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Is Amazon.com's Management Up to the Task? Sat, 14/08/2010 - 10:19 by David Meier Big investors like Warren Buffett have the clout, time, and resources to evaluate a potential investment's management face to face. You may not have quite such a mighty address book, but that shouldn't stop you from assessing the people in the executive suites. Comments Read more	The Motley Fool's Weekly Editors' Picks Sat, 07/08/2010 - 23:27 by Kris Eddy Fools were out and about this week in an investing world jam-packed with actions and ideas. Here are three articles you might find useful as you decide how to invest your money. Comments Read more	The Price Is Right: Amazon’s Kindle 3 Sat, 31/07/2010 - 23:41 by Motley Fool Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is introducing a new, third-generation version of its popular Kindle in August. Comments Read more
Price drops for Kindle e-reader Fri, 30/07/2010 - 22:16 by Inderjit Singh Los Angeles -- Online retailer Amazon.com has introduced what it says is the least expensive electronic book-reader available. The device, called Kindle, retails for $139, and goes on sale next month. The cheapest Kindle operates only in an environment that has wi-fi, but a $189 version is equipped with 3G, the same communications platform used by many cellphones. Last month, the cheapest Kindle e-reader listed for $259. The new reader has a sharp screen and is lighter than a previous version, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Amazon.com said its electronic books sold better than conventional hardcover books last month Copyright 2010 United Press International. Comments	Amazon Is Up to Something Thu, 29/07/2010 - 12:30 by Rick Aristotle ... If you didn't take advantage of the recent price cut on Amazon.com's(Nasdaq: AMZN) Kindle, you may have to wait for your $189 e-reader. Comments Read more	The Sharp Pain in Apple's Side Thu, 22/07/2010 - 12:34 by Rick Aristotle ... Come on in, Sharp. The water's fine -- if you fancy piranhas. Comments Read more
Kindle for Android available soon Wed, 19/05/2010 - 10:30 by Rakhi Seattle -- Amazon.com said Tuesday that Kindle for Android, which can turn a phone into a library, would be available sometime this summer. Kindle for Android is able to access 540,000 book titles and allows for synchronized bookmarks, so that readers can save their places across a wide technological landscape, including Kindle, the iPod touch, iPads, Blackberries and other devices, Amazon.com said in a statement. Amazon.com said the program would allow users to synchronize the last page read across a variety of devices. Books can be read even the devise is held horizontally or vertically. To turn the page, tap the side of the device, Amazon.com said. Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI). Comments	Amazon.com reports surge in revenue, income Fri, 29/01/2010 - 10:35 by Jamie Anderson Seattle, January 29 -- During the holiday discounts and free shipping, shoppers made merry and so did Amazon.com. Comments Read more	What's in stores this Black Friday? Wed, 25/11/2009 - 15:36 by Ishita Sood New York, November 25 -- According to a recent poll by National Retail Federation, more than 134 million U.S. customers are expected to shop this coming Thanksgiving weekend. Comments Read more
Boyle's CD a huge seller on Amazon.com Fri, 20/11/2009 - 07:37 by harsheeb Seattle -- Amazon.com says Scottish singer Susan Boyle's upcoming album, "I Dreamed a Dream," is the largest global CD pre-order in the Web site's history. Sony Music Entertainment is releasing the album Nov. 23. Amazon did not say exactly how many copies have been pre-ordered. Boyle became an Internet star after she brought the house down last April by singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miserables" during her appearance on the television competition show "Britain's Got Talent." Comments Read more	Amazon hears footsteps, drops Kindle price Wed, 07/10/2009 - 21:11 by Inderjit Singh Seattle -- U.S. Internet retail giant Amazon.com said it would drop the price of its electronic Kindle reader, saying the fast-selling gadget has a strong retail future. The on line retailer said a new Kindle -- now priced $40 less at $259 -- would allow readers in 100 countries to download English-language material almost instantaneously. "A book that may take two weeks to get shipped internationally in physical form can now be delivered in less than 60 seconds," Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos told USA Today. Downloading a book on the previous Kindle overseas required transferring content from a computer with a USB device. The current Kindle bypasses that process, the newspaper reported Wednesday. Comments Read more	Google to sell e-books to challenge Amazon.com Tue, 02/06/2009 - 12:11 by Salinder Kumar Washington, June 2: Seeking to find common ground with authors, who have complained about copyright violations through search services, Google plans later this year to begin distributing and selling e-books on behalf of its publishing partners. "We've consistently maintained that we're committed to helping our partners find more ways to make their books accessible and available for purchase," Google spokesman Gabriel Stricker said Monday confirming the move first reported by the New York Times. "By end of this year, we hope to give publisher partners an additional way to sell their books by allowing users to purchase access to partner programme books online," he said in an e-mail to InformationWeek, a leading source for information technology news. Comments Read more