(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. saw earnings grow in the third quarter as shoppers bought more goods and services, yet costs also rose because the company is having to build new centers to fulfill those orders. Shares fell in extended ...
Business
Oct 21, 2010
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E-books have come a long way since the debut of the Kindle just three years ago. According to Amazon, e-books are now outselling hardcover books in its Web store, and company CEO Jeff Bezos has predicted that sales of digital ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 21, 2010
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Amazon called on writers and publishers on Tuesday to submit short works to a new section of the US online retail giant's electronic bookstore called "Kindle Singles."
Other
Oct 12, 2010
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Amazon unveiled Tuesday a program that allows Kindle electronic books to be sampled in a Web browser.
Internet
Sep 28, 2010
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Some new e-readers for electronic books create an interesting problem: It's now possible to own a book you can't read.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 24, 2010
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is rolling up its sleeves in its fight to convince consumers that its Kindle electronic reader is better than competing devices such as Apple's iPad, unveiling more aggressive advertising that is ...
Business
Sep 15, 2010
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Best Buy said Thursday that it will begin selling Amazon's Kindle electronic reader this year, making the US consumer electronics giant the third brick-and-mortar US store to offer the device.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 9, 2010
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Staples will begin selling Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader this year, making the US office supply chain the second brick-and-mortar store to offer the device.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 31, 2010
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There's a titanic battle brewing in the e-reader market. The Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook are leaving competitors in the dust this summer and are locked in a war that has dropped prices by more than half in ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 27, 2010
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Amazon.com on Wednesday said the new generation Kindle electronic book reader is a best seller, with people snapping up the devices at a record pace.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 25, 2010
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