In a recent press release, Barnes and Noble announced a limited period free eBook and magazine offer through the NOOK app for Windows 8.1. The offer is available to only Australian customers.

Barnes & Noble has announced a limited time free eBook and magazine offer through the NOOK App for Windows 8.1 in Australia. The deal enables customers who install the NOOK App as a new user and sign in with a Microsoft account to receive five free popular books and five free top magazines.

The free eBooks are bestselling titles "Catch the Zolt: The Debt Installment One" by Phillip Gwynne, "Be Careful What You Wish For" by Gemma Crisp, "The Slap" by Christos Tsiolkas, "Back to the Pilliga" by Tony Parsons and "The Fence-Painting Fortnight of Destiny: A Memoir" by Meshel Laurie, along with issues of top selling magazines Australian Geographic, GQ, Good Health, Vogue and Taste.com.au Magazine.

"We recently rolled out compelling free offers to customers in the UK and Spain and now we're excited to offer free bestselling eBooks and top magazines to customers in Australia," said Doug Carlson, Executive Vice President of Digital Content and Marketing at NOOK Media. "This is all a part of our commitment to bringing NOOK's best-in-class digital reading experience to millions of new customers around the world and we look forward to rolling out similar great offers to customers in more countries in the near future, helping them to experience our unmatched reading platform."

Recently the retailer announced that NOOK App for Windows 8.1 will be available to Windows 8.1 PC and tablet customers in 32 countries and in 12 languages. The app can be downloaded through the Windows store.

"We are excited to welcome the NOOK App to Windows 8 in Australia and our customers will really enjoy the free books and magazines, along with all that the NOOK App has to offer. This app is a must for any bookworm and a great escape for summer holiday reading. To get people even more excited about Windows 8 and the NOOK App this summer, Microsoft will be at several major airports around the country at our Windows Lounge showcasing all that Windows 8 can do, including a demonstration of the NOOK App and more information on how to get the free eBooks and magazines to enjoy while traveling and on holiday. The Windows 8 platform has an ever-expanding number of high-quality apps that we're incredibly proud of, and this new addition from NOOK is testament to that." said Melissa Dewick, Product Marketing Manager, Apps and Services at Microsoft Australia.