Feb 20, 2013, 4:55 PM Three independent bookstores suing Amazon, big six publishers over secret contracts Three east coast bookstores are suing Amazon and the big six publishers, arguing that the two signed secret documents to… Read More
Feb 19, 2013, 1:10 PM Why Amazon and other retailers are supporting this national sales tax legislation Bipartisanship is a rare beast in Washington D.C. these days, especially when it comes to new taxes. So when 35… Read More
Feb 19, 2013, 9:17 AM Just in time for the Oscars, Amazon launches Entertainment Collectibles Store with 350K items These days, it seems like you can buy anything on Amazon. That certainly became more true today. The Seattle online… Read More
Feb 18, 2013, 10:22 AM Amazon cuts ties with security firm in Germany over neo-Nazi allegations Amazon.com today cut ties with a Germany security firm amid an uproar in the country over allegations that security guards mistreated the… Read More
Feb 16, 2013, 10:50 AM Report: Google considering retail store push, but where’s Amazon? Apple is doing it. And so is Microsoft. Now, Google may jump into the brick-and-mortar retail game. 9to5Google reports that… Read More
Feb 14, 2013, 10:13 AM Barnes & Noble expects deeper loss in Nook business Barnes & Noble, struggling to gain traction against Amazon’s Kindle, expects its Nook business to go deeper into the red.… Read More
Feb 13, 2013, 7:00 AM Rock out to Modest Mouse in your Mustang: Amazon.com music service arrives at Ford Amazon.com is bringing its Cloud Player music service to vehicles equipped with Ford Sync AppLink, including new Mustangs, Fusions and… Read More
Feb 12, 2013, 7:38 AM Amazon beats Apple, Disney, Google and everyone else for top corporate reputation Amazon says its mission is to be “Earth’s most customer-centric company,” and it looks like it’s working. The new king of corporate… Read More
Feb 11, 2013, 8:28 AM Amazon inks deal with CBS to stream ‘Under The Dome’ The content licensing agreements just keep on rolling in for Amazon, as the Seattle online giant just announced another exclusive subscription deal… Read More
Feb 11, 2013, 8:19 AM Amazon pokes at iPad price, display in Kindle Fire HD ad Amazon is challenging one of the iPad’s signature features, its Retina display, in a new video ad that aims to… Read More
Feb 10, 2013, 6:27 AM Photo: The significance of Obidos at Amazon.com We’ve been having fun covering Amazon.com’s ambitious locker effort — including Todd Bishop’s experiment to pick up a pack of… Read More
Feb 8, 2013, 11:48 PM Is this Kozmo 2.0? Postmates brings its ‘Get It Now’ courier service to Seattle I’ve been on the tech news beat long enough that I remember the rise and, more importantly, the fall of… Read More
Feb 8, 2013, 4:16 PM Meet Catherine Giudici, the Amazon designer that may have just won The Bachelor SPOILER ALERT: Fans of The Bachelor may want to stop reading this article. ——– Amazon’s employee roster is already… Read More
Feb 8, 2013, 1:39 PM Amazon Kindle VP Mike Nash makes leap to HP Mike Nash, a former vice president at Amazon.com’s Kindle unit, has made the leap to HP where he’s now working… Read More
Feb 8, 2013, 10:18 AM Worldwide e-commerce sales surpassed $1 trillion for first time in 2012 E-commerce sales reached a new milestone in 2012, and we’re not talking millions or billions. Try trillions. According to eMarketer,… Read More
Feb 8, 2013, 9:38 AM Pioneer Square Tech Map: Where are tech companies hanging their shingles? We’ve been writing a lot of about the tech renaissance going on in Pioneer Square, one of Seattle’s most historic… Read More
Feb 8, 2013, 9:25 AM City records indicate another Amazon expansion in downtown Seattle Amazon is expanding again. The Seattle Times reported that city permit records indicate another downtown expansion for the Seattle online… Read More
Feb 8, 2013, 8:37 AM eBay’s amazing turnaround, and why CEO John Donahoe doesn’t like seeing Amazon boxes in the offices High-ranking Microsoft execs like CEO Steve Ballmer bristle when they see employees carrying MacBooks or iPhones around the office. So,… Read More
Feb 8, 2013, 8:05 AM Amazon patents the milkman Amazon.com this week won a broad patent on technology that lets customers schedule product deliveries to their doorsteps or mailboxes… Read More
Feb 7, 2013, 6:23 PM Nerd Notes: Big Macs and the economy, a dress that responds to sexual arousal, moth pilots and more Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. Moths that can drive — You’ve seen… Read More
Feb 6, 2013, 2:58 PM Rival shrugs off Amazon patent on resale of ‘used’ digital goods ReDigi, a company that lets people buy and sell “pre-owned” digital music, said today that it isn’t concerned about Amazon’s… Read More
Feb 6, 2013, 1:02 PM Why this guy hacked his Kindle to email Jeff Bezos As part of the terms of use for Amazon Kindle devices, users grant the company permission to collect data including… Read More
Feb 5, 2013, 6:56 AM Amazon Coins: E-commerce giant creates virtual currency Amazon.com, the company that reshaped how we spend our money online, wants to do it again on its own terms.… Read More
Feb 4, 2013, 2:15 PM Report: Amazon hires actor John Goodman … for original comedy series Netflix may have scored Kevin Spacey for its new political drama House of Cards. But Amazon.com, which is making its… Read More
Feb 4, 2013, 12:48 PM Amazon wins broad patent on reselling and lending ‘used’ digital goods In the real world, lending a book to a friend or selling your used music collection isn’t exactly groundbreaking. In… Read More
Feb 1, 2013, 1:14 PM Amazon inks deal to exclusively stream Downton Abbey The Amazon vs. Netflix streaming video showdown continued today as Amazon announced it purchased exclusive streaming rights to the popular… Read More
Feb 1, 2013, 7:57 AM Paper trumps tech at national library conference I went looking for the digital future of libraries at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Meeting this week. Conveniently, the… Read More
Jan 30, 2013, 1:06 PM Chart: Amazon skyrockets to almost 90,000 employees At the end of 2008, Amazon reached a notable milestone, topping 20,000 employees worldwide. Turns out the company was getting… Read More
Jan 30, 2013, 9:55 AM Amazon adding 3 new distribution centers in Texas after tax truce Amazon continues to grow and today announced plans to build three new fulfillment centers in Texas, creating more than 1,000… Read More
Jan 29, 2013, 2:20 PM Bezos on eBooks: Amazon is ‘now seeing the transition we’ve been expecting’ Amazon.com posted a 45 percent decline in quarterly profits this afternoon, but Jeff Bezos says one of the company’s biggest… Read More
