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You’ll find most any textbook you need at Amazon, and you can probably snag it for a lot less than your own school will charge you for it.
All you have to do is search for the book’s Title, Author or ISBN number and you’ll be presented with a list of both new and used copies along with their prices. [Read more…]
If you’ve been using the Internet for a while you’re probably aware of the fantastic Amazon Associates affiliate program that allows bloggers to earn money by helping folks find great deals on items at the Amazon website.
In my opinion, there is no better affiliate program in the world because Amazon makes it easy to earn commissions on great products that most buyers end up loving in the end.
That’s why I participate in the program myself.
Unfortunately, any time a company comes up with a great idea for helping people do better in life, there are always scammers waiting in the wings to take advantage of people who just want to make an honest living. [Read more…]
By now you probably know that upgrading your computer’s RAM, adding a stand-alone graphics adapter or replacing the hard drive with an SSD can make it run faster and more smoothly.
But if you’ve ever actually shopped for computer parts you probably also know how difficult it can be to determine whether a given part is compatible with your particular computer.
All the info you need to make that determination is available on the Internet (and in many cases right in the product’s item description), but unless you’re very familiar with computer hardware it can be difficult to figure out which info is even relevant to the determination.
Well, Amazon has a handy tool that can help…
By now you probably know that Amazon Prime members get free 2-day shipping on Prime-eligible products plus a bunch of other awesome perks. It truly is one of the best deals around.
That being said, you might be reluctant to sign up for a Prime membership due to the $119 annual fee, especially if you tend to cluster your Amazon shopping around the holidays.
Well guess what? You can sign up for Amazon Prime one month at a time if you only need it for a short time! [Read more…]
Question from Brandie: I recently started doing some shopping on Amazon (#ad), and I absolutely love it!
Their selection is simply astounding and their prices are very reasonable.
For the most part everything is very easy to understand or figure out as I go, but I’m still learning the ropes about some things.
For example, every now and then I’ll come across a product that’s listed as an “Add-On Item”.
I’m not really sure what that means. Can you tell me?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]