Good until Monday at 11:59pm pacific time, one of the Kindle daily deals is the Kindle e-book The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA (258 pages, November 2017, Chronicle Books) going for $4. You can get a Kindle sample on your device or app OR to go deep inside the book, use the “Look Inside” feature on the Print Book page…
Sun ebook: James Aldred Wildlife Cameraman adventures for $3
I almost missed this. There are over 80 e-books featured in today’s Amazon USA Gold Box daily deals. One of them is of camera-photo-video interest, it is a book about wildlife BBC camera man James Aldred, “The Man Who Climbs Trees: The Lofty Adventures of a Wildlife Cameraman” (272 pages, May 2018) going for $3 until Sunday at 11:59pm pacific time. eBooks don’t sell out 🙂 It averages 4.6 out of 5 based on 28 customer reviews.
Still Good: Photographer’s Guide ebooks by Alexander White on sale for $8 each: Fuji X100S, various Panasonic LX*, Sony RX1/RX10/RX100 models, Etc
Alexander S. White has written a lot of camera guides for various RAWsumers/serious-compacts and a number of his ebooks are currently on sale for $8 for the Kindle! You can find them all under his name.
How useful these type of ebooks can be to you depends on many factors. For example, if you purchased every single Sony RX100 camera since they started coming out, you may have no need for the RX100 Mark V book. On the other hand, if the Sony RX-something is your first ever Sony digital camera, a camera guide can be helpful in getting you familiarized with the world of Sony.
Among the camera guides that are going for $8 as of the time of writing:
+ Fuji X100S
+ Sony RX1R II
+ Sony RX10 IV, I
+ Sony RX100 V, IV, II, I
+ Nikon P900, P610, P600, P510, B700, etc
+ Panasonic LX10/LX15, LX100, LX5, ZS70/TZ90
+ Canon S95
+ some Leica D-Lux models
There are two ways to get a feel for these camera guides before buying them:
1. you can get read Kindle sample (typically the first few pages of the book)
2. if you go to the hardback/print version of the book, it may have “Look Inside” enabled. “Look Inside” often lets you jump all over the book, and that’s the best way to get a feel for it since you can read actual content, not just the beginning
PS: you can find out at any time how much no-rush shipping digital credits you have by doing to amazon.com/norushcredits – it’s easy to remember, no rush credits. As far as I know, there’s no way to tell ahead of time whether an ebook is eligible or not for no-rush-credits.
Celebrate International Women’s Day with Susan Sontag’s “On Photography”
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day! Our pick to photographically celebrate this day is to read or re-read, parts or in-whole, the photography classic book from 1973, “On Photography” by Susan Sontag. It is also available on Kindle for instant gratification, or if you want to rest your eyes, there is also an Audiobook version (6 hours and change).
(ENDED) Lightning Deals Round-Up: Nat Pho Book, D-Rebel T7i Book, Etc
This 4-hour block ended… For future action, check the Gold Box tag here and of course the Amazon Gold Box itself…
(ENDED) Lindsay Adler’s “Photographer’s Guide to Posing” Paperback for $18 after coupon
These lighting deals expired… For the latest, check our string of Gold Box posts…
(ENDED) Book: “The Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Crafting Light and Shadow” for $19
These lighting deals expired… For the latest, check our string of Gold Box posts…
(ENDED) Book: “Photograph Like a Thief” for $21
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(ENDED) Sunday (eBook): “How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck” for $2
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(ENDED) Wednesday: Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps ebook for $2
This offer expired…
15% off Used Textbooks (includes up to 600 photography books)
Barnes and Noble also has another coupon, coupon code STUDYGROUP gets you 15% off the purchase of USED Textbooks. The coupon only works on used textbooks, not new condition textbooks. Coupon expires August 12, 2017 at 2:59am Eastern Time.
Among those, according to the search results, over 600 photography books qualify as textbooks. Many of these have USED options available. This coupon will only work on USED, not NEW.
(ENDED) Make Your Own Photography Book Deal: $5 off $15+ coupon [updated]
This Prime Day era offer expired…
(ENDED) Book: “Your Family in Pictures: The Parents’ Guide to Photographing Holidays, Family Portraits, and Everyday Life” for $11.32
This lightning deal expired…
(ENDED) 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time for $19 (hardcover)
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(ENDED) Hardcover: “William Eggleston: The Democratic Forest” for $540
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15% off a $40+ or 20% off $75+ order at B&N website with coupon [updated]
A new coupon is running at the Barnes and Noble website, coupon code BNREAD40 gets you 15% off an order total of $40+ at their website, PR 20% off an order of $75+. All eligible items in your shopping cart will get discounted. Coupon details on slide #4 of the slideshow running on their homepage. Strategically this is a good idea for books that are rarely discounted or have the same price everywhere. Free shipping with a $25+ order. Of interest for both photography/camera books and books in general. Coupon ends 3/1/17.
Coupon and post updated late on 2/27/17 with a new coupon with better discounts!
(ENDED) 20% off one item at B&N with coupon (think Camera and Photo books)
This offer expired… If you looking to buy camera or photography books, especially ones that have the same price at all retailers or ones that rarely get discounted, good until Monday night (2/20/17), coupon code BNPRES20 gets you 20% off a single item at the Barnes and Noble website. Free shipping with orders of $25+ or if you are a paying B&N member ($25 per year). The usual B&N coupon terms apply (ebooks are not eligible, but printed physical books are eligible).
(ENDED) Hardcover Book: “Wildlife Spectacles: Mass Migrations, Mating Rituals, and Other Fascinating Animal Behaviors” for $4
The hardcover sale ended, but Kindle continues as of 2/22/17…
The 320-page hardcover book “Wildlife Spectacles: Mass Migrations, Mating Rituals, and Other Fascinating Animal Behaviors” by Vladimir Dinets is currently on sale for $3.86 at Amazon by Amazon itself. Limit one per customer. You can “Look Inside” to see the table of contents, and many sample pages throughout the book. Free shipping for Prime members (it’s not an Add-On item) or with a $25+ book order (or $49+ mix) for non-Prime members.
Meanwhile the digital version is on sale for $2 for the Kindle and other online e-book reading platforms.
This is currently the #3 best seller under the Photography and Video book category at Amazon, where the physical printed Ansel Adams 2017 Calendar for $5 remains the #1 best seller.
There are about two dozen subcategories there (on the left-hand side) you can further drill down and explore/discover popular photography/photographer books.
Hardcover: used National Geographic Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary for $12.50 w/free S&H
UPDATE: the new condition price jumped to $27… As far as I can tell the undying Amazon book coupon GIFTBOOK finally expired, but it doesn’t hurt to type it in just in case 🙂 Regardless, the October 2015 hardcover of National Geographic Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary is on sale for $21.75 with the usual free shipping terms (Prime or $25+ in books or $49+ in general; of items shipped by Amazon).
It is currently the best seller among Photojournalism Books.
On the other hand, if you are comfortable with used photography books (a bigger risk than text-only books since pristine photography is the raison d^etre of a photography books) you can get it for $12.50 with free slow shipping by eBay seller “BookOutlet2” (99.4%, New Jersey zipcode).
(ENDED) Book: “Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC for Photographers Classroom in a Book” for $23
The book on this deal closed 🙂
(ENDED) Hardcover: “Peter Lindbergh: A Different Vision on Fashion Photography” for $51 to $56
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40% off Books, DVDs, Maps at National Geographic
Good until Tuesday night (11:59pm pacific), the official National Geographic store has a 40% off sale on Books and Atlases (including their various photography books) and Educational DVDs/Videos (including the photography training DVDs) and Maps. There is no coupon code to enter, the price drops in the shopping cart the moment you press the “add to cart” button.
Here’s an annotated screenshot example, the “Getting Your Shot” book goes for $20 on their website, but when you press add-to-cart, it drops to $12:
(ENDED) Book: Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision (2nd Edition; paperback) for $23.12
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(ENDED) Book: Taming your Photo Library with Adobe Lightroom for $14.56 (ends 3:50pm ET)
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Amazon Teases Two Camera and Photo Black Friday items: Fuji Instax and N-Geo Rarely Seen Photography Book
It’s only a matter of time before we start getting movie trailers from Black Friday retailers, but at the moment, Amazon is happy to tease us with press releases. They list items that will be offered at any point in time between now and December 22 in 2016. I have no clue when the items mentioned will be offered. Of camera and photo interest, they tease two products:
+ Fujifilm Instax Mini 26 film camera with Film Bundle for $49.99
+ 52% off on the “National Geographic Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary” by National Geographic and Stephen Alvarez (website)
+ the list price of the hardcover book is $40, so assuming it is 52% off that, the sale price will be $19.20. The current price of the book (as of the time of writing of this post) is $27.19
+ published October 2015, 400 pages, 9.6 x 1.2 x 11.3 inches
I will be keeping an eye out for these, but I have no clue when they will be offered…
(ENDED) Book (ends 6:10pm ET): Lightroom Transformations: Realizing your vision with Adobe Lightroom plus Photoshop for $20.86
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(ENDED) Three Photography Books by Viviane Sassen and Henry Carroll and of Bjork [updated]
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(ENDED) Photography Book: “The Way We Were: The Photography of Julian Wasser” for $43.47 w/free S&H
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20% off one item at Barnes & Noble website
Barnes and Noble is still live and kicking and until 7/31/16, coupon code BNWILD gets you 20% off a single item at the Barnes and Noble website. This is a good idea if you want to get a photography book or camera guide that is rarely discounted or has the same prices everywhere. Excluded are e-books, Nook devices, Legos and a few more items.
Barnes & Noble Coupon: 20% off One Item and Free Shipping (think Camera/Photo Books)
If you are looking for photography or camera physical books (or any other printed books), especially ones that rarely get discounted, there is a new Father’s Day coupon promotion at the Barnes and Noble website. Coupon BNLOVEDAD gets you 20% off One Item AND free shipping (even if you are not a member or place a $25+ order). The coupon can be redeemed once per customer, and expires June 15, 2016 at 2:59am Eastern.
Free shipping is eligible for items with ” an availability of “Usually ships within 24 hours” on the product page” per the coupon restrictions. Also excluded are NOOK devices, NOOK Books, LEGO items (in Toys & Games Department) and Gift Cards.
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