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Book excerpt: The Amazon Way

Editor’s note: This excerpt is from chapter three of the book The Amazon Way: 14 Leadership Principles Behind the World’s… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Behind the scenes of the Internet with F5 CEO John McAdam

One of the largest tech companies in the Seattle region is one you don’t often hear about: F5 Networks, whose technologies… Read More

Amazon’s ‘bulletproof’ reputation largely unhurt by Hachette dispute, study finds

Amazon has been taking it on the chin in media coverage of its dispute with publisher Hachette, culminating with Stephen… Read More

Feds say Amazon’s cloud can now host key Obamacare data

Insurers that need to share data with the federal government as a part of the Affordable Care Act — better… Read More

Interview: Barnes & Noble CEO ‘not worried about Amazon’ as Nook ties fortunes to Samsung

Barnes & Noble laid out a new plan for its Nook e-reader business this morning, announcing plans to partner with Samsung on… Read More

Stephen Colbert likens Jeff Bezos to Voldemort, declares ‘war’ on Amazon over Hachette dispute

OK, Amazon this is one PR fight you’ll probably lose. The Seattle online retailer just pissed off Stephen Colbert. Colbert… Read More

Staples plants stake in Amazon’s backyard, opens engineering center in Seattle

Faisal Masud played a role in some of the most innovative e-commerce companies on the planet — from drugstore.com and Amazon… Read More

Patents show how Amazon’s smartphone could use 3D, hand gestures, and more

Smartphones already do so much more than make calls: they talk to you, provide turn-by-turn directions, record-and-play back HD video, and some,… Read More

Ready for a Kindle phone? Amazon video shows astonished customers reacting to mystery device

Amazon is getting ready to unveil something big. The company posted a new video to its YouTube account today, showing… Read More

The Amazon model: 4 reasons your company should move to the heart of the city

The Weyerhauser Corporate Headquarters in Federal Way has earned awards for its architecture, interior design and energy conservation. It’s a… Read More

Seattle indie bookstore jabs at Amazon, enters Hachette fray with promise to hand-deliver J.K. Rowling’s new novel

Walmart and Barnes & Noble aren’t the only ones capitalizing on Amazon’s contract dispute with the Hachette Book Group — brick-and-mortar… Read More

Election records: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos contributes often, votes rarely

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made himself a well-known figure in the world of politics with his $250 million purchase of the Washington Post… Read More

Why this U.S. ambassador was sworn in on a Kindle

Yes, it’s true: Suzi LeVine, a former Microsoft and Expedia executive, non-profit leader and new U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and… Read More

Amazon’s architect paints picture of urban campus, open to public, integrated with community

Will Amazon’s new campus in Seattle’s downtown make it a less secretive company? Probably not, but the company’s architect, Scott… Read More

Walmart, Barnes & Noble take advantage of Amazon-Hachette fight with big book discounts

Walmart and Barnes & Noble are taking advantage of Amazon’s contract dispute with the Hachette Book Group. While Hachette and Amazon… Read More

Amazon’s new TenMarks math app makes Kindle debut

TenMarks, the math instruction company acquired by Amazon last year, released its first app for Amazon’s Kindle platform this morning, and… Read More

Amazon is ruining dating; Ballmer’s basketball bid is bad for Seattle; and other top stories of the month

It was another huge month for GeekWire. Not only did thousands of you visit the site to get your daily… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: How technology is reshaping the public library

How often do you visit your local public library, in person or online? If you’re a heavy technology user, you’re actually… Read More

Beats by Bezos? Amazon reportedly launching streaming music service for Prime subscribers

Amazon is planning to launch a music streaming service for people who subscribe to its Prime service, according to a… Read More

Chart: As same-day shipping ramps up, retailers focus on free shipping

If same-day delivery is the future of retail, then the present is all about free shipping. Free shipping continues to gain in… Read More

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon credits Amazon for ‘teaching the world what’s possible’

Walmart and Amazon are two giants in the world of retailing, one started off in the physical world and the other online. But today… Read More

Amazon says dispute with publisher Hachette is just business as usual

After two weeks of silence, Amazon has finally given its side of the story in its ongoing contract dispute with Hachette… Read More

The next battleground for Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google: Artificial Intelligence

Digital personal assistants today can help you send messages, place phone calls, schedule meetings or find answers from the… Read More

Zappos ditches job posts, replaces them with a social network

It’s common practice for companies to look at prospective employees’ social media accounts to get a better sense of who they… Read More

Is Netflix taking a bite out of Redbox? DVD-kiosk retailer to remove 500 machines

We saw it happen with Blockbuster — the rise of online video services such as Netflix and Amazon hastened the… Read More

Chart: The top 25 companies for pay and benefits

People looking for high pay and good benefits are finding that working in the tech industry comes with plenty of… Read More

Author of Amazon exposé cites ‘heavy handed’ tactics as book gets tangled up in company’s Hachette dispute

Amazon has started blocking users from pre-ordering books published by Hachette — including a book about Amazon itself — as… Read More

Amazon’s Bezos: Suburban HQ ‘would have been the wrong decision’

Amazon was founded in the suburbs, but the company is now unusual among tech companies for making its home in the… Read More

Amazon will have 10,000 robots in its warehouses by year’s end, Bezos says

Amazon is significantly ramping up its use of warehouse robots from its Kiva Systems subsidiary — expecting to have 10,000… Read More

Sold out: Amazon’s warehouse tours booked solid until March 2015, with 14,000 sign-ups

Amazon doesn’t like it when it sells out of things, but that’s what happened after 14,000 people signed up to take… Read More