Tag: Amazon

Is the Internet Looking at Y2K Part 2?
Richard MacManus at ReadWriteWeb ran a very interesting story ab...
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Amazon’s Earnings Show Kindle Doing Very Well for the Company
Amazon sold three times as many Kindle books in the first half of 2010 as it did in th...
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Amazon Announces Q2 Sales of $6.57 billion
Amazon announced its second quarter earnings today. Net sales were up 41% at $6.57 billion, compared with $4.65 billion in the second quarter...
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Some Guy Says He Owns the Majority of Facebook
Facebook has found itself the subject of a lawsuit from a guy named Paul Ceglia who claims to own an 84% stake in the company. The Wall Street Journal...
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Amazon Launches Grocery Service In The UK
Amazon.com said today it has begun to sell groceries in the UK and will offer brands such as Kraft, Nestle, Pepsi and Proctor & Gamble. Amazon said it will of...
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Borders Rolls Out eBook Store
Borders has launched its own branded eBook store, powered by eReading service Kobo. The company says its goal is to capture 17 percent of the eBook market by July...
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Analyst Pushes eBay To Launch Fulfillment Program
In the past year, eBay's stock has risen by 17.57 percent.  Amazon's stock has risen by 40.92 percent.  It's possible to argue that eBay might learn a thing or two fro...
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Amazon Releases New KindleDX with Lower Price, Better Contrast
Amazon has introduced a new version of the Kindle DX with a lower price of $379 (down from $489) and 50% better...
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Amazon Acquires Woot
Woot, the 24-hour deal site with a wacky sense of humor, has been acquired by Amazon.  Woot fans needn't worry that all the fun's coming to an end, however, as official ann...
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Amazon Offers New Royalty Program For Kindle Authors
Amazon.com said today it is now offering independent authors and publishers who use its ebook self-publishing program, the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP), a 70 percent royal...
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IMDb Rolls Out Android App
Amazon.com's Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has launched an Android app and a new mobile and social feature called "IMDb Everywhere." IMDb's Movies &amp...
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Amazon Adds Video/Audio to Kindle Apps
Amazon has announced an update for its Kindle apps for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch that lets users see embedded video and hear audio clips within Kindle books. Of course new bo...
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Amazon Against Post Office Ending Saturday Mail Delivery. Netflix Ok With it.
As you may know, there is talk that the U.S. Postal Service could end mail delivery on Saturdays. Internet companies that ship items to consumers don't all have the same opinion...
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Barnes & Noble Forces Amazon to Lower Kindle Price
Earlier today, Barnes & Noble revealed a new Wi-Fi version of...
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IMDb Reaches Deal With MovieTickets.com
MovieTickets.com has reached a multi-year agreement to exclusively provide online movie tickets for Amazon.com's IMDb Under terms of the agreement, ticket buyers...
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