Nov 4, 2013, 1:19 PM Jeff Bezos’ wife issues 1-star review for new Amazon book, deems it ‘misleading’ Updated, 2:10 P.M. — Comment from Amazon added near the bottom of this story Out of the 44 reviews for “The… Read More
Nov 4, 2013, 10:59 AM After losing CIA bid, IBM swipes at Amazon in new campaign IBM today launched a new advertising campaign today that seeks to bolster its cloud-computing business with a competitive swipe at… Read More
Nov 4, 2013, 9:19 AM Sorry, binge viewers: Amazon’s original comedies will revert to weekly schedule after first three episodes After Amazon’s “harrowing exercise in online democracy,” two adult comedy pilots remained: “Alpha House,” about a group of misfit senators… Read More
Nov 4, 2013, 7:22 AM Amazon does FAA victory lap, offers 1-day Kindle discounts Amazon was one of the winners in the FAA’s decision last week to allow electronic gadgets to be used during… Read More
Nov 1, 2013, 7:47 AM Amazon’s new ‘Kindle First’ program offers books a month before official release Amazon this morning launched a new program called “Kindle First” that gives customers the ability to buy and download selected… Read More
Oct 31, 2013, 12:49 PM Samsung tops J.D. Power tablet survey, passing Amazon and Apple It’s a sad day for the marketing department in Cupertino. While Apple has frequently cited the iPad’s position at the… Read More
Oct 31, 2013, 9:38 AM Lights, camera, Amazon: Two original drama pilots coming to Prime Instant Video Drama fans, rejoice: new shows are coming to Amazon next year for your perusal. Amazon announced today that it has… Read More
Oct 31, 2013, 7:55 AM Amazon, Zulily and Google help drive down vacancy rates in hot Seattle office market The Seattle metro area’s office market continues to heat up, with rents increasing and vacancies dropping, according to a new… Read More
Oct 31, 2013, 7:42 AM Amazon debuts time-sensitive e-book sales with Kindle Countdown Deals Amazon today introduced a new way for customers to find dirt cheap e-books with Kindle Countdown Deals. The new program… Read More
Oct 30, 2013, 10:47 AM Path clear for Amazon’s CIA contract as IBM drops legal challenge Putting an end to its battle with Amazon, IBM has waved the white flag. FCW reported this week that the New… Read More
Oct 30, 2013, 10:03 AM Amazon debuts weekly literary journal and it has Jeff Bezos’ influence written all over it Amazon is making another move into the publishing space today with the announcement of its own weekly literary journal that will feature one… Read More
Oct 30, 2013, 9:45 AM Mad Money’s Jim Cramer: Amazon as ‘unstoppable as the zombie apocalypse’ and F5 is a ‘vampire stock’ As noted in the past, you’ve got to take Mad Money host Jim Cramer with a grain of salt. Now,… Read More
Oct 30, 2013, 8:11 AM Former Amazon employee who survived Bezos tirade: New book captures ‘fierce competition’ and ‘demanding environment’ It is January 2003. I am sitting in the Seattle headquarters of Amazon.com, surrounded by the “S-Team,” a group of the… Read More
Oct 30, 2013, 6:56 AM New ‘Amazon Smile’ site will donate slice of sales to customer’s favorite cause Whenever Amazon is criticized about its dearth of charitable giving, the company responds by saying that it will make its… Read More
Oct 29, 2013, 9:13 AM Amazon Cloud Player now available for Mac Amazon today made its Cloud Player available on Macs, allowing Apple users to manage and play their Amazon and iTunes… Read More
Oct 29, 2013, 7:25 AM Amazon launches ‘Kindle MatchBook’ with 70,000 titles I can’t remember exactly what was happening in my life back in March 2004, but it must have been interesting,… Read More
Oct 25, 2013, 8:38 AM Report: Amazon Publishing struggling to gain traction, top exec departing It turns out that Amazon’s scorched-earth policy of offering books at prices that are usually too low for anyone to… Read More
Oct 25, 2013, 7:31 AM Amazon added ‘millions’ of new Prime members in latest quarter Amazon is secretive about lots of metrics, including the number of Amazon Prime members. But the company made a point… Read More
Oct 24, 2013, 6:33 PM Why Amazon raised the Super Saver Shipping threshold A great wail rose up from the Internet earlier this week when Amazon announced that it was increasing the threshold… Read More
Oct 24, 2013, 2:50 PM Amazon soars to nearly 110,000 employees, surpasses Microsoft for first time Amazon’s growth shows no sign of slowing down. The company’s quarterly earnings report today shows Amazon blowing past the 100,000-employee… Read More
Oct 24, 2013, 1:12 PM Amazon reports quarterly net loss of $41M, sales above $17B, exceeding expectations Amazon just posted another unprofitable quarter. But the company did manage to beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company reported a… Read More
Oct 24, 2013, 9:57 AM Amazon: Wall Street braces for 2nd straight quarterly loss “Bezos has chosen to run Amazon to be the biggest, most powerful and successful retailer on Earth 20 years from… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 7:44 PM Report: Amazon’s rumored set-top box is delayed until next year If you thought you might be putting an Amazon set-top box on your holiday gift list, new rumors might put… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 1:43 PM Amazon jabs at Apple, says Kindle Fire HDX is ‘Lighter than Air’ Visitors to Amazon’s homepage today were greeted with a subtle jab at Apple’s new iPad Air tablet. A banner advertising… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 10:37 AM Apple vs. Microsoft, Google and Amazon: Why the future of ‘computing’ is a free-for-all Talking about Apple’s new Mac lineup yesterday, CEO Tim Cook had this to say about the unnamed “competition.” “They’re confused,”… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 8:20 AM Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is in great shape, may be in ‘astronaut training,’ says author Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is looking so fit these days that he may be prepping to go to space. That… Read More
Oct 23, 2013, 6:57 AM Amazon’s giant biodomes win blessing of city design board Amazon won approval from Seattle’s Design Review Board for a massive, three-part biodome on its planned campus north of downtown… Read More
Oct 22, 2013, 5:52 PM Amazon plans giant office in Vancouver, B.C., with room for 1,000 workers Amazon’s ambitious growth plans aren’t limited to its hometown of Seattle, according to a new report out of Canada. The… Read More
Oct 22, 2013, 10:06 AM eBay takes aim at Amazon with same-day delivery expansion, personalized shopping options eBay made some big moves Tuesday, expanding its same-day delivery service to 25 cities by the end of 2014 and… Read More
Oct 22, 2013, 8:28 AM Want Super Saver Shipping from Amazon? That’ll be $10 more, please If you’re the sort of person who always tries to get your stuff shipped from Amazon through the company’s Super… Read More
