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50% Off O’Reilly Tech DRM-free eBooks, 60% Off Purchase of $100 Or More – EXP 9/10/2013

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oreillyO’Reilly is offering 50% off on all ebooks & videos as part of their Back to (Tech) School Sale for a limited time. Plus, save 60% off orders of $100 or more. To get discount, use the coupon code: B2S3 at checkout. This deal can not be combined with other offers. Offer does not apply to Print, or “Print & Ebook” bundle pricing. Deal expires September 10, 2013, 5:00 am pst.

O’Reilly offers over 7000 ebooks and videos from top technology publishers. Ebooks and videos from oreilly.com are DRM-free. You get free lifetime access, multiple formats, and free updates.

Amazon Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device w/ Global 3G for $259

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Amazon has the Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device in graphite for $259 (379 – 120 instant savings) with Free Shipping for a limited time.

The Kindle DX features an improved e-ink display, 4GB internal storage, integrated 3G global wireless connection (NO monthly cost required), 5-way controller, text-to-speech, Whispersync (this acts as a virtual bookmark to sync your location across multiple Kindles), PDF support, and more. . It measures 0.38″-thick with a 9.7″ screen, and weighs in at just under 19 ounces.

Amazon Now Offers Kindle eTextbook Rentals for Up To 80% Off List Price

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Amazon is now offering Kindle eTextbook rentals for up to 80% off list price of a printed textbook. You can rent for the minimum length, typically 30 days, with 360 days maximum, and you can extend your rental by as little as 1 day as many times as you want and just pay for the added days. In the middle of a rental if you feel you would like to own the textbook, Amazon will allow you to apply your full rental fee towards the purchase, so no brainner if you were already thinking of buying a Kindle copy. Notes and highlighting can also be performed on rentals and those are accessible even with the retal period has expired.

Note that a Kindle reader (FREE for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android device, Windows Phone 7, Blackberry) or Kindle-enabled device is required to download and read these eBooks.