Actress’s suit vs. Amazon’s IMDb may have bigger impact on privacy A lawsuit against Amazon.com’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for disclosing an actress’s age could have a larger impact on the way… Read More
Amazon filing shows $558M loss for LivingSocial in 2011 How much does it cost to bulk up and compete with the likes of Groupon in the daily deals market? Amazon.com’s… Read More
Amazon: Burning the book business or making it better? Bloomberg Businessweek’s cover story this week drills into Amazon’s effort to upend the book industry by moving into the publishing… Read More
From e-book to bookstore: Amazon and Houghton Mifflin strike new distribution deal Amazon.com is increasingly expanding into the business of book publishing, and it has some formidable distribution mechanisms in the form… Read More
Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft GM Kindel to advise FreePriceAlerts; Amazon gets a Yahoo; etc. Charlie Kindel, who left his general manager job on the Windows Phone team last August, is finding plenty of stuff… Read More
Textbooks as software: Apple debuts iBooks 2, iBooks Author in new digital education push At an event in New York City this morning, Apple unveiled a new version of its iBooks platform for reading… Read More
Microsoft is the third most valuable brand in the world, but it loses some fizz to Apple Apple is already much bigger than Microsoft in terms of market value. But Microsoft still has a leg up on… Read More
Amazon: Indie authors raking it in with Kindle exclusives Amazon.com doesn’t traditionally disclose a lot of numbers when it comes to the Kindle, but the company is getting specific… Read More
This is the 40-year-old actress suing Amazon for revealing her age The 40-year-old actress who sued Amazon.com’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for revealing her age disclosed her identity in a court… Read More
Apple vs. Amazon: Plot thickens with reports of iBooks event Amazon.com’s growing rivalry with Apple appears poised to take an interesting twist. Apple is planning a press event later this month… Read More
Amazon rolls out Kindle Fire update to fix early problems With just a few days to spare before Christmas, Amazon.com has released a previously promised Kindle Fire software update (Version… Read More
Americans post biggest week in online shopping since dawn of time If you bought something online last week, you were part of history. Americans spent nearly $6.3 billion to buy stuff over… Read More
Amazon makes last-minute Kindle holiday push with free shipping Amazon.com has already sold millions of Kindles this holiday season, but it’s still hoping to get more of them under… Read More
Remembering Tom Phillips: Longtime Microsoft GM had rare acumen across business and tech Tom Phillips made his career in the computer business, but he also loved to fly. “He described flying like you… Read More
Cyber Monday: Are you buying it? Today is “Cyber Monday,” in case you somehow missed all those ads from all those retailers trying to distract you… 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
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
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 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
Amazon patents gift cards that can tattle on what you buy Happy Birthday! Here’s the Creepiest Gift Card Ever! U.S. Patent & Trademark Office records show that Amazon today received a… Read More
Amazon goes sci-fi with latest book publishing arm, 47North Amazon.com this morning moved further into the world of book publishing, beyond its traditional sales and distribution business, with the… Read More
Report: Amazon selling 2,000 Kindle Fires every hour Looks like Amazon.com has a hit on its hands, even before its new tablet is officially released to consumers. The… Read More
Full Video: Watch Jeff Bezos unveil Amazon’s new Kindles There’s nothing quite like watching a big product unveiling in its entirety, and getting to know the ins and outs… Read More
Exclusive pics: Amazon lockers surface on college campus This is starting to feel like something out of a science fiction novel, with mysterious contraptions showing up inexplicably in… Read More
Amazon feeling the heat over warehouse allegations, says it spent $2.4M on air conditioning A recent report in the Allentown Morning Call newspaper alleged what could only be described as harsh working conditions in Amazon.com’s Breinigsville,… Read More
Practical Nerd: When Amazon can’t be trusted Recently, I bought a new Android phone. It didn’t come with everything I wanted, so I turned to my default… Read More
Kindle e-book lending goes national, at 11,000 libraries Amazon.com this morning announced the rollout of its Kindle e-book lending program to more than 11,000 U.S. libraries, confirming what… Read More
Amazon Kindle library lending program launches in beta Amazon.com is has begun publicly testing its new Kindle e-book lending program at two major library systems in its home… Read More
Amazon integrates AmazonLocal deals service into Kindle Would you like a deal on ice cream along with your daily read? That’s one of the questions Amazon.com’s Kindle… Read More
