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(Newser) - Stories of angry and even injured customers have inspired companies to ditch sealed clamshell packaging for easy-to-open alternatives, the New York Times reports. Amazon leads the pack, working with suppliers to ship products in plain cardboard boxes ahead of the holidays. Even some offline companies, which rely on clamshells... More »

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Microsoft • plastic • waste • Sony • consumer products • Amazon • clamshell packaging

 Oprah Flips for 
 Amazon's 
 Kindle 

Reading gadget is 'life changing,' TV host declares

Oct 24, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey is taking her book-promotion prowess to the tech world: The multimedia mogul declared the Amazon Kindle device her “new favorite gadget” on today’s show, calling it “life changing.” That should give the year-old electronic reader a boost, reports Forbes, but the Kindle may... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • electronic books • Kindle • gadget • Amazon

 MySpace Elbows iTunes With New Music Service

Rival launches today

Sep 25, 08 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple’s iTunes meets its first serious challenge today with the launch of MySpace Music, CNET reports. The second-largest online social network has joined forces with Amazon and the world’s four biggest record labels to offer free streaming and paid downloads. The move also pitches media mogul and MySpace... More »

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Steve Jobs • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • music industry • iTunes • Apple • Sony • EMI • MP3 • Amazon • MySpace Music

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

PRODUCT REVIEW

 New Reader May Top Kindle 

Plastic Logic's version is lighter, thinner, wider

Sep 8, 08 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, Kindle. A new e-book reader made by German/British firm Plastic Logic is on its way, and seems to fix many of the Amazon reader’s apparent flaws, Wired reports. PL’s as-yet-unnamed reader is 8.5 inches by 11 inches, but less than 3/10 of an inch thick... More »

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technology • literature • book • Kindle • Amazon • ebooks

ANALYSIS

 Re-Kindling May Not Be Enough

Version 2.0 is coming, but a megahit may still elude Amazon

Aug 26, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon plans to launch the next generation of its Kindle e-book player in the coming months, but an iPod-sized hit may still be out of the company's grasp, Peter Burrows writes in BusinessWeek. Much-needed improvements are on the way, but the real future for Kindle could be in using its... More »

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technology • reading • Jeff Bezos • Kindle • Amazon • ebooks

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

MARKETS

 Stocks Post Modest Gains 


Aug 11, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks managed to hold on to small gains today from a big early rally, as oil prices fell despite the fighting in Georgia, MarketWatch reports. The Dow closed up 48.03 points at 11,782.35. The Nasdaq gained 25.85 points to 2,439.95, and the S&P... More »

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Russia • Dow Jones • Georgia • Nasdaq • Kindle • oil supply • S&P 500 • Amazon • oil prices

analysis

Kindle Is King of the Market —But It's a Small Market

Amazon's electronic reader is up against tough demographics

Aug 5, 08 9:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - After about 9 months on the market, how goes the Kindle? No official sales figures are out for Amazon's electronic reader, but Liz Gunnison of Portfolio tries to get a sense of things. If you were expecting it to ignite a revolution in reading, keep dreaming. Amazon has likely... More »

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technology • reading • Jeff Bezos • Kindle • Amazon • ebooks

Web Crashes Take Bigger Toll, Fuel Bigger Outrages

One engineer has a site to check whether favorite sites are actually down

Jul 5, 08 7:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - A crashing website once was no big deal, but now it can cost a company millions and send customers into fits of rage. In a sign of the times, one San Francisco web engineer has started downforeveryoneorjustme.com, allowing visitors to see whether a site is down or if it's... More »

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Internet • website • computer servers • Amazon • Twitter

ANALYSIS

Amazon Kept Laughing After Dot-Com Bust

E-tailer stays nimble as Yahoo, eBay trip into the future

Jun 20, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo, eBay, and Amazon emerged from the dot-com bust as a mighty triumvirate, but only Amazon has kept its mojo in the decade's latter stages, the Economist reports. Yahoo, the oldest of the lot at 14, shooed away Microsoft, surrendered part of its business to Google, and failed to stay... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • eBay • Jerry Yang • Jeff Bezos • John Donahoe • Amazon

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

 Book Giant Weighs
Bid for Chief Rival 

Barnes & Noble checks out Borders

May 21, 08 2:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barnes & Noble is mulling a possible bid for its nearest rival, Borders, reports the Wall Street Journal. America's biggest book chain, with 22% of the market, has assembled a team of 30 executives and experts to study a takeover of the second biggest, with 12% of the market. Such... More »

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publishing • Borders • book • Leonard Riggio • Amazon • Barnes & Noble • B. Dalton • BookStop

 15 Dead in Brazil Ferry Accident 

Dozens still missing after early morning tragedy

May 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A ferry taking passengers home from a nighttime party capsized yesterday in Brazil, killing at least 15 people, AP reports. Dozens more were missing in the Solimoes River, one of the Amazon's largest tributaries. Most of those killed were women. Some passengers swam to shore and others were picked up... More »

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Brazil • death • boat • missing boater • boat accident • Amazon

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

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