Free Washington DC/Baltimore Restaurants 2011 Guide (Philadelphia and London Guides Too)

If you like to stay on top of the top restaurants to try, Zagat's Guides are a handy resource. And for those of you who travel to Washington and/or Baltimore -- or who live there -- you can get a free 2011 guide.

You have to vote for restaurants or nightlife spots and that qualifies you to receive the guide free. You have to vote by February 21st. To qualify for the printed guide, you need to vote on about 15 restaurants/bars.

After this voting is complete and you claim your reward, you also get a chance to vote on restaurants in London or Philadelphia and qualify for those guides as well.

Click this link to participate.

Free Copy of Book "Shanghai Girls"

If you're looking for some reading material, you can pick up a free copy of the paperback book "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See. The website is actually offering you a chance to send it to a friend but if you want one for yourself you could use a second address and put yours in as the friend.

When you request a copy, you are also entered for a chance to win 1 of 25 signed copies of the Deluxe Edition of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan."

To request your copy (or send it to a friend), click this link.

Borders® Coupon $10 Off $30 Purchase

Many of the Borders® coupons I have seen have been for a percentage off the list price. They are helpful, but if you're buying something already discounted they don;t help as much. But here is a coupon you can use at Borders® or Waldenbooks® stores that gets you $10.00 off a purchase of $30.00 or more.

That way, you get get savings on top of any good deals you may find there.

The coupon is valid until January 25th and is for Borders rewards members -- but you can join for free on the spot and use the coupon.

To print yours out, click here.

100 Free eBooks from Publish This, LLC, via iTunes

If you enjoy reading and would like to add an assortment of classic books to your eBook collection, iTunes has 100 titles available free from Publish This, LLC.

The list includes books such as:
- Pride and Prejudice
- Jane Eyre
- Kidnapped
- Lady Chatterley's Lover
- Little Women
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- The Secret Adversary
- The Age of Innocence
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Anne of Green Gables
- The Brothers Karamazov
- The Call of the Wild
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Great Expectations
- The Time Machine
- Heart of Darkness
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
and many more famous novels.

A direct link doesn;t seem to work so copy and paste the following into your browser window: http://itunes.Apple.com/us/artist/publish-this-llc/id337137597

Free eBook Download of 100 Free Things to Do with Your Grandkids

Looking for some great ways to entertain your grandchildren? Of course these might also work if you're an aunt or uncle and want to do some things with your nieces and nephews. Well, there's a guide available now at grandparents.com called 100 Free Things to Do with Your Grandkids. So these are ways you can have fun together without it putting a dent in your wallet. And even better, right now the download itself is free!

So you get to save right now on the eBook, and later use some ideas to keep the savings coming. A win-win.

To check it out and get your download, click here.

Two Free Books from Simon & Schuster

If you enjoy reading and checking out new novelists, you can pick up a free couple of books courtesy of Simon & Schuster.

You can get a free copy of Keeper, by Kathi Appelt, and White Cat, by Holly Black. The offer is available to U.S. residents only and ends January 31st or while supplies last.

Here's the link for Keeper, and here's the one for White Cat.

Borders® Coupon 33% Off List Price for Any One Item

Shopping for that book, DVD or other item for yourself or a gift? Right now you can use a coupon at Borders® that gets you 33% off the list price of any single item. The coupon is good through January 18th.

It's a printable coupon you can use in stores or you can use promo code BMC7135K if you prefer to shop on-line.

The coupon is for Borders rewards members, but that's free to join at the store if you wish to take advantage of these savings.

To print your coupon, click here.

Free Sherlock Holmes Audio Book

If you'd like to pick up a free audio book about Sherlock Holmes, you can get one free during January at simplyaudiobooks.com. You don't need to join their club to do it, the free download link is about halfway down their website page.

The audio book is Sherlock Holmes: The Priory School. Family problems complicate the case when Sherlock Holmes arrives at “The Priory School” to search for little Lord Saltire, son of the 7th Duke of Holdernesse.

To get your download, click this link and scroll down the page a bit.

Three Free Books from Crown Publishing: Breaking Out of Bedlam, Prima Donna, or True Confections

If you'd like to pick up some new books without having to pay a cent, you can check out this offer from Crown Publishing. They have a program called Read It Forward and will send free copies of some new books while supplies last (so you may want to order quickly).

The books are:
Breaking Out of Bedlam by Leslie Larson (Fiction)
Prima Donna, by Megan Chance (Historical Fiction)
True Confections, by Katharine Weber (Fiction)

To get your free book, click on this link and then click on the image of the book.

Borders Bestsellers Sale Up to 50% Off and Free Shipping Code

Didn't get the book you wanted for Christmas? Or maybe you got a Borders gift card and would like to spend it wisely. Right now, Borders is having a sale on a variety of bestsellers with prices as much as 50% off. The prices are good in stores or on-line. And if you shop on-line, you can add coupon code ISG9382A for free shipping.

They have novels and political books, advice books and kids' books on the list. Some books on CD are also available if you like to listen in the car.

To check out the books on special, click this link.

Dr. Seuss Books at Amazon -- Buy Two, Get One Free

If you love the Dr. Seuss stories and want to pass them on to your child, grandhild, niece or nephew, here's an offer worth checking. Right now, Amazon.com has a promotion that gives you a third book free if you buy two. They have a long list of titles. And some of these are discounted as much as 42% off list, so you can tack the free book savings on to some nice savings for a double bargain.

To check it out, click Dr. Seuss 3 for 2

Borders: 30% Off List Price Any One Item Plus Free Shipping

If you're looking for that book or other gift for someone or just something for yourself, you can save at Borders with a pair of coupon codes right now. Using code BSL7022B you get 30% off the list price on any single item. (So it's not valid on already-reduced books and items.) That code is valid through December 21st.

They also have coupon code ISG7648E for free shipping -- and you can use both codes on a single order.

The coupons are for Borders Rewards Members only, but you can join that free if you're not already a member and take advantage of these and future Rewards offers.

To check out Borders, click here.

Children's Books at $1.77 with Free Shipping Code

Looking for some reading material for that young reader? Books-a-Million has a big selection reduced down as low at $1.77 with savings as much as 75%. They have titles such as:

- Mommies Are for Counting Stars
- Sherman Crunchley
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- The Little Engine That Could
- Spellbound
- The Ugly Duckling
- The Night Before Halloween
- Santa's Stuck
- When We Were Very Young

And if you add promo code BKLVFREE you get them shipped free. To take a look at the titels available, click this link.

Today, 12/8: Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-7) $36.94

Know any Harry Potter fans out there? Well, if they've seen the movies but haven't read the books, you can give them a great boxed set of all seven Harry Potter adventures in paperback. Barnes & Noble has discounted the boxed set today only from $86.93 down to $43.46 (for a limited time, they are giving everyone the member's price).

On top of that you can add coupon code U4Y3X9B and get another 15% off, making your total $36.94. Free shipping is included to make this a nice deal.

These may not last long, so if you're interested, check them out quickly at this link.

Free Audio Book "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

Well, it's Christmas season, and free is always in season as far as I'm concerned. You can get a free audio book download of the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" right now from Learn Out Loud.

This audio reading gets great reviews on their site, and it's a way to listen to a classic holiday tale while you're on the go. To get this free download, click this link.

Free Audio Book "The Brothers Karamazov"

If you like listening to audio books, you can get a free download of "The Brothers Karamazov" (Abridged) by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The free download is available at ChristianAudio.com.

Their regular price had been $16.98, reduced down to $7.49. But if you add coupon code DEC2009, it comes to you free.

To check it out, click here.

Free Vegan Recipe Booklet

For anyone interested in a vegan recipe book, whether you're going full out vegan or just want to lighten your menu with a vegetarian meal every once in a while, here's an offer from Compassion Over Killing for a free Vegan Recipe Booklet. Easy Vegan Recipes is filled with great vegetarian recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snacks.

To request your copy, click this link.

Three Free Books from Random House: The Book of Illumination; The Last Will of Moira Leahy; New World Monkeys

For book lovers, could there be anything better than free books for the asking? Right now through Random House, you can request free copies of three new books.

"The Book of Illumination," by Mary Ann Winkowski and Maureen Foley: The criminal underworld meets the spiritual "The Ghost Whisperer" and an award-winning writer/director.

"The Last Will of Moira Leahy," by Therese Walsh: This debut novel explores the intense bond of sisterhood as a grieving twin searches for her own identity in the ruins of her sister's past.

"New World Monkeys," by Nancy Mauro: A smart, darkly comic literary debut, exposing the false idols of marital tranquility, small-town idyll, and corporate Darwinism in the dazzling voice of a new talent.

To request your free copies, click the links below (they are separate requests to fill out for each).

The Book of Illumination
The Last Will of Moira Leahy
New World Monkeys

Kindle for PC -- Free Software Download

If you want the advantages of a Kindle without springing for one, and you have a netbook or small laptop on which you could read books in much the same way, then you can get the Kindle software for your PC free from Amazon. You'll be able to buy and download from their vast collection of books, so you can have a lot of reading material electronically without having to carry books along with you to read.

They even have a wide selection of books that are available for free download.

With this software, you can:
- Have a great reading experience on your PC
- Automatically synchronizes your last page read
- If you have a Kindle, have access to all those books on your laptop
- Create bookmarks and view the annotations you created on your Kindle
- Synchronize annotations between devices with Whispersync

This is compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.

To take a look and get the download, click Kindle for PC.

And here's a link to free books to get you started.

Taste of Home Hardcover Cookbooks $5.00 (Were $24.99 to $27.96) Plus $1.00 Shipping Code

Looking for some cookbooks with recipes to expand your culinary horizons? Or maybe some nice gift ideas? Right now you can get great discounts on a variety of cookbooks by Taste of Home. These hardcover cookbooks were published at $24.99 to $27.96 but right now a large variety have been discounted to just $5.00.

In addition, you can use code 1062 to bring shipping charge down to 1.00.

If you are buying several items you can use code LST02 for free shipping on orders of 20.00 or more, or code L9F17 for 20% off and free shipping on orders of 40.00 or more.

To see the $5.00 cookbook sale, click this link. They also have some other items for around the kitchen on sale at this link (the codes above would apply to these too).