How much does it cost to bulk up and compete with the likes of Groupon in the daily deals market? Amazon.com’s annual Form 10-K filing, made public this morning, reveals detailed… Read More
Bloomberg Businessweek’s cover story this week drills into Amazon’s effort to upend the book industry by moving into the publishing business. The piece by Brad Stone tells the story of Larry… Read More
Amazon.com is increasingly expanding into the business of book publishing, and it has some formidable distribution mechanisms in the form of its own e-commerce site and Kindle devices. But what about… Read More
Charlie Kindel, who left his general manager job on the Windows Phone team last August, is finding plenty of stuff to occupy his time in a post-Microsoft world. He continues… Read More
At an event in New York City this morning, Apple unveiled a new version of its iBooks platform for reading interactive textbooks on the iPad, plus a free e-book creation… Read More
Apple is already much bigger than Microsoft in terms of market value. But Microsoft still has a leg up on its long-term rival when it comes to “brand value,” at… Read More
Amazon.com doesn’t traditionally disclose a lot of numbers when it comes to the Kindle, but the company is getting specific today to make the case that independent authors who commit… Read More
The 40-year-old actress who sued Amazon.com’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for revealing her age disclosed her identity in a court filing this afternoon, after the judge in the case said… Read More
Amazon.com’s growing rivalry with Apple appears poised to take an interesting twist. Apple is planning a press event later this month in New York City, reports Kara Swisher of AllThingsD.com, quoting… Read More
With just a few days to spare before Christmas, Amazon.com has released a previously promised Kindle Fire software update (Version No. 6.2.1). The improvements should address some of the complaints… Read More
If you bought something online last week, you were part of history. Americans spent nearly $6.3 billion to buy stuff over the Internet during the week ended Dec. 18 — an… Read More
Amazon.com has already sold millions of Kindles this holiday season, but it’s still hoping to get more of them under the tree this weekend. Today the company said that people… Read More
Tom Phillips made his career in the computer business, but he also loved to fly. “He described flying like you imagine an engineer would — with precision, care, and a… Read More
Today is “Cyber Monday,” in case you somehow missed all those ads from all those retailers trying to distract you with the promise of online deals, taking advantage of your… Read More
Whether or not the Kindle Fire ultimately succeeds as a low-priced alternative to Apple’s iPad, 2011 will be remembered as a year when Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos tried, once again,… Read More
Today’s must-read for anyone interested in Amazon.com is Steven Levy’s interview with CEO Jeff Bezos in Wired magazine. It covers the waterfront on Amazon, focusing largely on the new Kindle… Read More
Amazon.com says its new Kindle Fire tablet and Kindle e-readers will be available in more than 16,000 stores across the U.S. starting on Nov. 15, touting its retail partnerships with… Read More
Amazon.com has added another big name, spiritual doctor Deepak Chopra, in its effort to expand beyond the business of selling books and into the world of actual book publishing. The company’s… Read More
Amazon.com this weekend released a new television ad promoting its upcoming Kindle Fire by tying the $199 tablet to its e-commerce heritage. The move comes on the eve of an… Read More
Happy Birthday! Here’s the Creepiest Gift Card Ever! U.S. Patent & Trademark Office records show that Amazon today received a patent on something called “customizing gift instrument experiences for recipients.”… Read More
Amazon.com this morning moved further into the world of book publishing, beyond its traditional sales and distribution business, with the announcement of its seventh publishing imprint, 47North, focused on science… Read More
Looks like Amazon.com has a hit on its hands, even before its new tablet is officially released to consumers. The Seattle company is selling pre-orders for its new Kindle Fire… Read More
There’s nothing quite like watching a big product unveiling in its entirety, and getting to know the ins and outs of a new gadget from a company’s top executive. ‘… Read More
This is starting to feel like something out of a science fiction novel, with mysterious contraptions showing up inexplicably in random locations, awaiting commands from the mother ship to carry… Read More
A recent report in the Allentown Morning Call newspaper alleged what could only be described as harsh working conditions in Amazon.com’s Breinigsville, Pa., fulfillment warehouse — including workers being taken out in… Read More
Recently, I bought a new Android phone. It didn’t come with everything I wanted, so I turned to my default shopping resource, Amazon.com. I did a search, set the options… Read More
Amazon.com this morning announced the rollout of its Kindle e-book lending program to more than 11,000 U.S. libraries, confirming what we suspected after the initiative surfaced this week at two… Read More
Amazon.com is has begun publicly testing its new Kindle e-book lending program at two major library systems in its home region, the Seattle Public Library and the King County Library… Read More
Would you like a deal on ice cream along with your daily read? That’s one of the questions Amazon.com’s Kindle will be asking its users as the company brings AmazonLocal… Read More
Amazon.com is expanding its relationship with Hearst Corp., the large magazine and newspaper publisher known in the Seattle region as the company behind SeattlePI.com, formerly the Seattle P-I newspaper. The… Read More
