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Mar 18, 2013, 9:20 AM

Amazon merchants fed up with fee hikes; Google, Ebay could benefit

Higher shipping costs and extra fees could cause Amazon third-party merchants to move away from the Seattle online giant to… Read More

Mar 15, 2013, 4:08 PM

Where’s our money? Merchants suing Amazon for withholding payment

Amazon.com is under some serious scrutiny from small merchants who claim the Seattle online giant withheld money from them and… Read More

Mar 15, 2013, 5:00 AM

Zuckerberg leads list of most-liked CEOs; Bezos’ approval rating soars and Ballmer is a no-show in top 50

Do you like the job your boss is doing? If you work at Facebook, Amazon.com, Salesforce.com, EMC, SAP, Apple or… Read More

Mar 14, 2013, 8:15 AM

Amazon downgraded by JP Morgan over slower growth

Amazon was downgraded from overweight to neutral by JP Morgan Chase overnight, and the company’s share price is feeling the effects… Read More

Mar 13, 2013, 10:28 AM

Amazon lowers Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ price to $269

Amazon today slashed its Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ prices and also announced the tablet’s availability in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. Due to… Read More

Mar 12, 2013, 8:12 AM

Inside Amazon Prime’s ‘explosive’ growth: 10 million members and profitable

The $79/year Amazon Prime subscription service has experienced rapid growth since late 2011, reaching an estimated 10 million members as… Read More

Mar 11, 2013, 10:00 PM

Meet Catherine Giudici, the Amazon designer who just won The Bachelor

Amazon’s employee roster is already full of talented people with serious accolades. Now you can add a Bachelor winner to… Read More

Mar 11, 2013, 8:24 AM

Amazon.com under attack for plan to own .book, .read and other domain name extensions

Amazon.com is already the 800 pound gorilla in the book selling and publishing business. And now some author groups are… Read More

Mar 10, 2013, 4:53 PM

‘Bezos Beep’ could replace the smartphone bump for mobile content sharing

Companies including Samsung have been promoting the practice of sharing content by bumping two devices together — transmitting photos, videos… Read More

Mar 10, 2013, 12:06 AM

Microsoft eyes Amazon, wants more ‘pure Silicon Valley startups’ on Azure

Microsoft is “clearly not as far ahead as Amazon” in convincing startups to use its cloud computing system, but the… Read More

Mar 6, 2013, 9:59 AM

Postmates arrives in Seattle to deliver tacos, burgers and anything else in under an hour

Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann hears the comparisons all of the time: Isn’t his new online delivery service just another version… Read More

Mar 5, 2013, 9:45 AM

Google’s new same-day shipping service to challenge Amazon Prime

Amazon, watch out — Google is stepping into your space. TechCrunch is reporting today that Google is preparing to launch… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 5:19 PM

Amazon.com’s latest push: Helping developers place mobile ads in Android apps

Amazon.com is looking to make it easier for Android app developers to earn advertising dollars with the release today of… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 9:35 AM

Bill Gates ranks 2nd on Forbes billionaires list, Jeff Bezos rises up the charts

Forbes is out today with its annual ranking of the world’s top billionaires, and Seattle tech titans are well represented… Read More

Mar 4, 2013, 6:45 AM

Amazon patents ‘gravity’ links for web and devices

Amazon has been granted a patent on a “gravity-based link assist” system — a method of pulling a user’s on-screen… Read More

Mar 1, 2013, 12:08 PM

WSJ: Amazon wants 500K square feet of NYC office space

Amazon could soon be making a big footprint in the Big Apple. Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Seattle… Read More

Mar 1, 2013, 8:32 AM

Valve founder Gabe Newell on Linux; geeky maps; and other top posts of the month

Well, GeekWire readers really must have a burning desire to study cartography. Maps were the hot topic on GeekWire during… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 4:48 PM

Amazon inks another licensing deal to stream HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel

At this point, it feels like we’re reporting on a new Amazon licensing deal every day. The Seattle online giant… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 10:35 AM

Amazon’s Kindle sponsoring National PTA reading program

The National PTA announced today that Amazon’s Kindle will be the exclusive sponsor of a new Family Reading Experience program that… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 9:21 AM

Fortune’s most-admired companies: Amazon 3rd, Starbucks 5th, Microsoft 17th

According to Fortune, the state of Washington has some admirable companies. Fortune released its 2013 “World’s Most Admired Companies” list… Read More

Feb 28, 2013, 8:26 AM

Nook sales plummet, and Barnes & Noble says it’s ‘making some adjustments’

Barnes & Noble is reporting operating losses of $190 million for its Nook business in its most recent quarter, more than… Read More

Feb 27, 2013, 10:39 AM

Amazon offers bulk discount to big Subscribe & Save users

Amazon.com is rolling out deeper discounts for its Subscribe & Save service, offering anyone who subscribes to five products during a month… Read More

Feb 27, 2013, 9:00 AM

Placed study reveals how Amazon is impacting brick-and-mortar retailers

Online shopping has brought upon a new phenomenon called showrooming, a term describing the act of browsing brick-and-mortar stores and then later… Read More

Feb 27, 2013, 8:50 AM

Amazon debuts Cloud Player app for iPad, iPad Mini

Already available on the iPhone and iPod touch, today Amazon launched its free Cloud Player app for the iPad and… Read More

Feb 27, 2013, 8:28 AM

Amazon to iOS users: Don’t install Kindle app update

Normally, app updates are supposed to allow for improvement and efficiency. That’s not the case with Amazon’s latest update for… Read More

Feb 27, 2013, 7:48 AM

Amazon, Microsoft and others take support of gay marriage to the Supreme Court

Three of Seattle’s largest companies — Amazon.com, Microsoft and Starbucks — are joining forces with more than 200 other businesses… Read More

Feb 26, 2013, 9:05 AM

Amazon inks deal with Sony to stream FX shows ‘Justified,’ and ‘The Shield’

Another day, another streaming deal for Amazon. The Seattle online giant just signed a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment for the… Read More

Feb 24, 2013, 9:35 PM

Report: Barnes & Noble considers future of the Nook

Nearly a year after Microsoft agreed to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook business unit, the bookseller is seriously… Read More

Feb 23, 2013, 7:33 PM

New Amazon Kindle ad supports same-sex marriage

Amazon is out with a new Kindle ad, but the commercial’s most attention-getting message has little to do with the… Read More

Feb 23, 2013, 8:03 AM

Amazon.com expanding in Canada, plans to open new development center in March

Amazon.com is expanding aggressively in Canada, with plans to open a new development center next month in Vancouver, B.C. We… Read More