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Kindle books overtake paperbacks on Amazon

28 January 2011, 12:07

The e-tail giant announces its first $10 billion quarter, but forecast disappoints investors.

Amazon to Acquire LOVEFiLM International Limited

20 January 2011, 17:04

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining shares in LOVEFiLM International Limited (www.LOVEFiLM.com).

Amazon to acquire LOVEFiLM

20 January 2011, 10:46

Deal is confirmed after weeks of speculation.

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A thousand jobs at Amazon up for grabs in Scotland

13 January 2011, 15:23

E-tailer gives 2 Scottish towns a major boost.

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Free "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" Kindle App for Windows Phone 7 Now Available

5 January 2011, 16:49

Free "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" Kindle App for Windows Phone 7 Now Available

5 January 2011, 14:22

Kindle for Windows Phone 7 is the first major eBook app for Windows Phone 7-based devices.

Kindle apps coming to Android and Windows tablets

5 January 2011, 11:17

Plus Amazon app store developments.

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Amazon reportedly buying Lovefilm

3 January 2011, 15:18

The e-tail giant may be snapping up the UK direct video retailer.

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Kindle gets book lending

3 January 2011, 12:08

But only in the US...for now.

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The HEXUS.channel 2010 review - Q3

29 December 2010, 08:00

The third quarter saw the economic recovery gather pace and the tablet market grow.

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Kindle sales predicted to surpass estimates

22 December 2010, 09:59

Sign e-reader market remains buoyant despite tablet popularity?

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Amazon claims outage was not hacktivists' doing

13 December 2010, 09:30

Website's woes 'not the result of a DDoS attack'.

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HEXUS Christmas Gift Guide 2010: On The Go Gadgets

9 December 2010, 16:00

The sixth instalment of our Christmas Gift Guide suggests tech toys for those who're always on the move.

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Is local commerce the new social networking?

3 December 2010, 10:39

The anticipated acquisition of Groupon by Google has catalysed a frenzy of interest in local commerce sites.

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A good Black Friday for e-tail as Amazon reveals Cyber Monday deals

29 November 2010, 11:53

The heaviest US online spending day of the year continues to have international ramifications.

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Amazon's Black Friday 'lightning deals' strike fury into customers

22 November 2010, 15:41

Forums awash with complaints.

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Black Friday deals to hit the U.K. - 60% off some items!

15 November 2010, 12:37

The U.K. arm of Amazon is all set to unleash some incredible deals.

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Amazon integrates NVIDIA GPUs into cloud services platform

15 November 2010, 12:26

Fermi-for-hire now available on demand to tackle high-performance computing workloads.

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Amazon pulls 'paedophile guide' from Kindle store

11 November 2010, 14:39

Uproar over unsuitable e-book on major etailer's site.

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Amazon targets periodicals publishers for Kindle

9 November 2010, 10:21

Improved revenue share terms and a new publishing tool indicate Amazon’s desire to attract papers and mags.

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Amazon Disc+ On Demand allows instant streaming with DVD purchase

3 November 2010, 17:21

30-day online access to film granted as soon as disk is ordered.

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Amazon readies Kindle app for WP7

29 October 2010, 11:11

725,000 books coming to WP7 handsets 'soon'.

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Amazon to Launch Kindle App for Windows Phone 7

29 October 2010, 09:48

Free Kindle application extends Amazon's Buy Once, Read Everywhere approach, bringing over 725,000 Kindle Books to Windows Phone 7.

Amazon sells two ebooks for every one in print.

26 October 2010, 15:14

Kindle sales up year-on-year as digital book sales soar.

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Amazon vows to fight agency pricing

15 October 2010, 15:10

Website wants to keep e-books cheap and cheerful.

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Amazon flogging unlocked HTC Trophy 7

13 October 2010, 11:50

Hang on a minute – that’s meant to be exclusive to Vodafone!

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Amazon to transform the publishing industry with Kindle Singles?

13 October 2010, 11:13

Short books dubbed "Singles" will launch in the Kindle Store at a reduced cost.

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Amazon to Launch "Kindle Singles"-- Compelling Ideas Expressed at Their Natural Length

13 October 2010, 10:43

Kindle Singles, Which Can Be Twice the Length of a New Yorker Feature or as Much as a Few Chapters of a Typical Book, Coming Soon to the Kindle Store.