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WSJ: Amazon wants 500K square feet of NYC office space

Amazon could soon be making a big footprint in the Big Apple. Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Seattle… Read More

Valve founder Gabe Newell on Linux; geeky maps; and other top posts of the month

Well, GeekWire readers really must have a burning desire to study cartography. Maps were the hot topic on GeekWire during… Read More

Amazon inks another licensing deal to stream HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel

At this point, it feels like we’re reporting on a new Amazon licensing deal every day. The Seattle online giant… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle sponsoring National PTA reading program

The National PTA announced today that Amazon’s Kindle will be the exclusive sponsor of a new Family Reading Experience program that… Read More

Fortune’s most-admired companies: Amazon 3rd, Starbucks 5th, Microsoft 17th

According to Fortune, the state of Washington has some admirable companies. Fortune released its 2013 “World’s Most Admired Companies” list… Read More

Nook sales plummet, and Barnes & Noble says it’s ‘making some adjustments’

Barnes & Noble is reporting operating losses of $190 million for its Nook business in its most recent quarter, more than… Read More

Amazon offers bulk discount to big Subscribe & Save users

Amazon.com is rolling out deeper discounts for its Subscribe & Save service, offering anyone who subscribes to five products during a month… Read More

Placed study reveals how Amazon is impacting brick-and-mortar retailers

Online shopping has brought upon a new phenomenon called showrooming, a term describing the act of browsing brick-and-mortar stores and then later… Read More

Amazon debuts Cloud Player app for iPad, iPad Mini

Already available on the iPhone and iPod touch, today Amazon launched its free Cloud Player app for the iPad and… Read More

Amazon to iOS users: Don’t install Kindle app update

Normally, app updates are supposed to allow for improvement and efficiency. That’s not the case with Amazon’s latest update for… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft and others take support of gay marriage to the Supreme Court

Three of Seattle’s largest companies — Amazon.com, Microsoft and Starbucks — are joining forces with more than 200 other businesses… Read More

Amazon inks deal with Sony to stream FX shows ‘Justified,’ and ‘The Shield’

Another day, another streaming deal for Amazon. The Seattle online giant just signed a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment for the… Read More

Report: Barnes & Noble considers future of the Nook

Nearly a year after Microsoft agreed to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook business unit, the bookseller is seriously… Read More

New Amazon Kindle ad supports same-sex marriage

Amazon is out with a new Kindle ad, but the commercial’s most attention-getting message has little to do with the… Read More

Amazon.com expanding in Canada, plans to open new development center in March

Amazon.com is expanding aggressively in Canada, with plans to open a new development center next month in Vancouver, B.C. We… Read More

Three independent bookstores suing Amazon, big six publishers over secret contracts

Three east coast bookstores are suing Amazon and the big six publishers, arguing that the two signed secret documents to… Read More

Why Amazon and other retailers are supporting this national sales tax legislation

Bipartisanship is a rare beast in Washington D.C. these days, especially when it comes to new taxes. So when 35… Read More

Just in time for the Oscars, Amazon launches Entertainment Collectibles Store with 350K items

These days, it seems like you can buy anything on Amazon. That certainly became more true today. The Seattle online… Read More

Amazon cuts ties with security firm in Germany over neo-Nazi allegations

Amazon.com today cut ties with a Germany security firm amid an uproar in the country over allegations that security guards mistreated the… Read More

Report: Google considering retail store push, but where’s Amazon?

Apple is doing it. And so is Microsoft. Now, Google may jump into the brick-and-mortar retail game. 9to5Google reports that… Read More

Barnes & Noble expects deeper loss in Nook business

Barnes & Noble, struggling to gain traction against Amazon’s Kindle, expects its Nook business to go deeper into the red.… Read More

Rock out to Modest Mouse in your Mustang: Amazon.com music service arrives at Ford

Amazon.com is bringing its Cloud Player music service to vehicles equipped with Ford Sync AppLink, including new Mustangs, Fusions and… Read More

Amazon beats Apple, Disney, Google and everyone else for top corporate reputation

Amazon says its mission is to be “Earth’s most customer-centric company,” and it looks like it’s working. The new king of corporate… Read More

Amazon inks deal with CBS to stream ‘Under The Dome’

The content licensing agreements just keep on rolling in for Amazon, as the Seattle online giant just announced another exclusive subscription deal… Read More

Amazon pokes at iPad price, display in Kindle Fire HD ad

Amazon is challenging one of the iPad’s signature features, its Retina display, in a new video ad that aims to… Read More

Photo: The significance of Obidos at Amazon.com

We’ve been having fun covering Amazon.com’s ambitious locker effort — including Todd Bishop’s experiment to pick up a pack of… Read More

Is this Kozmo 2.0? Postmates brings its ‘Get It Now’ courier service to Seattle

I’ve been on the tech news beat long enough that I remember the rise and, more importantly, the fall of… Read More

Meet Catherine Giudici, the Amazon designer that may have just won The Bachelor

SPOILER ALERT: Fans of The Bachelor may want to stop reading this article. ——– Amazon’s employee roster is already… Read More

Amazon Kindle VP Mike Nash makes leap to HP

Mike Nash, a former vice president at Amazon.com’s Kindle unit, has made the leap to HP where he’s now working… Read More

Worldwide e-commerce sales surpassed $1 trillion for first time in 2012

E-commerce sales reached a new milestone in 2012, and we’re not talking millions or billions. Try trillions. According to eMarketer,… Read More