Amazon coins: The online retailer's brilliant first stab at digital currency
Posted on February 5, 2013, at 2:55 PMKindle Fire owners will soon be able to purchase apps using virtual coins, and the company plans to give "tens of millions" of them away
How long can Amazon go without making money?
Posted on October 26, 2012, at 12:25 PMThe online retailer posts a loss for the third quarter, but investors are utterly unfazed by the company's consistently poor earnings
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' next conquest: Outer space?
Posted on October 23, 2012, at 1:07 PMThe billionaire's secretive aerospace company, Blue Origin, tests a new pusher rocket system
Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite: The new must-have e-reader?
Posted on October 1, 2012, at 11:05 AMJust in time for the holiday shopping season, the Seattle-based e-tailer rolls out an impressively beautiful new reading device
Amazon's cheap and amazing new Kindles: 5 talking points
Posted on September 7, 2012, at 12:51 PMOverwhelmed by the bookseller's avalanche of announcements? Rest easy. Here's exactly what you need to know about the new Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon's Epix movie deal: Is Netflix doomed?
Posted on September 6, 2012, at 7:55 AMThe e-tail giant buys the rights to stream more than 3,000 new movies that were once exclusive to Netflix — including some of 2012's biggest hits
Amazon's worker-education program: A 'sweatshop' cover-up?
Posted on July 24, 2012, at 11:16 AMThe company launches a generous program to help new employees pick up high-demand skills, but some doubt that Amazon is doing it out of the goodness of its heart
Will Amazon's same-day delivery destroy retail stores?
Posted on July 13, 2012, at 3:38 PMThe Financial Times says the online giant is rolling out a faster delivery service, undercutting one of the last advantages of a physical store: Instant gratification
4 reasons Amazon's Kindle Phone is a bad idea
Posted on July 11, 2012, at 7:33 AMThe Kindle Fire made a splashy entrance and even managed to eat into the iPad's wide lead. Could Amazon do the same with a smartphone?
Can Amazon crack the smartphone market?
Posted on July 6, 2012, at 4:25 PMBloomberg stokes rumors that the etailer behind the Kindle Fire tablet is hard at work developing an iPhone competitor
How a thunderstorm knocked out Instagram, Pinterest, and Netflix
Posted on July 2, 2012, at 12:27 PMSevere weather left Amazon's cloud storage centers in northern Virginia without power, crippling large segments of the web that rely on its digital architecture
Can Amazon break into the fashion business?
Posted on May 9, 2012, at 1:05 PMWatch out, Saks: In its latest attempt to dominate the entire retail economy, Amazon is selling high fashion alongside its paperbacks, pet toys, and frying pans
Is Target going to war against Amazon?
Posted on May 3, 2012, at 11:58 AMThe retail giant is dumping Amazon's Kindle products, in the latest round of an increasingly bitter battle between the online retailer and brick-and-mortar stores
Cheaper e-books: Where's the downside?
Posted on April 16, 2012, at 7:53 AMAmazon is dropping prices for e-books to as little as $9.99. For some, the move raises concerns that the discounts could decimate the rest of the publishing industry
Will Amazon crush its rivals with an 'army of robots'?
Posted on March 21, 2012, at 11:57 AMIn a bid to streamline its operations, the online retail giant staffs its warehouses with a fleet of "speedy cyber-mules"
Does Amazon's Viacom deal make it a real competitor to Netflix?
Posted on February 9, 2012, at 1:40 PMThe e-tail giant tries to woo streaming video fans by signing a deal for dozens of TV shows, including Jersey Shore and Dora the Explorer
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