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A batch of Amazon Cyber Monday Lightning Deals are available today, with many more offers to be released over the course of the day. Lightning Deals are short-lived, low-inventory, aggressively-priced offers from Amazon. The better the deal, the more likely it will sell out extremely quickly (e.g., a few seconds). Today's deals include electronics, toys, clothing, watches, shoes, and more. Use the provided link to see the current deals, refresh the page to see new deals as posted.

Amazon.com has the Crucial M500 240GB Solid-State Drive for $72.99. Plus, shipping is free. Prices for solid-state drives of this size were hovering around $100, making this an excellent deal for SSD storage. These drives will fit in most laptops and are significantly faster than hard drives.

Amazon takes 30 percent off any single book using coupon code "holiday30". It's one of the few such deals we've seen for books on Amazon, and applies to just about any book sold by Amazon, excluding Kindle and audiobooks. Enter th coupon code on the payment page while checking out. A maximum discount of $10 is available. Deal ends at 2:59 AM Eastern on Monday morning, December 1.

Today only, PayPal Digital Gifts via eBay offres a $50 eBay gift certificate for $45. The codes will be delivered via Emial within 24 hours. It's rare to see a 10 percent discount on eBay gift cards, which can be used for practically anything on the site. NO limit on the number of gift cards one can purchase is specified.

BestBuy.com has a 13.3-inch MacBook Air for $799.99. That's $300 off list and about $100 less than the next best price we could find. It includes a Core I5 Haswell Processor, 128GB solid-state drive, 4GB of memory, and is upgradable to OS X Yosemite.

Target offers free shipping sitewide, with no minimum purchase required. (Oversized handling fees may still apply to select items.) Plus, it stacks with other offers, including $10 off Home orders of $50 or more via coupon code HOME10 and 20% off select furniture purchases of $150 or more. (The second discount shows in cart, and both offers stack.) That's only the second sitewide free shipping offer we've seen from Target and it yields significant savings, especially on some larger items which usually carry hefty shipping charges. Deal ends December 20.

Today only, PayPal Digital Gifts via eBay offers $100 iTunes gift certificates for $75. It's the best deal we've seen for a $100 gift code this year. The codes will be delivered via Email. Of Note, this could be used to purchase the KNFB Reader App for the iPhone at a roughly 25 percent savings.

Native Instruments has launched a Black Friday sale that includes 50 percent discounts on some of their instrument packs among other deals. These can be used by musicians to create realistic-sounding productions. From orchestral sounds to drum kits, there's a wide variety to choose from. Check the link on this post for details.

This is one kickin shaving system. Amazon.com has the Braun Series 7- 790cc Pulsonic Shaver System in silver for $149.99. That's $120 off list and the lowest price we've seen. Perhaps the coolest feature of this electric shaver is the Clean and Renew cartridges which automatically clean the blades after use. Plus, it's one of the closest shaves available.

1800flowers. com offers a chance to Give thanks and send smiles while you Save 20 percent on your Thanksgiving Flowers and Gifts. Use coupon code THANKTWNTY to get this deal that ends today. Click the provided link to start shopping this sale.

GiftCardMall via eBay offers $50 Guitar Center gift cards for $40. Plus, shipping is free. That's potentially a 20 percent savings, depending on how you use these. We did not see a limit on how many you could purchase. These are physical cards to use at a Guitar Center retail store.

Amazon.com has the Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player for $22.99.. Plus, receive two months of Hulu Plus streaming service with the purchase. With free shipping, it's $12 off list, not counting the free Hulu Plus. The Chromecast is a wireless streaming dongle that plugs into a TV. You send content to it through your iOS or Androi device from a growing number of apps.

Blindy.TV is featuring a South Park marathon this weekend and giving away some cool prizes as well. Listen this weekend to win a SoundPods Bluetooth Speaker from A T Guys. You must be following @BlindyTV on Twitter to win. For all the details, check the link on this post. Two speakers are being given away, so you have double the chance to win. Good luck.

Jamie Pauls, host of the SeroTalk Weekly Podcast and content curator for Serotek, has decided to leave the company, according to a post on twitter. "I have chosen to bring an end to my relationship with Serotek. Thanks to the best group of people I have ever worked with in my life!" This brings the number of departures at the company to 6. Original CEO Mike Calvo is now taking a more active role in the company and promises that services such as the System Access Mobile Network will remain intact. This is a developing story and we'll post more as we learn of it.

It is our goal at Blind Bargains to report news events accurately as they happen. Last week, we originally reported that several Serotek employees had been fired when in fact they had resigned or otherwise left the company. The story was corrected later that evening after we were informed of our error. We know many of you rely on Blind Bargains for credible news coverage in the assistive technology industry and beyond, and so we apologize for falling short in this instance. There's a lot still to tell in the Serotek narrative, and as the story unfolds, we'll do our best to present the most accurate information possible. As always, if you find an error in a story we publish, please don't hesitate to send us a message.

As a website who has been covering holiday deals for the past 8 years, we'd like to think we know a thing or two about Black Friday sales. As you start to plan your shopping strategy, there's a few Black Friday truths you should be aware of that could help you in your quest for the best deal. Here's five things to consider.

Many have tried, but few have succeeded. Amazon's aggressive price-matching and deals on Black Friday for the past few years have really caught our attention. With Amazon Prime shipping and a predictable interface, it's one of our go-to places for shopping. Often, they'll match the best deal prices of other stores for the hottest items. We've linked to their main Black Friday page here, which promises new deals every hour or more.

There's thousands of Black Friday deals, and there's no way we can get even close to covering many of them. For those of you who may not be aware, BFAds.net is one of the best sites for Black Friday deal comparisons. Follow the link on this post to visit the site and search their large collection of Black Friday deals. There's a lot to take in there, and we'll post some of the best we're able to find on Blind Bargains. But for those of you who want the absolute complete experience, this site is worth a look.

Over at our sister site, A T Guys has launched its Black Friday weekend sale with deals on many of the most popular items. Get the RII Bluetooth keyboard for $35 or the Meteor Vibrating Pocket Watch for $99. Plus, get a free memory card with the purchase of the SoundPods Bluetooth Speaker or the Hims Blaze Ez. Plus, some older models of iPhone Screen protectors are available for $1. Deals end December 2.

There was a time when eBay was the go-to source for baseball cards, collectable figurines, and unloading your collection of Hanson CD's. While the auction bpart of eBay is still alive and well, there is now more new items than used on eBay, and many major stores are represented. eBay has morphed into an online shopping megaplex which features the likes of Best Buy, Newegg, and Buydig. Even blindness retailers like HumanWare have a presence on eBay these days. Check the link on this post for their ever-changing lineup of Black Friday weekend deals. You just might be surprised.