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Amazon.com implicated in CD-import row
News According to The Financial Times, Web giant Amazon.com is being investigated by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which suspects it may be breaking copyright law by shipping CDs from America to British customers.
[January 7, 2004, 13:10]
News Burst: Amazon.com to share customer information
News Customers of retail giant Amazon.com are being notified that their personal information could be shared with other organisations despite consumer concern over privacy. Full story to follow
[September 1, 2000, 12:33]
Amazon.com taken to task over child privacy
News Amazon.com has taken insufficient steps to prevent children from posting personal information on its Web site, potentially endangering their privacy, a collection of advocacy groups said on Tuesday. But Amazon's Web site states that it is intended...
[April 23, 2003, 8:48]
Amazon.com implicated in CD-import row
Talkback If companies like amazon, play.com and cd-wow.com can afford sell the CDs and such good prices and have free delivery and still make money, then doesn't that suggest CDs in this country is just over priced!
[January 7, 2004, 14:45]
Amazon.com beats 3Q estimates but sees lower margins ahead
News Amazon.com checked in with a smaller-than-expected loss in its third quarter Wednesday, losing $86m (£52m) on sales of $356 (£216.5m). In the quarter, Amazon.com added 2.4 million new accounts, bringing its total to 13.1 million accounts, up 190...
[October 28, 1999, 8:16]
Amazon.com blackouts hit Christmas shopping
News Visitors to Amazon.com experienced unexpected delays Monday morning and at times couldn't access the site at all. Throughout the morning Pacific Time, visitors to Amazon's site were sometimes greeted with a "Service Unavailable" message, and...
[December 7, 2004, 7:45]
techTrader: Amazon.com beats Q3 estimates
News US-based Amazon.com checked in with a smaller-than-expected loss in its third quarter Wednesday, losing $86m (£51m), or 26 cents a share, on sales of $356m. Ahead of the earnings report, Amazon.com shares closed off 5 5/16 to 75 15/16.
[October 28, 1999, 12:00]
Amazon.com, New York Times settle best-seller dispute
News Amazon.com has settled a legal dispute with the New York Times over whether the bookseller can use the newspaper's best seller list. The Times, which has an e-commerce deal with Barnesandnoble.com, took offence, saying that Amazon was using its...
[August 10, 1999, 10:15]
Amazon.com misses estimates but sets profit roadmap
News Amazon.com posted a wider-than-expected loss in its fourth quarter Wednesday, losing $185m (£113bn), or 55 cents a share, on sales of $676m. Amazon.com's shares jumped to 77 in after-hours trading after closing up 2 to 69 7/16 in the regular session.
[February 3, 2000, 9:43]
Amazon.com to share customer information
News Customers of retail giant Amazon.com are being notified that their personal information could be shared with other organisations despite growing consumer concerns over privacy. Also, in the unlikely event that Amazon.com, or substantially all of...
[September 1, 2000, 16:16]
The Day Ahead: Amazon.com's march to profits still hazy
News Amazon.com cleared every hurdle it had to: First quarter loss, revenue, gross margins and customer accounts all topped Wall Street estimates. But if you were trying to guess when Amazon.com will be profitable keep on guessing.
[April 27, 2000, 12:04]
Amazon.com: the Web services trailblazer
News Amazon.com has fleshed out how it is using Web services to drive sales and increase profits, impressing experts familiar with this new model of computing. Amazon Web Services was announced last July and is aimed at benefiting Amazon.com by bringing...
[March 12, 2003, 15:43]
Amazon.com loss less than expected
News Amazon.com squeaked past analysts' estimates in its first quarter Wednesday, posting a loss of $122m (£77.47m), or 35 cents a share, on sales of $574m. Ahead of the earnings report, Amazon.com shares closed up 1 1/16 to 53 1/2.
[April 27, 2000, 9:07]
British publisher sues Amazon.com
News The owner of a small British publishing company has filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com, claiming that the online bookseller caused damage to his business by advertising his books without permission and also incorrectly showing them to be out of...
[December 22, 1999, 10:40]
US Report: Is Amazon.com eyeing TV?
News Analysts were unsure if Amazon.com is eyeing digital television, Webcasting or just a new version of its site that would be easier to navigate through Web TV. But they doubted the move is purely defensive, since Amazon.com would have a strong...
[November 2, 1998, 13:42]
Bookpages aims to be UK's Amazon.com
News UK Internet book seller Bookpages is aiming to become this country's answer to Amazon.com with a string of initiatives kicking off this week with a loyalty points scheme. Our objective is to be the equivalent of Amazon in the UK," Murdoch said.
[September 10, 1997, 8:00]
Anne Geddes Expands Web Presence to Amazon.com With Web Services and C#
White Papers International baby photographer and designer Anne Geddes had a Web site, and wanted to add an Amazon.com storefront to increase sales. Geddes Group contracted with development partner Personify Design to build a Web services interface to tie Amazon...
[June 20, 2007, 1:00]
Search Amazon.com
Downloads With this cute widget you can search quick and easy amazon.com, amazon.de, amazon.co.uk and amazon.fr. ¶nnen Sie schnell und einfach bei Amazon einkaufen. Shopping with the nice graphics for X-Mas. Mit diesem Widget k�
[November 30, 2008, 20:56]
A Year Ago: Amazon.com sues Amazon.gr on gangster laws
News Amazon.com has sued the operator of a Greek Web site, accusing him of violating its trademarks and copyrights. The suit, filed Wednesday in Delaware federal court against Greg Lloyd Smith, alleges that Smith and his affiliated companies operate the...
[August 19, 2000, 7:05]
A slow road ahead for Amazon.com
News Amazon.com reported a smaller-than-expected loss in its first quarter Wednesday, losing $36.4m (£21.9m), or 23 cents a share, on record sales of $293.6m. Earlier this week, Amazon.com acquired three more Internet companies to get their hands on...
[April 29, 1999, 10:25]
