2012 Entertainment Books: $12 Each + Free Shipping through May 28, 2012

If you’d like to have as many months as possible to cash in on the deals in the 2012 Entertainment Book, this is a good time to buy, as you still have several months to use the coupons. Since it’s filled with 2-for-1 coupons, %-off discounts and often a few freebies, it’s a good deal if you actually remember to use the coupons.

And you’ll get a good price if you order soon: Through May 31, 2012, all 2012 Entertainment Books are $15 each, and you’ll get free shipping. Bonus: Through Memorial Day, you’ll get an extra $3 off per book (you’ll see the offer when you click through). And you’ll often find extra coupons for some of the in-book merchants online. When I bought my 2012 book, my online membership activated immediately, so I could start saving the same day.

The online deals can save you quite a bit. I was able to save almost 50% on Level 1 tickets to Cirque du Soleil’s “OVO” by ordering via Entertainment, and it’s an easy way to buy Regal & AMC tickets on the cheap. Plus, I have access to extra BOGO admission deals for local attractions, letting me save after I run out of coupons in the book.

And FYI–you can now get a digital version of the Entertainment Books, which gives you access to deals that you can redeem via your smart phone. It is a separate product & not included with the purchase of the traditional Entertainment Book. You can redeem the digital version’s coupons via your phone or print them from your computer. I do not know if you can access Entertainment’s online deals with a digital membership, and I can’t test it since I already have access to those via my print edition. But through May 29, 2012, $19.99 buys the digital edition of the Entertainment Book.

–Jennifer Maciejewski, Atlanta on the Cheap & RVA (Richmond) on the Cheap