For Back To School: FREE Kindle E-Book “I Hate Reading”

I Hate Reading is a humorous "how to" e-book for kids  who find it hard to sit down and get through their daily reading requirement. All this week, in honor of Back To School, the e-book version of this title is avaialable free from Amazon from August 27 through August 31, 2012. The e-book price is normally $8.99.

The ideal reader of this book is a second grader who knows how to read but finds it diffiucult to get through a book, whether because he's too active to sit still or the words don't yet come easily. Everyone likes to think their kids are brilliant readers from day one, but the reality is, lots of kids fumble through their first years of reading, full of frustration. 

Written by two actual kids, Arthur and Henry Bacon, this irreverent guide offers tips for getting out of the 20 minutes of reading per day that's mandated by many elementary schools. Tips range from practical ("eyes on book, butt on chair") to outrageous (bring on the man-eating monsters). The humor is blunt and ironic, the young authors talk about barfing and use reverse psychology to get the last laugh. 

Did I mention I Hate Reading e-book is free all week? The 

What is Kindle Lending Library?

In an effort to promote its Kindle titles, and encourage authors only to post their works on Amazon, Amazon has created a program called Kindle Owners' Lending Library. The Lending Library allows Kindle owners who are members of Amazon Prime to "borrow" e-books for free once a month. The can choose from among thousands of titles. On the authors' end of the deal, they have to agree to only make their title available for Kindle (not Nook or iOS). 

If you're a Kindle owner who's a member of Prime, who has reluctant readers in the house, check out this funny e-book, this week only, for the price of $0.