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New Prime Benefit: borrow latest Shutterbug, Consumer Reports Magazine Issues and more, plus borrow 1000+ ebooks for FREE

A few days after adding free Audible content to Prime memberships, Amazon is back with a new feature for Prime members, Prime Reading. This feature has two components:

  • you can read over 1000 e-books for FREE. You do not own the books, but you can read them for free and take as long as you like to finish them
  • monthly selection of Magazine Issues you can borrow and read for FREE, the current selection includes the latest issues from Shutterbug and Consumer Reports, N-Geo Traveler, Pop Mechanics, among others

This is essentially a “Kindle Unlimited Lite” membership, it contains a subset of the ebooks available through that for-pay membership.

You can read as many of them as you like but there is a checkout limit of ten at a time. This of this as your local library, you can only have ten items out at any time, but you can return them and borrow new ones as many times as you like. The magazines count towards the ten item limit.

The magazine selections will change monthly, so there’s no guarantee the same magazine will be available next month. Magazines can only be read using the iOS and Android Kindle apps. You cannot read them with the Cloud Reader, nor the Windows Kindle app, nor using e-readers. eBooks can be read with all options including Cloud Reader and e-readers.

Of the 1000+ books, only one is photography-related (as far as my searches can tell), “How to Archive Family Photos: A Step-by-Step Guide to Organize and Share Your Photos Digitally” by Denise May Levenick.

As usual with the Netflix-style membership, you don’t get to keep any of them, but you can keep reading them as long as you are a paying member.

UPDATE: indeed this is single issues, which you can download to your Kindle app for later reading (eg if without internet connection). Here’s a screenshot of the app with Shutterbug, the October 2016 issue:

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Co-Promotion: KINDLE E-BOOK READERS Get DISCOUNTED
To celebrate (okay, sale-a-brate) this new Prime benefit, Amazon is also discounting some of their Kindle e-book readers for Prime members (so they can read all these 1000+ e-books) as follows:

+ Kindle Voyage e-reader for $150
+ Kindle Paperwhite e-reader for $90
+ Entry-Level Kindle e-reader for $50
+ for all the Kindles, you see the discount after you add it to the shopping cart and proceed to the Checkout page

October 5, 2016 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

Imported Grey-Market Sony Zeiss Sonnar T 55 mm F/1.8 ZA FE for $700

The Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA E-mount lens goes for $1000 at authorized dealers which are bundling it with various freebies, including a $50 gift card at Adorama, but if you are comfortable with imported grey-market items that come with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not from Sony USA), to the eBay Deals we go where eBay seller “Electronics Valley” (99.7%, New Jersey) is offering new condition grey-market imported Sony Zeiss Sonnar T 55 mm F/1.8 ZA FE Lenses for $700 with free shipping with a limit of five units per customer. The usual grey-market trade-offs apply.

October 5, 2016 Filed Under: mirrorless deals, sony, zeiss Tagged With: , , , ,

(ENDED) Thursday Daily Deals: Studio/Lighting Kits, Case Logic Sling, DJI 4 Case, Movo, McoPlus, Etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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October 5, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Wednesday: Pelican 1610 Case w/Foam for $170, 1650 w/Foam for $200

The B&H Photo Daily Deal good until 11:59pm ET on Wednesday (or earlier if sold out) is a sale on two Pelican cases, the 1610 Case with Foam Set (Black) goes for $170, while the 1650 Case with Foam Set (Black) goes for $200. Free expedited shipping.

October 4, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

20% off Zacuto Rentals and 2-Day Weeks

Zacuto is running some rental promotions outlined in their Twitter account, you get 20% off rentals (no gear exceptions) OR you can take advantage of “2-day week rentals”. This phrase is a bit puzzling until you unpack it, you pay for 2 days and you get a 1-week rental. Twitter has a limit of 140 characters after all 🙂

October 4, 2016 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

4pk Philips LED A19 60W-Replacement Light Bulbs for $8 (Soft White) or $9 (Daylight)

And now something lighting-related that is on the other end of the price spectrum. Single figures! 4-packs of Philips LED light bulbs (A19, 60W equivalent/replacement) are on sale at The Home Depot for $8 in “Soft White” and $9 in “Daylight”. Limit 35 4-packs of each per customer. You can pick them up at a local store (they show available inventory) or get free shipping with orders of $45+. Both average 4.6 out of 5 with 150+ customer reviews for each.

Speaking of Home Depot, they are offering 24pks of Rayovac AA single use batteries for $4. Availability varies by store and zipcode, it looks like smaller cities and places with lower population densities may still have some available. I obviously can’t check every state/zipcode combination so this is a big YMMV.

October 4, 2016 Filed Under: lighting deals Tagged With:

Pay $85, Get $100 iTunes Gift Card via E-Mail (limit 3)

It’s eBay Deals revisited (but without Jeremy Irons) where PayPal’s Digital Gifts e-store is offering $100 iTunes E-Gift Cards (delivered by email) for $85 each. Limit 3 per customer. A 15% off discount is not the lowest ever, but if you happen to need iTunes store credit right now, it’s better than full price.

October 4, 2016 Filed Under: apps and software Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 for $30 (PC; Download or Shipment)

This daily deal expired but Corel software are recurring offers every few weeks… One of the deals of the day at the Gold Box for Wednesday that went live at 3am ET (and was not then part of the Lightning Deals schedule is the Corel VideoStudio Ultimate X9 for PC/Windows for $30 as either a Digital Download or Delivered by Mail. Offer ends Wednesday 3am ET or earlier if sold out.

October 4, 2016 Filed Under: apps and software Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) Wednesday Daily Deals: Even More Studio/Lighting Kits, Pelican, Movo, 240GB SSD, Etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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October 4, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

128GB SanDisk Ultra Dual USB 3.0 and micro-USB Flash Drive for $27.78

On the storage front, especially if you frequently transfer files between full-size USB and micro-USB devices, the 128GB SanDisk Ultra 128GB Dual USB Drive 3.0 (model SDDD2-128G-G46) is on sale for $27.78 at Amazon by Amazon itself. Limit 30 units per customer with the usual free shipping terms. One side is full size USB 3.0, the other is micro USB. Of interest if you have phones/tablets/2-in-1s/etc that support OTG on the micro-USB input. If you don’t need the dual input, you can get better prices with standard flash drives. Note that only one side is active, you can’t use it as a “bridge” between two devices (as far as I can tell).

October 3, 2016 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

In-Stock Now: DxO ONE Miniaturized Pro Quality Camera for $499

Another new item is now in-stock and ready to ship, it is the DxO ONE Miniaturized Pro Quality Camera going for $499 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself.

October 3, 2016 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

In-stock: Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 Action Camera for $400

Action cameras survived their “hype cycle” and they keep going on, more so, Garmin has a brand new model now in-stock and ready to ship for $400 at Amazon by Amazon itself.

October 3, 2016 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: , ,

The IN (Canon 5D Mark IV, G7X II) and OUT (Fuji X-T2) Report

We just updated the Stock Status Tracker and the situation is this for the tracked cameras:

  • Fuji X-T2: out of stock everywhere I checked
  • Canon G7 X II: in-stock both as standard kit for $700 or bundled with the 1TB CS100 for $769 (Adorama)
  • Canon 5D Mark IV Body Only: in-stock steadily now at multiple retailers, it just came in-stock at Amazon by Amazon itself with a limit of three per customer
October 3, 2016 Filed Under: stock updates

(ENDED) Tuesday Daily Deals: Studio/Lighting Kits, Neewer Flash (Canon), Time Lapse Tripod Head, Zeikos Nikon D6xx Grip, Etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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October 3, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) 8-slot EBL Battery Charger for $7.50 (ends 1:30pm ET)

This lighting deal ended… For more, check the scheduled lightning deals of the Amazon Gold Box for Monday…

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October 3, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Canon G7 X II drops to $599

As of a 10/4/16 recheck, the price returned to $700… We just updated the Stock Tracking page and we have an interesting development for the Canon G7 X II, it is down $100, going for $599 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. The starting price of this is $700. The shipping estimate however is a very non-specific “1-2 months” so if you need it by a specific date/event, keep that in mind. The limit is the same 30 per customer, so I don’t know if this is a sale or their price-computers accidentally price-matched one of the 3rd-party sellers.

October 3, 2016 Filed Under: canon, fixed lens cameras Tagged With: ,

16pk Duracell AA or AAA single-use batteries for 1c After Rewards

The Duracell Battery Rewards promotion is back at Office Depot and Max Rewards. It is good online or in-store. You can get a 16-pack of Duracell AA or AAA single use batteries for $13.99. Make sure you use/enter your Rewards account when you purchase them. A few weeks later you will receive $13.98 back in Office Depot Rewards. Limit TWO per customer during the week of October 2-8 in 2016. These rewards will be emailed separately from the monthly rewards, so you will receive the full amount.

If you are buying online, an order of $35+ gets you free shipping. At the Rewards page you will also notice a Folgers coffee promotion (seven options) that is 100% back in rewards. These will not be emailed separately, so make sure the total is in multiples of $10, since the regular monthly rewards are issued in $10 multiples. The Folgers is online only. Limit five per customer.

NOTE: you cannot “roll rewards” any more. You have to pay for this order with “new money”, not with existing rewards. If you are not familiar with how their rewards program works, be sure to research it, do not assume it works a certain way!

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , ,

Tascam DR-70D 4-Channel Audio Recorder for DSLR Cameras for $180 after $30 MIR

If you are dabbling DSLR Audio, Tascam DR-70D 4-Channel Audio Recorder for DSLR Cameras goes for $180 after a $30 mail-in rebate (PDF file) until 10/6/16 at Adorama.

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Bower VT6000 Duo Flex 2-In-1 Professional Aluminum Tripod and Monopod for $65

The Bower VT6000 Duo Flex 2-In-1 Professional Aluminum Tripod and Monopod is on sale for $65 with free shipping until 10/5/16 at Adorama. This is a 2-in-1 that goes from tripod to monopod and vice versa.

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: , ,

DJI Phantom 3 PRO Quadcopter Drone w/ 4K Camera with Extras for $899

The DJI Phantom 3 PRO Quadcopter Drone w/ 4K Camera is bundled with an Extra DJI Flight Battery, the DJI Hardshell Backpack, and the Corel Software bundle (including AfterShot PRO 2 and PSP X8) for $899 with free shipping at Adorama.

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: other cameras Tagged With: ,

64GB AData Premier SDXC C10 UHS-1 for $12.95 with free shipping

One of the daily deals at clearancer (new word!) A4C aka “All 4 Cellular” is the 64GB AData Premier SDXC card, Class 10, UHS-I, for $12.95 (was $12.55 on Sunday) with free shipping. You can buy as many as you like. Everyone gets free shipping, everything on their website gets free shipping regardless of price. This is new condition in a retail packaging blister pack. You can buy as many as you like.

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: memory cards and storage Tagged With: ,

It’s Baaaack: AmazonBasics Small Camera Case for $1.66 [Add-On; Limit 3]

Oh no, the Zombie is back! The AmazonBasics Small Camera Case is on sale again, down to $1.66 with a limit of three per customer. It is an Add-On item, so you must place an order of $25 or more, elsewhile their shopping cart will Mutombo the purchase until the total is $25+. This is really small, so only the smallest and compact-est cameras will fit. But can be repurposed in many ways, store memory cards, USB flash drives, adapters, spares of little things that are fragile and easy to lose, etc. It has one main pocket and one smaller pocket, a carabiner, and belt/finger strap. This is so small it won’t fit any of today’s smartphones height-wise.

This ended: Speaking of AmazonBasics camera cases, per last night’s Lightning Deals schedule, starting at 3pm ET today the AmazonBasics Backpack for SLR/DSLR Cameras will be on a lightning deal. The price before the sale was $28 (averages 4.5 out of 5 on 4700+ customer reviews, one of the first “blockbuster” AmazonBasics products).

So if you are interested in the Backpack and the small case, the backpack’s price will likely get you close enough where adding 1-3 small camera cases will satisfy the $25+ limit.

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

In-Stock Now: Hasselblad True Zoom Camera for Moto Z for $250 [with unlocked 64GB Moto Z for $750]

Smartphones have created some interesting new bedfellows, Leica and Huaweiiii, Lenovorola and Hasselblad… Which brings us to the Hasselblad True Zoom Camera for Moto Z, it is now in-stock and ready to ship at its starting price of $250 at Amazon by Amazon itself. This only fits the Moto Z phone.

Optionally, if you buy this in the same shopping cart with the Unlocked 64GB Moto Z USA warranty phone, you get a $200 combined purchase discount. The discount appears in the shopping cart if you add both of them there, both sold and shipped by Amazon itself. So it is $250 + $700 – $200 = $750. Here’s a screenshot crop of the top right corner of the Amazon checkout page where the discount is factored in:

motoz_bundle

PS: I do not know when this promotion ends.

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With: ,

Walgreens Photo Coupons: 50% off Photo Cards, 40% off Prints, Enlargements, Posters

A new shopping week is here, and so are new Walgreens Photo coupons, good until Wednesday at 11:59pm Central (unless extended to Saturday 11:59pm Central):

+ 50% off Photo Cards with coupon OCTCARDS50
+ 40% off Prints, Posters & Enlargements with coupon SWEETEST40
+ usual limits/terms apply

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: photo prints Tagged With: ,

ikan VH8 8″ Camera Monitor with Canon E6 Battery Plate and Monitor Hood for $140

The latest B&H Photo Daily Deal is the ikan VH8 8″ Camera Monitor with Canon E6 Battery Plate bundled with a ikan Hood for VH8 Monitor for $140 with free shipping. Offer ends Tuesday at 11:59pm ET because of the New Year Holiday Schedule.

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

(ENDED) Sunday: 15% off Monoprice with coupon

Sunday is over and so is this coupon, but it has almost become a regular Sunday occurrence… If it’s Sunday, it’s Meet the Monoprice Coupon Press 🙂 Coupon code TECHIE gets you 15% off at the Monoprice website. This is good for Sunday 10/2/16 only. The usual exclusions apply.

October 2, 2016 Filed Under: storewide deals Tagged With: ,

(ENDED) Monday Daily Deals: Studio/Lighting Kits, Bags, Batteries, Monolight, Neewer Canon Flash, Etc

These lighting deals expired… For future ones in the future, check the Amazon Gold Box and Camera & Photo page…

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October 2, 2016 Filed Under: camera accessories Tagged With:

Pre-Order new Nikon Key Mission 360 or 170 Action Cams with Free Accessory Bundles (same prices as without)

Nikon’s new Key Mission action cameras that were launched at Photokina 2016 are currently available for pre-order with Free Accessory Bundles, and these bundles have the same price as the standard camera kits. They are:

+ Nikon KeyMission 360 with FREE System Case, Extra EN-EL12 battery and Extension Arm for $500
+ Nikon KeyMission 170 with FREE System Case, Extra EN-EL12 battery and Extension Arm for $400
+ the KeyMission 80 does not have a free accessory bundle

October 1, 2016 Filed Under: fixed lens cameras, nikon Tagged With: , ,

(ENDED) $5 per year Photo Magazines (Print OR Digital) includes Digital Photo PRO

This weekend sale ended…

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October 1, 2016 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With:

(ENDED) Sat only: 3-Month Subscription of Texture (Netflix-style magazine service includes Shutterbug, Pop, Outdoor) for $10 total [NEW SUBSCRIBERS ONLY!]

This daily deal expired…

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October 1, 2016 Filed Under: books and magazines Tagged With: