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20+ of the best book deals ahead of the Amazon Big Spring Sale
SAVE UP TO 56%: Ahead of the Amazon Big Spring Sale, thousands of books are discounted by as much as 56% at Amazon, including new releases.
'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins
(save $8.40)
'Project Hail Mary' by Andy Weir
(save $6.02)
'Atomic Habits' by James Clear
(save $15.07)
'God of the Woods' by Liz Moore
(save $13)
Amazon sales are notorious for offering steep discounts on tech robot vacuums, Apple devices, tablets, and headphones. Ahead of the official start of the Amazon Big Spring Sale, we're seeing plenty of sweet discounts in these categories, but we're also jazzed to see so many great deals in other categories and that includes books.
Nothing compares to the joy that comes from sitting in the warm spring air with a good book. Plus, these sale prices make this the perfect time to stock up on books for summer vacation.
Check out these great book deals at Amazon if your bookshelf is feeling a bit bare after winter hibernation.
Best overall book deal
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The 50th annual Hunger Games is about to begin, and we're here for it. The latest novel in the saga, Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins is the fifth book in the Hunger Games series, which just released on March 18.
A beloved character from previous novels, this latest story in the realm takes us along with Haymitch Abernathy's as his name is called to serve as tribute for District 12. Get ready for 400 pages back in the Panem universe by pre-ordering Sunrise on the Reaping for $19.59 in hardcover, down from the list price of $27.99.
Best sci-fi book deal
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Ryland Grace wakes up feeling groggy and confused. Once he figures out what his name is, he might be able to progress in figuring it all out. Anyone who enjoyed Andy Weir's hit sci-fi book The Martian is bound to love Project Hail Mary. The paperback version is on sale ahead of Amazon's big sale for just $13.98, down from the standard price of $20.
Grabbing this title now is a great idea since you'll want to read Project Hail Mary before the motion picture starring Ryan Gosling hits theatres in 2026.
Best non-fiction book deal
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Although Atomic Habits isn't a brand new title, it's worth a read anytime, or a re-reading. Since the hardcover version is 56% off ahead of the Amazon sale, there's no excuse to not add this title to your bookshelf. Author James Clear uses the 320 pages to dive into bad habits, good habits, change, goals, and more. If 2025 if your year of change, Atomic Habits is a great place to start.
Best fiction book deal
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One of the best-selling thriller books of 2024, The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, is 43% off at Amazon, bringing the hardcover book down to just $17. Moore takes us back to summer camp in 1975 when early one morning a counselor realizes someone is missing from their bunk. It's not an ordinary camper. The missing teen is Barbara Van Leer — the daughter of the family that owners the camp. The complex thriller takes us down many story lines that weave together into the perfect thriller that's nearly impossible to put down.
More fiction book deals
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The Housemaid by Freida McFadden — $6.96 $12.99 (save $6.03)
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The Martian by Andy Weir — $8.99 $17 (save $8.01)
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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett — $9.49 $18 (save $8.51)
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I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger — $13.51 $28 (save $14.49)
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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride — $13.83 $28(save $14.17)
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The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters — $16.16 $28(save $11.84)
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The Wedding People by Alison Espach — $18.37 $28.99 (save $10.62)
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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman — $18.94 $30 (save $11.06)
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The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments box set by Margaret Atwood — $19.38 $35 (save $15.17)
More non-fiction book deals
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The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion — $9.60 $18 (save $8.40)
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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner — $9.85 $17 (save $7.15)
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Women in White Coats by Olivia Campbell — $10.59 $18.99 (save $8.40)
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The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron — $11.69 $20 (save $8.31)
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles — $13.29 $24 (save $10.71)
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The Last Yakuza: Life and Death in the Japanese Underworld by Jake Adelstein — $15.35 $22 (save $6.65)
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The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins — $15.68 $29.99 (save $14.31)
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The Wagner by David Grann — $16.05 $30 (save $13.95)
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The Tell by Amy Griffin — $20.30 $29 (save $8.70)
SAVE $50: As of Aug. 6, buy the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 for $349.99 at Best Buy and get a free $50 e-gift card.
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A good smartwatch can be your constant companion when it comes to handling your day. It can track your fitness, handle notifications and texts, and even help you make calls, all while giving you a full spectrum of body-centric metrics. If you're already using an Android phone or want a reliable brand for your purchase, you should consider heading to Best Buy to grab a Samsung smartwatch and get a little extra.
As of Aug. 6, buy the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 for $349.99 at Best Buy and get a free $50 e-gift card.
The 2025 Galaxy Watch8 has a slew of features, including Google Gemini integration, something Samsung managed to get before Google could implement in its Pixel Watch lineup. It also has a wide variety of health and fitness options, including preset workout data, sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring, and much more to help you make sure you can face the day at your best.
Beyond those things, the Galaxy Watch8 also lets you handle comms straight from your wrist so you can make calls, text, use some of your favorite apps, and organize your life. Your personal AI assistant is voice-activated as well, so it can help you get things done even when your hands are busy.
You'd think Android and YouTube would work together flawlessly, but early this week, that wasn't the case.
As reported and confirmed by 9to5Google, YouTube users on Android devices couldn't change the playback speed on videos. Changing the speed to anything other than 1x would simply not work, as the setting change wouldn't save, acting as if you hadn't done it at all. Obviously, that's not a great user experience, considering that Android and YouTube are both Google's responsibility. It seems a bit strange for Android users specifically to lose access to a core YouTube feature, but that's what happened.
Thankfully, it seems that as of Wednesday morning, the issue has been fixed, per a YouTube community note. The note states that any users still experiencing the issue should simply close and reopen the app. Hopefully, by doing that, you can fix the problem and get back to frame-by-frame analysis of movie trailers at 0.25x speed.
For once, it paid off to use a Google app on iOS instead.
On top of directing horror hits Get Out, Us, and Nope, Jordan Peele has produced several exciting genre projects, from Dev Patel's Monkey Man to Nia DaCosta's Candyman, which he also co-wrote. Next up on his production slate is the football horror film Him, directed by Justin Tipping.
Co-written by Skip Bronkie, Zack Akers, and Tipping, Him introduces promising young football star Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers). Not only does Withers have acting experience from projects like I Know What You Did Last Summer and Atlanta, he was also part of Florida State University's 2017 football team as a wide receiver. Hopefully his experience playing was nothing like Cameron's in Him, though, because the trailer makes it out to be a full-on nightmare.
After suffering a traumatic brain injury at the hands of an unhinged fan, Cameron thinks his football dream is dead. But when his hero, legendary quarterback Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), offers to train him at his personal compound, he's excited to accept.
However, Isaiah's training methods are far more violent than Cameron realized. (And football is already pretty violent!) We're talking smashing footballs into players' faces until they bleed as punishment.
But that's just the start of the horrors that await in Him, which demands that Cameron sacrifice everything to be the GOAT he so badly wants to be. Check out the unsettling trailer above.
Him also stars Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies, and MMA fighter Maurice Greene, as well as hip-hop artists Guapdad 4000 and Tierra Whack.
Him hits theaters Sept. 19.
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