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Amazon's Empire

Amazon's Empire : Analysis
Online retail giant Amazon is reportedly planning to open a high-end, Apple-like store in Seattle to show off its growing line of Kindle products and accessories.

Should Amazon build a brick-and-mortar store?

Rumor has it that the premier online retailer is taking a page from Apple and opening a retail "boutique" in Seattle. Does that compute?

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
The new Kindle Fire tablet is feeling the burn from consumers who are complaining about touchscreen sluggishness, among other issues.

Is the Kindle Fire 'doomed'?

Amazon's affordable new tablet is being battered by complaining customers — and critics argue that the device is headed for an early burnout

 
Amazon's Empire : Instant Guide
Kindle users may want to be cautious when passing through airport security, as some travelers have reported that their e-readers' screens went blank after being X-rayed.

Are airport X-ray machines ruining Kindles?

E-readers, beware! Some Amazon customers report that after going through airport security, their devices' e-ink displays became unreadable messes

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
The Kindle app on a Windows Phone 7: According to one analyst, Amazon may jump into the smartphone business next year with a phone that mimics the company's new Kindle Fire tablet.

Coming soon: An Amazon 'Kindle Phone'?

Rumor has it that Jeff Bezos and Co. are getting ready to dive into the crowded smartphone market. Is that wise?

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos displays the Kindle Fire, which goes on sale Tuesday, and is already wowing (some) critics with its price and iPad-like capabilities.

The Kindle Fire: 'Finally… serious competition' for the iPad?

Amazon's new $199 tablet ships a day early, and reviewers are split on whether it lives up to the massive hype

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shows off the Kindle Fire. Will adding another tablet to the Android market hurt Apple's iPad, or help it?

Could the Kindle Fire actually help Apple?

The makers of the iPad hope Jeff Bezos' ballyhooed tablet will further fragment the Android market, and drive customers into Apple's open arms

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
In conjunction with its launch of the Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon is offerings its Amazon Prime subscribers a free digital book each month.

Amazon's Lending Library: 'The greatest deal in tech'?

In advance of the Kindle Fire's launch later this month, Amazon announces that Prime subscribers will get to check out a free Kindle book every month

 
Amazon's Empire : The List
An Amazon processing center: The e-retail giant's profits were down 73 percent in the last quarter, and some analysts say soaring shipping expenses are at least partly to blame.

Amazon's plunging profits: 3 explanations

The e-commerce giant's profits were down 73 percent in the third quarter. What happened?

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
Director Penny Marshall is just one of the big-name authors who has reportedly signed a deal with Amazon's new imprint.

Will Amazon replace book publishers?

Increasingly, the e-retailing giant isn't just selling books. It's publishing them — and signing six-figure deals with big names like Penny Marshall

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
At $199, many analysts believe Amazon is selling the Kindle Fire tablet at a loss, but experts say the real payback may be in all the other goods and digital content customers buy while using their Fires.

Is the Kindle Fire too cheap?

Many analysts estimate that Amazon is hawking its new $199 tablet at a loss. Does that make good business sense?

 
Amazon's Empire : Fact Sheet
Amazon's Kindle Fire is unveiled Wednesday: The $199 color touchscreen tablet gives users access to an impressive inventory of books, movies, TV shows, and music.

Amazon's 'game-changing' Kindle Fire tablet: 5 talking points

The e-retail juggernaut finally unveils its hotly anticipated tablet computer. Can it really topple the iPad?

 
Amazon's Empire : Instant Guide
Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos unveils the Kindle 2 in 2009: The new Amazon Kindle tablet to be presented Wednesday will give users internet access and other iPad-like features

The Amazon Kindle tablet: An 'e-reader on steroids'?

The e-retail behemoth is expected to unveil a new device Wednesday that may be the most serious threat yet to the iPad's market domination

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
Amazon may be launching an ebook lending library, which, would not be the first of its kind, but it would certainly be the biggest.

Would an Amazon 'Netflix for books' work?

The online shopping giant is reportedly in talks to launch a flat-fee lending library for e-books

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
Amazon is reportedly testing out its site redesign on random customers, which one Flickr user screen grabbed while searching for a book.

Amazon's 'risky' new redesign

The mega e-retailer might alienate customers by replacing the familiar site with a sleek, tablet-friendly look

 
Amazon's Empire : Controversy
The iPad has essentially crushed its many competitors, but one analyst predicts that Amazon could be the company to take Apple down a peg.

Could Amazon produce an iPad killer?

One analyst sparks a flurry of debate by predicting that a cheap (and unannounced) Amazon tablet could prove a real threat to Apple

 
Amazon's Empire : Opinion Brief
A librarian helps a woman download books onto the Barnes & Noble Nook: The Amazon Kindle will now also allow users to borrow digital books from U.S. libraries.

The 'huge' deal between libraries and Amazon's Kindle

Kindle users will soon be able to borrow e-books from libraries across the country. What does that mean for the e-book and tablet industries?

 

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