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Authors rebel against used books on Amazon
News By "aggressively promoting" sales of used books on its site, Amazon.com is snatching money out of authors' pockets, says a group representing 8,000 published authors. In response, the Authors Guild, the largest organisation representing published...
[April 11, 2002, 14:58]
Amazon offers digital download
News Amazon.com will offer free digital downloads of two songs from Sarah McLachlan's new live album, Mirrorball. Amazon is launching several other promotions to go with the release of the album including discounts on records and books by McLachlan...
[April 21, 1999, 6:33]
Electronics sales boost Amazon's results
News Amazon.com posted a first-quarter loss Tuesday that was smaller than Wall Street had expected. Wall Street expected the company to post a 30-cents-per-share pro forma loss on about $670m in revenue before Amazon's preview.
[April 25, 2001, 9:08]
eBay faces data protection inquiry
Talkback amazon.com is the worst of the worst, because its rotten service is intentional. When I tried to change from using credit cards to personal cheques, it twice claimed never to have received my cheques; obviously amazon did not want me to change my...
[September 1, 2006, 19:44]
Amazon bidders burned
News Amazon.com officials said that Oliver Walker of Archer, Florida, ran online "dutch" auctions for batches of memory chips and graphics cards, allegedly taking payments but failing to deliver the merchandise.
[October 11, 1999, 15:18]
Amazon makes Web services move
News Amazon.com is catching the Web services wave. The e-commerce superstore has set up a new programme that will allow third-party Web site operators to incorporate features and content from Amazon's site into their sites.
[July 18, 2002, 11:23]
US patent office to re-examine 1-Click
News The US Patent Office is to re-examine the validity of Amazon.com's controversial patent for 1-Click online shopping facility after a New Zealand actor claimed that another patent for the same process predates Amazon's.
[May 19, 2006, 13:50]
OLPC to revive 'Give One, Get One' scheme in US
News From Monday in the US, the One Laptop per Child project's XO laptop will be available through the 'Give One, Get One' programme once more, this time facilitated by Amazon.com. For $400 [£263], the not-for-profit low-cost-laptop project will send...
[November 12, 2008, 14:31]
AOL invests $100m in Amazon
News AOL Time Warner invested $100m (about £70m) in Amazon.com as part of a multiyear marketing agreement Monday, as the online e-tailer announced it would likely miss third-quarter revenue expectations. Amazon will promote AOL to its customers, making...
[July 24, 2001, 9:14]
Fast Amazon
Downloads Search amazon.com and Amazon Germany, France, UK and Canada with the widget that Steve Jobs used in his 2005 WWDC Dashboard demo. This widget has been a featured widget of the day on the Apple homepage.
[November 27, 2005, 7:00]
Amazon turns up Loudeye volume
News Internet retailer Amazon.com extended a contract with digital-media services provider Loudeye on Thursday to supply music samples on its Web site. Amazon and Loudeye did not detail terms of the deal, other than to say it is a multiyear pact that...
[December 19, 2003, 10:35]
AmazonBrowser
Downloads AmazonBrowser is a Widget which lets you browse Amazon (.com/.co.jp) efficiently without opening your Web browser. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com. It shows all of editorial/ customer reviews and all of Listmania link, and...
[July 6, 2007, 11:46]
Amazon Recommendations
Downloads See the books, CDs, DVDs, and other media which Amazon.com recommends to you based on your past purchases. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
[June 13, 2007, 13:39]
IBM sues Amazon over patent claims
News IBM has targeted Amazon.com with two patent infringement lawsuits filed on Monday, claiming that the online retail giant is willfully exploiting a number of its patents. A statement from IBM asserts that the company had been attempting to resolve...
[October 23, 2006, 16:50]
Amazon Search
Downloads Simple button to cycle Amazon.com, .co.uk and .ca Compact, space saving design Update notifications Opens results in the browser NOTE : This gadget is not endorsed by Amazon. Now you can search Amazon US, UK or Canada from your desktop.
[January 24, 2007, 7:00]
Amazon and IBM settle patent feud
News A long-running patent feud between Amazon.com and IBM finally ended on Tuesday with a court settlement. According to a statement from IBM, Amazon will pay an undisclosed amount of money to IBM in the settlement, and the two companies have agreed to...
[May 9, 2007, 10:47]
Amazon shares surge on Wal-Mart rumours
News Shares of Amazon.com rose more than 20 percent in early trading Monday, following reports the company is in talks with retail giant Wal-Mart about a possible deal. As of 1600 GMT Amazon shares were up $2.063 (£1.404), or 20.63 percent, at $12.063...
[March 5, 2001, 15:29]
Growing pains for Amazon's used goods
News A wave of glitches at Amazon.com's storefronts over the past week is just the latest problem for the company's burgeoning used-goods business. Amazon competes with eBay's Half.com and Yahoo to attract sellers of used goods.
[April 23, 2002, 15:02]
Amazon?
Talkback The image may well be available on Amazon.com - but it is NOT on Amazon.co.uk - which shows the later cover version used on the album.
[December 9, 2008, 14:46]
Segway goes on sale
News If you've got $5,000 burning a hole in your pocket and you're looking for a fancy way to get to work, Amazon.com has a Segway for you. On Monday, the high-tech scooter was made available for sale to the public through Amazon.com's Web store.
[November 19, 2002, 12:42]
