Michael Earls offers two Kindle books free through July 4

Technology executive and author Michael Earls is making two books free on Kindle from June 30 through July 4, 2026, to mark the launch week of The Digital Compass. The promotion covers Finding Direction in the Age of AI and The Digital Compass, with both books returning to standard pricing after Independence Day.

Why it matters: - The five-day giveaway gives readers free access to two books centered on leadership, attention and decision-making in an AI-driven work environment. - The promotion is timed to the launch week for The Digital Compass and the completion of Earls's three-book series. - The books are aimed at leaders, operators and organizations trying to preserve clarity as technology accelerates work and communication.

What happened: - Michael Earls made Finding Direction in the Age of AI and The Digital Compass: Finding Direction When Everything Moves Too Fast free on Amazon Kindle from June 30 through July 4, 2026. - The promotion began Tuesday, June 30, and ends on Independence Day, Saturday, July 4. - The Digital Compass was released in paperback on June 29, 2026. - Both Kindle editions are available for direct download on Amazon at no cost during the promotion window.

The details: - The Digital Compass is built around four directions: North for what actually matters, East for what you allow in, South for how you spend your time, and West for what you refuse to engage with. - The 250-page book is framed as a practical tool for the middle of a busy workday, not as a productivity system. - The book focuses on calendar discipline, attention boundaries and the costs of always-on availability. - Finding Direction in the Age of AI explores how leadership changes at machine speed. - The first book asks how leaders, operators and organizations keep clarity when AI changes work, decisions and human connection. - Earls draws on more than two decades in cloud, AI and digital transformation. - His writing includes a million miles of business travel, a 3 a.m. traffic stop in Memphis where he was briefly misidentified as driving a stolen vehicle, a Saturday morning warning from one of his daughters that he was always on his phone, and a pre-dawn Tuesday moment when the line “speed without direction is just noise” became central to the series. - Wired for Purpose: A Daily Devotional for IT Professionals is the third book in the series. - Wired for Purpose contains 366 daily readings for technology leaders. - Wired for Purpose is not part of the free Kindle promotion but remains available on Amazon. - The three books are described as “the map, the practice, and the instrument,” and each book stands alone while working together as a system. - Additional information about Michael Earls and the series is available in the author's book page. - The Digital Compass is available on Amazon. - Finding Direction in the Age of AI is available on Amazon. - Wired for Purpose is available on Amazon.

Between the lines: - Earls is positioning the series as a response to overwork, distraction and rapid technology change rather than as a typical business or self-help package. - The use of personal stories gives the books a lived-in leadership angle instead of a purely theoretical one. - The free promotion appears designed to drive discovery for the new paperback while introducing readers to the full trilogy.

What's next: - The Kindle editions of both free books will return to standard pricing after July 4, 2026. - Both books will remain available through Kindle Unlimited after the promotion ends. - Wired for Purpose remains on sale as the standalone third title in the series.