The Digital Reader

Desperation, thy name is Borders. From the press release:

Borders® is delivering value to its customers by offering five free top-selling books valued at more than $40 to anyone who downloads a free Borders application beginning today, Friday, July 9 through Wednesday, July 14. These popular titles include

• Dean Koontz’s “Frankenstein: Prodigal Son”
• “One Shot” by Lee Child
• “The Alchemyst” by Michael Scott
• Julia Child’s ” Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom”
• “Master your Metabolism” by Jillian Michaels.

You can find the apps here (and in iTunes and the Android market). If you’re looking for a way to get these ebooks with the least amount of hassle, you might want to get the OSX or Windows apps.