Amazon released a free program on Thursday that allows Kindle electronic books to be read on Apple's Mac computers and said they will also be available on the upcoming iPad. Amazon, in a statement, said the "Kindle for Mac" application can be ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it released an application to allow its Kindle e-books to be read on Apple Inc Mac computers. Amazon, maker of the popular Kindle e-reader, is trying to cement its leading position ...
Amazon spent $570,000 lobbying in 4th quarter on taxing online sales and other issues Amazon.com Inc. spent $570,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on online sales taxes and other issues, according to a disclosure report. That's up 84 ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said that John Doerr, a renowned venture capitalist who, early on, funded many of the Internet's biggest names, will not run for reelection to the board at the company's next shareholder meeting. A spokeswoman for Amazon, ...
'Enriched' Baldacci e-book will feature deleted passages and behind-the-pages extras David Baldacci is ready for e-book immersion. His next thriller, "Deliver Us from Evil," comes out April 20 as a hardcover, an e-book, and in an "enriched" electronic version which will include ...
Online battle: Amazon reacts to Colo tax law, costing thousands of affiliates a revenue source Kristie McNealy blogs from her suburban Denver home about raising four children and health issues. Her husband, Rob, a floor installer, runs another Web site offering product ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ten years ago today, before the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq composite index hit a record 5,132.52 points -- a peak that the technology-heavy market shows no sign of scaling again any time soon. Analysts and venture capitalists ...
Online sales tax leads Amazon to cut ties with Colorado businesses that promote its products Amazon.com Inc. cut ties Monday with Colorado online businesses that help it sell products because of a new state law aimed at getting out-of-state, online retailers to ...
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Efforts to pry open the culturally sensitive Canadian media industry to more foreign ownership took a new turn Monday when Amazon.com sought federal approval to start a new business in Canada. The application to Heritage Canada, if approved ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retail sales in the United States could reach $248.7 billion by 2014, growing 60 percent from 2009, according to a study released on Monday. Driven by a 10 percent compound annual growth rate, the projected $248.7 billion ...
