Bibliophiles Rejoice: BookBub Helps Readers Find the Best e-Book Deals
There are thousands of free and discounted e-books on the market. A new service, BookBub, helps you pick the best ones.
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Market Minute: J.C. Penney Brings Back Sales
The struggling department store chain this week will begin adding back some of the hundreds of sales it ditched last year in hopes of luring shoppers who were turned off when the discounts disappeared, says J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson.
The Best Deals This Weekend: January's Crazy Discounts Continue
Remember earlier this week, when we mentioned that Banana Republic has been going crazy with deals this month? Well, the madness continues this weekend, and it's not the only retailer with hot deals for a cold month.
Retailers Go Discount-Crazy with One Deal After Another in January
Following a so-so holiday season, retailers are keeping their heavy discounting going in January. And it's not just the usual winter apparel deals: The deep price cuts are hitting everything from socks to designer clothing to consumer electronics.
Despite Strong December Sales, a Mixed Holiday Season for Retail
The retail industry is reporting some much-needed good news in the form of stronger-than-expected December sales figures. But those numbers seem to have come as a result of desperate last-minute discounting, suggesting reduced profit margins and an increasingly hard-to-please American shopper.
Buying Car Insurance: You Better Shop Around
With more and more car insurance providers offering online quotes and sign-ups, switching insurers is now easier than making a three-point turn. Here's a simple run-down of when, why and how to hunt down to best deal on a policy you hope you'll never need to use.
Free Shipping Day Is Today: The 10 Best Deals You'll Find Online
Today is Free Shipping Day, and almost 1,600 retailers are offering shipping deals to online shoppers. It's also the last day they'll guarantee regular delivery by Christmas Eve. We asked the folks behind Free Shipping Day to share their 10 favorite deals of the day: Here are their choices.
Where Bake Sales Meet Daily Deals: Welcome to Schoola.com
Here's one trend: School budgets are getting sliced year after year, leaving parents and PTAs struggling fill in the gaps. Here's another: Groupon-style daily deal sites are still extremely popular. Enter Schoola, a startup that funnels profits from discount deals straight into classrooms.
Target CFO: We're Skipping the Holiday Season's Low-Price Wars
Don't expect crazy markdowns at Target when you shop for gifts this holiday season. The trendy discounter is opting out of the winter price wars, counting instead on its trendy exclusive collections to lure customers. And if that means it loses sales to rivals, that's OK by Target.
The 4 Most Expensive Travel Mistakes You Can Make
You may not want to think about it while you're on vacation, but every dollar you spend on your trip counts. However, if you avoid these four costly travel mistakes, you'll be able to splurge on the souvenirs.
Budgeting, Guy Style: App Zaps Personal Finance's Gender Gap
Men -- and in particular, younger men -- get a justifiably bad rap when it comes to managing their money. But new tools like PowerWallet are designed to help get them on track by making good financial behavior less of a chore and more of a game.
Discount Distortion: How Dollar Stores Actually Charge You More
You would think the biggest discounts could be found at dollar stores. If it's a dollar, it must be a discount. But a discount is more than just the cost of an item -- it's the amount that item is discounted versus the competition.
American Express, Twitter Team Up to Offer Daily Deals
American Express is making a bid to bring cardholders its own version of Groupon-like daily deal offers, joining forces with Twitter in an attempt to turn America into a "couponless nation." The program will undoubtedly offer good discounts -- but can it last in the long term?
4 Reasons to Book a Cruise Now
Last weekend's Costa Concordia accident, when the Carnival luxury liner tipped over after running aground on a rock off the Tuscan coast, was a thankfully rare tragedy. But even one such event is enough to scare some people away from floating vacations. If you're not one of the skittish, that temporary slowdown in bookings is just one reason this is a great time to schedule a cruise.
Priceline and Expedia Hope You Don't Read This
New travel website RoomKey.com launched earlier this week, offering to hunt through the available hotel rooms across several chains and find you the best deals. But with so many similar websites out there, how can it expect to compete? Well, guess who's running it.