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Amazon.com on Tues. began offering a new ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free‘ Blu-ray sale to customers in the latest high-definition retail promotion.

For a limited time, customers who purchase two select Blu-ray titles will receive a third title at no cost.

More than 50 titles are eligible for the offer, including Pan’s Labyrinth, 300, Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, The Departed, and Ocean’s Thirteen.

Amazon is concurrently offering up to 47 percent off Blu-ray disc titles.

Toshiba in Feb. said it would exit the HD DVD business by Mar. following announcements from Best Buy, Netflix Inc., and Wal-Mart that they would back Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray over HD DVD.

Retailers this month began to replace former HD DVD shelf space with Blu-ray products.

Wal-Mart stores this month began taking down displays for Toshiba’s HD DVD player and replacing them with new displays for Sony’s entry-level Blu-ray player.

Meanwhile, Best Buy stores have begun to devote former HD DVD shelf space to Blu-ray disc titles as the obsolete format is cleared from retail.

Retailers have slashed prices on HD DVD titles to clear remaining inventory.

Amazon in Mar. fired a new 60 percent off HD DVD sale in the latest promotion for the defunct high-definition format.

Also, Circuit City stores this week slashed HD DVD prices by 50 percent to clear stock.