Amazon articles

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  Amazon, Big Six publishers face antitrust suit from indie bookstores over ebook DRM

  By Tim Carmody on February 21, 2013 01:04 pm + 35 comments

  A lawsuit filed on February 15th in the Southern District of New York seeks to change how ebooks and Continue reading…

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  Amazon fires security firm accused of mistreating workers

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 18, 2013 08:11 am + 36 comments

  After opening an investigation into allegations that a security firm with ties to neo-nazism was Continue reading…

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  Best Buy to make internet price matching permanent to prevent 'showrooming' (update)

  By Dieter Bohn on February 15, 2013 10:09 pm + 164 comments

  Best Buy had originally instated a price-match guarantee for the holidays, a program designed to Continue reading…

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  What is a book in the age of the iPad? An interview with Craig Mod

  By Sam Byford on February 6, 2013 12:30 pm + 45 comments

  Craig Mod is a writer and designer who splits his time between Japan and the US. Formerly of Continue reading…

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  Why Amazon wants its own currency

  By Adrianne Jeffries on February 5, 2013 02:08 pm + 69 comments

  Despite the failures of Facebook Credits, Microsoft Points, and the dot-com virtual currency Flooz, Continue reading…

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  Connecticut residents will pay sales tax on Amazon orders starting in November

  By Chris Welch on February 4, 2013 03:45 pm + 69 comments

  The list of states where you can shop from Amazon without coughing up sales tax is growing even Continue reading…

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  Amazon locks down 'Downton Abbey' exclusively for Prime Instant Video

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 1, 2013 12:08 pm + 67 comments

  Amazon and Netflix continue to elevate their battle for subscription streaming video supremacy. Just Continue reading…

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  Amazon rides a razor-thin wave back to profit in first full quarter of new Kindles

  By Tim Carmody on January 29, 2013 04:03 pm + 76 comments

  Amazon nailed its own projections on sales revenue and whipped right past them back to an operating Continue reading…

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  Amazon acquires Kindle Fire text-to-speech provider, but this isn't about Siri

  By Tim Carmody on January 24, 2013 11:02 am + 16 comments

  On Thursday morning, Amazon announced its acquisition of Ivona Software, a text-to-speech company. Continue reading…

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  New cover of Orwell's '1984' blacks out 'George Orwell' and '1984'

  By Tim Carmody on January 12, 2013 04:20 am + 53 comments

  Since the bleak world portrayed in Nineteen Eighty-Four could never admit the existence of the book N Continue reading…