Amazon is currently running a deal on the Kindle ebook version of George R.R. Martin‘s A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One for only $2.90 [updated – the price went up to $5.99 now, which is 40% off the list price of $9.99). The fifth and most recent book in the series – A Dance with Dragons – is also on sale for $2.99.

There’s no indication as to when this sale will end, so definitely grab these books now while they’re discounted.

Also, be sure to check out this month’s Kindle deals: 100 Kindle Books For $3.99 or Less, which includes The Silver Dream: An InterWorld Novel by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves for $2.99; Agatha Christie’s The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple Mysteries) for $2.99; Kim Harrison’s For a Few Demons More (The Hollows, Book 5) for $1.99; and the Marvel graphic novel Ultimate Comics Wolverine vs Hulk for $1.99.

— You can gift Kindle books and set your gift to be delivered whenever you want to anyone with an email address. On the Product Page (on the top right side), click the button that reads “Give as a Gift.” From there you enter the recipient’s email address and note the date you’d like your gift to be delivered via email, and also include a personalized message. There’s also the option to have the gift emailed right to you that you can forward the gift email to the recipient yourself or print it out and personally deliver it to the recipient.

— You don’t actually need a Kindle device to read these ebooks. Books can be read on a Kindle or one of Amazon’s free reading apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows PC, Mac, Blackberry, and Windows Phone 7.

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