Preorder “The Home Front” narrarated by Martin Sheen for Free

Audible is offering preorders of The Home Front: Life in America During World War II Audiobook for free. That’s $25 off the original listing and obviously the best deal you can find for this audiobook. It will be released on September 7 and it will be free to download starting then. You can sign up for a free 30-day Audible trial to make yourself eligible for the offer.

Netflix September Preview: Narcos Season 3, Gotham, more on the way!

Summer is winding down and soon the leaves will begin to change, but even sooner than that we will get new content on Netflix! Starting September 1st, you can enjoy the third season of Narcos, Gotham, and the sci-fi series The Expanse is back for season two. There will be a bunch of movies arriving like Spectre and the new Star Trek: Discovery will premiere as well.

Amazon Music Unlimited matches Apple Music deal for students, plus $1/mo promo

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Apple has long recognized the importance of the student market, using education discounts to try to pull them into the company’s ecosystem with hardware purchases, and adding a student discount for Apple Music last year.

Apple knows that if you bring people on board as students, they have huge potential lifetime value once they leave college. Amazon Music Unlimited seems now to be realizing the same thing, with a student deal that matches the Apple one – and going even further for Prime Student members …

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Google Play Music + YouTube Red free 4-month trial for new subscribers (Reg. $40)

Note: At this time it appears this offer is for select accounts only and may not be available to everyone.

Google is offering new subscribers only a Google Play Music Unlimited and YouTube Red 4-Month Trial for free. That’s about a $40 savings (Reg. $10/month) and tied with our previous mention for the longest trial offer we’ve seen. 

Get Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) on Blu-ray now for $70 shipped

Amazon is offering Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) on Blu-ray for $69.99 shipped. Also at Best Buy. For comparison, Target and Walmart have it for $90 and this is the best currently available. Rated 4.6/5 stars by nearly 6,500 Amazon shoppers.

DC Universe 10th Anniversary 30-Film Digital Collection for $100

Celebrate 10 years of DC animated films with this 30-film collection on iTunes for $99.99. That drops each movie to just $3.33 a piece and you’d expect to pay $10 for each title individually.This collection of movies was just released digitally on August 15 and is set to be released on Blu-ray on November 7th. Valued at over $300, this set includes the following titles:

Kong Skull Island HD digital rental for just $1 (Reg. $5, PS Plus only)

Today we have a solid digital movie rental deal for PlayStation Plus members. You can rent 2017’s Kong: Skull Island for just $1 right now on PSN. It regularly goes for $4.99 in HD on Amazon and PSN.

MoviePass now lets you see a movie each day in theaters for $10/month

MoviePass is offering its monthly subscription for just $9.95 per month. You can find the app on Android or iOS. That’s down from $15 per month previously and the lowest we’ve seen for this service. With MoviePass you get to see one movie per day each month in participating theaters. So you can potentially see up to 31 movies in a month at the cost of standard admission to just one film.

TradePub offers Free eBooks on Linux, Adobe and more topics

TradePub is again offering 9to5 readers the opportunity to download three eBooks to help in your professional life for FREE. The only catch? You have to fill out a short form to get to the download area. Below you’ll find the three titles available:

Download 20 Garth Brooks tracks for free at Amazon ($20+ value)

Amazon offers The Chase/In Pieces by Garth Brooks as a free MP3 download. For comparison, most Garth Brooks digital albums sell for around $6-$10 at Amazon. This ‘two-disc’ album includes 20 songs all together.

Watch the first episode of Disney’s new DuckTales series for free

In case you hadn’t heard, DuckTales is back! The new animated television series premiered a few days back and you can watch it for free at Amazon and the Google Play Store. The first episode will become a permanent part of your collection on whichever platform you choose. Enjoy!

HD Digital Movies for $5 to own: 12 Monkeys, Groundhog Day, Social Network, more

Amazon is offering another batch of $5 HD Digital Movies to own right now. That’s typically half what you would expect to pay to own these digital movies. Below you’ll find the full list of titles available in today’s sale:

VUDU has $5 HD Digital Movies: The Omen, Antwone Fisher, more

It’s finally Friday! And that means we can kick back, relax and welcome in the weekend with discounted movies from VUDU. Below you’ll find a list of films available to own for just $4.99. You would expect to pay $10 or more for most of these movies elsewhere. 

Free MP3 Comedy Albums at Amazon: Lewis Black, Will Arnett, much more!

Amazon Music is offering a handful of Audible comedy digital MP3 albums for free. Usually $5-$10 at competing services, this is as good as it gets. Each album will become a permanent part of your collection.

Cosmopolitan Magazine 1-Year Subscription for Free (Reg. $15)

Mercury Magazines is offering a Cosmopolitan Magazine 1-Year Subscription (12 issues) for free when you complete a short form. It currently sells for $15 direct from the publisher. 

Own the first three X-Men movies in Digital HD for only $10 (Reg. $30+)

iTunes is now offering HD downloads of the X-Men Three Film Collection for just $9.99. That’s what you would expect to pay for only one of these films let alone the entire trilogy. The movies in the bundle are X-Men, X2: X-Men United, and X-Men: The last Stand.  

NFL Sunday Ticket returns with 50% discount for eligible students

Update: You can now save 20% on NFL Sunday Ticket U with a valid .edu email address and promo code BACKTOSCHOOL. A $5 credit will be applied each month.

The NFL season is upon us as teams are officially in training camps this week. That means it’s time to re-up those Sunday Ticket subscriptions to ensure you can catch just about every game throughout the year. While a subscription typically runs $50 per month, you may not know that students can save 50% with an eligible .edu email address. That drops the price down to $100 for a full year and delivers all of the football action that you can handle.

$1 HD Movie Rentals: ‘Logan’ and ‘Allied’ (Reg. $6)

For its PlayStation Plus members only, the PlayStation Store is offering rentals of ‘Logan’ in HD for just $0.99. That’s $5 less than iTunes and Amazon for the same rental and the lowest we can find for it. Also, this week both iTunes and Amazon offer the Brad Pitt film, ‘Allied’ for jut $0.99 to rent in HD. Typically, you would expect to pay $5 or $6 for this rental and the movie received 7/10 stars from viewers.

The Bourne Ultimate Collection on Blu-ray for $32 shipped (Reg. $50)

Amazon is offering the The Bourne Ultimate Collection on Blu-ray for $31.99 shipped. That’s $18 less than Best Buy and a new all-time low at Amazon. Rated 4.8/5 stars, this 6-disc collection has all five Bourne films starring Matt Damon. 

TradePub offers three programming eBooks for free (Reg. up to $20)

TradePub is offering the following eBooks to download for free after you fill out a short form. Typically, you would spend a few dollars at least for the Kindle version of these publications. Here are the titles:

Choose Three Blu-rays for $20: Men in Black Trilogy, Captain Philips, more

Best Buy is offering three select Blu-ray Movies on sale for $20 with free in-store pickup or shipped free on an order padded to $35+. Just add your choice of 3 titles to your cart and see the reduced price at checkout. That’s at least $10 off the regular price of these Blu-rays and the best combo deal we can find. Here are some of the films you can choose from: 

Google is handing out a free $1 Play Store credit today

Google Play is granting some of its members a free $1 credit today. So hurry up and check your account to see if you got it! You can use your new balance on appsmovies, music, books and more from the Google Play library.

Netflix August Preview: The Defenders, Matrix Trilogy, more on the way!

The newest Marvel show to hit Netflix in August is the highly anticipated The Defenders. These small screen Avengers include Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. They are all charged with the common goal of saving New York City.

Select movies at Amazon $5 to own (Reg. $8+): 12 Monkeys, Insomnia, more

Amazon is offering the following Digital HD movies for just $4.99. You would expect to pay upwards of $10 for the same films at iTunes or other online movie hubs.

Also, Groupon has Redbox eGift Cards for Movie Rentals: $10 Redbox eGift Card $6.50 or $20 Redbox eGift Card $12.

Fandango takes $5 off any movie purchase with promo code

If you’re planning on hitting the theaters this weekend, Fandango is offering $5 off any movie ticket order when you enter promo code ANDROIDPAY5 at checkout. You don’t need to use the Android Pay app for this promo to work, but you will need to provide your email address to get the tickets. That’s the best dollar off promotion we’ve seen from Fandango that doesn’t require a minimum purchase amount. Spider-Man: Homecoming is still in theaters or you can head to the opening of Dunkirk. It’s Christopher Nolan’s World War II film that’s getting excellent reviews so far.

Amazon $0.10 HD Movie Rentals: The Descendants, Project Almanac, more

Following suit from the now expired VUDU sale from yesterday, Amazon Instant Video has nearly all the same films on sale for $0.10 today. Typically you would expect to pay around $3 or more to rent these flicks elsewhere. When renting from Amazon, you have 30 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish once you’ve started it.

Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen. 6-inch Wi-Fi $55 (Refurb, Orig. $120)

Woot is offering the refurbished 2nd-generation (2013) Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Wi-Fi 6-inch eBook Reader for $49.99 + $5 shipping. That’s $64 off the original list price and the lowest we’ve seen for this device in any condition. Rated 4.5/5 stars and a 90-day Woot warranty applies.

Radiohead album hides a 1980’s computer app with secret messages [Video]

Vinyl releases have become all the rage the last few years with a plethora of new turntables hitting the market and a seemingly endless stream of special edition album/soundtrack releases. Whether it’s crazy collector’s editions of your favorite bands or re-released game soundtracks, we have seen our fair share of creative packages come down the pipeline. Radiohead is one of those enduring bands that has been crossing through genres for over 20 years now with as strong a cult following as anyone. Clearly the group is a prime candidate for one of these insane re-releases and it looks like the band’s groundbreaking OK Computer special edition is doing just that…

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Grab these free eBooks: Networking, Mindfullness at Work, and more topics

TradePub is letting you download the following Free eBooks after you fill out a short form. Regularly theses titles can be found for $10 or more at retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Here are the eBooks available today:

Spider-Man: Homecoming-themed gear to get you hyped for the film

Well today is the big day Spidey-fans! Spider-Man: Homecoming is officially out in theaters and we hope you enjoy it. The buzz it’s generating and the reviews coming back in look and sound fantastic so far. Today, we’ve rounded up the best Spider-Man gear we could find to celebrate the web-head’s return to the big screen.

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Amazon Digital Movie Rentals for $0.10/ ea: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, more

Amazon is back at it again offering a selection of digital HD movie rentals for only $0.10 right now. These titles typically run $2.99 or more at other sites like iTunes. So, you can just click on a movie you want and you’ll have 30 days to start watching the film, and 48 hours to finish once you’ve started.

Twilight Saga 5-film Digital HD Collection $10, Jack Reacher $1 Rental

iTunes is offering the The Twilight Saga: Ultimate Collection for just $9.99 to own in HD. As a pricing comparison Amazon charges $30 for the same collection on Blu-ray. This bundle includes all five Twilight movies.

Also, this week’s $1 HD Rental is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back available at Amazon or iTunes.

Kindle First July eBook freebies from Amazon

July is here and Amazon has announced a new round of free Kindle First eBooks for Prime members. Subscribers to Amazon’s 2-day shipping service receive early access to new Kindle books for free (Reg. $6) before these titles are released.

Amazon has Nine Awesome Children’s Bedtime Stories as a Kindle eBook for free

Amazon has the Kindle version of Mega Collection #1: Nine Awesome Bedtime Stories for Children 3-6! for free right now. Just use one click to have it instantly sent to your phone or tablet! Rated 3.8/5 stars by Amazon shoppers.

Prime members can get 6 months of Audible right now for $9/mo. (Reg. $15)

Amazon is now offering its Prime Members the Audible Gold Membership for 6-Months for $8.95/month. Plus, you get an additional one credit each month good for any audiobook. That’s a savings of $36 and the best discount we’ve seen on the Gold Membership. Keep an eye out on our other Prime Day news as we learn about it.

Free Month of Marvel Unlimited for the Premiere of Spider-Man: Homecoming

To help celebrate the premiere of Spider-Man: Homecoming hitting theaters next Friday (7/7/2017), fans can get a month free trial of Marvel Unlimited when they subscribe and enter code HOME at checkout. That’s a $10 value on the monthly subscription cost and we typically only see these rare discounts before the big movies come out.

Free National Geographic Documentary “From the Ashes” in Digital HD

Amazon offers the National Geographic Documentary: From the Ashes (2017) Digital HD Movie for Free (Also available from Vudu.com). It’s an 83 minute free film on the legacy of the “war on coal” and how it shapes our countries economy, health and climate.

Netflix Preview for July 2017: Rogue One, Lion, E.T., much more on the way!

July is going to be another scorcher month, especially with hot movies like Rogue One coming to Netflix (July 18th). Classic Sci-Fi fans will also appreciate the return of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (July 1st) and then 2016’s favorite Lion (July 9th). There will also be new series arriving just in time to save us from endless summer reruns. The list includes  Friends From College, an ensemble comedy with a solid cast led by Cobie Smulders, Fred Savage and Keegan-Michael Key (July 14), and Ozark, with Jason Bateman as a man taking his family on the lam when his deals with a drug cartel turn sour (July 21).

Netflix’s original movies in July include The Incredible Jessica James, a romantic comedy starring Daily Show standout Jessica Williams (July 28), and To the Bone, a drama with Lily Collins as a woman battling anorexia with help from an unorthodox doctor played by Keanu Reeves (July 14).

As always, if you’re not getting Netflix you can try it out free for 30-days and then pay as little as $10 a month for a basic subscription. You’ll also want to check out some popular media streamers to beam Netflix to your TV.

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Amazon announces 2017’s top books that you’ll want to add to your reading list

Each year Amazon and its Book Editorial team sift through all of the new releases in order to select the best titles for readers to enjoy. Among Amazon’s Best Books of the Year, you’ll find the editors top 10 picks for 2017 so far. So if you’re looking for titles to add to your summer reading list, this is the perfect place to start.

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HD movie rentals for $0.10/ea. at VUDU today only: Pacific Rim, Galaxy Quest, more

Just for today, VUDU has a selection of 30 films in HD you can rent for just $0.10 a piece in the ongoing celebration of its 10th anniversary online. A few of our picks include: Pacific Rim, Divergent, Galaxy Quest, Warm Bodies, Hugo and Top Gun. You would expect to pay around $3 or more at iTunes or Amazon to rent most of these titles.

Once you rent a film at VUDU, it will be available for 30 days and you have 24 hours to watch it once you’ve started playing it.

Check out our other movie sales at iTunes and Amazon going on right now.

Netflix introduces interactive content where your kids choose how the story unfolds

Netflix has announced new interactive stories it’s calling “branching” narrative episodes coming to the subscription service starting today. The first of which is Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale and then coming next month, July 14th is Buddy Thunderstruck: The Maybe Pile. As a Netflix subscriber you get control of what happens in each of these new stories.

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Amazon $5 HD Digital Movie Sale: The Big Short, Predator, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, and more

As it has done in the past, Amazon is offering a selection of $5 HD movies for users to add straight to their personal collections. The selection of movies includes popular titles from last year and the year before, as well as virus other older this.

Blu-ray Steelbooks from $10: World War Z, Saving Private Ryan, Independence Day, more

Best Buy is offering a select few Blu-ray Steelbooks on sale from $9.99. That’s at least $5 off in most cases and the best we’ve seen for many of these titles. You’ll want to choose free store pickup to avoid the shipping charge or pad your order to $35+ to score free shipping.

Note: Some of the titles below are only available in-store.

VUDU $5 movie sale: The Matrix, Tormorrowland, Jason Bourne, many more

The 10 year anniversary celebration continues as VUDU offers even more savings on movies. Here is the full list of films you can add to your digital library for just $4.99/each. Typically these titles can reach $20 or more on iTunes or Amazon. There’s also a Father’s Day sale going on at VUDU where you can pick up titles like Space Balls or just $4.

Our picks for the top movies hitting the big screen this summer [Video]

To kick off this summer’s blockbuster movies we were graced with the highly anticipated Wonder Woman on June 2nd. In just 12 days the film has already soared to over $450 million at the box office and secured itself as the main contender to beat this summer.

There are a few other films like Spider-Man: Homecoming and Stephen King’s The Dark Tower that may have enough strength to take on the Amazon princess, but it looks like the battle could already be over. Here are some of our favorite picks along with preview trailers:

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Amazon $0.10/ea Movie Rentals: Mad Max: Fury Road, Entourage, South Park, more!

Update: While the sale at VUDU has ended, it appears Amazon has price matched many of the same film rentals. Here is the list of $0.10/ea Movie Rentals from Amazon:

To celebrate 10 years in the movie rental business, VUDU is offering $0.10 each HD movie rentals. That’s about $4 off what you would expect to pay for these films elsewhere. The deal is for today only.

We still have the Disney/Pixar Movie sale with discounts on Cars, Toy Story, and more!

Here is the full list of movies available at VUDU:

Coding Powerhouse eBook Bundle: Ultimate Digital Library for Developers for $29

Whether you’re building mobile apps or creating a web platform, it’s really helpful to have quick access to expert knowledge. The Coding Powerhouse eBooks Bundle gives you just that, with nine titles for $29 (Orig. $324) via Electronicsforward Specials.

Hacksaw Ridge is this week’s $1 HD Rental at iTunes and Amazon

This week’s iTunes and Amazon $1 HD Rental is Hacksaw Ridge. Typically $5 at other online movie services, this film is getting a 80% discount. Rated 4.7/5 stars by over 2,200 reviewers.

ICYMI: iTunes and Amazon launch Disney/Pixar Movie sale: discounts on Cars, Toy Story, and more!