Tag: amazon

20 questions with author Jeremy Housewright about his new book, For the Love of the Show

Posted: November 22, 2023 at 10:09 am   /   Featured, Book Reviews, Interesting, Local

ReviewSTL Editor Jeremy Housewright recently released his first book, For the Love of the Show: Pro Wrestling Fans Tell Their Stories. The book could be described as a love letter to pro wrestling. Housewright scoured the United States looking for pro wrestling fans with stories to tell about their love for the art form. He […]

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Sim City: A Lesson in Failure (DRM Problems and Bad Reviews)

Posted: March 8, 2013 at 6:35 pm   /   Local, Technology, Videogames

Note: this is not intended to be a comprehensive technical guide regarding DRM, nor is it a review of Sim City. I didn’t have a home computer in elementary school; they were just too expensive, and my parents feared I’d spend all my time on it. So while my friends were at home surfing the […]

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Black Friday Deals – ‘Harry Potter’ Box Set $40 on Blu-ray and $24 on DVD

Posted: November 23, 2010 at 6:34 am   /   Deals, Local

For those of you who are looking to jumpstart your Harry Potter collection on either Blu-ray or DVD, this is a great opportunity. Amazon.com has the Harry Potter Years 1-6 Giftset [Blu-ray]for only $40! That’s $60 off the retail price! Alternatively, they also carry the Harry Potter Years 1-6 Giftset (Widescreen Edition) for $24. Of […]

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Pre-Order AVATAR at Amazon, Blu-Ray and DVD for $25

Posted: April 5, 2010 at 1:26 pm   /   DVD News, Film, Local, Movie News

Just a friendly reminder to all you Avatar fans out there that Amazon has the Blu-Ray on sale for 24.99 and that also includes the DVD.  So for any of you that haven’t converted to Blu yet you can buy this version this month, watch the DVD till you go Blu and then when you […]

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CES Announces 3D TVs from Panasoic, Tohshiba, Samsung, and Sony

Posted: January 7, 2010 at 3:24 pm   /   Local, Technology

So, you loved Avatar in 3D at the theater, but you are a bit disappointed that you won’t be able to watch it that way at home? Don’t worry this year’s CES was filled with promises of in home 3D technology. From Blu-Ray players to TVs, new equipment will start hitting shelves later this year […]

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Posted: January 10, 2008 at 10:45 am   /   Local, Movie News

For those that don’t know, J.K. Rowling hand wrote 7 copies of the book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows and gave them as presents to 6 close friends and auctioned off one for charity. Well Amazon.com were the mystery buyers of the book, for 3.8 […]

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