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Amazon.com stories: 90 news summaries

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(Newser) - Tech bloggers reading their tea leaves say e-book fans can expect the new version of the Kindle on Feb. 9. Though maker Amazon has made no announcement, the company has scheduled a major press conference that day with chief Jeff Bezos. And, notes Brad Stone of the New York Times,... More »

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reading • Jeff Bezos • Kindle • tech industry • Amazon.com

 Obama Speeches Teach English, Hope to Japanese 

Dem's speeches good for language-learners, more inspiring than local pols'

Jan 21, 09 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The Japanese version of Amazon.com features an unlikely bestseller: the collected speeches of Barack Obama, with Japanese translation and accompanying CD, Reuters reports. Obama’s inspiring but straightforward rhetoric is perfect for teaching English in a country that hankers to learn the language. He “uses words such as... More »

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Barack Obama • Japan • language • English • translation • book • Japanese • foreign languages • Amazon.com • best seller • President Obama

EBay Denies Involvement in Typosquatting

Crooked affiliate was redirecting 'amazon.cm' visitors to auction site

Jan 9, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - EBay claims it’s not responsible for a “typosquatting” scam that redirects browsers who head to amazon.cm (a frequent misspelling of its proper .com URL) to eBay.com. “We saw this a while back,” a spokeswoman tells Silicon Alley Insider. “We noticed there was an... More »

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eBay • Amazon.com • typosquatting

Sold-Out Kindles Still Available—for a Price

Amazon loses out as savvy buyers trade e-book for big returns

Dec 20, 08 2:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Amazon.com has run out of Kindle e-book readers, sending their prices soaring on the second-hand market and on sites like eBay, reports Bloomberg. Ever since an Oprah endorsement in October cleaned out the online retailer’s stock, those with Kindles in hand have sought to secure a return on... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • Christmas • holiday shopping • Kindle • Amazon.com • ebooks • second-hand • used electronics • bidding war

No More
Kindles for
Christmas

Amazon's ebook
reader sells out again, thanks to Oprah

Dec 4, 08 6:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Thanks no doubt to an endorsement from Oprah—who described Amazon.com’s Kindle as her “new favorite gadget”—the ebook reader is once again out of stock for the holidays, the Wall Street Journal reports. In fact, the $359 device won't be available again until February at... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • consumer electronics • Kindle • Amazon.com • ebooks

 Slashing Prices Online 
 May Kill Etailers 

Price wars sure to kill off some struggling e-tailers

Nov 20, 08 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Online retailers’ response to their first dreary holiday season is a price war so fierce many won’t see the new year. Web shoppers are trained to search for deals, and 75% say they would leave a site that doesn't offer free shipping, the New York Times reports. Fine for... More »

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Google • online ads • shipping • holiday shopping • Kmart • online shopping • holiday sales • Amazon.com

Amazon Fights 'Wrap Rage' With Less Packaging

Less bubbly stuff, fewer twisties better for impatient consumers, planet

Nov 3, 08 2:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Amazon.com has heard the exasperated sighs of customers digging through yards of bubble wrap and undoing twist tie upon twist tie to find that one tiny memory card. The online retailer today introduced “Frustration-Free Packaging,” by which it aims to make its shipping friendlier to both recipient... More »

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Microsoft • Fisher-Price • Amazon.com • bubble wrap • wrap rage

OPINION

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

Streaming service works well; selection could be better

Sep 11, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 In Vino, Cash: 
 Amazon to Sell Wine 

Firms has partnered with nonprofit association of vintners

Sep 11, 08 12:07 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

EBay Slashes Listing Fees 75% to Lure Back Sellers

The online auction giant sees 'Amazonification' as a path to profit

Aug 20, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Retail Politics Entangle Book on Obama

Barnes & Noble cuts order over publisher's deal with Amazon

Aug 19, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • book • DNC • Amazon.com • Amazon • book sale • Barnes & Noble • Robert Kuttner

Irked EBay Sellers:
Going, Going, Gone

Mom and pops are sold on niche sites

Aug 12, 08 5:24 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

MARKETS

 On Mixed News, Modest Gains 

Crude falls, durable goods rise, but foreclosures also climb

Jul 25, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow and S&P 500 seesawed to minor gains today amid mixed economic reports, MarketWatch reports. The Dow rose 21.41 to 11,370.69, the S&P 500 5.22 to 1,257.76. Bolstered by the relative insulation from the economic slump enjoyed by tech stocks , the... More »

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Dow Jones • General Motors • durable goods • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • crude oil • Standard and Poor • tech stocks • S&P 500 • Amazon.com

TiVo-Amazon Deal Offers Onscreen Buying

DVR pioneer aims to create 'underpinnings of a future business model for TV'

Jul 22, 08 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - TiVo and Amazon have teamed to introduce a “product purchase” tool that will allow viewers to buy the products being plugged onscreen, the New York Times reports. Soon, when Oprah Winfrey plugs a book or David Letterman talks up his musical guest, TiVo customers will be able to order... More »

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television • advertising • DVR • TiVo • TV advertising • Amazon.com • conspicuous consumption

For Albom's Latest, You'll Need a Kindle

Tuesdays With Morrie author releases new text only as an e-book

Jul 18, 08 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mitch Albom's newest work is less than 4,000 words long and available for 99 cents—but only if you have a Kindle e-book reader to view it on. The exclusive deal for the text—a speech Albom delivered to his nephew's graduating class in May—could reveal some of... More »

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publishing • Kindle • Amazon.com • digital media • Mitch Albom • ebooks

ANALYSIS

Amazon's New Video Service Part Netflix, Part YouTube

Movies, TV shows will stream directly computer, no huge download required

Jul 17, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon entered the streaming video tangle today with Amazon Video on Demand, a service that resembles Netflix and Hulu far more than the company’s Unbox service, Ars Technica notes. While Unbox functioned on a principle similar to the iTunes Store, Amazon Video will stream movies and TV shows directly... More »

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YouTube • Web 2.0 • Netflix • iTunes Store • Hulu • streaming content • Amazon.com • Unbox

Video Service Could Be Behind Amazon Glitches

Pending TV and movie streaming may be snarling system

Jun 10, 08 2:44 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Amazon to Launch On-Demand Video Streaming

Service to rival Netflix will be up and running within weeks

May 29, 08 9:41 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Cockfight Mag Forced Off Amazon.com

Humane Society
sued, said publication boosted illegal sport

May 21, 08 6:32 PM CDT
(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 site, charging the online retailer with violating federal law, the... More »

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censorship • Humane Society • cockfighting • Amazon.com • magazine publishing

EARNINGS REPORT

 Amazon
 Q1 Profit 
 Spikes 

Online retailer sees 30% jump in face of economic slowdown

Apr 23, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon posted a 30% profit jump in the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, defying the sluggish economy. Net income was $143 million (34 cents a share) compared with $111 million (26 cents a share) in last year's first quarter. The company’s operating income guidance for the fiscal... More »

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Jeff Bezos • weak dollar • quarterly profits • Amazon.com

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