Sony just became the first and currently only set-top games console to offer access to Amazon’s streaming video service, which includes both movies and TV shows. Amazon Instant Video can now be accessed by downloading the latest …
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Has Bezos Really Found the Apollo 11 Engines?
A discovery on the floor of the Atlantic may — or may not — be a treasured artifact.
Good Deal: Refurbished Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets for $139 Today
Today only, Amazon is selling refurbished 7-inch Kindle Fire tablets for $139. That’s a good deal considering new versions cost $199, and these refurbished units carry the same one-year warranty as the new models.
Please, Apple, Stay Out of the Book-Vetting Business
Marketing guru and prolific author Seth Godin is unhappy with Apple. As he explains–in a blog post called “Who decides what gets sold in the bookstore?” — he submitted his new book, Stop Stealing Dreams, to Apple for electronic …
Amazon Pulls 5,000 Books from Kindle Store
In a move that signifies Amazon’s determination to tighten its reign over the high stakes e-book market, the retailer removed a staggering 5,000 titles from its Kindle store because a Chicago distributor would not agree to new …
Nook Tablet Gets New $200 Starting Price, Locks Horns with Kindle Fire
Until now, the general sentiment has been that Barnes & Noble’s 7-inch Nook Tablet is a great option for a low-price Android tablet… if only it didn’t cost $50 more than Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet.
Barnes & Noble …
Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet Priced at $200 Today After $50 Coupon Code
Barnes & Noble’s $250 Nook Tablet and Amazon’s $200 Kindle Fire have been duking it out since the holidays, each clamoring for a nice slice of the low-price 7-inch tablet market. The Kindle Fire’s $200 price tag has certainly …
Why Did Apple Really Pull the iPad from Amazon China?
The timing couldn’t be worse: Amidst stories that Chinese officials are pulling Apple’s iPad from select stores over trademark infringement, Apple’s iPad unexpectedly vanished from Amazon China earlier this week. The …
Beyond Good and Awful: Literary Value in the Age of the Amazon Review
It’s a basic but still weird fact about books that two people’s experiences of the same book can be radically different but equally valid.
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The Amazon Store of My Dreams
Michael Kozlowski of Good E-Reader is reporting that Amazon.com plans to open a retail store in the Seattle area in the coming months. The store will supposedly feature Kindle e-readers and tablets as well as other products, and …
Amazon Merchant Offers Free Kindle Fire Cases for Five-Star Reviews
Looking for a discount on Amazon? Try a little underhanded quid pro quo with a shady merchant.
The New York Times has the story of a merchant named VIP Deals that was selling a Kindle Fire case worth $59.99 for under $10. Each …
Netflix Expects Amazon to Spin Off ‘Prime’ Video as Standalone Service
Who will be the first to launch a serious competitor to Netflix’s Watch Instantly service? That question may be close to having an answer, as Amazon’s been tipped to spin off its “Amazon Prime” streaming video section as a …