Download the Borders eReader App, Get 5 Free Books

Earlier this week Borders announced its new eBook Store, and beginning today the company is offering five free top-selling books (valued at more than $40!) to anyone who downloads a free Borders application. The app, powered by Kobo, can be downloaded on the iPad, iPhone, a variety of BlackBerry and Android devices, as well as your desktop. The offer is valid from Friday, July 9 through Sunday July, 11 only.

The free titles include Dean Koontz's "Frankenstein: Prodigal Son," "One Shot" by Lee Child, "The Alchemyst by Michael Scott, Julia Child's "Kitchen Wisdom" and "Master your Metabolism" by Jillian Michaels. Borders is also offering exclusive content readers can currently find nowhere else — chapter 6 of Danielle Steele's upcoming novel "Legacy," which hits shelves Sept. 28.

With the free Borders eReader apps, you can:

• browse and buy eBooks at Borders.com, where you'll find over a million titles, including a generous selection of free books
• search by title, author, topic, or keyword
• make quick and easy purchases
• access your eBook Library
• download eBooks for offline reading
• enjoy automatic bookmarking, print quality resolution, smooth transitions between pages and chapters, and customized fonts and type sizes

For more information, visit www.borders.com.