Amazon Adds Another Piece to the Puzzle

Call it the "Barnes and Noble effect" of the virtual book world: Amazon is expanding its empire by gobbling up another smaller online book operation. Amazon has worked out a deal to acquire Shelfari, a social network built ... continue

Amazon Acquires Independent Seller AbeBooks

Amazon has snatched up independent bookseller AbeBooks, the companies announced this morning. Amazon says it will leave AbeBooks as a separate, standalone operation and will not combine any of its web sites. AbeBooks sells largely used and ... continue