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The Secret Lives Of Amazon's Elves

Gizmodo |   | Posted 12.24.2009 | Technology


If Amazon is Santa, 400 folks living in RVs outside the Coffeyville, Kansas fulfillment center this winter are the elves....

Wal-Mart's Shipping Scam Targets Overseas Troops

Al Norman | Posted 12.19.2009 | Business


Al Norman

This week at Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer was making the world's largest profit on shipping charges assessed to employees of the military overseas.

Hey Publishers, Screwing Your Best Customers Is A Mistake

Matt Stewart | Posted 12.14.2009 | Books


Matt Stewart

By denying the value of e-books, S&S, Hatchette and HarperCollins will make it harder for their power-readers to buy from them, to champion their books, to spread literary joy quickly and easily.

Inside The Lives Of Amazon.com Warehouse Employees: Long Hours, Long Walks, And Heavy Lifting (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 12.11.2009 | Technology


What goes on behind the scenes at a giant online retailer like Amazon.com? A job posting for openings at Amazon.com's largest "fulfillment center" in...

Amazon Video On Demand: Buy A DVD, Watch The Movie In Minutes

newteevee.com | Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology


Amazon.com just launched a promotion dubbed Disc+ On Demand that may well be the start to the industry's first major multi-platform retail experience....

Bury This Book! Amazon.com and the Gun Issue

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 12.03.2009 | Books


Dennis A. Henigan

It seems apparent that, at least as to Lethal Logic, the Amazon customer views function more as a forum for the gun control debate than a forum for a debate about the book.

Cyber Monday Brings Bump In Book Sales

Christian Science Monitor | Marjorie Kehe | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books


For some shoppers, post-Thanksgiving shopping means dreams of an Olympus 10.0 Megapixel or a widescreen Bluetooth GPS navigator. But there are also co...

No One Warned the Dinosaurs. Will Anyone Warn the Publishers?

William Petrocelli | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books


William Petrocelli

The major publishers are in a difficult position: they are service companies that function like manufacturing companies -- 20th century businesses in a 21st century economy.

Sarah Palin Spins Out Of Control: Pugnacious Revisionism Of Going Rogue Portends Her Fall From Grace

Mario Almonte | Posted 12.02.2009 | Books


Mario Almonte

In Going Rogue, Palin flirts dangerously close to morally dubious grounds, and it is making supporters wonder if she too isn't spiritually corrupt and undeserving of their loyalty.

Return to Sender: Stamping Out Cockfighting Magazines

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

The fight to stamp out animal fighting marches on, and with renewed vigor. The HSUS and HSLF will not rest until holdout cockfighters in every state are delivered nothing but long felony prison sentences.

Amazon Sucks Up To Big Literary Agents

Crain's New York Business | Matthew Flamm | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books


Amazon.com has gone on a charm offensive. The online retailing giant flew out a dozen of New York's top literary agents last week for a day of meetin...

Amazon's Best Books Of 2009

Amazon.com | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books


Amy Hertz at Huffington Post: It's the battle of the "best of" lists, movies, television, and of course books. We've seen Publishers Weekly, now Amazo...

Amazon Wal-Mart Price War: Who's The Battle Really Against?

The New Yorker | James Surowiecki | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books


Amazon and Wal-Mart hardly seem reckless, though. So why did they go to war? The answer is that they didn't, really. Sure, Wal-Mart is making a statem...

Predators in the Book Biz

Bruce Harris | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books


Bruce Harris

The pre-printed price, establishing the value of a book, is the temptress that has seduced the biggest merchants in the country to go for each other's jugular.

If It's Art, Must It Be Pornography?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books


Georgianne Nienaber

I'm all for freedom expression even when it comes to veiled pornography, but I don't want to be tricked into buying it for God's sake.

Target Joins Walmart Vs. Amazon Price Wars

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 10.19.2009 | Books


NEW YORK — Target Corp. has thrown itself into a heated price war on books expected to be top sellers. The Minneapolis-based discounter said Mo...

Wal-Mart Vs. Amazon: Price Wars

AP | ASHLEY M. HEHER | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books


CHICAGO — Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com Inc. and a nation of ...

Amazon.com: Same-Day Delivery Launched Through "Local Express" Shipping Option

Posted 10.15.2009 | Technology


Just in time for the holidays, Amazon.com has announced that it will offer a same-day delivery service to its customers, through an option called "Lo...

Kindle Price Cut: Amazon Launches International Version, Lowering Cost Of U.S. Version To $259

The Associated Press | RACHEL METZ | Posted 10.08.2009 | Technology


CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP)-Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in ...

Online Reviews: "Lovey-Dovey" Critics Fuel Grade Inflation On The Web

wsj.com | GEOFFREY A. FOWLER and JOSEPH DE AVILA | Posted 10.05.2009 | Technology


The Web can be a mean-spirited place. But when it comes to online reviews, the Internet is a village where the books are strong, YouTube clips are goo...

World's Best Companies? Delving Into BusinessWeek's List

Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


Could a video game company actually be the world's greatest corporation? According to a new ranking from BusinessWeek and the consulting firm A.T. Kea...

Amazon 1984 Settlement: High School Student Awarded $150,000

Computer World | Matt Hamblen | Posted 12.02.2009 | Books


Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Michigan high school student and an California academic whose elec...

Dan Brown: 'The Lost Symbol' On Kindle Outselling Hardcovers

Telegraph | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


The Kindle edition of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, his follow-up to 2003's smash hit The Da Vinci Code, has become the top-selling item on Amazon.com....

Glenn Beck's Book Bumped From Amazon #1 by Progressive's First Book

Rob Kall | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media


Rob Kall

Daybreak was written by first time author and progressive activist David Swanson.

Targeted Quality: The Advent Of On-Demand DVDs

John Farr | Posted 10.17.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

Technology will only offer more quality film choices as time goes by. The trick for savvy consumers and movie fans will be to stay informed as to what's really good..