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Best Buy discounts a selection of Blu-ray disc movies to $4.99 each, as listed below. Plus, most orders qualify for free shipping. That puts each at the lowest total price we could find by at least $2. Sales tax is added where applicable. The deals:

• A Time to Kill on Blu-ray Disc (pictured) for $4.99
• Courage Under Fire on Blu-ray Disc for $4.99
• The Secret of NIMH on Blu-ray Disc for $4.99
• Valkyrie on Blu-ray Disc for $4.99
• shop for more discounted Blu-ray Disc movies from $3.99 at Best Buy

Update: Note that many titles are now backordered one to two weeks.

Google Play offers downloads of the May Antenna Sampler MP3 Album for free. That's tied with our February mention of a similar sampler and the lowest price we could find for this 13-track, DRM-free album. It features music from Cheatahs, Chico Mann, Rittz, and more. (iTunes charges 99 cents or more for most of these tracks.)

Get This is a new app that lets you purchase items you see flash across the screen during your favorite TV shows. Currently only two programs are eligible for this real time product curation, but that didn't stop us from thinking about all the ridiculous things we'd like to own from our favorite TV shows.

At TradePub, get a Microsoft Windows 8 Reference Card for free in exchange for information about you and your company. That's the best deal we could find for this printable PDF, which provides shortcuts, tips, and tricks for the Windows 8 operating system.

Best Buy offers The Outlaw Josey Wales on Blu-ray Disc for $6.99 with free shipping. (Amazon charges the same for Prime members.) That's the lowest total price we could find by $3.

The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of 100 MP3 albums for $5 each. That puts many titles well below what iTunes charges, which is generally at least $9.99. Choose from The Killers, Modest Mouse, Carrie Underwood, Brand New, David Bowie, and more. Amazon MP3 downloader is required.

The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of select MP3 Singles for 69 cents each. That's tied with our February mention of a similar sale as one of the best such deals we've seen for such a selection of songs from Amazon, with many MP3 songs at the lowest prices we could find. (Note that iTunes may charge the same for select tracks.) Choose from tracks by Carly Rae Jepsen, TLC, Tom Petty, Mariah Carey, and more. Amazon MP3 Downloader is required.

The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of over 1,000 MP3 albums for $2.99 each. That's tied with last month's mention of a similar sale and puts many titles well below what iTunes charges, which is generally $9.99. Among the featured artists are Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flo Rida, Imagine Dragons, Montgomery Gentry, and more. Amazon MP3 downloader is required.

DiscountMags offers a Taste of Home Magazine 1-Year Subscription (seven issues) for $16.99. Coupon code "DEALNEWS" cuts it to $4.49. That's tied with our mention from three weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $13, although we saw it for a buck less in February.

Of note, you can order up to a 4-year subscription at this per-year price.

DiscountMags offers a Star Magazine 3-Year Subscription (156 issues) for $234. Coupon code "DEALNEWS" knocks it to $30. That's $0.19/issue, tied with our mention from a month ago, and the lowest price we could find by $171.

Of note, DiscountMags also offers a Star Magazine 1-Year Subscription for $15 and a Star Magazine 2-Year Subscription for $25 via the coupon code above.

Best Buy discounts select seasons of Smallville on DVD for $19.99. Plus, add three seasons to your cart for $38.98. With free shipping, that's $12.99 per season and $27 under the lowest total price we could find for any three seasons purchased elsewhere.

Note that select seasons are currently on backorder, with an expected ship time of one to two weeks.

The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of the 100 Must-Have Wedding Masterpieces MP3 Album for 99 cents. That's $0.01 per track and the lowest price we could find for this classical collection, released today. (iTunes charges $6.99) It includes an assortment of 100 DRM-free classical music tracks. Amazon MP3 Downloader is required.

Noisetrade offers downloads of the Hanson: 21 Years of Music MP3 sampler for free when you enter your email address. That's the best offer we've seen from Noisetrade since last summer, when it offered a 25-song complication album for free. It features five songs, including one from the band's yet-to-be-released latest album.

Amazon offers Star Wars: Original Trilogy on Blu-ray Disc (pictured) or Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy on Blu-ray Disc for $32.99 with free shipping. Each is the lowest total price we could find by $7. (We saw them for $3 less in December with pickup at Best Buy.) The original 3-disc set includes the seminal episodes 4, 5, and 6 that tell a gripping story of a young Jedi fighting against insurmountable odds to save the universe; while the 3-disc prequel set includes Jar Jar Binks and Midi-chlorians (episodes 1, 2, and 3). Both sets also include audio commentary for each movie with George Lucas.

Amazon offers several eBooks for Kindle for free, as listed below. Each is at least $1 off and the best deal seen. The deals:

• 365 Days of Happiness: Inspirational Quotes to Live By (pictured)
• SURVIVE Infinite Dangers -- The Family Survival Guide of 21st Century Dangers
• The Simple Art of Bodybuilding: A Practical Guide to Training and Nutrition
• Photographing Children - Tips, Tricks And Ideas!
• Beginners' Guide To Coffee At Home: Coffee basics for coffee enthusiasts
• Feeling Happy Punk? Well Are Ya?!

A Kindle or Kindle-enabled device is required to download and read these eBooks.

Freebizmag offers a Travel + Leisure Magazine 1-Year Subscription (10 issues) for free in exchange for information about you and your company. That's the lowest price we could find by $24.

Best Buy and Amazon offer a selection of Star Trek movies on Blu-ray Disc, with prices starting at $9.99 as listed below. Plus, all items get free shipping. (At Amazon, you must be a Prime member or spend $25; otherwise, shipping starts at $3.98.) Each is at the lowest total price we could find by at least $4. The deals:

• Star Trek (2009) on Blu-ray (pictured) for $9.99
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) on Blu-ray preorders for $9.99
• Star Trek III: The Search For Spock on Blu-ray preorders for $9.99
• Star Trek VIII: First Contact on Blu-ray for $9.99
• Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection on Blu-ray for $39.99
• see all Star Trek Blu-ray deals

Best Buy offers Fringe: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray Disc (pictured) bundled with The Complete Second Season and Third Season for $19.99 each. Add all three to your cart and they drop to $38.97. With free shipping, that's $12.99 per season and $15 under the lowest total price we could find for these three box sets purchased separately elsewhere.

Note that it's currently on backorder, with an expected ship time of one to two weeks.

Blockbuster offers a selection of used DVDs, with prices starting at $1.99. Opt for "DVD only" (available on select titles) to ditch the case and bag free shipping; otherwise, shipping starts at 25 cents. That puts many titles at the lowest total price we could find. Notables, with "DVD only" prices noted where applicable:

• Used Sherlock Holmes on DVD (pictured) for $2.39
• used Up on DVD for $2.39
• used Horrible Bosses on DVD for $3.99
• browse for more used DVDs at Blockbuster