What are the advantages of an Amazon Prime membership ? Amazon Prime members can free two-day shipping, with no minimum purchase required. Some purchases are eligible for  free white-glove delivery with a delivery time that you schedule.

Amazon Prime members can have items sent via overnight express for just $3.99 per item. There are no limits to the number of times you can send packages with Amazon prime, which means it can quickly pay for itself if you fork over the $79 annual membership fee.

Here is a recap on some of the top Black Friday deals from Amazon this year.

• Sony BDV-E370 5.1 Blu-ray Disc System – $239
• 42″ LG 42LD450 – $499.98
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 – $49.99
• iPhone 4 OtterBox Commuter Case – $18.95

Click here for more great Black Friday deals from Amazon.

Amazon Black Friday Deals and Amazon Prime is a post by Carter Sprunger from Notebooks.com.

Best Black Friday 2010 Deals Under $50:

Free $3 Amazon MP3 Credit – Free

All you need to do is enter the code “GetMP3S” and you’ll find yourself with $3 in Amazon credit to use on DRM free music downloads that will work on any device that plays MP3 files.

Free Amazon Prime for Moms and Students – Free

If you are a Mom (or Dad) or Student, you can get a free membership in Amazon Prime which gives you free two day shipping for 3 months and $3.99 overnight shipping. Amazon Prime is normally $79 a year which makes this deal HOT!

Xbox Live Arcade Black Friday Game Deals – $1 to $8

Xbox Live arcade games, character add ons, in game content and more for $8 or less. Many of these items are half price and represent a great value for gamers on Black Friday.

Xbox Live Movie Download Sale – $4.75 to $9

Buy your favorite flicks in HD direct from Microsoft for playback on the Xbox 360. These deals include action movies like 300 and chick-clicks like P.S. I Love You.

DVD and Blu-Ray Deals from Amazon $3.99 to $12.99

Thousands of hot movies are available on Blu-Ray and DVD from Amazon including recent releases like Slumdug Millionaire, The Dark Night, The Blind Side and Get Him to the Greek. You can find similar deals in store at retailers like Best Buy, but why wait in line when you can order right now?

SanDisk 16GB Cruzer USB Flash Drive – $24.99 at Office Depot

Need to take a lot of photos or media files with you in your pants pocket? This small, but high capacity, USB thumbdrive is a good deal at under $25 on Black Friday.

PlayStation 3 DualShock3 Wireless Controller – $39.99 at Buy.com

Save $15 on this wireless dual-Chock PS3 controller as part of Buy.com’s Pre Black Friday sale. The satin silver finish is perfect for blinding flashy players who want top show their opponents they shouldn’t b messed with.

iHome iP11 Speaker Spacesaver For iPod/iPhone – $39.99 at Office Depot

This slick little iPhone, iPod Touch, dock will keep your phone off your nightstand and give you more sound than the built in speaker. Best of all the clock will make it easy to see that you’re running behind as your iPhone alarm blares over the speakers.

FallOut New Vegas for Xbox 360 – $39.99 at Gamestop

Pick up one of this fall’s hottest games for $20 off. It’s guaranteed in stock on Black Friday at Gamestop.

Seagate 1TB Internal SATA Hard Drive – $49.99 at Office Depot

Need to make room for all those holiday pictures? pick up this internal hard drive form Office Depot and you’ll have enough storage to see you through to next Black Friday… at least.

MacAlly Hi-speed eSATA/USB2.0 3.5” SATA Hard Drive Enclosure – $27.99 at MacMall

If you need a nifty looking hard drive enclosure for your Mac, this MacAlly eSata USB 2.0 enclosure will do the job and look pretty at the same time.

Lexar 32GB TwistTurn USB Flash Drive – $49.99 at Office Depot

If the 16GB USB thumbdrive we linked to earlier in the guide isn’t enough, this 32GB hard drive from Office Depot should do the job.

Need more ideas, check out 10 Things to Buy on Black Friday Besides a Laptop where you can find other affordable Black Friday deals.

Black Friday Buying Guide: Deals Under $50 (Black Friday 2010) is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

That’s right, Amazon is now offering any college student with a valid email address a one-year Amazon Prime membership valued at $79 for free. The free membership in Amazon Prime is part of a new program called Amazon Student.

With an Amazon Prime account students can receive free 2-day shipping on any order, without any minimums; Prime members also enjoy next day shipping for $3.99.

Want a new highlighter? Click, click two days later it’s in the campus mailroom. Need to save cash on your  textbooks but your professor has already assigned a reading due for the next course? $4 will get those books delivered in time to read and finish your assignment and you don’t need to set foot inside your college’s bookstore.

To sign up for the free Amazon Prime for students offer you need to provide Amazon with your .edu email address, class year and major.

The best part about this free Prime membership is that students will no longer need to waste money on filler items to get free 5-7 “Super Saver Shipping” from Amazon. While students in most cities can head to Walmart or another retailer for a last-minute item there are plenty of small town colleges where the closest store with audio, computer or other items is 30 miles away. With a free Prime account students can order textbooks, supplies, snacks — almost anything Amazon sells and have it delivered free in just 2 days.

While the standard version of Amazon Prime autorenews it appears that the free Amazon Prime offer for students will not autorenew when the year completes. As part of the offer you are agreeing to let Amazon send you email offers but you can disable that in your account settings after you sign up. For more info check out the Amazon Student FAQ page.

Free Amazon Prime Membership for College Students is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

Daniel was pretty happy, as you can see in the video. He opened it up at his grandmother’s house on Saturday. After a few days with the Acer netbook, he gave us his impressions of his new toy on camera.

My Son and His Acer Netbook is a post by Kevin Purcell from Notebooks.com.

Amazon Prime is a special membership for Amazon.com customers which lets people who enroll enjoy free two-day shipping on all their purchases. Members can also opt to pay a small fee of $3.99 to get the item delivered in one day! Unfortunately, an Amazon Prime membership is somewhat costly; it comes with a $79 dollar annual fee, paid once per year. While this is a bargain for people who do most of their shopping through Amazon, the fee is difficult to justify for the casual Amazon bargain hunter.

Fortunately, Amazon allows new customers to try the service without any additional cost for up to 1 month. As long as you cancel your free trial on time or disable the auto renewal process, you’ll get free two-day shipping on all your Amazon purchases for a month without having to pay a cent! This sweetens all the current Black Friday/Cyber Monday offers and will help make your holiday shopping a breeze.

How to Sign Up for a Trial

If you’d like to sign-up for a free 1 month trial of Amazon Prime, click on this link or the image at the top. Once you follow the pretty straightforward instructions, you’ll get free two-day shipping on all your Amazon purchases!

The above link will only work if no one in your household has ever had a free trial of Amazon Prime. Otherwise, your trial won’t be processed or will be cancelled.

Don’t be afraid or turned off by the $79.00 annual fee- there’s a very easy way to disable the auto-renewal option and guarantee that you won’t be charged after your trial is over:

1. Navigate to the “Your Account” section of Amazon.com. It’s accessible on any page of Amazon.com, as shown below:

2. When you’re redirected to the Your Account page, click on “Manage Prime Membership” under the “More Order Actions” column in the “Orders” row.

3. Here, you’ll be able to manage your Amazon Prime Subscription. As a default, your trial is set to auto-renew. Fortunately, it’s very easy to turn off! Click the Do Not Upgrade button, as shown below:

4. A pop-up will come up on the same page. Click the “Turn off auto-upgrade” button on the left to complete the process and avoid a charge in the future!

5. If you want to make sure that Amazon Prime won’t continue charging you, take a peek at the Membership Information box. If you followed the steps correctly, it should read “Your trial membership will not upgrade to a full membership automatically…

Concluding Thoughts

However, I wouldn’t disable auto-renewal right away. If you try Amazon Prime and like it, you may want to swallow the fee. There’s something rewarding about placing an order at Amazon.com and then having it arrive in literally two days!

If you forget to turn off auto-renewal and are charged the membership after a month, don’t despair. The fee is refundable as long as you haven’t made any purchased through Amazon Prime outside of your trial period. You should be able to get any issue worked out with Amazon’s Customer Service. Try and make the most of your trial by trying and getting all your shopping done while it’s still active!

Get Free 2-Day Shipping on Your Purchases from Amazon.com is a post by Bogdan Semida from Notebooks.com.