Ebook Deals in Toronto
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Sony.ca
Sony Reader Wi -Fi eReader $94.99 w/Coupon + Free Shipping
There's been a recent upswing of eReader deals, and that trend continues with an offer from Sony. Shop online at the Sony Store and you can find the Sony Reader Wi-Fi priced at $94.99 when you use coupon code SHAREMAY2012. You also get a Harry Potter and the Philisopher's Stone as a free eBook. The Reader Wi-Fi is available in 3 colours:
- Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1 (Black) - $94.99
- Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1 (Red) - $94.99
- Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1 (White) - $94.99
The Reader Wi-Fi is a 6" reader with an E Ink Pearl touchscreen display, 600x800 resolution, 2GB of internal storage, microSD expandability, and Wi-Fi connectivity. Outside of the hardware, the WiFi reader has a couple of nice perks like dual-touch pinch to zoom, handwritten note taking, and audio playback ability. At $94.99, it's an option worth considering if you've been holding out for a good eBook reader deal! You might consider it if you haven't picked up a Mother's Day gift, too.
Shipping is free.
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TradePub.com
Free eBook: The Facebook Marketing Guide
It's pretty hard to escape from Facebook these days. As a small or medium business, you might be on the fence when it comes to using Facebook as a marketing or growth tool. With that being said, TradePub, a free business publication service, is offering a short eBook that might lend you some insight. It's called the The Facebook Marketing Guide it covers some basic principles on competently using Facebook for your business.
You do have to provide some personal information to access TradePub's free offers, but in testing, we received a link to this eBook right away via email very quickly after submitting. -
Overdrive.com
Free App For iPhone and iPad Users to Download Free E-Books From Your Local Public Library
Here is a free app to download onto your iPhone for those of you who love to read on the go. The app is called OverDrive Media Console and it's free to download from the App store in iTunes. The download size of this app is 5.1MB, and is compatible with the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad with iOS 4.0 or later.
The app allows you to download library books directly to your iPhone. All you need is your library card in order to access the database of that specific library. There are more than 13,000 libraries worldwide that offer eBooks and audiobooks using OverDrive. Here is a list of all the libraries that are currently using OverDrive that you can download from. Click 'Find a Library' and select your designated country and province to find your local library.
Here are some examples of libraries that offer OverDrive: Take advantage of this free app and start downloading e-books for free! -
TradePub.com
Free eBook: Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Live Small Business
If you'd like to build your own website at an appealing cost (say, free), and you're not an expert in web design, Microsoft Office Live Small Business is a free-to-use platform that is designed to be accessible and practical (you won't have to learn HTML, XML, or CSS, for instasnce). With that being said, there is a lot you can do to get the most out of Microsoft Office Live Small Business and to reach your goal of designing website that is functional and attractive.
To that end, you might be interested in a free 263 page eBook from TradePub. It's a beginner's guide called Microsoft Office Live Small Business - Build and Customize Your Small Business Website. It's published by Packt Publishing and it's free! You have to provide some details about yourself (like your occupation), but we received an email with a download link immediately after we requested the eBook.
You can find more free business resources at RedFlagDeals.TradePub.com. -
TradePub.com
Free eBook: GNU/Linux Advanced Administration
If you're looking to learn more about Linux network, server and data administration, we've got a useful freebie for you here. At RedFlagDeals.TradePub.com, you can request the 500+ page eBook The GNU/Linux Advanced Administration for free.
The book covers network, server and data administration, Linux kernel, security, clustering, configuration, tuning, optimization, migration and coexistence with non-Linux systems. It sounds like it's worth checking out if you're a network or system administrator or you'd just like to learn more.
For the unfamiliar, TradePub offers magazine subscriptions and other business resources free of charge. Generally, the only requirement is that you work in a relevant industry. -
RecipeLion.com
Free Recipe eBook: 27 Secret Restaurant Copycat Recipes
Ever wondered if you could create some signature restaurant and eatery recipes at home? If so, head over to RecipeLion.com, where they have a free PDF eBook available called 27 Secret Restaurant Copycat Recipes. Although the book title is awfully subtle and hard to decipher, we have determined that the book does, in fact, contain 27 copycat recipes for some popular restaurant items.
You can try your hand at home-made Big Mac Sauce, Frosties, Boneless Buffalo Wings, Twisted Mac 'n Cheese, Dessert Pizza, and more. -
hotdocslibrary.ca
Free Hot Docs Documentaries at HotDocsLibrary.ca (inc. Last Call at the Gladstone & More)
We've got a very cool freebie here! You can check out a huge selection of free documentaries (150+) at the HotDocsLibrary.ca. Hot Docs, which is billed as North America's largest documentary film festival, has filled the site with documentaries from Canadian filmmakers.
Popular documentaries like Last Call at the Gladstone, Let's All Hate Toronto, No Past to Speak of, Daddy Tran: A Life in 3-D, and many more are right at your fingertips, so check it out!
Thanks to YLSF for sharing this freebie! -
TradePub.com
Free eBook: "The Mac Manual" from TradePub.com
Want to get better acquainted with Macs and OS X? TradePub.com, which is a free magazine service that offers subscriptions to industry specific publications and other business materials free of charge, currently has "The Mac Manual" available for free. It's a 66 page page eBook that covers the basics of using OS X. You'll also get tips, tricks, and information on some handy free apps.
It's written with Mac beginners in mind, so if you know any new Mac owners, give them a heads up! -
Rogers
Free Holiday Cookie Recipe e-Book from Chatalaine Magazine/Today's Parent
If you are going to a pot luck, or if you just want to produce some homemade snacks, check out Chatelaine and Today's Parent magazine's Best of Holiday Favourites Cookie Exchange 2009, a free PDF download containing 12 tempting cookie recipes.
It's just in time for some last-minute holiday baking! Thanks to buddhababy for sharing! -
TradePub.com
Free eBook: "A Computer Geek's Smart Productivity Guide" from TradePub.com
There are a lot of distractions at this time of year -- things like holiday shopping, snow, tinsel, and egg nog drinking contests. It's important to keep your productivity up! With that in mind, you may want to check out a free PDF eBook available at RedFlagDeals.TradePub.com: A Computer Geek's Smart Productivity Guide. It's a free 20 page PDF that will gives you tips on everything from improving typing, to improving organization and workflow. You will have to provide some basic personal information, but that's pretty routine for many freebies.
If you're not familiar with it, RedFlagDeals.TradePub.com is a magazine service that offers subscriptions to industry specific publications along as well as other business materials like the free eBook above. Have a look around at other resources like podcasts and whitepapers while you're there. -
LibriVox.com
LibriVox: Free Audiobooks of Public Domain Works (Shakespeare, Descartes, Marx, Joyce & Tons More)
Have you ever thought how much better your life would be if you had someone to read Shakespeare, Joyce, and Coleridge to you on demand? Well, even if your answer to that is "no", you should still check out LibriVox.org, which is a library of free audiobooks of public domain works. Materials are all read and recorded by volunteers, so quality can vary. Still, you have to admire the effort, and free is free! The selection of audiobooks is quite large (2400+ readings) and you can find a good amount of English literature, poetry, philosophy and politics. We've given a few titles a test-listen and there's not much to complain about given the price.
Audiobooks are offered in MP3 and OGG formats. This looks like a neat resource for students, scholars, fans, or anyone who would like to get a little more well-acquainted with some classics. Give it a shot! -
Indigo Books Music & More
Free eBooks From Chapters.Indigo.ca (Read on iPhone, Blackberry, Computer, etc)
Head over here for Free eBooks from Chapters.Indigo.ca. There are more than 150 eBooks to choose from, including classics like Anna Karenina, Jane Eyre, The Art of War, Madame Bovary and mysteries by Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The eBooks can be read on a wide variety of devices, including iPods/iPhones, Blackberry phones, PCs, Macs and eReaders.
You'll have to sign up for a user account with Shortcovers to download the eBooks. It does not look like there is a limit to the number of free eBooks you can download. -
Coffeefair.com
Free 53 Page Coffee Recipe eBook
Attention coffee lovers, you can now make coffee an even bigger part of your life with a free coffee recipe book from CoffeeFair.com. It's a 53 page collection of coffee recipes, with tons and tons of different beverage recipes as well as some fine coffee accompaniments like biscotti. How does a Caramel Macchiato sound? Or a Loco Cocoa Mocha? The ebook is zipped up and in a PDF format.
Thanks to 3weddings for pointing this freebie out! -
careerealism.com
Free PDF eBook: Dig Your Job: Keep it or Find a New One
Here's a freebie that is appropriate for the times! CareerRealism.com has "Dig Your Job: Keep it or Find a New one, The Not-So-Serious Career Handbook" for free in eBook form. It's a PDF file and it weighs in at 1.34MB. The digital version of this book is $9.99 US at Amazon.com, so this seems like a pretty generous freebie.
Author G.L. Hoffman is a successful entrpreneur and writes bluntly and with a sense of humour. In the book, you'll find career advice from many angle -- how to improve at your job, how to find a new job, interview tips, and even advice for starting a company. There's no word on how long this is being offered, but it does sound like useful reading, so grab a copy while you can! -
RobertMunsch.com
FREE Robert Munsch Audio Books!
If you have kids, you may be interested in knowing that RobertMunsch.com has a large collection of Robert Munsch books available in audio format. They are all available for FREE download! Thanks for the deal, Sbrennan!














