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Monday, November 21, 2011

Buy one of 100 Humor titles for $1 (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers (including any Kindle Touch or Kindle Keyboard that opts in to Special Offers).

Buy one of 100 Humor titles for $1

To take advantage of this offer:
  1. First, turn on your Kindle with Special Offers, click Menu, then View Special Offers.
  2. Find the offer: Buy one of 100 Humor titles for $1. Click on it, then on the link to Email Me This Offer.
  3. You will get an email from Amazon with your promotional code, right away.
  4. Once you have the promotion code (and have selected your book; see below), click this link, then on the button labeled Enter Your Code, at any time up to the expiration date of December 24.
  5. Enter your code and follow the directions.
  6. Choose any of these books and you'll pay only $1.
You'll have a promotion code on your account that will apply to the FIRST book you buy (from the list) after that. Note that even if the book is free, you'll pay a dollar, so be careful which one you pick after you enter the code -- make sure you don't grabbing a low cost title by accident, which can happen if you apply the code right away, before you are ready to buy the book. Current prices range from free (you definitely don't want to pay $1 for a free book) to $9.99. You should save the code and not enter it until you are ready to buy a book.

To recap: you must claim the offer by November 24 and must do so from your Kindle with Special Offers. You'll get a promotion code via email and you have until December 24 to enter and redeem the code. Once you enter it, it will work on the next book on the list that you purchase.

Perfect timing - the first offer after allowing all Kindle 3+ owners to opt in to Special Offers is a tempting $1 book! If you have more than one device and want more than one book, be sure to FIRST register your devices to different accounts, before signing up on any of them, or all the devices will get the same promo code, which can only be used on the first account. One thing I have found is that you don't want to wait too long - as time passes, it's more likely that a book will be pulled by the publisher; two are already gone on this offer (or else someone picked the non-US editions for the offer; not useful, since the offers are limited to those in the US).

Save $10 on makeup in the Beauty Store (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Save $10 on a $30 purchase of select makeup in the Beauty Store

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 23.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until December 23 to complete your purchase. Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

A decent discount on an item that gets a bit more use this time of year, what with all the parties coming up. The selection is a bit limited, but clicking on each category reveals a couple hundred items for each. Even if you don't find something for yourself, it's a good bet there is at least one holiday gift hiding in there.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Opting in to Kindle Special Offers

Yesterday, Amazon rolled out a new feature, one that I thought would be coming from the time they started letting you turn off Special Offers on the $79 Kindle (although you have to pay a one-time fee to do so). They now let you add Special Offers to any Kindle 3 (Keyboard or no Keyboard) or Kindle Touch (K4). Those with the K1, K2 or KDX are out of luck on this one and if you are not at the latest version of firmware on your Kindle, you'll see a message like the one above, prompting you to turn on wireless and let you Kindle update. The update generally won't download via 3G (or EDGE), so if you don't have WiFi available, you'll have to follow the instructions (on the Amazon Help pages) to download and install it manually. I turned on my K3 tonight (the first chance I've had to work on this) and (after downloading all my book queue), the update appeared to download for quite a while (although it didn't appear to start for nearly 10 minutes after all the books had downloaded), but I was on a pretty slow connection. It never did install though, even after putting the Kindle to sleep several times and then letting it time out on it's own. It is a pretty big file, but in the meantime, I surfed around, updated a few posts and eventually downloaded the installer to my computer (all on the same wifi connection) and the K3 still had not updated. Eventually, I gave up and installed the update manually (rather than waste hours waiting, this takes less than five minutes, assuming you can find your USB cable).

For those who bought an early Kindle3 (now Kindle Keyboard), then were left out of all the Special Offers, but didn't buy another Kindle just to get the offers (as I did), this lets you now get the offers coming up for the holiday season and you can turn them off again any time you want. In fact, you should be able to turn them on, get the offers, sign up, then turn them off again and leave them off until a new offer grabs your interest. There is the chance, though, that if you do, you'll miss any offers that were new that day (or from past dates, but not yet expired) -- I've had my KSO sometimes skip offers for a couple of days, if I accidentally leave the wireless off.

Here are the other new features you'll get with this update:

  • Download your archived Personal Documents on Kindle Keyboard: You can now view and download your archived personal documents to your Kindle Keyboard conveniently anywhere at any time. Your personal documents will be stored in your Kindle library until you delete them from Manage Your Kindle.
  • Whispersync for Personal Documents on Kindle Keyboard: Just as with Kindle books, Whispersync automatically synchronizes your last page read, bookmarks and annotations for personal documents (with the exception of PDFs) across the Kindle devices. Learn more about Kindle Personal Document Service on www.amazon.com/kindlepersonaldocuments
  • AmazonLocal deals on Kindle Keyboard with Special Offers: Kindle Keyboard with Special Offers users in many regions can now view,purchase, and redeem AmazonLocal deals directly from Kindle Keyboard -- no computer, no printer, no hassle. AmazonLocal offers savings up to 75% off products and services from businesses in your city, national chains and online merchants. Learn more about AmazonLocal on www.amazonlocal.com.
  • Voice Guide Shortcut: Kindle Keyboard users can now quickly turn the Voice Guide feature on and off by holding the Shift key and pressing Spacebar. Voice Guide reads aloud menu options, content listings and item descriptions. To learn more about using Voice Guide on Kindle Keyboard, visit Customize Your Reading on Kindle.

Being able to grab your archived personal documents is a nice feature, since I do some book reviews, that prevents me having to manually send to multiple Kindles from the MYK page. AmazonLocal I haven't played with much - there are no local offers for here; although I did have one pop up recently, it's an offer for a national company, from what I can tell, with no local stores (so, I guess the discounted giftcard would be one you used on their website). I also noticed that if you haven't updated to at least 3.1 on your Kindle, you may no longer have free (no login required) access to AT&T hotspots. I ran into one the other day that charged $10/day for access with your notebook, but my Kindle had free access.

Once you have managed to get your Kindle updated (and mine ran thru the install and reboot twice), you'll see this message when you edit the Special Offers column on the MYK page.

You can de-activate special offers at any time on a Kindle that was originally shipped at full price, but if you have one that was originally shipped at a lower cost with Special Offers, you'll end up with a message similar to this one (the amount shown will depend on the unit you bought and how much difference in price there was between the KSO and full Kindle models at the time).
Once you have subscribed to Special Offers on a Kindle, you need to connect via WiFi - but that goes very, very fast. By the time my Kindle had rebooted and restarted the home screen, all the current offers had downloaded and I could pull up the current offers from the Menu, just like one the KSO that shipped with offers installed. There weren't any new offers, so I unsubscribed. The message that displays on this Kindle doesn't mention any payment required to remove special offers (which is what I expected, but it's nice to confirm). Practically the instant that I clicked to unsubscribe, I saw activity from downloading on the Kindle and the advertisement at the bottom of the page was removed in under 15 seconds (and an info box displayed to tell me that Special Offers had been removed).

So, for those that hate setting the ads, but want to take advantage of the occasional $1 book offer, this looks like an ideal method of management (although it does require computer access). The only ones left out are those who bought the Kindle Fire, which doesn't have a SO option and those with what is now aging equipment (K1, K2 and KDX) that Amazon has pretty much quit updating.

Update: It's the next morning and I tried switching my Kindle back to Special Offers again. It's on WiFit and connecting fine, but the special offers are not showing up, even after rebooting it. So, the first time thru, it seems to work fine, but there may be issues if you try switching back and forth often. I had to subscribe twice (unsubscribing in between) and wait a bit after each time (to allow it a chance to download files) before I could see the special offers on it. Since I can only see one offer (and none of the ads), it appears that it deletes the ad files when you unsubscribe and any current offers and ads have to download each time you re-subscribe.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Get 30% off yoga and fitness (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers; expect the frequency of offers to increase (starting Thanksgiving Day, there will be a new offer every day, for the rest of the holiday season) and the time period to use the offer to decrease (such as the daily offers from Mastercard we've had). Keep your wireless on (not just 3G), or you may miss an offer entirely (my new Kindle Touch had the first offers when turned on, but was not connecting via Wifi, only 3G, so this morning was missing all the new offers is still only showing this one and not two others).

Get 30% off select yoga and fitness accessories

Click on the offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the offer details. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 20.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer details page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until December 20 to complete your purchase (less than the usual one month for KSO offers). Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code.

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

There are a few interesting items on this one, even if you just want to get an early start on those New Year's Resolutions. The yoga chair, for example, is very popular as an office chair, for example, while the travel workout kits can be used at home, but don't take up a tremendous amount of space.

Today Only: Save $20 on Electronics and Toys

This offer is not limited to those with Kindle with Special Offers, but is open to anyone with a Mastercard (but ends at midnight tonight, Pacific Time (US).

Save $10 when you spend $100 on Electronics and Toys with your MasterCard® card at Amazon.com. Plus, get an additional $10 discount on a future purchase.

When you click thru the link above, you'll see a group discount code. Use this promo code during checkout, AFTER you set your payment method to any Mastercard; uou must use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code (no one-clicking). Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment - if you have more than a $100 balance, you may need to call and have your gift balance frozen while you enter the order; if you have less, whatever is there is used up first (so, you could put, say $89 on your Visa and apply it to your account as a gift card, then pay the remainder using your Mastercard).

Just like the last offer, you can use this one on the Kindle Fire; you'll get the $10 off $50 bonus by email within 30 days and can use it on any product sold "by Amazon.com", which should also include gift cards. Don't be fooled by the limited selection on the Special Offer page, either - you can click on More in Electronics or More in Toys and get about 70,000 more items.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Get $2 off select Glee CDs (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Get $2 off select Glee CDs

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 16 (tomorrow; this is less than the usual 4-day window for signup).

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until December 16 to complete your purchase. Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device; one item may be used with the promotion code.

Not a huge discount, but $2 off is up to 20%, so not too shabby, either, for the Gleeks on your Christmas list. All of the albums will also give you a $1 credit to use in the MP3 store, increasing the total savings, while the newest Christmas album adds an additional $2 credit.

Save $10 on Twilight Saga Movies (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Save $10 on Deluxe Editions of The Twilight Saga Movies

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 19.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until December 19 to complete your purchase. Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

Other than the dates, this appears to be an exact duplicate of the earlier offer on these movies. You don't need to buy any movie tickets (nor are any involved in the offer), either, as it's just a discount on the DVD's.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Save 20% on select AmazonBasics (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Save 20% on select AmazonBasics GPS/MP3 accessories and flash memory cards

Click on the offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the offer details. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 12.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer details page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until November 24 to complete your purchase (less than the usual one month for KSO offers). Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code.

Limit one offer per customer and per device; offer limited to one item.

Wouldn't you know, I just bought the exact SD memory card that is included in this offer. I may get another one, though, as I filled the first one just backing up my audiobooks. Also, ignore the title shown on the email and the offer page - this offer is for iPod covers, memory and a set of speakers that should work just fine with the Kindle Fire. The generic accessory case looks like a good place to organize your rechargeable batteries, from the customer supplied pics.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Save 50% on select Kindle covers (KSO)

This offer is only for those with the brand new $79 Kindle.

Save 50% on select Kindle covers at Amazon.com

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 8.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Kindle Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until November 30 to complete your purchase. Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

If you have a Kindle and were frustrated by receiving the last cover offer for the Kindle Keyboard instead, then you'll be very happy to find that only you have this offer on your Kindle this morning. It's the one that should have been sent out to you in the first place, with covers that fit your device. Be sure to not the expiration date, as it is the same November 30 as the other offer. If you are a two-device family, that means you actually now have a code for both an Amazon cover for the KK and a third-party case for the K4 (most also fit the upcoming Touch) and, for a few of you, an additional credit from Amazon when you protested that the cover offer you received wasn't one you could use.

If you've been thinking about getting one of the new Kindles, you can probably get this delivered (with overnight or 2nd day delivery by the 8th) and sign up for the offer before it is over, letting you grab the cover at half price to go with it. Even the most expensive covers would then yield a total cost of under $100 for a back-up reader (with access to Special Offers) or as a gift. For those with Prime, you'd also be able to use it to access the new Kindle Lending Library (which requires a physical Kindle device, not an app).

Get $15 off Disney toys (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Get $15 off a $30 purchase of select Disney toys

Click on the offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the offer details. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 8.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer details page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until December 8 to complete your purchase (less than the usual one month for KSO offers). Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code.

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

It must be nearly Christmas! If you have small children to buy for this year, you'll no doubt find at least one toy on the pages that they don't already have. For older kids, the selection is a bit slimmer (and they'll all want whatever is the hot "in" toy or a new computer/video game this year, anyway).

Save $15 on outerwear (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Save $15 on a $50 purchase of outerwear for women, men, kids, and baby

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 8.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until November 19 (two weeks) to complete your purchase. Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

Basically, you can get $15 off a coat at Amazon (but use the links above, to stay in the right category) Of course, many of the coats in the store are well over $50 (many at $1,000). A bit of searching, though, turns up some jackets under $50 (you can combine two or more to make up the $50 required) - once you click on the main section your want (Women, Men, Boys or Girls), try sorting low to high to find them. I did see one item that wasn't a coat - a "Shrug", which is a neck warmer/gaiter - although there may be more.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Save $50 on select strollers (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Save $50 on a $200 purchase of select strollers

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 4 (today).

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until December 4 to complete your purchase. Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

OK. Definitely not one I need. But, for those that do, could be a good discount on those in the lower price ranges (although the two most popular appear not to be eligible, as they are under $200, one by just a penny). Most seem to be covered by the Free 365-Day Returns on Baby items fulfilled by Amazon.com in the Amazon Baby Store special offer, also.

Get $25 off at endless.com (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Get $25 off a $75 order at endless.com

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the offer details. Sign-up for this offer expires on November 4 (today).

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer details page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until November 20 to complete your purchase (less than the usual one month for KSO offers). Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code.

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

Not a bad discount, if you happen to need some shoes, a new handbag or some jewelry, I suppose.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Buy one of 100 Horror titles for $1 (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers (including the brand new $79 Kindle):

Buy one of 100 Horror titles for $1

To take advantage of this offer:
  1. First, turn on your Kindle with Special Offers, click Menu, then View Special Offers.
  2. Find the offer: Buy one of 100 Horror titles for $1. Click on it, then on the link to Email Me This Offer.
  3. You will get an email from Amazon with your promotional code, right away.
  4. Once you have the promotion code (and have selected your book; see below), click this link, then on the button labeled Enter Your Code, at any time up to the expiration date of November 30.
  5. Enter your code and follow the directions.
  6. Choose any of these books and you'll pay only $1.
You'll have a promotion code on your account that will apply to the FIRST book you buy (from the list) after that. Note that even if the book is free, you'll pay a dollar, so be careful which one you pick after you enter the code -- make sure you don't grabbing a low cost title by accident, which can happen if you apply the code right away, before you are ready to buy the book (current prices range from just above $3 to $10.00, although I did see one in the $13-14 range). You should save the code and not enter it until you are ready to buy a book.

To recap: you must claim the offer by October 31 and must do so from your Kindle with Special Offers. You'll get a promotion code via email and you have until November 30 to enter and redeem the code. Once you enter it, it will work on the next book on the list that you purchase.

Limited to one per customer and one per device.

There are already a number of books that are supposed to be on this offer that are not available to those in the US. Strange, since Amazon set up the list and the offer is limited to those in the US. For a few books, there are other editions available in the US, but I would not count on the code working if you try it on those. I've seen this before, when publishers yank their books from the Kindle store, after they are featured in a promotion, but never so many when a promotion starts. If you see one you want and it is "not available", send an email to Kindle support (not Amazon) and complain that the offer is for US only and they picked a non-US ASIN/publisher (and give them the correct ASIN). Odds are, even if they can't fix the offer page, you'll get someone in support that can give you a promotion to get that book under the same terms as this deal. If you read horror at all, though, you should be able to find something interesting, such as Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby; I have a review copy and recommend those that thought it was only a movie take a look. So far, I've found one book I purchased on another $1 deal (Neal Stephenson's Zodiac), a couple of books I've picked up free on other promotions and what may be the most popular title in my library (Kalayna Price's Once Bitten; I have the same title by three other well-known authors, in addition to this one).

Save 50% on Kindle / Kindle Keyboard Covers (KSO)

Update: Some customers are getting an offer on Kindle covers, rather than Kindle Keyboard covers, so I am updating to show the links for both offers. Which you actually have, though, doesn't seem to make much difference on which offer you get, as I received on the KK offer on two accounts, one of which has the newer Kindle registered (only).

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers (including the brand new $79 Kindle).

Save 50% on select Kindle Keyboard covers at Amazon.com or
Save 50% on select Kindle covers at Amazon.com

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on October 31.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Kindle Keyboard Special Offer or the Kindle Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until November 30 to complete your purchase (but, see below). Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

This is an offer that has occurred once before and is one that been asked for several times over in the Amazon forums. I'll admit that I'd rather it have included covers for the new Touch or MiniKindle, but for those that are getting a new Kindle Keyboard (which I prefer greatly over the MiniKindle for entering notes or using on the web and is necessary for some games), this is a good chance to grab a new cover in time for holiday gift giving. Also, unlike the last offer, this one includes the lighted covers. Best of all, the covers are also on sale, which means you can pick up a lighted cover for less than the unlighted covers are selling for (without the code) or an unlighted cover for under $15.

If you get the Kindle Keyboard cover offer, the covers are all from Amazon. But, if you get the Kindle cover offer, there are covers from Marware, the New York Times and Belkin, which means there is a wide range of styles, colors and prices available to choose from. I've already emailed customer support, to find out why hubby didn't get the Kindle cover offer (and asking that he be allowed to use his code there, instead). The deals may not be quite as big a savings, but that's the only Kindle here that really needs a cover, right now. That list of covers, btw, also includes some that work with the new Kindle Touch. The dates are the same as the other offer, so it isn't one intended to occur later, but should have been the one that those with a Kindle (no keyboard) received.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Get a Kindle book for $1 (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers (including the brand new $79 Kindle):

Get a Kindle book from a list of thousands for $1

To take advantage of this offer:
  1. First, turn on your Kindle with Special Offers, click Menu, then View Special Offers.
  2. Find the offer: Get a Kindle book from a list of thousands for $1. Click on it, then on the link to Email Me This Offer.
  3. You will get an email from Amazon with your promotional code, right away.
  4. Once you have the promotion code (and have selected your book; see below), click this link, then on the button labeled Enter Your Code, at any time up to the expiration date of November 27.
  5. Enter your code and follow the directions.
  6. Choose any of these books and you'll pay only $1.
You'll have a promotion code on your account that will apply to the FIRST book you buy (from the list) after that. Note that even if the book is free, you'll pay a dollar, so be careful which one you pick after you enter the code -- make sure you don't grabbing a low cost title by accident, which can happen if you apply the code right away, before you are ready to buy the book. Current prices range from just above $2 to $20.00 (End Malaria, with $20 donated by Amazon, even if you only pay $1), with several in the upper teen range. You should save the code and not enter it until you are ready to buy a book.

To recap: you must claim the offer by October 27 and must do so from your Kindle with Special Offers. You'll get a promotion code via email and you have until November 27 to enter and redeem the code. Once you enter it, it will work on the next book on the list that you purchase.

Limited to one per customer and one per device.

If you want this offer on more than one account (and you have multiple devices), be sure to change the registration of the devices before you attempt to get the promotion code on any of them (I ran into an issue with the device I'd ordered for hubby's account, as a gift, because I forgot to check the gift box; it was on the same account when I claimed an offer and his KSO sent him the same promo code, even after it was registered to his account, which is where we leave it registered, now).

Be sure to click on each of the Genre labels on the offer page, as there are often hundreds of books in a category (Romance is the largest, of course, with several hundred to choose from). I have found a number of books in the list that I had already purchased, but I'm positive I'll find (more than) one that I'll order on this deal. If you can't find a single book you want (or have extra deals on extra KSO's in family member accounts), you could always use your dollar to buy End Malaria and get Amazon to donate $20 to the charity.

Save an extra 10% on Halloween video games (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers (including the brand new $79 Kindle).

Save an extra 10% on Halloween video games at Amazon.com

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on October 27.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until November 27 to complete your purchase (but, see below). Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device. From the Terms & Conditions, though, it appears you can pick up to 5 games for this offer and get 10% off of the entire order.

If you are planning to take advantage of this one, be sure to do so right away. The titles the promotion code are valid on are already 25%-85% off, but those prices will only last thru 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) October 29, 2011. The promotion code itself is valid for nearly another month, if you want to take a chance on clearance prices after the end of the month, but I expect some of the games will sell out and others will go back up in price after the sale. If you don't have a KSO, you can take advantage of the sale prices (but not the extra 10%).

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Save $20 on Automotive Winter Products (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Save $20 on a $50 purchase of select automotive winter products

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on October 23.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until November 23 to complete your purchase. Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

Don't be fooled by the title on this offer. There are a number of products that you can use any time of the year, such as battery chargers, socket extenders, windshield screens (I only use these in summer), emergency hammers/signals/kits, etc. There's a couple of plug-in inverter/USB chargers that would be handy for charging your electronics in older cars. There are even a few items for those that have no car at all, such as winter headgear that you can wear on a motorcycle or when snowmobiling/skiing.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Save $10 on The Twilight Saga Movies (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Save $10 on Deluxe Editions of The Twilight Saga Movies

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the promotion code. Sign-up for this offer expires on October 24.

You'll get an email (right away), a link to the Special Offer page and a promotion code to enter at checkout. Once you have the promotional code, you have until November 19 to complete your purchase. Like previous offers, this one requires you to use the full checkout process in order to enter your promotional code. Also, like all Amazon sales that use promotional codes, if you have a gift card balance, you must use it for the payment (if there is not a sufficient balance, then you can pick which credit card or other payment to use).

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

Looks like this ad got released or placed a bit late, as it's off the usual 4-day cycle, has a few extra days for signup, but expires at the same time as the other offers currently active. In addition, the ad on the Kindle is confusing (at least, to me), as the text implied that you had to buy movie tickets in order to get the special prices on the DVD/Blu-Ray sets. In fact, you can get the deal without buy tickets at all (although a link to Fandango to buy tickets is included in the email you get). Another confusing thing about this offer - it's for $10 off, limit one, but you can put up to three items from the offer into your cart at once. I don't know if you'll get $10 off each one or just a single $10 off (but, if that were true, why bother having any limit on the items placed in your cart?).

Sunday, October 16, 2011

$25 Appstore Credit with an Android Smartphone (KSO)

This offer is only for those with a Kindle with Special Offers:

Buy an Android smartphone from AmazonWireless & get a $25 Amazon Appstore for Android credit

Click on offer, then click on the link on the offer page to receive an email with the offer details. Sign-up for this offer expires on October 19.

Limit one offer per customer and per device.

There is no promotion code for this one - you click to get the offer sent to your email and if you buy a qualifying phone with the same Amazon account, you'll get the credit, no later than Dec. 19 (I suspect they delay by 30 days to account for those who return items; if you return the phone, you lose the credit).