Amazon's new Kindle Scribe (64GB) is normally listed at $449.99. As of Jan. 6, it's on sale for $364.99 at Amazon.

A decade-old sale event aims to promote independent authors from a specific genre and capitalize on those who got an e-reader for Christmas.

Is it a book that reflects today's zeitgeist? What about one that simply sweeps you off your feet? Amazon's Best Books of the Year list is here, and what underpins the Top 10 list isn't a type but ...