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#MacStoriesDeals: Black Friday 2012 Edition

We have a ton of great deals for the 2012 Black Friday edition of #MacStoriesDeals. Keep checking back as we will be updating this post throughout the holiday.

You can find us as @MacStoriesDeals on Twitter. Happy Thanksgiving from the MacStories Team!

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  • Pixelmator: $29.99 -> $14.99
  • Kaleidoscope 2 beta: Download for free. Pre-order for $34.99
  • ProductiveMacs Bundle, 9 apps for $29.99 (our post)
  • Braid: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • MoneyWiz for Mac: $39.99 -> $19.99
  • Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Plants vs. Zombies HD: $6.99 -> $.99
  • Take Control ebooks: Kirk McElhearn’s Take Control of Scrivener 2 and Michael Cohen’s Take Control of TextExpander are 50% off for NaNoWriMo!
  • 1Password for Mac: $49.99 -> $34.99
  • 1Password for iPhone: $9.99 -> $6.99
  • 1Password for iPad: $9.99 -> $6.99
  • 1Password Pro: $14.99 -> $9.99
  • Check the Weather (review): $1.99 -> $0.99
  • Track 8 (review): $1.99 -> $0.99
  • Scotty (review): $2.99 -> $0.99
  • Frictionless Freelancing eBook bundle is on sale through Sunday for 25% off (code: TURKEY25)
  • Delivery Status touch: $4.99 -> $2.99

Update: 11/22, 8 PM ET

Readdle Sale

The folks at Readdle have put their apps on sale for Black Friday. We’re big fans of Readdle’s apps here at MacStories, so this is a great opportunity to grab gems like PDF Expert, Scanner Pro, Calendars, or PDF Converter.

We’ve reviewed some Readdle apps in the past here.

  • PDF Expert for iPhone: $9.99 -> Free
  • PDF Expert for iPad: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Scanner Pro (Universal): $6.99 -> $1.99
  • Calendars (Universal): $6.99 -> $1.99
  • Printer Pro for iPad: $6.99 -> $1.99
  • Printer Pro for iPhone: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • Remarks (iPad): $4.99 -> $1.99
  • ReaddleDocs for iPad: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • PDF Converter for iPad: $6.99 -> $1.99
  • ReaddleDocs for iPhone: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • Shakespeare Pro (Universal): $9.99 -> $1.99

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Hardware & Online Deals

Update 11/24, 9 AM ET

  • Dribbble Equipment Holiday Sale: 20% off your entire order with coupon code “GOBBBLE
  • Apple TV is $85 with free shipping

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  • 500px is offering 50% off “Awesome” annual discounts: $49.95 -> $24.95
  • Mediatemple Holiday Hosting Sales: Get 3 MONTHS FREE with any hosting plan listed.
  • Das Keyboards are 20% off with coupon code DASCHEER
  • Mophie is offering up to 60% off their iPhone cases, portable batteries, etc.
  • CrashPlan: Save between 42% and 100% when you buy a new CrashPlan 1-year plan. Details are here.
  • Get 9% off an Apple TV (latest version) at Amazon.
  • Save at least 50% off GoSquared today only.
  • ThinkGeek’s Black Friday Deals: iCADE, Joystick-It, canned unicorn meat and more!
  • Field Notes Holiday offer - Spend $25 by Tuesday, November 27 and get an 18-Month Workstation Calendar free. Use code PILGRIM

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Mac Software

Update 11/23, 8 AM ET

  • Feral Interactive games including BioShock and Borderlands now $10 or less from Mac Game Store
  • TuneUp Lifetime license for $34.96 (regularly $49.95), use the coupon code THANKS30
  • All MacPaw apps are 50% off. CleanMyMac, Ensoul, Gemini, MacHider and CleanMyPC
  • Adobe Products: 40% off with coupon code “BF2012
  • 50% off Changes through Sunday with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY

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  • Batch - 300 Pictographs for Web and UI design: Free
  • The Mac Utility Bundle Including Parallels Desktop 8: $245 -> $59.99
  • Full list of StackSocial Deals
  • The MacLegion Holiday Bundle 2012: 11 Top Selling Apps: $548 -> $49.99
  • Diagrammix: $20 -> $9.95
  • Gog.com Pick 5 & Pay $10 Black Friday Sale
  • StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty for Mac downloads for $20
  • MacPhun is giving away one of their Mac apps for free if you can email proof that you already own 2 of their apps (Snapheal, FX Photo Studio, and ColorStrokes).
  • Borderlands 2: $60 -> $44.99
  • Corel Black Friday Sale: Up to 65% off + extra 10% off, free shipping
  • MacPilot: $19.95-> $10

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Books, Audio and Video

  • The Pragmatic Bookshelf: 40% off with coupon code “turkey” at checkout
  • Markdown By Example eBook: $3 with coupon code “BlackFriday”
  • Stolen Projects “Killing is Harmless: A Critical Reading of Spec Ops: The Line” eBook is on sale for $2.99. From renowned (and prolific) videogame writer, Brendan Keogh
  • Peachpit books: Now through November 25th, save 35% on one, 45% on two or more (print) books with coupon code BFPRINT OR 45% on one, 60% on two or more eBooks, and videos with coupon code BFDIGITAL.
  • Inkling Interactive Books: 25% when you enter the coupon HOLIDAY25
  • Inkling books: Save 20% when you submit your email for the books included in the promotion.
  • James Taylor at Christmas MP3 Album: $4
  • The Smashing Books Bundle: $28 -> $14

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Mac App Store

Update 11/23, 9 PM ET

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  • DaisyDisk: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena: $14.99 -> $7.99
  • ScreenFloat: $5.99 -> $3.99
  • Trickster: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Window Tidy: $5.99 -> Free
  • Hydra Express — HDR Photography: $49.99 -> $14.99
  • Hydra Pro — HDR Photography: $99.99 -> $29.99
  • SketchBook Pro 6: $59.99 -> $39.99
  • CloudPlay - Stream Free Music: $1.99 -> $.99
  • Instamac: $1.99 -> $.99
  • flickery: $11.99 -> $7.99
  • Pochade: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Kousek: $19.99 -> $9.99
  • Eon: $19.99 -> $9.99
  • PandaBar - Pandora Radio Player: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • Permute: $14.99 -> $6.99
  • Socialite: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Jump Desktop (Remote Desktop) - RDP / VNC: $29.99 -> $14.99
  • Focus: $19.99 -> $9.99
  • Voila: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Cloud Outliner: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Money: $38.99 -> $18.99
  • DEVONagent Pro: $49.99 -> $36.99
  • DEVONagent Express: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • DEVONnote: $24.99 -> $17.99
  • DEVONthink: $49.99 -> $36.99
  • iStudiez Pro: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Unclutter: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • Geekbench: $12.99 -> $7.99
  • Paprika Recipe Manager: $19.99 -> $9.99
  • Pixa: $29.99 -> $24.99
  • AmpKit: $49.99
  • Azkend 2: The World Beneath: $5.99 -> $3.99
  • Colorstrokes: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • Freeway Express AS: $69.99 -> $34.99
  • iPACROSS: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • Penny Arcade Adventures 2: Precipice of Darkness: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue: $9.99 -> $1.99
  • xSnap: $29.99 -> $1.99
  • Sakura Quick Math: $1.99 -> 99¢
  • Sakura Time: $1.99 -> 99¢
  • Box Cat: $1.99 -> $.99
  • Crazy Machines - New Challenges: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • InstaDesk - The Best Mac App for Instagram!: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • xPlan: $99.99 -> $49.99
  • Corel Painter Lite: $69.99 -> $54.99
  • xPoint: $29.99 -> $.99
  • Chrono: $18.99 -> $.99

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iPhone Apps

Update 11/23, 9 PM ET

  • Gift Plan: $2.99 -> $.99

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  • Prizmo - Scanning, OCR, and Speech: $9.99 -> $4.99
  • Frequencies - The radio frequency finder: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • SketchBook Mobile: $1.99 -> $.99
  • Garmin U.S.A.: $49.99 -> $24.99
  • iDisplay Mini: 99¢ -> Free
  • Business Card Reader: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • NumPad: $5.99 -> $2.99
  • Momento: $2.99 -> $0.99
  • Money: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • Hipstamatic: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • ABBYY FineScanner: $14.99 -> $0.99
  • Fieldrunners 2: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®: Shadow Vanguard: $6.99 -> $.99
  • Quickoffice® Pro: $14.99 -> 99¢
  • Fieldrunners: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit: $2.99 -> $.99
  • MONOPOLY Millionaire: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Need For Speed™ Undercover: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Armored Drive: $.99
  • Nota: $2.99 -> 99¢
  • 1-bit Ninja: $2.99 -> 99¢
  • The Sims 3: $6.99 -> $.99
  • Spell Rift: $.99
  • Places GPS+: $.99 -> Free
  • Paprika Recipe Manager for iPhone: $4.99 -> $1.99

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iPad Apps

Update 11/23, 9 PM ET

  • The Early Edition 2: $4.99 -> $.99

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  • SketchBook Pro for iPad: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • Daedalus Touch: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • Scrollshow: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • MagicalPad: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard HD: $6.99 -> $.99
  • Quickoffice Pro HD: $19.99 -> $4.99
  • Textilus Word Processor: $4.99 -> 99¢
  • iMockups for iPad: $6.99 -> $3.99
  • Jigsaw Box : 99¢ -> Free
  • Nota for iPad! Paprika Recipe Manager: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • QuikIO HD: Free
  • Dead Space for iPad: $9.99 -> $.99
  • BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY™ 2 for iPad: $9.99 -> $.99
  • Flight Control HD: $4.99 -> $.99
  • THE GAME OF LIFE™ for iPad: $6.99 -> $.99
  • RISK: The Official Game for iPad: $6.99 -> $.99
  • Mirror’s Edge™ for iPad: $9.99 -> $.99
  • COMMAND & CONQUER™ RED ALERT™ for iPad: $4.99 -> $.99
  • MONOPOLY HERE & NOW: The World Edition for iPad: $9.99 -> $.99
  • MONOPOLY for iPad: $9.99 -> $.99
  • MONOPOLY Millionaire for iPad: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • SimCity Deluxe for iPad: $6.99 -> $.99
  • Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit for iPad: $4.99 -> $.99
  • TETRIS for iPad: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Real Racing 2 HD: $6.99 -> $.99
  • Outline+ - OneNote notebooks on your iPad. Syncs with Dropbox, Box.com: $14.99 -> $.99
  • Cut the Rope HD: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • Drawn: Trail of Shadows Collector’s Edition HD (Full): $6.99

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Universal Apps

Update 11/23, 9 PM ET

  • ClouDrop for Cloudapp: 99¢ -> Free
  • These Robotic Hearts of Mine: $1.99 -> $.99
  • Infinite Warrior: $1.99 -> Free
  • FileBrowser: $4.99 -> $1.99

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  • Shadowgun: $4.99 -> 99¢
  • Samurai II: Vengeance: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Infinity Blade II: $6.99 -> $2.99
  • Filterstorm: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • IM+ Pro: $9.99 -> $2.99
  • TomTom U.S.A.: $49.99 -> $31.99
  • TomTom U.S. & Mexico: $59.99 -> $39.99
  • TomTom U.S. & Canada: $59.99 -> $39.99
  • TouchPad: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • Groove 2: $3.99 -> $0.99
  • FlickStackr: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • DEVONthink To Go: $14.99 -> $10.99
  • Toodledo - To Do List: $2.99 -> $.99
  • AWESOME Land: $1.99 -> $.99
  • BackStab: $6.99 -> $.99
  • Track 8: $1.99 -> 99¢ (review)
  • Gangstar Rio: City of Saints: $6.99 -> $.99
  • The Amazing Spider-Man: $6.99 -> $.99
  • Bladeslinger Ep.1: $2.99
  • Galaxy on Fire 2™ $4.99 -> Free
  • Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Rage of the Gladiator: $.99
  • Meganoid 2: $.99
  • Crazy Taxi: $4.99 -> $2.99
  • Galactic Phantasy Prelude V: $1.99 -> Free
  • Bit-1: $.99 -> Free
  • Burnout™ CRASH!: $4.99 -> $.99
  • Virtua Tennis Challenge: $4.99 -> $1.99
  • Need for Speed™ Most Wanted: $6.99 -> $4.99
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 4™ Episode II: $6.99 -> $2.99
  • MASS EFFECT™ INFILTRATOR: $4.99 -> $.99
  • STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN MOBILE: $2.99 -> $.99
  • FIFA SOCCER 13 by EA SPORTS: $6.99 -> $2.99
  • Heroes of Order & Chaos - Multiplayer Online Game: Free
  • Race Of Champions World: $4.99
  • Skylanders Battlegrounds: $6.99
  • Endless Road: $.99
  • Verticus: $1.99 -> $.99
  • Tiny Troopers: $.99 -> Free
  • Mr.M’s Code of Murder:The Byzantine Assassin: $1.99 -> Free
  • Python 3.2 for iOS: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Python 2.7 for iOS: $2.99 -> $.99
  • Totem Runner: $.99 -> Free
  • Jumping Finn Turbo - Adventure Time: $1.99 -> $.99
  • Asphalt 7: Heat: $.99 -> Free
  • 4NR: $.99
  • Total Recoil: $1.99 -> Free

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