This post has been edited and the information about the Difference between Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home and Premium editions has been moved here.

I just got an email from Nuance, the people who make Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software, letting me know that they are having a summer sale.

It’s a pretty good deal, so if you’ve been waiting to buy speech recognition software, now is a good time to check it out:

Dragon NaturallySpeaking summer promotions:

You can now save $40 on Dragon NaturallySpeaking home edition.

• It currently sells for $59.99 (regular price $99.99).
• Click here to see the difference between the home edition and the premium editions.

Save $60 on Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium for Windows

• DNS Premium sells for $139.99. (Regular price of $199.99.)
• This post was written using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium. I generally get around a 97-98% word recognition rate. Click here to see how accurate the voice recognition software was in this post.
• (I’m not a Mac user, but the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Dictate for Macs is also on sale for $139.99. (Regular price $199.99)

Finally, if you’re a teacher or student, you can save an additional $40 off the sale price by getting the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Education Edition.

• Nuance offers student licensing and teacher discounts on the Dragon NaturallySpeaking premium product.
• You can save $100 off the regular price of $199.99 for Dragon NaturallySpeaking premium.
• In other words, the Dragon NaturallySpeaking student teacher edition only cost $99.99.
• Please note, this educational discount is only available to qualified students, faculty, and staff. It is a digital download, but you have to prove your education status.

[stextbox id=”info”]By the way, if you buy Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12, you can upgrade it for free to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5. Get more information about the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 service pack update.[/stextbox]