If you're on the hunt for great gift ideas, here's one that's a good deal for the giver and the receiver.

The ZONE, which is the N&O's subscriber rewards program, sells coupon books for half price. Shipping is free.

Regularly $20 to $25, the 2013 Attractions Dining and Value Guide is 50 percent off for home subscribers.

And that includes Sunday-only subscribers.

There are coupons for restaurants of all price range, as well as coupons for local and national retail stores and entertainment venues. My favorite is the coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase at CVS.

Six different versions of the book are available through the N&O:

If you subscribe to The News & Observer and you haven't discovered the N&O ZONE, you've been missing out on some great opportunities for freebies and discounts.

The program rewards home-delivery subscribers with all types of perks -- everything from drawings for free gift cards to movie passes and concert tickets.

This week, the ZONE is giving away free passes to the highly anticipated movie, "The Hunger Games." Twenty-five folks will receive one "Admit-Two" pass. The pass is good for Monday through Thursday showings at Mission Valley Cinemas or Six Forks Station Cinemas. Winners will be chosen at random on Friday, March 23.