UR (Kindle Edition)

by Stephen King (Author)

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Since his first novel was published in 1974, Stephen King has stretched the boundaries of the storyteller as a writer who constantly redefines his readers' experience by working in various genres and formats . Whether in an epic horror novel, like THE STAND, a serial-novel like THE GREEN MILE, or a novella like SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, King is able to deliver a reading experience like no one else can. As quickly as a spider spins its web, King reminds us why he's the master of the novella - a format which, up until now that is, one might have thought is fast disappearing. In his new novella, UR, King is at his unsettling best as he examines the future of the written word - for better or worse. Following a nasty break-up, lovelorn college English instructor Wesley Smith can't seem to get his ex-girlfriend's parting shot out of his head: "Why can't you just read off the computer like the rest of us?" Egged on by her question and piqued by a student's suggestion, Wesley places an order for Amazon.com's Kindle eReader. The [pink?] device that arrives in a box stamped with the smile logo -via one-day delivery that he hadn't requested - unlocks a literary world that even the most avid of book lovers could never imagine. But once the door is open, there are those things that one hopes we'll never read or live through. Firm, gripping, and deftly written by a craftsman at the top of his game, this is King at his crisp, clear, page-turning best. Download and read UR only on Kindle.

Product Description

Stephen King's novella, UR, previously only available via Kindle, is now on audio!

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 182 KB
• Publisher: Storyville, LLC (February 12, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001RF3U9K
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (188 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #235 in Kindle Store (See Bestsellers in Kindle Store)

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84 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stephen King- Still Near the Top of His Game, February 12, 2009

By	Matthew Erwin (Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Stephen King has graced us kindle owners with a bit of surprise. Coming out a few weeks early, UR downloaded to my Kindle this morning and 90 minutes later I had devoured its 1737 locations.

UR settles into a space somewhere between a short story and a novella. The premise is simple but fascinating. After a mild mannered college professor orders a Kindle, he is met with a pink Kindle that downloads books not only from Amazon.com, but from Urs. Each of the more than 10 million Urs seem to represent a different reality where authors have written different books. Ever wanted to read the unpublished Hemingway book, or six Poe novels? King explores the possibilities and in the process makes every literary mind jealous.

Of course, being King, things start to go wrong and become disturbing when the professor finds out that the pink Kindle can also download newspapers from different Urs. I'll let you discover the rest on your own.

Ur moves quick and features some cameo appearances by past King characters that will leave the most cynical CR smiling. It falls short of five stars simply because it is measured against other great King novellas and novels, but UR is a great diversion for any King fan.

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story! And I'm not even a fan!, February 13, 2009

By	An Ikearat's Brain "Tom" (Texas, Gulf Coast) - See all my reviews

I usually don't even think of Stephen King when I go looking for something to read on my Kindle. That changed today. I'm sure you all remember the condition you were in when you walked out into the "real world" after seeing Star Wars for the first time... snapped-back from a total imersion, allmost dizzy from the exposure to thoughts and possibilities at the edge of your imagination! I have seen a few of the movies made from Mr. King's books and while intertaining, I never put too much thought to the stories involved. Perhaps I should -read- some of those stories. Another reviewer said this story, "UR" should be included with new Kindles. I say it should by required reading for anyone who reads from a portable device!
Well done Mr. King, I'm your newest fan!
And yes, I did press the "Next Page" key, both at the end of the story AND on the Experimental page :)
(review writen on a Kindle!)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good reading but nothing worth buying., February 24, 2009

By	Ran Zhang "Compulsive Consumer" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A book commissioned by Amazon to do nothing more than promote their own Kindle reader.

The reading isn't bad, but this certainly was written to promote the device which I already own. This book is more suitable as a free book preloaded onto every Kindle reader.

At this price ($2.99) this book is not worth it.