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Amazon’s new Pony Express service

Amazon’s new Pony Express service

Okay so it’s not quite a pony express service in the truest sense of the word but in a day and age when cloud computing and fast broadband are the hot buzzwords Amazon’s new ... continue
Amazon opens Kindle Blog Publishing Program to all Blogs

Amazon opens Kindle Blog Publishing Program to all Blogs

Amazon has opened the door to its Kindle Blog Publishing Program to everyone. The program, previously limited to a small number of blogs, formats and sells subscriptions to blogs to Kindle users. Blogs can't be offered for free, ... continue
What’s for dinner? Chicken in a can!

What’s for dinner? Chicken in a can!

Amazon is selling the amazing and delicious SWEET SUE WHOLE CHICKEN IN A CAN 6 CT. (Affiliate link, because I know you want it.) For the cheap price of $49,99 plus 30,70 shipping you get six cans ... continue
An interesting Kindle stat

An interesting Kindle stat

Personally I couldn’t give a rat’s ass about the Kindle as it is just another of the many US centric products on the market but I ran across a rather interesting stat concerning this ... continue
Amazon goes for 3rd reason lucky over #AmazonFail

Amazon goes for 3rd reason lucky over #AmazonFail

Was it a policy decision? Was it a glitch? No, it was a cataloging error, at least that's what Amazon is now attributing to the stripping of GLBT titles from its sales charts. In case you missed the ... continue
#AmazonFail Resources: what you can do

#AmazonFail Resources: what you can do

Even as most of the United States heads to bed (at the time this post goes up), the #AmazonFail movement continues to push forward, with a constant and heavy stream on Twitter and across the web. From a ... continue
#AmazonFail: how one company will lose millions

#AmazonFail: how one company will lose millions

As we reported earlier today, Amazon has been removing GLBT related books from its sales pages on the grounds that they are "adult content" even when they aren't. Amazon is now denying that they are banning gay books ... continue
Amazon hates gay people. No seriously, they’re banning gay books

Amazon hates gay people. No seriously, they’re banning gay books

Amazon celebrated the week leading up to Easter by purging its sales lists of gay content. The purge includes gay romance books that are sold in bookstores such as Borders next to Mills and Boon novels (including ... continue
Kindle Getting Competition From Cosmo Publisher

Kindle Getting Competition From Cosmo Publisher

Amazon's Kindle e-book reader will soon see competition from an unlikely place: the publisher of Cosmo. Hearst Corp. is preparing to launch its own electronic reader, CNN Money reports, with the hope of bringing the magazine market into ... continue
Amazon Kindle 2: What’s New, When’s it Available, and Everything Else

Amazon Kindle 2: What’s New, When’s it Available, and Everything Else

Amazon has launched its new Kindle 2.0 e-book reader. The updated device will run $359 and will begin shipping February 24. Pre-orders are already being accepted, with priority being given to current Kindle owners. Amazon Kindle 2.0: Device ... continue
Google Launches Free e-Book Reader

Google Launches Free e-Book Reader

Good news, smartphone users: Google is now making thousands of e-books available for mobile download, for free. The newly launched Google Book Search for mobile is available for all iPhone and Android-based device users. All you have to ... continue
Amazon bucks recession, posts 9% profit gain (AMZN)

Amazon bucks recession, posts 9% profit gain (AMZN)

Amazon has posted a 9% increase in income for the forth quarter, bucking the recession. Amazon (AMZN) net income in the fourth quarter rose to $225 million, or 52 cents per share, up from $207 million, or 48 ... continue
Coming to a bookstore in April: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Coming to a bookstore in April: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

What happens if you take a classic, and add zombies? Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is the result, billed as the classic regency romance, now with ultraviolent zombie mayhem! From the synopsis: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the ... continue
One Woman: 18,100 Amazon Reviews in 10 Years

One Woman: 18,100 Amazon Reviews in 10 Years

How many books can one person read? If you're librarian Harriet Klausner the answer is 18,109 (at the time of writing) from November 21, 1999 to today, because that's how many Amazon reviews she has written! Klausner claims ... continue
Hey Ladies: Jeff Bezos Knows How to Satisfy

Hey Ladies: Jeff Bezos Knows How to Satisfy

Looks like Jeff Bezos knows a thing or two about satisfying throngs of eager women. Ones doing their holiday shopping online, anyway. It turns out the Bezos-led Amazon impressed more than just its own PR department with ... continue
Amazon Reports Record Sales, Including Lots of Nose Hair Trimmers

Amazon Reports Record Sales, Including Lots of Nose Hair Trimmers

Amazon's 2008 holiday season was its largest ever for sales, the retailer reports -- and among its hottest items was a nose and ear hair trimmer. Overall, Amazon.com sold more than 6.3 million items on December 15, which ... continue
Is Amazon U.K. a Modern-Day Sweatshop?

Is Amazon U.K. a Modern-Day Sweatshop?

Have you seen the new claims against Amazon's U.K. division? A report by the U.K.'s Sunday Times claims the company's shipping center is little more than a sweatshop, forcing employees to work in extreme conditions with unrealistic ... continue
Squeezing your bum gives you good mental health

Squeezing your bum gives you good mental health

In what we presume is a scientific "breakthrough" there is a book for sale on Amazon called: How to Good-Bye Depression: If You Constrict Anus 100 Times Everyday. Malarkey? or Effective Way? (Paperback). It goes for ... continue
OLPC’s 2 for 1 program coming back

OLPC’s 2 for 1 program coming back

According to a report on the c|net Crave gadget blog the One Laptop Per Child laptop will be returning with its Give One, Get One program. However this time around the program is going to be facilitated ... continue
Amazon labels Barack Obama a terrorist

Amazon labels Barack Obama a terrorist

Amazon shoppers expecting a liberal bias from the Seattle based online merchant are in for a surprise: at Amazon, politics would appear to run blood red to the far right. A search on Amazon for "terrorist costume" under ... continue
Amazon enters the gaming business by acquiring Reflexive

Amazon enters the gaming business by acquiring Reflexive

Amazon has acquired Orange County based games company Reflexive for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1997, Reflexive has developed 15 games for the PC, Xbox 360 and Mac, and offers flash based games through their Reflexive Arcade website. ... continue
Evri launches into open beta with new features

Evri launches into open beta with new features

Seattle based semantic search company Evri launched into open beta today with a range of new features geared towards breaking out in a hyper competitive space. At its base, Evri offers a semantic discovery engine that delivers grouped ... continue