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Amazon.com stories: 90 news summaries

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Amazon MP3 Sales Aren’t Hurting iTunes

New download service taps into unique demographic

Apr 15, 08 9:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon.com’s digital music download store isn’t stealing iTunes customers—the six-month-old service is attracting a new consumer demographic, analysts say. A market research firm found that only 10 percent of Amazon MP3 customers surveyed in February previously bought iTunes music, AppleInsider reports. That’s a “healthy... More »

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iTunes • Apple • digital downloads • digital music • digital video • Amazon MP3 • Amazon.com

 Ditch the Assistant, 
 Organize Online 

Newest sites provide collaborative, mobile organizers

Apr 14, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paper is so last century. PC World has tracked down websites—like one that puts phone dictations on Google Calendar—that best support your OCD ... or totally forgetful ... nature:
  1. Remember the Milk is one intense task manager: It even lets others—say, your boss—add items to your "
... More »

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personal finance • list • online • web services • Amazon.com • Remember the Milk • Backpack

Amazon Keeps Building
on Digital Transformation

Firm develops download stores for books, music and movies

Apr 7, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of downloadable digital media continue to gain ground on conventional formats—last week, Apple’s iTunes passed Wal-Mart as top US music seller. Not to be outdone, Amazon.com is rapidly expanding its venues for digital Web delivery, the New York Times reports. This year, the company debuted a... More »

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digital downloads • digital music • digital video • Kindle • Amazon.com • Amazon • ebooks

OMG, Txt Msg Shopping!

Amazon's new service lets consumers buy and compare prices
on the go

Apr 2, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ruling the computer shopping world wasn’t enough for Amazon. Thanks to its new TextBuyIt service, customers can search the retail giant from anywhere… including, just as an example mind you, brick-and-mortar stores. Is Amazon specifically hoping to pluck price-comparing shoppers out of real world aisles? “We think they’... More »

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retail • texting • online shopping • Amazon.com

 Can New
 CEO Keep
 eBay on Top? 

Company faces slowing growth, competition

Mar 31, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - As John Donahoe takes over from Meg Whitman as CEO of eBay today, he inherits a grande dame where Whitman oversaw the rise of an e-commerce belle. Still dominant in online auctions, the company has nonetheless faced slowing growth and stiffening competition. But analysts think Donahoe, the former eBay Marketplace... More »

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Internet • Web 2.0 • eBay • online auction • auction • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe • e-commerce • Amazon.com

 Amazon Squeezes Publishers 

Print with us or sell elsewhere, company tells on-demand publishers

Mar 28, 08 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Publishers who print books on demand will have to use Amazon’s printing service if they want to sell their books on the leading online bookseller's site. Amazon's new policy means print-on-demand publishers will have little choice but to accept Amazon’s prices if they want to sell via the... More »

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online retailers • publishing • publisher • book • Amazon.com • on-demand publishing

Smashing Pumpkins Sue Virgin Over Pepsi Ads

Pepsi Stuff promotion violated contract, undermines artistic integrity: rockers

Mar 26, 08 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Smashing Pumpkins are suing Virgin Records, claiming the company illegally used the band's name and music in ads for Pepsi and Amazon.com, the Guardian reports. The rockers' contract does not allow using the band in promotional campaigns such as the Pepsi Stuff ads, and members would “never... More »

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advertising • Pepsi • lawsuit • Amazon.com • Billy Corgan • Virgin Records • Smashing Pumpkins

 Gibson Sues Over Guitar Hero 

It wants retailers to stop selling game, claims patent infringement

Mar 21, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gibson Guitar has sued Guitar Hero retailers, saying the Activision video games infringe on a patent it holds for a virtual-reality concert. The federal suit seeks to stop Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Amazon, GameStop, and Toys "R" Us from selling the games, reports AP. But Activision is fighting back—earlier... More »

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lawsuit • Toys 'R' Us • Target • Guitar Hero • Activision • Gibson • patent • patent infringement • Wal-Mart • Amazon.com • video games

 Vista Update Expected Today 

Amazon says first service pack for OS will be ready for download

Mar 18, 08 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The long-awaited first service pack for Microsoft Vista will be available online starting today, at least according to Amazon, which is taking orders for boxed copies of the upgrade pack and says it will start shipping them tomorrow. Many of the pack's updates and security fixes have already been sent... More »

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Microsoft • Microsoft Vista • software • operating system • service packs • upgrades • Amazon.com

Amazon 'S3' Server Offline for Hours

Friday outage leaves businesses
in the dark with customers

Feb 16, 08 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Part of Amazon.com’s 2-year-old Simple Storage Service went down for several hours Friday, leaving some customers in the dark and unable to access their own files, reports PC World. The pay-as-you-go “S3” service is used by companies to run websites and warehouse large amounts of data. The... More »

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Internet • online retailers • online shopping • web services • Amazon.com

MARKETS

Dow Falls as Nasdaq Posts Gains

Wholesale inventories, financials struggle, but tech holds its ground

Feb 8, 08 3:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks showed mixed results today, as the Dow rallied and then teetered to a loss off lingering fears of recession. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq posted moderate gains buoyed by strong showings by Amazon, Google, Apple, and Research in Motion, Marketwatch reports. The Nasdaq gained 11.82 to end at 2,304.... More »

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Google • Bank of America • New York Stock Exchange • Dow Jones • Apple • Nasdaq • Research in Motion • Amazon.com • JPMorgan Chase

Scientists ID Catastrophic Climate Change 'Tipping Zones'

9 danger signs that disaster is inevitable

Feb 5, 08 4:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have identified nine danger zones where global warming could be pushed past the point of no return within years, the Independent reports. The scenarios include the melting of ice in the Arctic and Antarctic, the collapse of the Indian and West African monsoons, and the death of forests in... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • global warming • Canada • Siberia • Arctic • Antarctica • monsoon • global weather • forests • Amazon.com

MARKETS

Bonds Confidence Boosts Stocks

Insurer MBIA says its rating will be just fine

Jan 31, 08 3:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Markets were up sharply today on calming words from bond insurer MBIA, with the Dow closing at 12,650.36, up 207.53. The company said its triple-A rating was not vulnerable and that it was solvent enough to weather the mortgage crisis, MarketWatch reports. The Nasdaq gained 40.86... More »

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Starbucks • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • MBIA • S&P 500 • Amazon.com

Amazon Gets Late Christmas Present

Holiday shopping doubles retailer's
quarterly income

Jan 30, 08 5:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Amazon's net income more than doubled in the fourth quarter, in part because of the retailer's sales gimmicks for the holidays, reports the Wall Street Journal. In addition, Amazon released a cheerier than expected forecast for this year's first quarter. The good news could help soothe Wall Street's nervousness over... More »

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Wall Street • consumer spending • Jeff Bezos • quarterly profits • Amazon.com

Do New eBay Rules Sell
Out Sellers?

Changes are meant to reward big auctioneers, but may hurt others

Jan 30, 08 4:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Newly announced changes to eBay sellers’ fees do not always benefit auctioneers—and the backlash among them has already begun. “This is clearly not a straight fee decrease,” says the editor of AuctionBytes. Indeed, in some cases, sellers wind up paying as much s 33% more. More »

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eBay • auction • fees • AuctionBytes • Amazon.com

eBay Slashes Listing Fee in Half

Company hopes to drive growth with new policies

Jan 29, 08 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - eBay is chopping its listing fee in half and will take a bigger chunk out of the price of sold items, a change that should lower risk for sellers and encourage more listing, the AP reports. The online auction giant is also changing the way its search results work, the... More »

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eBay • online auction • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe • web traffic • listing fees • e commerce sites • e-commerce • Amazon.com

Despite Laws, Amazon Jungle Disappearing

Even president's tough new measures may not halt rapid deforestation

Jan 27, 08 6:29 AM CST
(Newser) - The deforestation of the Amazon jungle is speeding up, and Brazil may be unable to stop it, Time magazine reports. Over the last five months an estimated 2,700 square miles of forest have been cleared—more than twice the size of Rhode Island. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... More »

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climate change • global warming • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • deforestation • rain forest • Amazon rainforest • Amazon.com

eBay Names CEO From Its Own Ranks

Donahoe set to take over as auction site predicts weak growth

Jan 23, 08 6:12 PM CST
(Newser) - EBay today named John Donahoe to replace Meg Whitman, who will retire in March, as CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports. Donahoe’s ascension from president of the firm's auction business comes as the company is attempting to transform that aspect of its operations, which provides two-thirds of eBay’s... More »

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eBay • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe • Amazon.com

Amazon Holiday Traffic Winner

Dethrones eBay in pageviews for first time

Jan 15, 08 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Nielsen Online has declared Amazon the pageview winner for the holiday season, reports the New York Times. Amazon had 59,624,000 views to eBay’s 59,374,000, a slim margin, but a big turnaround on previous years. Brad Stone cites consumer concerns over fraud and counterfeit as possible... More »

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eBay • holiday shopping • Nielsen Online • pageviews • Amazon.com

Amazon Will Sell Sony BMG Music Sans Copyright Curbs

Fourth major label
to join up

Jan 11, 08 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Amazon will sell songs from Sony BMG free of digital rights management, making it the first online music store to offer tunes without copyright enforcement mechanisms from all four of the major labels. Many consumers have long opposed the use of DRM because of its potential to hinder playback on... More »

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music • digital downloads • DRM • music label • Sony BMG • Amazon.com

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