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Newsmakers 2011: Scott McFarlane guides Avalara

Avalara is based on Bainbridge Island, and the company’s software helps online merchants manage the mundane tasks of sales tax… Read More

Kindle Fire: Changing the game in higher education?

Guest Post by Vineet Madan, Vice President of McGraw-Hill Higher Education eLabs There’s been considerable fanfare around the Kindle Fire tablet… Read More

Newsmakers 2011: Jeff Bezos marks a new era for Amazon

Whether or not the Kindle Fire ultimately succeeds as a low-priced alternative to Apple’s iPad, 2011 will be remembered as… Read More

Young workers prefer Amazon to Microsoft, but they really want a job at Google

Amazon.com, Microsoft, Google and Facebook constantly compete for talent, wooing employees with lucrative stock grants, big salaries or nifty office… Read More

Supercomputer in the cloud: Amazon lands on Top500 list

Here’s a surprising name on the new list of the world’s fastest supercomputers: Amazon Web Services. Looking to promote its… Read More

Amazon scoffs at suit by actress upset over age disclosure

Amazon.com says that the Texas actress who is suing to prevent her age from being displayed in the company’s IMDb… Read More

Surprise: Kindle Fire ships today, Kindle Touch tomorrow

If you pre-ordered a new Kindle device, it’s almost time to start checking the front stoop. Amazon says its Kindle… Read More

Bezos: Amazon is perfectly happy with its low profit margins

Today’s must-read for anyone interested in Amazon.com is Steven Levy’s interview with CEO Jeff Bezos in Wired magazine. It covers… Read More

Kindle Fire sparks mixed reviews, from dud to delight

On the GeekWire podcast this past weekend, we discussed how Amazon.com’s new Kindle Fire tablet was coming on the scene… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire vs. Apple iPad, and Microsoft’s tablet strategy

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we explore the rising competition between Barnes & Noble and Amazon… Read More

Kindle Fire Newsstand to feature GQ, Wired and dozens of other magazine titles

Amazon.com continues to build buzz for next Monday’s launch of the Kindle Fire, its first touchscreen tablet computer. And today… Read More

Amazon says Kindle Fire will have Hulu Plus at launch

Kindle Fire will have Hulu Plus, after all. Amazon this morning updated the list of apps that will be available… Read More

Fantasy Shopper wins top prize at Amazon Web Services’ annual Start-Up Challenge

More than 1,500 companies applied from 78 countries. But, at the end of day, England’s Fantasy Shopper took home the… Read More

Amazon said to boost Kindle Fire production as launch approaches

The Kindle Fire has yet to arrive on the doorsteps of customers. (Release date is set for November 14th). Yet,… Read More

Amazon says it supports federal bill for online sales tax collection

Amazon.com has been striking deals with states over the collection of sales tax, but the Seattle online retailer’s bigger goal… Read More

Hey, we’re no Silicon Valley, but Seattle is rising as a tech hub

I am always interested in how national publications perceive Seattle’s technology community. After all, as long time journalists covering the… Read More

Did Amazon just buy a speech recognition startup to compete with Siri?

The Siri voice recognition service is a big hit with users of Apple’s new iPhone 4S. Now, is Amazon.com looking… Read More

Amazon touts Netflix for Kindle Fire, plus thousands more apps

Despite their rivalry in streaming movies, Amazon and Netflix have been working behind the scenes since before the Kindle Fire’s public… Read More

Amazon Web Services opens new West Coast hub in Oregon

Companies utilizing Amazon Web Services now have a new option. The Seattle company today opened a new U.S. West regional… Read More

Kindle rival Kobo sells for $315M to Japanese e-commerce giant

Kobo, the 2-year-old Canadian maker of electronic reading devices, has been sold for $315 million in cash to Japan’s Rakuten.… Read More

Take that, B&N? Amazon lines up retail titans for Kindle Fire

Amazon.com says its new Kindle Fire tablet and Kindle e-readers will be available in more than 16,000 stores across the… Read More

Amazon’s Best Books list spotlights Prime lending problem

Amazon.com is out today with its list of the Best Books of 2011, its editors’ picks of the top 100… Read More

Zuckerberg on the tech ‘war’ with Amazon, Apple and Google

Mark Zuckerberg is more of a lover, than a fighter. After all, he doesn’t want to engage in an all-out… Read More

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet challenges ‘deficient’ Kindle Fire

Barnes & Noble unveiled its $249 Nook Tablet today, looking to challenge Amazon’s upcoming $199 Kindle Fire tablet in the market… Read More

Amazon adds Deepak Chopra memoir to publishing lineup

Amazon.com has added another big name, spiritual doctor Deepak Chopra, in its effort to expand beyond the business of selling books… Read More

Amazon stokes Kindle Fire as Barnes & Noble preps response

Amazon.com this weekend released a new television ad promoting its upcoming Kindle Fire by tying the $199 tablet to its… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Bezos-backed doxo looks to transform bill paying, inks deal with AT&T

Seattle startup doxo today is announcing the expansion of its doxoPAY service, now allowing users to set up automatic bill… Read More

Amazon Prime’s new killer app: Kindle books by subscription

This is pretty interesting. Amazon.com tonight announced the “Kindle Owners’ Lending Library” — a virtual book-borrowing service for its Kindle devices.… Read More

Groceries on the go: A stroll down the virtual aisles of the new AmazonFresh iPhone app

Amazon.com surprised us back in June when it released a mobile application for the AmazonFresh grocery delivery service exclusively for Windows… Read More

Amazon.com starts holidays with Black Friday deals, toy list

It’s barely November, but Amazon.com has just rolled out two of its holiday traditions — the digital equivalent of decorating… Read More