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Fact Sheet for Amazon Com Inc

Country: USA

Comments: Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American electronic commerce company based in Seattle, Washington. It was one of the first major companies to sell goods over the Internet and started as an Online Bookstore

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Garth George: hooked on electronic book

Garth George, Columnist Bay of Plenty Times WeekendAndrew WarnerIf you'd like to send a letter to the editor click here.A few weeks ago in a column about libraries and books, I mentioned that my wife and I gave each other for Christmas a Kindle electronic ... [ Published 8 hours ago by Bay of Plenty Times ]

Entities: E-Reader, Amazon.com Inc, Kindle

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Free Amazon Kindle Diet Book For Amazon Prime Members From True...

An Amazon Kindle diet book is available free for Amazon Prime members from True Healthy Products. The ebook is available for a limited time price of 99 cents for non Prime Members, the diet ebook, Diet Pills That Work comes with a $10.00 coupon valid ... [ Published May 26 2012 by PRWeb ]

Entities: Kindle, Diet, Amazon.com Inc, E-book

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 2 Documents

Amazon and independent publisher resolve dispute, 5,000 titles return to Kindle Store

In February Amazon pulled nearly 5,000 titles from the Kindle Store over a troubled contract negotiation with Independent Publishers Group. Industry publication Publishers Lunch reports that both parties have reached an agreement, however, and the titles ... [ Published May 26 2012 by The Verge ]

Entities: Amazon.com Inc, Kindle, E-book, E-Reader

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Amazon.com Inc

IPG resolves dispute with Amazon; IPG e-books return to Kindle

Posted in: Amazon, Chris Meadows, Indie Publishing, publishingTags: Amazon, co-op fees, independent publishers, Independent Publishers Group, ipg0Publishers Lunch reports that the three month standoff between Amazon and the Independent Publishers Group ... [ Published May 26 2012 by TeleRead ]

Entities: E-book, Amazon.com Inc, Solvent

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 3 Documents

Apple Inc

Apple Responds To DOJ eBook Lawsuit, Calls it “Fundamentally Flawed” and “Absurd”

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Apple and a number of other large U.S. publishers of conspiring to fix eBook prices and filed an antitrust lawsuit. While most of the publishers quickly settled the lawsuit, Apple decided to fight. Earlier ... [ Published May 26 2012 by TechCrunch ]

Entities: Apple Inc, E-book, Lawsuit, Amazon.com Inc

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 Documents

Simon & Schuster

Ebook Pricing War Wages On

Personally, I thought that the dispute over ebook pricing was long over. I really had no idea that Apple was still fighting accusations of antitrust violations. But, yes, Apple still is.Curiously, I think Apple's meta-arguments are valid. It suggests ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Ecoustics.com ]

Entities: E-book, Amazon.com Inc, Antitrust, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

10-inch Kindle Fire soon

- According to a recent report, Amazon’s second Kindle Fire tablet – updated with a 10-inch tablet – is expected to be released in Q3. After backing off from the initial prediction of its release in the second quarter, Digitimes quoted market rumours ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Mobile88.com ]

Entities: Kindle Fire, Amazon.com Inc, Hollywood

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 6 Documents

Amazon Prime getting hundreds of Paramount movies

In an effort to combat Netflix's streaming dominance, Amazon has announced a partnership with Paramount Studios for the company's Amazon Prime streaming service.The companies' joint press release states that Amazon will receive a number of commercially ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Neowin.net ]

Entities: Amazon.com Inc, Netflix Inc, Streaming Service

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 6 Documents

Apple slams “flawed” e-book lawsuit

Apple Inc is rejecting charges that it conspired to fix prices of electronic books, calling the U.S. government’s antitrust lawsuit a “fundamentally flawed” endeavor that could discourage competition and harm consumersApple Inc is rejecting charges that ... [ Published May 24 2012 by MyBroadband.co.za ]

Entities: E-book, Apple Inc, Lawsuit, Amazon.com Inc

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 3 Documents

Amazon to Launch 10-inch Kindle Fire

Bangalore: The 7 inch Amazon Kindle Fire was one of the strongest competitor for Apple ipad. Amazon is planning to launch a 10.1 inch Kindle Fire in the third quarter of this year, reports DigiTimes. Tablet PC orders from Amazon are expected to start ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Silicon India ]

Entities: Amazon.com Inc, Kindle Fire, Tablet PC, iPad

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 14 Documents

Waterstones links with Amazon to sell Kindles in stores

WATERSTONES announced a partnership with the internet giant Amazon yesterday in a move that will see it offer Kindle e-reading devices through its shops.Amazon’s ultra-low prices have long been blamed for the demise of high street booksellers but Waterstones ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Yorkshire Post ]

Entities: Amazon.com Inc, Tim Waterstone, HMV Group plc

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 8 Documents

Waterstones is to start selling Kindles

The chain is teaming up with Kindle maker Amazon and will also offer free in-store wi-fi and open new coffee shopsWATERSTONES is to sell Kindles – the electronic gadgets blamed for denting demand for books.The chain is teaming up with Kindle maker Amazon ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Mirror.co.uk ]

Entities: Kindle, Amazon.com Inc, Alexander Mamut, Wi-Fi, Coffee

Blogs

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PlayStation one-ups Xbox with new Amazon Instan... [ Published Apr 03 2012 by Venturebeat ] Online retail giant Amazon has launched a new streaming video app for Sony’s Playstation 3 game console, the company announced today.As part of the agreement between Sony and Amazon, the Amazon Instant Video App will be prominently featured on all consoles ...
Amazon Partners With Paramount, Brings Hundreds... [ Published May 23 2012 by TechCrunch ] Amazon is continuing to grow its collection of streaming video titles at Amazon Prime Instant Video, and is today announcing another new agreement with Paramount Pictures bringing “hundreds” of new movies to the service. This deal isn’t as large as March’s ...
Amazon To Launch Color Ebook Reader Later This ... [ Published May 11 2012 by TechCrunch ] A color Kindle might be on the way. Industry watchdog publication, Digitimes, says Amazon will launch one in the second half of this year. The report goes on to state that the new models will forgo the traditional infrared touchpanels used in the current ...
Thanks To A ‘Conflict Of Interest,’ Target Said... [ Published May 02 2012 by TechCrunch ] If you were planning to swing by your local Target to buy a Kindle some time soon, you may want to add a little pep to your step. An inside source told The Verge that Amazon’s line of Kindle e-readers and tablets would soon disappear from Target’s store ...
Target dumps Amazon’s Kindle, leaving Nook unco... [ Published May 02 2012 by Venturebeat ] Consumers looking to buy any of Amazon’s Kindle products from Target in the coming weeks should look elsewhere: Starting later this month, Target will end sales of Amazon’s e-readers and Android tablet.Target says its decision to ditch the Kindle is a ...

Audio/Video

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"Only in America": King of Amazon [ Published Apr 27 2012 by CNN International - YouTube ]
Attempted arson in Seattle [ Published Jan 07 2012 by CBS - YouTube ]
Raw Video: Damage After Seattle May Day Protest [ Published May 02 2012 by Associated Press - YouTube ]
The Price is Right - Seattle Bound [ Published Apr 02 2012 by CBS - YouTube ]
Raw Video: Seattle PD, Occupy Protesters Clash [ Published Dec 13 2011 by Associated Press - YouTube ]