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GROUPON has arrived in Madison! Check out the current deal: "$40 for $80 Worth of Window and Gutter Cleaning from Fish Window Cleaning"
Current offer from Jasmere: "Turn your favorite photo into a durable, chic, eco-friendly custom tote from Flashbags" ($26 for $59 value) Offer expires at noon EST on Tuesday
Current offer from HomeRun (Milwaukee): "$25 for $50 Worth of Purchases at WorldMarket.com" (Offer expires at midnight on Sunday)
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Thanks to Jenn at Cities On the Cheap for this tip (via Twitter).
At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 1st, Deck and Herson will be at Border’s Books West, 3750 University Avenue, to give a free presentation about The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time, According to the co-authors, “Besides detailing the comical adventures of typo correcting, the book shows how the pursuit of typos led us to broader social issues, such as cultural homogenization, race relations, workplace repression, and education. There have been books about spelling and grammatical errors, and there have been books about quixotic road trips, but ours is the first to combine the two—not to mention the first book about fixing typos rather than complaining about them.”
On Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 from 8:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. ET she’ll be offering “How to Journal Your Way to a Salable Essay” featuring Amy Paturel, who has published essays in major women’s magazines, regional newspapers, niche publications and general interest magazines. If you’re interested in participating in this free teleclass, visit Linda’s website for more details and information about how to register for the class. While you’re there, take a look at some of the other classes she offers (for a fee), as well as her mentoring services.
If you’re interested in receiving a copy of this e-book, visit the University of Chicago Press website, enter your e-mail address in the space provided, and click “Get e-book.” You will receive an email confirmation with a link to download your free e-book, as well as a link to Adobe’s Digital Editions software, used to display the book. We gave this offer a twirl and discovered the following: Adobe Digital Editions software is a bit of a space hog and it’s not as widely used as we expected. It allowed us to read “We’ll Always Have Paris” on our computer. If we had a Barnes & Noble Nook we could use it on that device (and there are other supported eBook devices you can use it on too, but we weren’t familiar with most of them). The software allowed us to “display” the book, not download it as a PDF. On the plus side, once you install the software, you can download additional books for free from Adobe Digital Editions Library. This offer has expired
“Alchemy: Chocolate & Cheese” will feature writers Emily Stone and Michelle Wildgen and chocolatier Gail Ambrosius. The event will include readings, conversation, travel stories and tasting chocolate from specific countries of origin. The event is free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP to info [@] edenfred.org For additional information about this event, visit the “Alchemy: Chocolate & Cheese” Facebook page.
According to the museum. “Between A.D. 700 and 1100 Native Americans built more effigy mounds in Wisconsin than anywhere else in North America. These huge earthworks, sculpted in the shape of birds, mammals and other figures, have aroused curiosity for generations and together comprise a vast effigy mound ceremonial landscape. Farming and industrialization destroyed most of these mounds, leaving who built them and why they were made a mystery. The remaining mounds are protected today, and many can be visited.” This event is part of “History Sandwiched In,” an informal brown bag lunch and lecture series held the first and third Tuesdays of the month. There is a suggested donation of $2 per person. If you are interested in effigy mounds in Madison and Dane County, but are unable to attend this event, you may wish to download a FREE copy of a pamphlet (2MG PDF) on the subject co-authored by Robinson and Kitty Rankin.
The promotion runs through July 31st, 2010. For additional information about how the “Feed Your Brain” summer reading program works, visit the Half Price Books website. There are two Half Price Book stores in the Madison area: 4250 East Towne Boulevard at Essex Square and 626 S. Whitney Way. Thanks to the Madison on the Cheap Facebook Fans who brought this to our attention.
In case you’re not familiar with Mr. Food, here is a brief description from his website: “Art Ginsburg, a.k.a Mr. Food, was the first TV chef to promote practical, ‘anybody can do it’ cooking and food preparation solutions.”
Right now, there are over 800 people on the MPL LinkCat waiting list for “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” And while we’re on the subject of waiting lists, more than 700 people have already put a reserve hold on “Sizzling Sixteen,” Purchase both books and you’ll qualify for FREE Super Shipping. Please note that sometimes prices on Amazon.com change in what seems like the blink of an eye. The above prices were in effect when we published this post, but they’re not guaranteed to last indefinitely.
This week’s free book is Chris Anderson’s The Long Tail: Why the Future Is Selling Less of More If you want a free copy of this book (or any of the four additional books available during the next month), you’ll have to first download a free BN eReader to your mobile device (unless you have a Barnes & Noble NOOK). Then visit your local Barnes & Noble store and show a bookseller your device, after which you’ll be given a voucher for a free book. Finally, you’ll have to go online and enter your voucher number to download the book. For complete information about this offer and to locate a store near you, visit the Barnes & Noble website. Thanks to Carolyn at Wichita on the Cheap for this tip. This offer has expired
This is a great opportunity to pick up inexpensive books for summer vacations. We visit this library fairly frequently and usually see scores of new and used books on a variety of subjects in the huge donation bin inside the front door. Friends of the Middleton Public Library may shop early (from 10 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.). Memberships are available at the sale. 608/831-5564. If you can’t attend this sale, you may still be able to purchase a recent novel, a cookbook, a children’s book, or a book about something else that interests you from the constantly refreshed collection of several hundred books available for sale every day. Look for the carts and revolving racks near the elevator if you want to explore this option.
This week’s free book is Elizabeth Berg’s novel. “Home Safe,” If you want a free copy of this book (or any of the four additional books available during the next month), you’ll have to first download a free BN eReader to your mobile device (unless you have a Barnes & Noble NOOK). Then visit your local Barnes & Noble store and show a bookseller your device, after which you’ll be given a voucher for a free book. Finally, you’ll have to go online and enter your voucher number to download the book. For complete information about this offer and to locate a store near you, visit the Barnes & Noble website. Thanks to Carolyn at Wichita on the Cheap for this tip.
The catch is you may only read the novel online. You may not print it or download it to your e-reader or phone. If you wish to purchase a copy of “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella (Twilight Saga),”
Barnes & Noble is offering a free book to kids in Grades 1-6 who read eight books and complete and return a Summer Passport to Reading and bring it in to a Barnes & Noble store by September 7th, 2010. Although the Barnes & Noble summer reading program is similar to Borders, there is one significant difference: product placement. The Barnes & Noble program promotes a series of books and other merchandise from Scholastic: “The 39 Clues.” The Barnes & Noble Summer Passport to Reading may be downloaded as a four-page PDF document (two pages in English + a two-page Spanish version).
If your child wants to participate in the “Borders ‘10 Summer Reading Double-Dog Dare,” you need to download a special summer reading form. Once your child has read 10 books (any books she wants) and has filled in the titles on the form, a parent or guardian needs to sign it. Next, bring in the completed form to a Borders, Borders Express, or Waldenbooks store to claim a free book, chosen from a list of 10 — including “Ramona the Brave” by Beverly Cleary and “Hoot” by Carl Hiaasen. This offer is valid from 5/24/2010 to 8/26/2010. Valid in-store only, while supplies last.
Be prepared to spend some time on the download: “The Summer Grilling Cookbook” is a relatively large 42MG PDF file There’s no indication of when this offer expires, but it won’t be around forever, so download it now if you want a copy,
If that kind of class fee isn’t in your budget, you may want to “Add a little spice to your life” and learn about the flavorful cuisine of Pakistan when Siddiqui demonstrates authentic Pakistani recipes for you to sample from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 22nd at the Verona Public Library, 500 Silent Street. This program is free and open to the public. Registration is required. For more information, call (608) 845-7180. Update (5/20/2010): This giveaway contest is now finished. We’ll announce the winner soon. Here’s how the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, which is providing a free copy of “Madison” for this giveaway, describes the book: “This spectacular collection of photographs takes the viewer on a stroll through the heart of Madison, around the Capitol Square and down renowned State Street, with some stops at some of the most recent additions to the city;s skyline, including the Monona Terrace Convention Center (original design by Frank Lloyd Wright) and the Overture Center for the Arts. Then it’s on toward the University of Wisconsin campus, with it historic buildings, walkways and the Memorial Union Terrace, on of the city’s best-known spot for students and locals to meet, eat and listen to live music. The tour continues through Madison’s diverse neighborhoods, visiting ethnic restaurants, music festivals and one of Madison’s most famous attractions, the Dane County Farmer’s Market. The visual journey finishes with visits to the breathtaking parks and gardens scattered throughout the city.” This is a book to keep and give away: It makes a great gifts for friends, relatives, and business associates who love Madison or need to be introduced to Wisconsin’s capital city. If you’d like to win a copy of “Madison” by Zane Williams, here’s how to enter:
Note: If you’d like to see more images from “Madison,”
A Room of One’s Own specializes in women’s literature, and offers a wide selection of fiction, nonfiction, periodicals, music, posters, and t-shirts for and by women. They also have a non-sexist children’s section. A Room of One’s Own Feminist Bookstore is located at 307 West Johnson Street, just off State Street in Downtown Madison.
In order to enter this giveaway contest you’ll need to visit Bittman’s blog and sign up for his newsletter. While you’re at it, you may also want to sign up to follow Bittman on Twitter. That’s where we discovered this giveaway. This giveaway contest is finished |
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their rendition of “how we took a two-and-a-half month drive around the United States to fix typos in public signage.”
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has written for more than 120 magazines. She also offers free teleclasses for writers.
from 12:15 p.m. until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3rd, at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, 
the finale to Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy. Fortunately, Amazon.com is currently offering this book for $11.92. We think it’s worth the investment.
the latest Stephanie Plum book by Janet Evanovich — and it’s not even scheduled to be released until June 22nd! 
and it’s available through June 20th.
and it’s available through June 13th.
Amazon.com is currently selling it for $7.54.
Kids are not required to read any of the books from “The 39 Clues” series in order to complete their Summer Passport to Reading, but there is a substantial amount of promotional material on the document that’s certainly aimed at convincing young readers (and their parents) to buy this product.
and star of the NBC15 cooking show “White Jasmine Everyday Cooking,” is a popular cooking teacher. Her classes at Whole Foods, 
use this link to visit Amazon and take advantage of its “look inside” option.
