Books/Movies/Music Deals, Sales, and News

ShopPBS.org offers a 20 percent discount on all Ken Burns' titles when you purchase the War, the new highly-acclaimed documentary about World War II. From the site: The documentary THE WAR, NOW AIRING
, explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following the fortunes of so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in human history. The Civil War, Jazz, and baseball immediately come to mind as other great Ken Burns' productions, all listed on this page. Deal ends October 31.

In honor of Transformers, Amazon has slashed prices on many classic sci-fi movies. Most are 30-50 percent off. Titles include both Men in Black movies, the Fifth Element, Johnny Mnemonic, and over a dozen more. Orders $25 or over ship free.

FYE.COM takes $10 off a purchase of $35 when paying with Paypal. Use coupon code paypal10 to get the discount. The site sells music, DVD's, games, and electronics. No end date is given.

Buy.com has Touch the Sun, a NASA Braille Book, for $21.35. With about $4 for shipping, that's about a buck off our last mention and the lowest price we could find for this book. This book features tactile, full-color illustrations for astronomy lovers and is usable by both the blind and sighted.

An Ebay seller has listed a like-new Victor Reader Wave player with a current bid of $13. Even with $17.50 for shipping, it's a great deal for someone looking for a player to listen to DAISY books from RFBD and others. It also plays regular audio CDs. Auction ends August 6.

This week only, SecondSpin.com takes 10 percent off your order of $75 or more with coupon code big75deal. Plus, shipping is free. It's one of the best deals we've seen from this store. Secondspin sells used CDs, DVDs and video games. Coupon ends June 14.

Do you have lots of CDs and no time to digitize them? Riptopia is a service that will convert your entire CD collection to a digital format and send you the results. Prices start at 99 cents per CD, and they will send you the files on DVDs or a hard drive. This looks like a cool service for those short on time who want to digitize and back up their music.

Secondspin.com takes 20 percent off your entire order if you purchase 4 or more used CDs. Use coupon code BUY4YES at checkout. Secondspin sells used CDs, DVDs and video games. Coupon ends May 31.

Borders Books takes 20 percent off the price of one item with this printable coupon. Some items are excluded. These coupons are also often accepted at Waldenbooks. Coupon expires May 26.

Buy.com has over 150 DVD's on sale for $3.99 or less. Included are selected episodes of Friends, movies like the Jungle Book, and even some DVD's of soundscapes. Plus, get free shipping if you put together $25 or more in your order. Sale ends June 4, so I guess I better order the best of Chico and the Man.

An Ebay seller has posted a Humanware VictorReader Vibe with a current bid of $24.99. Add $5 for shipping. This unit will play DAISY-formatted books on CD as well as regular music discs. New players run around $200. Auction ends May 1.

Once again, Amazon.com has the refurbished Yamaha RYPT-200 61-key Keyboard for $49.99 with free shipping. That's over half off retail. This keyboard has 134 instrument sounds, 100 built-in styles, 102 built-in songs, and touch-sensitive keys. A great keyboard for a beginner. Also add accessories from this page including a power supply, keyboard stand, and bench.

RedBox offers a free DVD rental from the link on its site. They offer DVD rentals of primarily new releases for a buck a day from many locations inside grocery stores, drugstores, and McDonalds restaurants. Note that the form for finding a location may look confusing, but once you turn on forms mode in Jaws, turn off browse mode in Window-Eyes, etc. it makes more sense. There's two forms that cross over each other which creates some confusion.

Blind Mice Mart takes 20 percent off its selection of braille cookbooks. Plus, shipping is free via free matter. For lazy people like the owners of this website, how about the 2 Ingredient Cookbook for $18.24. Dozens of titles are available. Deal ends April 22.

Amazon.com is taking preorders for the audiobook version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for $47.97. With free shipping, that's $32 off retail and the lowest price we could find. The unabridged book is read, as usual, by Jim Dale and will be released the same day as the print edition. A cassette version is also available for the same price.

Amazon.com has the complete first 7 seasons of Seinfeld on DVD for $99.99. That's less than $15 per season. Plus, shipping is free. This set includes over 120 episodes and dozens of hours of special features.

Amazon.com has the refurbished Yamaha RYPT-200 61-key Keyboard for $49.99 with free shipping. This keyboard has 134 instrument sounds, 100 built-in styles, 102 built-in songs, and touch-sensitive keys. A great keyboard for a beginner. Also add accessories from this page including a power supply, keyboard stand, and bench.

Scifi.com has a feature called the Scifi Drive In, where you can watch older science fiction movies through your web browser. The link will take you to Killers in Space, which starts out with a narrative and could be a fun film to watch. The player itself may not be completely accessible, but the movies will play soon after you visit the page.

Ruckus Networks offers over 2.1 million songs free of charge to any student with a valid .edu Email address. The service is advertiser-supported and includes several social networking features such as shared playlists. Ruckus has copyright agreements with every major record label and is a legitimate legal service.

TowerRecords.com takes at least 25 percent off on its sitewide sale. No coupon is required. Tower Records sells music, movies, books, and digital downloads. Sale ends january 23.