Kindle books - or Why I have 2000 books on my Kindle and I've only spent $30

Here is how I track Kindle books so I can buy them when they become cheap or free.

First, set up a Wishlist on Amazon called Kindle (or whatever you wish to name it). I add books as I learn about them but I also browse books sometimes and add whatever looks interesting. If you're interested in any/all books by a particular author, don't add them here - later on you can add an author to your tracking list.

Now go to EReaderIQ.com and register for an account. Click on "My Watch Lists" then "Import Your Wishlist" and follow the instructions. I won't get any more specific because they change the procedures when Amazon changes how their systems work.

I have it set to notify me when a book becomes free, but certain books that I'm willing to pay for I can set a price for.

If you want to track all books by a particular author, go back to "My Watch Lists" and at the bottom of the page is a box for tracking authors.  This will notify you of ANY drop in price. It can be a bit annoying if an author's books are frequently discounted for a small amount. I get almost daily notifications for Ted Dekker books at $9.99 so I'm going to drop the author search for him and put books on individually.

Bonus tip for free books:
Amazon has a top 100 bestseller list here. Notice that at the top of the list you can also click to view the Top 100 Free books. Now look at the left side of the screen at the categories. You can click down to see the top free books in any given category -
e.g.
Biographies
Biographies/Historical
Biographies/Historical/United States
Biographies/Historical/United States/Civil War

Simon of Cyrene

Textweek for Matthew 2:14-27:66    Matthew 27:32 

Also Luke 23:26   Mark 15:21

Simon of Cyrene on Wikipedia

Woman with a Crippling Spirit

Textweek info on Luke 13:10-17

The Rich Young Ruler

Textweek for Mark 10:17-22

“The Suffering Woman” (Mark 5:24-34)

Textweek for Mark 5:21-43

Commonly referred to as the Woman with the Issue of Blood, which is inserted into the story of the healing of Jairus' daughter.

SERMON SERIES FOR LENT

Sunday, March 1 - “The Demoniac” (Luke 8: 26-39)

Sunday, March 8 - “The Suffering Woman” (Mark 5 - 24-34)

Sunday, March 15 - “The Rich Young Ruler” (Mark 10: 17-22)

Sunday, March 22 - “The Best Woman” (Luke 13: 10-17)

Palm Sunday, March 29 - “Simon of Cyrene” (Matthew 27:32)

Easter Sunday, April 5 - “Mary Magdelene” (John 20: 1-18)

MIDWEEK SERIES

 Wednesday, February 25 – The Rev. David Wickmann, visitation pastor at Schoeneck

 “Supper with Simon the Pharisee” (Luke 7:36-50)

 Wednesday, March 4 – The Rev. Tracy Robinson, co-pastor of Esperanza for Bethlehem

 “Supper for 5,000” (Luke 9:10-17)

 Wednesday, March 11 – The Rev. Jeff Gehris, pastor of Nazareth Moravian Church

 “Supper with Mary and Martha” (Luke 10:38-42)

 Wednesday, March 18 – The Rev. Rhonda Robinson, co-pastor of Esperanza /Bethlehem

 “The Last Supper” (Luke 22:7-20)

 Wednesday, March 25**– The Rev. Otto Dreydoppel, chaplain of Moravian Hall Square

 “Supper in Emmaus” (Luke 24:13-35)

 **Note: The service on March 25 will be held at the Nazareth Moravian Church, due to Schoeneck’s

Rummage Sale

Matthew 20:1-16 - The Parable of the Vineyard Laborers
Textweek links

This parable is not about the "recruiter".  It is a parable about salvation and grace. To extrapolate a story about a recruiter out of this passage is to 1) add something to the story Jesus told without warrant, and 2) ignore the point of the parable (i.e. salvation in full is available no matter how early or late one arrives at the party).

Indeed, to twist this story away from God's grace and into a moral tale about how we should respond  to a call for workers takes the story completely out of context! In the previous chapter, immediately preceding this parable is the story of the "Rich Young Ruler" (so called because in one gospel he is identified as rich, in one young, and in one a ruler).  The man asks Jesus,  “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”, and when Jesus replies quoting several commandments. But the man already did those things - what else?

That is all.