The eBook deal of the day today for the Amazon Kindle is MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel, by James Patterson, for only $2.99 (that’s 63% off the regular price of $7.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Monday, October 17, 2011, until 11:59 PST.

If you’d like to own a physical copy of MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel, the book is also available in paperback for $7.99 and trade paperback for $8.99. Both paperback editions are currently part of Amazon’s 4-for-3 promotion, where you can purchase four select items for the price of three (see the Special Offers and Product Promotions section of the product pages).

In best-selling author James Patterson’s thriller, MAX: A Maximum Ride Novel, millions of fish are dying off the coast of Hawaii and someone–or something–is destroying hundreds of ships. Unable to discover the cause, the government enlists Maximum Ride to help them get to the bottom of the disaster before it is too late.