I wanted to blog about these adventure books because my oldest son just discovered them and is addicted. It is almost all he talks about right now. For only $20 you’ll get two adventure books from either the 39 Clues series or the Infinity Ring series.

• Click here to shop @ Chapters.indigo.ca right now

This is a really great deal, because it also includes a few sets which are regularly priced at over $30.

The 39 Clues Starter Set includes Book One: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan, Book Two: One False Note by Gordon Kormon, and Card Pack #1. This is the perfect set to get your child reading this best-selling series, regularly $34.99.

The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Starter Set is another starter set from this series including Book One: The Medusa Plot by Gordon Korman, Book Two: A King’s Ransom by Jude Watson, and Card Pack One: The Marco Polo Heist, regularly $34.99.

You’ll get both starter packs for only $20!

Shipping is free when you spend over $25, so find yourself something for $5 and save yourself the shipping with these books, or better yet, get four books!

(Expiry: 3rd June 2013)

Bookcloseouts Canada is celebrating children’s reading with a great sale.  Save 50% on a ton of children’s titles for a limited time only.

• Click here to shop this sale @ Bookcloseouts.ca

Books for kids are something that I personally feel like you can never have too many of. They help with reading, understanding, imagination, creativity and much more.  Books are one of my favourite things to buy my kids and other parents as gifts for their little ones.

With this sale, there are over 100 titles discounted at 50% off the last ticketed prices. That means you can actually save up to 90% in total, which is incredible.

Here is a look at some of the ones that caught my eye.

• ABC Early Learning Fun was $4.99 / now $2.49 (original list price was $11.95) Save 79%
• The Wheels on the Bus was $3.99 / now $1.99 (original list price was $7.99) Save 75%
• The Wish was $5.99 / now $2.99 (original list price was $15.95) Save 81%

As an added bonus, Bargainmoose has three exclusive coupon codes that will save you anywhere between $5 and $20, depending on how much you spend on your order.

The cost of shipping will depend on how much you buy, but it is usually fairly reasonable.

(Expiry: 21st May 2013)

Brandon Sanderson writes some of the best books out there today and you can get one of them for super cheap!

• Click here to read about The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson

If you want to buy it, it’s available at this sale price at most eBook stores. Here are links to the Amazon Kindle (U.S. and Canadian) and Kobo stores.

• Click here to get The Emperor’s Soul @ Amazon.com
• Click here to get The Emperor’s Soul @ Amazon.ca
• Click here to get The Emperor’s Soul @ Kobobooks.com

First off, the book is normally $4.99 but this month it’s only $2.96. You save $2. This sale is directly from the books publisher, Dragonsteel Entertainment, so the price is actually the same (or similar) on any eBook store that carries it. I guess the two big ones in Canada would be Kobo and Amazon which both carry the book for about $3.

I have not read this book but I’ve read over a half dozen of Sanderson’s other books and they are great. If you’re into Epic Fantasy or, at this price, even if you aren’t, you have got to read his stuff. This particular book is a novella so it’s short and simple to get in to. MY first published book is a novella and I really dig the format. A lot of people, I think, disdain novellas because they think a shorter book is ripping you off. Sometimes the story just isn’t supposed to be that long and it just has to be a shorter format. My book is short because I used it as an intro to a bigger series. Just because a novella is short doesn’t mean that you’re getting a lesser story, the author is probably giving you exactly what you need!

So if you need a quick, awesome story, maybe for a plane ride or a car trip, this is a good choice!

(Expires: 31st May 2013)

What could be better than starting a new book series? Starting it for under $5 at Audible.com!

• Click here to get 50% off your first three months @ Audible.com

First things first. If you aren’t already an Audible.com member, you should be. You can get a 50% discount on your first three months! You get 50% off a gold membership which gets you one credit a month. One credit is generally good for one book but a small handful of the longer books are two credits. You can cancel your account after the third month (or before) if you don’t want to pay full price for the membership. Whatever books you get in your 50% off period is yours to keep! If you don’t want the full priced monthly subscription I HIGHLY suggest you get put on the Audible light plan, which is $10 per year. That way you still get access to all of the awesome member-only sales!

You’ll be getting a gold membership which is normally $14.95 but your 50% discount gets you three months at $7.49/month!

There are over 200 books available in this sale from all genres including Fantasy, Mystery and Thriller and Fiction, among others. All the books in this sale are first in a series and are only $4.95. At this price it’s cheap enough that you can buy a couple and even if you don’t really dig them, you’re not out tons of money.

What is your favourite series? Let me know in the comments below!

(Expires: 20th May 2013)

Parents Canada has a sweet deal for 50% off the book Gerbs in the House, which is a limited edition copy, signed by the author. You’ll get it for only $10.

• Click here to get this deal @ deals.parentscanada.com

If not directed to the deal automatically, it’s located in the column on the right side of the page.

This book is pretty cool, especially being signed by the author. Teach your children about how and why books are written. Gerbil Meets Mouse Publishing is a new publishing company who has put this deal together to celebrate their opening.

You’ll follow the adventures of Mocha and Petri, who are pet gerbils wanting to see life outside their cage. This is the first book in the series and has photography of real gerbils, with great visuals and an important story.

Tax is included and shipping is $2. You can buy unlimited books for yourself and friends. The book will be automatically shipped 48 hours after the deal ends.

(Expiry: 21st May 2013)

Get all three The Oatmeal titles for $25 from Chapters Canada, online only.

• Click here to shop @ Chapters.indigo.ca

If you aren’t familiar with The Oatmeal, then you are totally missing out. Matthew Inman draws and writes one of the funniest blogs I’ve ever read at theoatmeal.com. His books are just as funny. I love a blog turned book!

How To Tell If Your Cat is Plotting To Kill You is a best-selling book all about cat jokes. You’d think I was kidding, but I am not. Read the book and you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Regularly $16.99.

5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth sounds just as funny as it actually is. Your ass will literally fall off from laughing. Regularly $16.99.

My Dog: The Paradox is an ode to the author’s dog in one of the funniest and most followed comics around. Regularly $10.99.

Get all three books for $25, which also means you’ll qualify for free shipping. This makes a great birthday gift to someone you know who might need a good laugh (like yourself even).

(Expiry: 13th May 2013)

Book Closeouts Canada wants you have an arsenal ready for your summer reading. They have thousands of paperback titles on sale for 50% off.

• Click here to get reading @ Bookcloseouts.ca

Watch for the sunglass icon to see which items are 50% and included in this sale. There are over 5000 selections for this sale, so if you know a book you’d like to read, simply search for it and watch for the icon.

• If you like Historical Fiction, check out An Absence So Great – Portraits of the Heart, now $1.99 with a list price of $14.99

• At the City’s Edge is a mystery and detective fiction, now only $2.99 with a list price of $18.99

• Your House is on Fire, Your Children All Gone is a horror and it sounds extremely creepy, now only $2.24, with a list price of $15

• The Worst Years of Life is a collection of short stories, which sound very interesting, now only $2.49, regularly $15

• What’s Your Number had a movie made from its story, and is now only $2.49, regularly $14.99.

As an added bonus, Bargainmoose has three exclusive coupon codes that will save you anywhere between $5 and $20, depending on how much you spend on your order.

Shipping is $3.99 per shipment, plus $0.75 a book.

(Expiry: 13th May 2013)

Online only, get 50% off the top 50 books at Chapters Canada (for Plum and iRewards members). Non-members will get 45% off.

• Click here to get reading @ Chapters.indigo.ca now

This is quite an exciting sale, as the books I usually find on sale are last year’s books, or titles that didn’t quite sell. What’s unique here is that these are the top 50 books at Chapters, so you know someone loved them.

Choose from titles like:

And The Mountains Echoed – pre-order this book from the author of The Kite Runner and get the hardcover for only $15, regularly $30

Harley Pasternak’s The Body Reset Diet - reset your body in just 15 days so you can get back on track to ultimate health and weight loss, only $12, regularly $24

Giller Prize winning 419 about a Nigerian scam and so much more, now only $10, regularly $20

Wheat Belly cookbook – how to cook without wheat, which is potentially ruining our bodies, now only $12.49, regularly $24.99

Giller Prize finalist Imposter Bride – set in postwar Montreal, now only $8.99, regularly $17.99

Shipping is free on orders over $25, so pick yourself up a few books to read over the summer.

(Expiry: Unknown)

There is a brand new 50/50 selection happening right now over at Book Close Outs Canada.  This time around, all of the books are geared towards garage sales, antiques and collectibles.

• Click here to shop this sale @ BookCloseOuts.ca

All of these books are an additional 50% off the regular prices and there are fifty titles to choose from, hence the 50/50 selection.

Here is a look at some of the deals you will find:

• Keith Martin’s Guide to Car Collecting was $8.99 / now $4.49 / original list price was $17.95 (save 75%)
• Shopping for Vintage was $4.99 / now $2.49 / original list price was $20 (save 88%)
• A Passion for Charms was $1.99 / now $0.99 / original list price was $9.99 (save 90%)

There are a few extras included that don’t necessarily fit into the antiques, collectibles, and garage sale categories this time.  They include some craft books, and a couple of art and architecture books.

As an added bonus, Bargainmoose has three exclusive coupon codes that will save you anywhere between $5 and $20, depending on how much you spend on your order.

The cost of shipping will depend on how much you buy, but it is usually fairly reasonable.

(Expiry: 18th May 2013)

Put all your books in an eReader and your eReader in a case from Sony Canada!

• Click here to check out the Sony Reader and its accessories @ Sony.ca

Some of the items on sale are:

• Sony Reader (PRST2) - Was $119.99 – Save $20 – Now $99.99
• Refurbished Sony Reader (PRST1) with Case - Was $119.99 – Save $20 – Now $99.99 (includes case, a $39.99 value)
• Case for Sony Reader (PRST2) - Was $39.99 - Save $20 – Now $19.99

I am a huge proponent for eReaders. I think if you’re gonna read a book, having a paper book is dumb. That’s why my book is only on eReader and getting a paper copy is really a side project. If I get it out as a paperback, that’s fine. If I don’t get it out as a paperback, that’s fine too. The reason is that paper books, as much as people want to deny it, are dying. Amazon, the biggest book retailer in the world, is and has been for the last two years, selling more eBooks than paper books.

So if you haven’t made the jump to the eBooks world, or if you’re looking to upgrade your eReader, this is a great chance to do it. The Sony Reader is 6″ so it’s ultra portable, and the eInk touchscreen means that it will last a very long time between charges. For content you can shop the Sony eBook store or load your own ePub or PDF files

Standard shipping is free for smaller items, but the cost for express delivery and larger items depends on location and quantity/weight.

(Expires: Unknown)

Amazon Canada has a bargain on one of the Dummies books: Brain Games For Dummies. Originally $15.99 the book is on sale for $1.69 which is 89% off the original price.

• Click here to view Brain Games For Dummies @ Amazon.ca

These are perfect for an office party gift exchanges, as a gift for the person who has everything, and for long periods of travel. At this price you can get one for yourself and one to give away.

About the book:

Brain Games For Dummies features 300 fun mental exercises that will keep readers’ neurons firing: 100 crossword puzzles, 75 Sudoku puzzles, 50 word searches, 25 word scrambles, 25 cryptograms, 15 riddles, and 10 logic puzzles, along with complete solutions. Ranked by level of difficulty (easy, tricky, tough, and treacherous), these puzzles are a surefire way to boost mental fitness.

I have about ten hours of flying and nine hours of layover tomorrow to enjoy before I land in Iceland. A book like this would be a great companion on such a trip… I wish I had one!

Prices often change very quickly on Amazon Canada, especially on really good deals.

Free shipping on orders of $25 or more.

(Expiry: Unknown)

Enjoy double the plum discount when you purchase books at Chapters Indigo with the following coupon. Instead of 5% off, get a total of 10% off books at Chapters Canada.

Click here to shop @ Chapters Canada

• Coupon Code: MAYDD
• Discount: 10% off books
• Expiry: 6th May 2013 @ 3 am EST

The coupon is only valid online and for those who are ireward or Plum reward members. It is not valid on eBooks.

Since Chapters cancelled their $5 off $30 coupon, this is as good as it gets right now. I actually rather like this deal because mostly what I bought at Chapters was books. Chapters tends to be pretty close to Amazon Canada on pricing with the plum reward discount., so the extra discount should make them better.

We recently acquired The New 52 Omnibus of the #1 issues, and I want to get Dc Comics: The New 52 Zero Omnibus (the New 52) to complete the set. The huge book is currently $113.52 but with the 10% off it comes down to $102.17. Maybe I will buy it for my husband for our anniversary or for his birthday.

Get free shipping on orders that are $25 and over! Always make sure to check the Chapters coupons on the forum before placing an order as that is where we store all of them!

There is a great deal at Parents Canada that they have offered in the past.  You will be able to get a $30 voucher for personalized music, books, and DVDs for just $15.

• Click here to get this deal @ Parentscanada.com

Here is a little more information about this deal:

• Maximum two purchases per customer per option
• Shipping and taxes not included
• Voucher cannot be used towards shipping or taxes, shipping for one item is $4 and for two items is $7
• Choose from a variety of adventure books, character books, sport books, and more

You will have an entire year to use this voucher so there will be plenty of time to decide what you would like to use it on.  You can pick  a personalized music CD with your child’s favourite characters singing your child’s name over 60 times.  Another option would be the personalized storybook with your child’s name, city and other personal details included. The last option would be ordering the personalized DVDs with your child’s face mixed in with their favourite characters.

If this is your first purchase with Parents Canada, check the Bargainmoose forum for a coupon worth an extra $2 off your purchase. That would bring this deal from $15 down to just $13.

(Expiry: 4th May 2013)

Amazon Canada has this glorious hardcover of “Spawn: The Dark Ages Complete Collection” on pre-order. The list price is $75 and it is currently discounted to $39.46!

• Click here to pre-order The Dark Ages Complete Collection of Spawn

I really don’t know much about the series, so here is a quick rundown:

Spawn: The Dark Ages Complete Collection reprints the journey of Lord Covenant, a 12th Century knight killed in a holy crusade far from his homeland, who returns to Earth as a HellSpawn. As a plague of violence and turmoil blankets the English countryside, the Dark Knight must choose whether to align himself with the innocent inhabitants of the once-thriving kingdom, or with the malevolent forces of evil and corruption. Featuring behind-the-scenes bonus art and a cover gallery, Spawn: The Dark Ages Complete Collection is the first time the series will be collected in a hardcover, oversized format. Reprints issues #1-28.

This book is MASSIVE! We are talking 700 pages of fantastic art. It is scheduled to come out the 4th of June, 2013 so you have a bit of time to pre-order.

The great thing with pre-orders is you lock in the lowest price. If the book drops in price you will automatically get the lower price. If the book goes up in price you will still pay what you pre-ordered it for.

Get free shipping on orders of $25 or more.

(Expiry: Unknown)

Book Close Outs has a great deal on children’s action adventure books, with 50% off their already low prices.

• Click here to shop @ BookCloseouts.ca

I’m finding it very exciting that two of my children are starting to read. My oldest loves so many genres of books, it is like he’ll read anything (much like his mother). Action adventure is always a safe bet with little boys, and I’m definitely considering picking him up a few new books for his shelf.

Some great titles I know he would love:

• Return of the Dragon – children on an adventure to protect a dragon friend – $1.49, regularly $5.99
• The Fool’s Girl – Saving a holy relic, girls tell their adventures to William Shakespeare, who turns the story into a play - $2.99, regularly $5.99
• Take Me To the River – a tropical storm and a fugitive kidnapper on the Rio Grande – $2.99, regularly $15.99
• The Power of Five – five girls discover enchanting powers – $1.24, regularly $4.99
• Let’s Go (musical Dora the Explorer book) – board book that plays a melody – $3.49, regularly $13.98

Shipping is $3.99 per shipment, plus $0.75 a book.

(Expiry: Unknown)