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Amazon launches project to monetize fan fiction: Kindle Worlds

2013-05-22 10:04:00

Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder. The idea is that...

Barefoot Books breaks up with Amazon

2013-05-22 12:30:00

Barefoot Books is a small house based in Cambridge, Mass., that publishes children’s book. As of this week, you can call it “The Mouse that Roared.” The people who run Barefoot Books are frustrated with the business practices of...

No e-book for Stephen King's new novel, 'Joyland'

2013-05-20 08:25:00

In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an e-book version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s something of a radical move for the man who stood onstage with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos...

Amazon working on smartphone with 3-D display, report says

2013-05-09 12:58:00

In an effort to expand beyond the world of online retailing, Amazon.com is reportedly working on a high-end smartphone that would feature a 3-D screen. The device would allow users to see 3-D images without having to wear glasses, according to the...

Used e-books for sale? Not so fast

2013-05-06 12:21:00

Is it legal to sell a used e-book? A Massachusetts start-up that hopes to start selling used e-books and other used digital content this summer suffered a legal setback in court recently when a federal judge ruled that it had infringed the rights of...

Kindle TV? Amazon reportedly working on its own set-top box

2013-04-25 08:54:00

Apple and Roku's dominance in the Internet-streaming TV set-top box market might be about to get interrupted by Amazon.com, which is reportedly working on a box of its own. The giant online retailer is working on a device due later this year that...

E-books help fuel gains in U.S. book sales in 2012

2013-04-11 10:19:00

Book sales rose 6.2% last year in the U.S., thanks to the continued growth of electronic publishing, according to newly released StatShot data from the Assn. of American Publishers. Electronic books, which a decade ago represented a tiny fraction of the...

Nokia to hold press event May 14 in London; speculation rampant

2013-04-25 10:50:00

Nokia, taking a chapter right out of Apple's playbook, is sending invitations for a press event that gives only a hint of what it might be about. It's unclear what the Finnish phone maker will unveil at the May 14 event in London, but the invitation...

Selling stuff online just got a little easier with Sold

2013-04-21 10:30:00

I value money, but when it comes to the hassle of selling “stuff” online, all that comes to my mind is “Ain't nobody got time for that,” as intoned by YouTube viral sensation Sweet Brown. While you are reading this, my iPhone 4...

Amazon extends AutoRip perk to vinyl records

2013-04-03 18:43:00

Amazon.com's AutoRip, which gives customers free digital copies of CDs they purchase, is now available for vinyl records -- including those purchased in the past. Starting Wednesday, when customers buy AutoRip-eligible vinyl records, MP3 versions of the...

Amazon announces it will buy book-recommendations site Goodreads

2013-03-29 12:42:00

Amazon.com Inc., which started as an online bookseller before becoming the e-commerce behemoth it is today, is buying book-recommendations site Goodreads. Amazon announced the deal Thursday. The purchase price was not disclosed. Goodreads, a San...

Amazon's purchase of Goodreads panned -- on Goodreads

2013-03-29 11:00:00

Over at the social reading website Goodreads, people take pleasure in writing reviews. Usually, they write about the books they’re reading. But in the last 24 hours, many have taken to reviewing Goodreads itself, and its sale to the book behemoth...

Amazon on Wednesday announced Send to Kindle, a way for users to quickly save news articles and send them to their Kindle devices for later, off-line reading.

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Amazon said that for the second year in a row, its Kindle tablet was the most popular item for customers. Above, boxed Kindles await shipment at an Amazon distribution center.

2013-01-29 13:58:15

Through Dec. 25, if you buy a Kindle HD at Staples you'll get a free $25 gift card to spend in the Kindle store on Amazon.

2012-12-23 09:00:00