The eBook deal of the day today for the Amazon Kindle is the 2004 Newbery Medal-winning children’s fantasy book The Tale of Despereaux for only $.99 (that’s 88% off the list price of $7.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Saturday, September 17, 2011, until 11:59PM PST.

If you’d like to own a physical copy of The Tale of Despereaux, the book is also available in hardcover for $12.23 and paperback for $7.99. The paperback edition is 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 page).

Text-to-Speech is enabled on this title, which also includes the illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering.