tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80002217633122598462024-03-14T00:48:56.687-07:00Amazoniacsstumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-42622146627802814482011-05-26T03:55:00.000-07:002011-05-26T03:55:06.584-07:00Amazon Trade-In Program Expands With Thousands of ElectronicsSEATTLE, May 18, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --<br />
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the Electronics Trade-In Store, offering customers a new way to conveniently trade in used electronics for Amazon.com Gift Cards. The Electronics Trade-In Store enhances Amazon's existing Trade-In program, giving customers great value on everything from video games and DVDs to textbooks and now electronics, without visiting multiple stores. Starting today, customers can trade in electronics, including tablets, cell phones, MP3 players, cameras, GPS devices and more. With Amazon Trade-In, only one box is needed to ship multiple items and shipping is free. Simply visit <a href="SEATTLE, May 18, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the Electronics Trade-In Store, offering customers a new way to conveniently trade in used electronics for Amazon.com Gift Cards. The Electronics Trade-In Store enhances Amazon's existing Trade-In program, giving customers great value on everything from video games and DVDs to textbooks and now electronics, without visiting multiple stores. Starting today, customers can trade in electronics, including tablets, cell phones, MP3 players, cameras, GPS devices and more. With Amazon Trade-In, only one box is needed to ship multiple items and shipping is free. Simply visit http://www.amazon.com/tradein and start searching for items to trade in. "Technology is constantly evolving and newer, better versions of consumer electronics are introduced all the time," says Paul Ryder, vice president of Electronics for Amazon.com. "We want to give customers the opportunity to get great value from their used electronics. Hundreds of thousands of customers have already received millions of dollars in gift cards from the other products in our program. The Electronics category is a natural extension and we are delighted to offer our customers more trade-in options." Regardless of where electronics and other products may have been purchased, customers start by simply searching for items to trade in. If the product is listed as eligible for trade-in, then customers can click the Trade-In button to add items to their trade-in shipment. Amazon's Trade-In program offers a variety of condition types including "Like New," "Good" and "Acceptable," giving customers an easy way to view multiple trade-in values. Once customers have added all the items they would like to trade in to their trade-in shipment, they can print a pre-paid shipping label and ship everything for free. After the product is received and inspected, an Amazon.com Gift Card will be deposited into the customer's Amazon.com account, generally in less than 48 hours. There are no claim codes or waiting for a check in the mail. Amazon.com Gift Cards can be used on purchases towards millions of items on Amazon.com.">http://www.amazon.com/tradein</a> and start searching for items to trade in.<br />
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"Technology is constantly evolving and newer, better versions of consumer electronics are introduced all the time," says Paul Ryder, vice president of Electronics for Amazon.com. "We want to give customers the opportunity to get great value from their used electronics. Hundreds of thousands of customers have already received millions of dollars in gift cards from the other products in our program. The Electronics category is a natural extension and we are delighted to offer our customers more trade-in options."<br />
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Regardless of where electronics and other products may have been purchased, customers start by simply searching for items to trade in. If the product is listed as eligible for trade-in, then customers can click the Trade-In button to add items to their trade-in shipment. Amazon's Trade-In program offers a variety of condition types including "Like New," "Good" and "Acceptable," giving customers an easy way to view multiple trade-in values. Once customers have added all the items they would like to trade in to their trade-in shipment, they can print a pre-paid shipping label and ship everything for free. After the product is received and inspected, an Amazon.com Gift Card will be deposited into the customer's Amazon.com account, generally in less than 48 hours. There are no claim codes or waiting for a check in the mail. Amazon.com Gift Cards can be used on purchases towards millions of items on Amazon.com.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-65573544560854831402011-04-04T02:44:00.000-07:002011-04-04T02:44:11.854-07:00New Kindle Exclusive: Seven Books by World-Famous Physicist Albert EinsteinOpen Road Integrated Media LLC and Amazon.com today announced that Open Road has published seven digital books by iconic physicist Albert Einstein exclusively in the Kindle Store. Open Road has added new photographs and biographical information from experts at the Hebrew University Einstein Archives, introductions written by Neil Berger and new covers to previously published print editions (a portion of which have been available digitally in the public domain) to create new Albert Einstein Archives Authorized Editions of the works. These books are available starting today for download exclusively in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore).<br />
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"As part of our mission to bring iconic books to E, we are proud to digitally publish the authorized ebooks of a selection of Albert Einstein's most important writings," said Jane Friedman, CEO and Cofounder of Open Road Integrated Media LLC. "In partnership with Philosophical Library and Hebrew University, we have curated fascinating material about Einstein's life that will both attract new readers and appeal to diehard fans. We are excited to be kicking off the launch of these classic titles with Amazon today, for what would be Einstein's 132nd birthday."<br />
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"Albert Einstein is one of our most important thinkers," said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President of Kindle Content. "These books cover everything from the Theory of Relativity to Einstein's own letters chronicling his thoughts on life. We're excited to make these books available for Kindle device owners and app users, and think readers will enjoy them."stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-37911918844123888102011-02-28T05:41:00.000-08:002011-02-28T05:41:20.209-08:00Amazon Announces Free "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" Kindle App for webOS TouchPad<b>Amazon's free "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" Kindle app that lets users read andsync over 810,000 of the most popular books will be available on the new HP TouchPad</b><br />
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Amazon.com has announced that it will launch a free Kindle app for webOS tailored for the new HP TouchPad. Like all Kindle apps, Kindle for webOS will let customers "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" - on Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, Android-based devices, and this summer, the HP TouchPad. Amazon's Whispersync technology syncs your place across devices, so you can pick up where you left off and never lose your place. For more information about the free Kindle apps, go to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=kindle application">www.amazon.com/kindleapps</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />.<br />
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"When you buy a Kindle book, you can already read it on Kindle and our free 'Buy Once, Read Everywhere' apps for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PC, Mac, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, and Android-based devices, so you never have to worry about what to do with your books if you change devices or platforms," said Dorothy Nicholls, Director, Amazon Kindle. "We're very excited to add webOS to this list. As with our other Kindle apps, the webOS app will be free and will incorporate our Whispersync technology so you can seamlessly switch between devices and platforms and never be without your reading."<br />
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Kindle for webOS was demonstrated for the first time today at HP's press conference announcing the new HP TouchPad.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-4574135676635879562011-02-08T04:44:00.000-08:002011-02-08T04:44:16.724-08:00The Domino Project Announces: "Poke the Box"Bestselling author and creator of new publishing venture "The Domino Project," Seth Godin, and Amazon announce their inaugural book<br />
"Poke the Box" to be published in English worldwide as print, audio and Kindle editions.<br />
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In December, international-bestselling author Seth Godin and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a new publishing imprint, The Domino Project--the first to use Amazon's new "Powered by Amazon" publishing program. Now Godin and Amazon are unveiling the first book--written by Godin--from The Domino Project, "Poke the Box," which will be published worldwide on March 1.<br />
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"I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to break ground and help define what publishing can become," said Godin. "We all know that ideas that spread win, and this publishing house will enable my colleagues and I to create, write and spread ideas that matter. A book that isn't read doesn't do anyone any good, and too often, the book publishing industry gets in the way of books reaching people who can benefit from them. Amazon knows what to do to help these books get read."<br />
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"We love the idea that The Domino Project's first book is about the power of initiative and change," said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President of Kindle Content. "We think it's the kind of book you'll want to share with your co-workers, family, or clients."<br />
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"Poke the Box" is about producing something that's scarce, and thus valuable: initiative. It demands that you stop waiting for a road map and start drawing one instead. It's a call to action - in your job or in your life - to leap, commit, make something happen. Godin knows that the scarcest resource in most organizations (and most careers) is the spark provided by an initiator - the person with the guts to say, "I want to start stuff." In Godin's words: "Life is a buzzer box. Poke it."stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-36220187776911833532011-01-28T06:16:00.000-08:002011-01-28T06:16:15.640-08:00Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 36% to $12.95 BillionAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010.<br />
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Operating cash flow increased 6% to $3.50 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $3.29billion for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2009. Free cash flow decreased 14% to $2.52 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $2.92 billion for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2009.<br />
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Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 465 million on December 31, 2010, compared with 461 million a year ago.<br />
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Net sales increased 36% to $12.95 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $9.52 billion in fourth quarter 2009. Excluding the $139 million unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales would have grown 37% compared with fourth quarter 2009.<br />
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Operating income was $474 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $476 million in fourth quarter 2009. The unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter on operating income was $18 million.<br />
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Net income increased 8% to $416 million in the fourth quarter, or $0.91 per diluted share, compared with net income of $384 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, in fourth quarter 2009.<br />
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"Thanks to our customers, we achieved two big milestones," said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com. "We had our first $10 billion quarter, and after selling millions of third-generation Kindles with the new Pearl e-ink display during the quarter, Kindle books have now overtaken paperback books as the most popular format on Amazon.com. Last July we announced that Kindle books had passed hardcovers and predicted that Kindle would surpass paperbacks in the second quarter of this year, so this milestone has come even sooner than we expected - and it's on top of continued growth in paperback sales."stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-11315748512324733142011-01-19T02:34:00.000-08:002011-01-19T02:34:16.129-08:00Free Amazon Deals App for iPhone Now Available<span class="ccbnTxt"><b><i>Never miss another deal with easy, on-the-go access to Amazon Gold Box Deals</i></b></span><br />
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Amazon.com has announced <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Amazon Deals">Amazon Deals</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, a free application for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=iPhone">iPhone</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> that offers easy, on-the-go access to daily deals from the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Amazon.com Gold Box">Amazon.com Gold Box</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> (www.amazon.com/goldbox). Customers can use the app to act quickly on limited-availability discounts and stay informed with deal notifications, to help them get the deal they want.<br />
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"With Amazon Deals, no matter where they are, our customers can stay connected and informed on deals in their favorite categories and purchase from their iPhone immediately, before they sell out, so they never have to miss another deal," said Sam Hall, director of Amazon Mobile.<br />
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The Amazon Deals app will help customers save even more money with mobile access to Amazon's Deal of the Day and limited-time Lightning Deals featured in Amazon's Gold Box page. Amazon Gold Box Deals offer tremendous value beyond Amazon's typical low prices and due to limited quantities, can sell out quickly. The Amazon Deals app makes shopping the Gold Box even better. With helpful features like reminders and category-specific notifications on everything from electronics to jewelry, Amazon customers will never have to miss another deal. Customers can also browse active deals, upcoming Lightning Deals and purchase immediately.<br />
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The Amazon Deals app includes access to features customers have come to know and trust including customer reviews; robust product information; sharing via e-mail, Twitter and Facebook; and purchasing via Amazon Prime, for delivery directly to your doorstep.<br />
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Amazon Deals for iPhone is available for free in the App Store or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore. For more information please visit: www.amazon.com/dealsapp.<br />
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Amazon's family of mobile shopping applications includes Price Check by Amazon for iPhone, Amazon Windowshop for iPad and the Amazon App for iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android-based devices. Customers can learn more by visiting www.amazon.com/amazonmobile.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-5630935280538033712011-01-11T06:17:00.000-08:002011-01-11T06:17:21.106-08:00Free "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" Kindle App for Windows Phone 7 Now Available<span class="ccbnTxt"><b><i>Kindle for Windows Phone 7 is the first major eBook app for Windows Phone 7-based devices</i><br />
<i>Amazon's free Kindle apps give readers access to the largest selection of the most popular books and lets them sync their reading across all major devices and platforms.</i></b></span><br />
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Customers can already read Kindle books on their <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Kindle,%20Kindle%203G,%20Kindle%20DX" target="_blank">Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, as well as their<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=%20iPad" target="_blank"> iPad</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, iPod touch, iPhone, PC, Mac, BlackBerry and Android-based devices. Today, Amazon's wide selection of free "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" Kindle apps is expanding to include Windows Phone 7 devices. Kindle for Windows Phone 7 is the first major eBook application available for Windows Phone 7, and includes new features built into a Kindle app for the first time, including personalized recommendations integrated into the Kindle app home screen and the ability to send book recommendations to a friend without leaving the app. Customers can learn more about Kindle for Windows Phone 7 at www.amazon.com/kindleforwindowsphone and can download the free app from Windows Phone Marketplace.<br />
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"With Kindle books you never have to worry about what to do if you change devices or platforms. Our free 'Buy Once, Read Everywhere' apps make it easy for you to read your books on any device you choose - your Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPhone, PC, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Mac" target="_blank">Mac</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, BlackBerry, Android-based device, and now your Windows Phone 7-based device," said Dorothy Nicholls, Director, Amazon Kindle. "We think customers are going to love our new Kindle app on the unique interface of Windows Phone 7 and the convenience of our Whispersync technology, which saves and synchronizes your bookmarks, notes and highlights between all of your devices."stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-43568821097229615702011-01-02T09:16:00.001-08:002011-01-02T09:16:57.320-08:00Newspapers and Magazines Coming to Amazon's Buy Once, Read Everywhere Kindle Apps<span class="ccbnTxt"><b><i>All of the features customers love about Kindle newspapers and magazines coming to Kindle for Android, including convenience of automatic overnight delivery of subscriptions, buy once and read across multiple devices and platforms, full text search and instant Wikipedia and dictionary lookup</i></b></span><br />
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Amazon today announced that Kindle for Android is the first Kindle app to receive an update that enables users to buy, read, and sync over 100 Kindle newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Newsweek, The Atlantic, and many more. Kindle for Android users can now buy a single issue or subscribe to the most popular newspapers and magazines, have them automatically delivered to their Android-powered device, and enjoy a full color reading experience optimized for the touch interface of Android-powered devices. Additional new features include the ability to seamlessly buy and download Kindle books and periodicals within the Kindle for Android app, share reading progress via social networks, and zoom closer to images and other graphics. Kindle for Android is the first major e-book app to offer periodicals on the Android platform. The new Kindle for Android app is available from Android Market. Customers who have already downloaded Kindle for Android will receive the update automatically. Learn more about Kindle for Android at <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fkindleforandroid&esheet=6549263&lan=en-US&anchor=www.amazon.com%2Fkindleforandroid&index=1&md5=90569dbf83d9086d6de04257ee417e4e">www.amazon.com/kindleforandroid</a>. <br />
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"We want to give customers the freedom and flexibility to buy their newspapers and magazines once, and read them everywhere across the devices and platforms they chose--just like they do with Kindle books today," said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for Android is our fastest-growing application, and we're excited to launch over 100 newspapers and magazines for our Android customers." <br />
For a full listing of newspapers and magazines available on Kindle for Android, go to <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fkindleappnewsstand&esheet=6549263&lan=en-US&anchor=www.amazon.com%2Fkindleappnewsstand&index=2&md5=36101c74443f745a811002af14f3dc57">www.amazon.com/kindleappnewsstand</a>.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-88074605546390429882010-12-28T03:54:00.000-08:002010-12-28T03:54:17.620-08:00Author Warren Adler Releases Five New E-BooksAuthor <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Warren%20Adler" target="_blank">Warren Adler</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> has made five e-books, none of which have been previously published in any format, available in the Kindle Store (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=kindle" target="_blank">www.amazon.com/kindlestore</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />). These books, all of which draw from Adler's skill as a novelist and his keen insight into the nature of intimate human relationships, will also be available in print editions through CreateSpace. All five books in the series - "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/David-Embrace-Warren-Adler/dp/1590060229?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The David Embrace</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1590060229" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />," "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/David-Embrace-Warren-Adler/dp/1590060229?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Flanagan's Dolls</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1590060229" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />," "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/David-Embrace-Warren-Adler/dp/1590060229?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Womanizer</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1590060229" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />," "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/David-Embrace-Warren-Adler/dp/1590060229?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Residue</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1590060229" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />" and "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/David-Embrace-Warren-Adler/dp/1590060229?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Empty Treasures</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1590060229" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />"--are available for sale today for $7.95 with the e-books exclusive to the Kindle Store for two years.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Womanizer-Warren-Adler/dp/1590060210?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="The Womanizer" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1590060210&tag=amazoniacs-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1590060210" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />"Warren Adler has long been involved in digital publishing ventures, and we're thrilled he's decided to publish his new series in e-book form exclusively in the Kindle Store," said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Kindle Content. "We think Adler fans and readers who are just discovering his work will enjoy this new series."<br />
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Adler is also making available an anthology of "Warren Adler Short Story Contest Winners," featuring the winning pieces from the Warren Adler Short Story Contest, a contest Adler conceived to promote and revive the medium of the short story as a popular mode of literary expression. The anthology is available for $4.95, and is also exclusive to the Kindle store for two years.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-41098839409169145332010-12-20T05:12:00.000-08:002010-12-20T05:12:00.405-08:00The Onion, "America's Finest News Source," Creates Five New e-Book Collections Exclusively for Kindle CustomersThe Onion has created five e-Book collections exclusively for the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). These collections, presented by the Onion --"<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Onion-Presents-Americas-Finest-ebook/dp/B004DI7IHS?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">America's Finest Tech News</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004DI7IHS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />," "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Onion-Presents-Chronicles-Area-ebook/dp/B004DI7IGY?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Chronicles of the Area Man</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004DI7IGY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />," "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Presents-Finest-Reporting-Literature-ebook/dp/B004DI7IHI?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Finest Reporting on Literature, Media, and Other Dying Art Forms</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004DI7IHI" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />," "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Onion-Presents-Best-Anchower-ebook/dp/B004DI7IGO?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Best of Jim Anchower</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004DI7IGO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />," "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Onion-Presents-Best-Anchower-ebook/dp/B004DI7IGO?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Best of Herbert Kornfeld</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004DI7IGO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"--are $2.99 and will be exclusive to the Kindle Store for one year.<br />
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"Our customers are fans of books by the Onion in print format, and the Onion is one of our most popular Kindle Periodicals," said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Kindle Content. "We hope Kindle readers will enjoy these five exclusive titles, which are the perfect way to add even more levity to your holiday season."<br />
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"We are excited to present these five new titles to our readers which were created exclusively for Kindle," said Marc Lieberman, VP Business Development at the Onion. "We are always looking for innovative ways to publish 'America's Finest News Source,' and this is a natural fit."<br />
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The Onion is a national publication and website that delivers award-winning satirical news. Every week, the Onion misinforms more than 1.8 million weekly readers of the print edition and about 10 million unique visitors online each month. In recent years, the Onion expanded into radio and video, winning a Peabody Award in 2009 for its online video series, Onion News Network. This January, the Onion will launch two television shows, premiering on IFC and Comedy Central, respectively.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-58281034948433367522010-12-16T03:07:00.000-08:002010-12-16T03:07:36.073-08:00Amazon.com Announces Best Music of 2010Amazon.com has announced its picks for best music of 2010. The list includes the editors' picks for the Top 100 Albums of the Year, Top 100 Customer Favorites and a breakdown of Best of the Year lists in a variety of musical genres. <br />
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"From the stunning debut of editors' pick Broken Bells, to the triumphant return of customer favorite Eminem, we heard a lot of great music this year," said Craig Pape, director of Music at Amazon.com. "Our Best Music of 2010 lists are designed to help customers navigate through the rich selection of releases and discover new artists they might not normally pick on their own."<br />
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The Best of the Year Music Store is now live on Amazon.com, offering customers a large variety of music to browse, along with unique lists such as "50 outstanding albums of 2010 you may have missed."<br />
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"Creating Amazon's Best of the Year music list is a big process, but it is a lot of fun for the music team. We dig into music in every genre we can think of," said Jeff Reguilon, a music editor at Amazon.com. "From rock to pop, to new age, country and everything in between, we do our best to highlight awesome music that we think our customers will love."<br />
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<b>Top 10 music editors' picks for best albums of the year:</b><br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=amazoniacs-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0032Y8XH8&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>1. Mumford & Sons, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sigh-No-More-Mumford-Sons/dp/B0032Y8XH8?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Sigh No More</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0032Y8XH8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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2. Arcade Fire, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Suburbs-Arcade-Fire/dp/B003O85W3A?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Suburbs</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003O85W3A" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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3. The Black Keys, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Black-Keys/dp/B003AO1SVS?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Brothers</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003AO1SVS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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4. The National, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/High-Violet-National/dp/B003BKF696?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">High Violet</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003BKF696" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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5. LCD Soundsystem, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Happening-LCD-Soundsystem/dp/B003BEE0F8?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">This Is Happening</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003BEE0F8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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6. Kanye West, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Beautiful-Dark-Twisted-Fantasy/dp/B003X2O6KW?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003X2O6KW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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7. Broken Bells, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Bells/dp/B0031AV72Q?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Broken Bells</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0031AV72Q" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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8. Vampire Weekend, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Contra-Vampire-Weekend/dp/B002JN74WI?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Contra</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002JN74WI" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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9. Deerhunter, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Halcyon-Digest-Deerhunter/dp/B003XX2PD6?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Halcyon Digest</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003XX2PD6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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10. Big Boi, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lucious-Left-Foot-Chico-Dusty/dp/B003FGWSL0?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Sir Lucious Left Foot... The Son of Chico Dusty</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003FGWSL0" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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T<b>op 10 customer favorites for 2010:</b><br />
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1. Taylor Swift, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Speak-Now-Taylor-Swift/dp/B003WTE886?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Speak Now</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003WTE886" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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2. Lady Antebellum, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Need-You-Now-Lady-Antebellum/dp/B002WIDRM6?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Need You Now</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002WIDRM6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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3. Arcade Fire, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Suburbs-Arcade-Fire/dp/B003O85W3A?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Suburbs</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003O85W3A" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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4. Susan Boyle, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Susan-Boyle/dp/B003GAMPWM?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Gift</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003GAMPWM" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=amazoniacs-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B003KUSUG8&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>5. Eminem, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Recovery-Eminem/dp/B003KUSUG8?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Recovery</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003KUSUG8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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6. Kanye West, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Beautiful-Dark-Twisted-Fantasy/dp/B003X2O6KW?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003X2O6KW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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7. Sade, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Love-Sade/dp/B002YIHO7I?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Soldier of Love</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002YIHO7I" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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8. James Taylor and Carole King, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Love-Sade/dp/B002YIHO7I?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Live At The Troubadour</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002YIHO7I" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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9. Vampire Weekend, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Love-Sade/dp/B002YIHO7I?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Contra</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002YIHO7I" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"<br />
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10. Mumford & Sons, "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Soldier-Love-Sade/dp/B002YIHO7I?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Sigh No More</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002YIHO7I" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />"stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-51589250920866554842010-12-15T01:09:00.000-08:002010-12-15T01:09:20.541-08:00Seth Godin and Amazon Announce "The Domino Project"<span class="ccbnTxt"></span><br />
International-bestselling author Seth Godin and Amazon have announced that Godin's new publishing imprint "The Domino Project" will publish an initial list of six titles using Amazon's new "Powered By Amazon" publishing program. Powered by Amazon enables authors to use Amazon's global distribution, multiple format production capabilities, including print, audio and digital, as well as Amazon's personalized, targeted marketing reach. <br />
Godin will serve as the lead writer, creative director and instigator for a series of "Idea Manifestos" under his new imprint, The Domino Project, which will include books by other bestselling authors, entrepreneurs and thought leaders. These books will be made available for sale in print editions via Amazon.com and as audiobooks via Amazon.com and Audible.com, at bookstores nationwide and as e-books exclusively in the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB002Y27P3M%2F&tag=tvmoviescelebs-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Kindle Store</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=tvmoviescelebs-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-86900501068703065862010-12-13T03:33:00.000-08:002010-12-13T03:33:58.392-08:00Every Website Can Now Be a Bookstore<span class="ccbnTxt"><b><i>Kindle for the Web enables customers to read full text of Kindle books in their web browser - no download or installation required<br />
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<i>Kindle for the Web is Chrome OS launch partner</i></b></span><br />
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<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=amazoniacs-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002FQJT3Q&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Two months ago, Amazon launched Kindle for the Web, making it possible to read free first chapters of Kindle books through web browsers. Today, Amazon announced that Kindle for the Web will expand to enable anyone with access to a web browser to buy and read full Kindle books - no download or installation required. For the first time ever, bookstores, other retailers, authors, bloggers and other website owners will be able to offer Kindle books from their own sites, let their readers start enjoying the full text of these books instantly, and earn referral fees through the Amazon Associates Program for sales made through their sites. Website owners can embed the Kindle for the Web widget in a matter of seconds and start offering Kindle books. The update to Kindle for the Web was demonstrated on-stage at a Google Chrome event today and will support Chrome OS devices, including the new Chrome OS Notebook, as well as the Chrome browser and other web browsers. <br />
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"Kindle for the Web makes it possible for bookstores, authors, retailers, bloggers or other website owners to offer Kindle books on their websites and earn affiliate fees for doing so," said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President, Kindle Content. "Anyone with access to a web browser can discover the seamless and consistent experience that comes with Kindle books. Kindle books can be read on the $139 third-generation Kindle device with new high-contrast Pearl e-Ink, on iPads, iPod touches, iPhones, Macs, PCs, BlackBerrys and Android-based devices. And now, anywhere you have a web browser. Your reading library, last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights are always available to you no matter where you bought your Kindle books or how you choose to read them." <br />
<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=amazoniacs-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002LVUX1W&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Kindle for the Web joins Amazon's wide selection of free reading apps for iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry and Android-based devices that let customers read and sync their reading library, bookmarks, notes, and highlights with the device or platform of their choice. <br />
The Kindle Store offers the largest selection of books people want to read, including 101 of 111 New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases from $9.99. Millions of older, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are also available to read. Kindle books offer readers many additional unique advantages, including: <br />
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<ul wrap="none"><li class="bwlistitemmargb" skip="0"> Buy Once, Read Everywhere apps let you sync and read your books, last page read, bookmarks, notes and highlights across Kindle devices and the most popular devices and platforms </li>
<li class="bwlistitemmargb" skip="0"> Amazon's Worry-Free Archive automatically backs up your books and highlights online in your Kindle library where they can be re-downloaded wirelessly for free, anytime on any Kindle device or app </li>
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Kindle for the Web was demoed on-stage today at Google's Chrome event, where audience members saw the speed and fluidity of Kindle for the Web operating on Chrome OS. Kindle for the Web will support Chrome OS devices, including the all-new Chrome OS Notebook announced today. Kindle for the Web takes advantage of HTML5 to give users a rich application experience. Kindle for the Web will be available in the coming months. More information about Kindle for the Web is available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fkindlefortheweb&tag=tvmoviescelebs-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">www.amazon.com/kindlefortheweb</a>.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-25182490074016650022010-12-08T03:45:00.000-08:002010-12-08T03:45:32.573-08:00Amazon.com Introduces Windowshop for the Chrome<b>A new way to shop Amazon.com's millions of items on the Web</b><br />
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Amazon has announced that Windowshop is available starting today in Google's new Chrome Web Store. Like Amazon Windowshop for the iPad, Windowshop for the web offers a completely new browsing interface that is optimized for the speed and fluidity of modern web browsers. On their computer screens, customers will experience Amazon.com in a new way, while everything behind-the-scenes remains the same -- millions of in-stock items that feature Amazon's customary low prices and fast delivery.<br />
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"The new Chrome Web Store offers our customers a convenient way to experience Windowshop," said Eva Manolis, Amazon.com's vice president, Retail Customer Experience. "Windowshop's fluid UI is optimal for the impressive speed of the Chrome browser, and offers customers an experience they can only find with Amazon.com. We think customers are going to love Windowshop for the web."<br />
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The flowing browse experience gives customers a new way to shop and makes exploring everything from toys and DVDs, to coffee makers and digital cameras, easy, fun and fast. Windowshop is a visually rich display where customers can browse more than 40 product categories and get an up-close look at an item to review images, detailed descriptions, customer reviews, related products and multimedia content. Customers can view their personalized recommendations, as well as Amazon Bestsellers, New Releases, Most Gifted items, Most Wished For items and more from one single page using Windowshop.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-18657202893233672452010-12-08T00:21:00.000-08:002010-12-08T00:21:36.702-08:00Oprah's New Book Club Selections "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Great Expectations" Are Free on Kindle<b>The works of Charles Dickens and millions of other out-of-copyright works are available on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-3G-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002FQJT3Q?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Kindle</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002FQJT3Q" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> for free.</b><br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=amazoniacs-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002Y27P3M&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>The 65th Oprah Book Club pick is a Charles Dickens double-header. The selections are "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Great Expectations," and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that both are available on Kindle for free, along with millions of other out-of-copyright works. These free Kindle books can be read on the bestselling $139 Kindle (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-3G-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002FQJT3Q?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">www.amazon.com/kindle</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002FQJT3Q" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />) with new, high-contrast Pearl e-ink or on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, BlackBerry, Android-based devices, PC, and Mac using free Kindle reading apps (www.amazon.com/kindleapps).<br />
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"We've found that customers love to discover--or rediscover--classic books on Kindle and we're sure these Dickens books will find new readers as an Oprah's Book Club selection," said Russ Grandinetti, Vice President of Kindle Content. "Millions of free, out-of-copyright books are available to read on Kindle, including these two classic Dickens books."<br />
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There is also a Penguin edition available in the Kindle store for $7.99. The Penguin edition includes illustrations of 18th century fashion and culture in Dickens' Victorian world, information about the early reception for both "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Great Expectations," a filmography of Dickens' novels, further reading about the author as well as what informed the thematic elements of these classic novels.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-43100041025878427992010-12-08T00:18:00.000-08:002010-12-08T00:18:18.774-08:00LivingSocial Announces $175 Million Investment by Amazon.comLivingSocial (www.livingsocial.com) has secured a $175 million investment from Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN). <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/LIVINGSOCIAL-ACQUIRES-BUYYOURFRIENDADRINK-COM-Online-Product/dp/B0027BT00G?ie=UTF8&tag=amazoniacs-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">LivingSocial</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amazoniacs-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0027BT00G" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> has also secured an additional $8 million investment from Lightspeed Venture Partners. LivingSocial will use this investment to maintain a steady drumbeat of worldwide launches and overall business growth while continuing to serve more than 10 million subscribers across the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland and Australia in more than 120 locations. Because of LivingSocial's rapid expansion, the company is currently booking revenues of more than $1 million a day on average and is projected to book well over $500 million in revenue in 2011.<br />
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"To be the biggest player in the local commerce space there is no one better to work with than Amazon," said Tim O'Shaughnessy, CEO of LivingSocial. "As the social shopping space continues to heat up, LivingSocial is committed to staying focused on providing the high level of quality that consumers and merchants have come to expect when working with us."<br />
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As the online source to find amazing experiences at an unbeatable value, LivingSocial lets anyone experience the hottest restaurants, shops, activities and services in their area. The company has dedicated area experts on the ground in every location working directly with business owners, and constantly researching the best in local adventures to bring a savings of 50% to 70% for consumers.<br />
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Recently, LivingSocial expanded its business by acquiring adventure company Urban Escapes, and launching three new verticals including LivingSocial Family Edition, Campus Deals and LivingSocial Escapes, a travel site that offers unbeatable savings on curated adventures. In addition, the company continues a regular flow of launches - on average one per day - and has expanded its reach in Australia with a controlling stake in Jump On It, making it live in five countries.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000221763312259846.post-91568603271951695102010-12-07T23:56:00.000-08:002010-12-08T00:16:07.122-08:00Amazon.com and Penguin Group (USA) Announce Fourth Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award CompetitionTwo grand prize winners, one for general fiction and one for best young adult novel, to be published by Penguin Group (USA)<br />
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Penguin Group (USA) (NYSE:PSO) today announced the fourth annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition, the international competition seeking the next popular novel. Due to the popularity of the additional young adult category in 2010, the competition will again award two grand prizes: one for general fiction and one for best young adult novel. Each grand prize winner will be published by Penguin Group (USA). The 2011 competition will again be open to unpublished and self-published novels. Writers around the world are encouraged to begin preparing their manuscripts for entry into the competition, which will launch on Jan. 24, 2011.<br />
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"The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is a great way for unpublished or self-published authors to reach an even wider audience for their work," said Jeff Belle, Amazon.com's vice president, U.S. Books. "We are looking forward to working with Penguin again on the contest and seeing a new crop of books by talented authors."<br />
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"Penguin is delighted to be the publishing sponsor of this contest for the fourth year running," said Tim McCall, Penguin's vice president of Online Sales and Marketing. "Our mission to discern, nurture and amplify exciting new voices is being served by the talented writers that have entered the competition."<br />
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Eligible writers with an English-language novel manuscript can submit their work between Jan. 24 and Feb. 6, 2011. Submission details can be found at www.amazon.com/abna. Up to 10,000 total initial entries will be accepted, with up to 5,000 each in the general fiction and young adult fiction categories. Amazon.com editors will select 1,000 entries from each category to advance to the next round. In the subsequent round, Amazon.com editors and at least one top reviewer on Amazon.com will read excerpts of the 2,000 entries and narrow the pool to 500 quarter-finalists (250 in each category). Reviewers from Publishers Weekly will then read, rate and review the full manuscripts, and 50 semi-finalists for each category will be selected. Penguin editors will evaluate the manuscripts of the 50 general fiction and 50 young adult fiction semi-finalists, and choose three finalists for each award.<br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=amazoniacs-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0452296293&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>The top three manuscripts in each category will then be read and reviewed by two panels of esteemed publishing professionals. The 2011 panelists for the general fiction category are: Lev Grossman, author of the New York Times bestseller "The Magicians" and book critic for Time Magazine, literary agent Jennifer Joel of ICM and Marysue Rucci, Vice President, Editorial Director with G.P. Putnam's Sons. The panelists for the young adult fiction contest are: Gayle Forman, journalist and author of the New York Timesbestseller "If I Stay," literary agent Julie Just of Janklow & Nesbit and Jennifer Besser, Vice President and Publisher, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers.stumbl3rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16493108951130551098noreply@blogger.com0