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  • September 2008

    • Amazon's On-Demand Video Good, Not Great: Mossberg

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 11, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Amazon's On-Demand Video Good, Not Great: Mossberg

      (Newser) - Amazon’s new Video on Demand service works well, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal , although the selection of titles could be better. The service allows users to individually purchase movies and TV to stream, with most rentals lasting 24 hours. The videos are stored on an Amazon server, which nicely remembers where you were so you can resume viewing instantly. More »

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      Internet  • television  • Amazon.com  • iTunes  • iTunes Store  • Netflix  • Amazon  • streaming content  • Hulu  • Walt Mossberg  • video on demand

    • In Vino, Cash: Amazon to Sell Wine

      Reuters  |  Sep 11, 08 12:07 PM CDT

      In Vino, Cash: Amazon to Sell Wine

      (Newser) - Online shopping got a little more intoxicating today as Amazon announced it will start selling wine in the US starting in October, Reuters reports. The retailer—looking for a chunk of the $30 billion-plus US wine market—has partnered with Napa Valley Vintners, which will supply vino from the 315 wineries it represents. Only 7% of wine sales are currently made online. More »

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      alcohol  • wine  • Amazon.com  • wine industry  • wineries  • Amazon  • Napa Valley

  • August 2008

    • EBay Slashes Listing Fees 75% to Lure Back Sellers

      BusinessWeek  |  Aug 20, 08 9:18 AM CDT

      EBay Slashes Listing Fees 75% to Lure Back Sellers

      (Newser) - Looking to compete more aggressively with Amazon for users who want to sell items at a fixed cost, eBay is changing its pricing model, lowering listing fees by up to 75% and increasing its final sales commission, BusinessWeek reports. The goal is to increase inventory of items listed at a "buy-it-now" price, increasingly popular with buyers weary of waiting for auctions to play out. More »

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      economy  • eBay  • Amazon.com  • online retailers  • online auction

    • Retail Politics Entangle Book on Obama

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 19, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Retail Politics Entangle Book on Obama

      (Newser) - Barnes and Noble says its stores will not stock Obama’s Challenge , a new book outlining a progressive economic agenda for the Democratic candidate, because the publisher cut an exclusive deal with Amazon.com, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon’s print-on-demand service will offer the title beginning Monday, while the official printing will be available everywhere Sept. 14. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Democratic National Convention  • book  • Amazon.com  • DNC  • Amazon  • Barnes and Noble  • book sale

    • Irked EBay Sellers: Going, Going, Gone

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 12, 08 5:24 PM CDT

      Irked EBay Sellers: Going, Going, Gone

      (Newser) - Still soured by February's jacked-up fees and changed feedback policy, some sellers have left eBay for greener—and in many cases, smaller—online pastures, reports the Wall Street Journal . Alternative e-commerce sites such as Wigix, Silkfair, Etsy, and Oodle have wooed disgruntled merchants with lower fees, free how-to's and, in some cases, a niche market. More »

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      eBay  • Amazon.com  • online retailers  • Professional eBay Sellers Alliance

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • Video Service Could Be Behind Amazon Glitches

      New York Times  |  Jun 10, 08 2:44 AM CDT

      Video Service Could Be Behind Amazon Glitches

      (Newser) - Amazon's new digital video service could be behind the glitches that have been plaguing the site, reports the New York Times . The online retailer was knocked offline for two hours last week and suffered sporadic problems yesterday. Analysts believe the company may be rejigging its distribution system ahead of the relaunch of its Amazon Unbox movie and TV download service. Outages were mostly limited to the US, where the service is expected to debut. More »

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      Amazon.com  • digital video  • Jeff Bezos  • streaming content  • downloads  • video downloads

  • May 2008

    • Amazon to Launch On-Demand Video Streaming

      Reuters  |  May 29, 08 9:41 AM CDT

      Amazon to Launch On-Demand Video Streaming

      (Newser) - Amazon plans to open the sluices for pay-per-view video streaming within weeks, Reuters reports. The Internet retail giant already rents videos for download via the Web but is enhancing its digital media service to better compete with rivals like Apple and Netflix. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos told a conference yesterday the service will be "a new version of video on demand." More »

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      Amazon.com  • online videos  • Netflix  • Amazon  • Jeff Bezos  • streaming content  • AppleTV  • streaming movies

    • Cockfight Mag Forced Off Amazon.com

      Associated Press  |  May 21, 08 6:32 PM CDT

      Cockfight Mag Forced Off Amazon.com

      (Newser) - In a victory for the Humane Society, the publisher of The Gamecock has agreed to stop selling its publication on Amazon.com. The anti-animal cruelty group had sued Amazon to remove the magazine—which it says promote cockfighting—from its sit