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Rise of the eBooks: Kindle Books Now Outsell Paperbacks

Here’s an interesting factoid dropped by Amazon during their quarterly call: since the beginning of the year, Amazon has sold 115 Kindle eBooks for every 100 paperback books purchases on its site. Are we finally witnessing a momentum shift here? Last summer it was reported that Kindle eBooks were already outselling hardcovers on Amazon (143…

Commerce Adrian Covert

Bored of Your Kindle Already? This Publisher Will Swap It For Books and Magazines

This is a great deal for those already rueing the day they ever bought into the ebook craze. Over in Portland, Oregon, Microcosm Publishing trades magazines and books with you to the value of your Kindle. [Microcosm via RegHardware]

Commerce Kat Hannaford

Amazon Food Delivery Brings Fantasy of Never Leaving Home Closer to Reality

Hoping to expand its web cornucopia, the Financial Times reports Amazon is planning a home grocery delivery service. Between FreshDirect and other delivery services, competition’s stiff, but there will never be too many ways to be fed by the internet. A pilot program, AmazonTote, has already been rolled out in Seattle—offering “low-priced goods, such as…

Commerce Sam Biddle

Star Wars Blu-rays On Sale September 27th, Says Amazon

According to the pre-order page on Amazon, the hugely-anticipated Star Wars Blu-rays are being released September 27th, with the nine-disc boxset coating $90. Only want the prequels? That’ll cost just $45, sir. [Amazon via /Film]

Commerce Kat Hannaford

Amazon Deals Puts Gold Box and Lightning Deals Right on Your iPhone

Who loves Amazon’s Gold Box and Lightning Deals? Holy crap, everyone does. Well, good! Cause Amazon’s latest app, Amazon Deals, lets you keep track of current deals, schedule reminders, and buy all that you can save right from your iPhone. [iTunes]

Commerce Casey Chan

Kindle for Mac Now Available On App Store

Stuck reading those books on paperback, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, Windows PC or Kindle? Load up your newly-downloaded Mac App Store, and check out the Kindle app. It’s more of the same, sure, but Amazon’s now endorsing their “buy once, read anywhere” motto so at least you’ll be able to finish reading Twilight…

Commerce Kat Hannaford

Amazon’s Selling Three Windows Phone 7 Handsets For 1¢ Each

There may’ve been a bunch of handsets shown off this week, but if AT&T customers have been debating an upgrade to WP7, AmazonWireless’ slashed Samsung Focus, LG Quantum and HTC Surround prices to 1¢ for the next two weeks. [BGR]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Amazon’s App Store For Android Will Be Tablet-Focused and Use Their Recommendations Tech

Do you remember when we heard that Amazon was creating its own app store for the Android platform? Further details have been shared about the store, which will compete with Google’s own app store in the US this year. https://gizmodo.com/why-is-amazon-making-an-android-app-store-5652129 A new online hub for developers has launched for submitting apps, giving away some key…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Android Tablets Will Benefit From Free Amazon Kindle Apps

After Amazon’s success developing an iPad app, they’ve now tailored apps for Android and Windows tablet platforms, doing the usual: giving access to 775,000 ebooks, which can be bought once and read on various platforms. https://gizmodo.com/the-ipad-kindle-app-is-a-peek-at-kindles-full-color-fut-5498724 Those platforms now include Kindles, iPads, iPod Touches, iPhones, Android phones, BlackBerry phones, Macs and even PCs. Amazon to…

Commerce Kat Hannaford

Living with Complexity: How Apple Reinvented Music Distribution

iTunes’ dominant position atop the digital music market is not happenstance. Donald A. Norman discusses how, through the integration of its products, design and service, Apple became a media distribution juggernaut. Many services are both social and complex systems. Many are provided by large organizations, with components in very different geographic locations. Quite often the…

Tech News Donald A. Norman

Kindle Ebook Loans Are Here

Amazon promised ebook loans back in late October, and today it looks as though they’ve finally delivered. And while Kindle loans have matched the excellence of Nook loans, the real shame is they haven’t improved on the model. https://gizmodo.com/dont-get-too-excited-about-the-nooks-lending-feature-5388168 A select number of “eligible” Kindle books can be loaned once, for a 14 day period,…

Commerce Brian Barrett

Rachel Swirsky explains why short fiction rocks her world — and why it’s okay to go longer in a short story

Up-and-coming short-story writer Rachel Swirsky talks the joy of short fiction at Amazon’s Omnivoracious blog.

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Why I Ditched iTunes For Amazon MP3s

Confession: I still buy my music online instead of torrenting it. And after years of enduring an unfulfilling relationship with iTunes, last month I finally broke things off. I headed over to Amazon. I haven’t looked back yet. http://www.amazon.com/MP3-Music-Download/b/?tag=gizmodo08c-20 It all started when I was browsing for some holiday gifts a few weeks back. Somewhere…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Kindle 3 Beats Harry Potter To Become the Best Selling Product in Amazon History

Amazon doesn’t like to talk numbers when it comes to Kindles—a reported 8 million were sold in 2010 alone—but they’re happy to confirm this factoid: the new Kindle is the best selling product in the site’s history. https://gizmodo.com/eight-million-kindles-sold-in-2010-5715837 The new bestseller status means that Kindle 3 has vanquished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book…

Commerce Kyle VanHemert

Eight Million Kindles Sold in 2010?

Amazon isn’t rushing to confirm the numbers, but there are reports that the company is on track to sell eight million Kindles in 2010. Sounds like a very happy year for the e-commerce giant. [Bloomberg via All Things D]

Commerce Rosa Golijan

Kindle’s Android App Now Has Newspaper and Magazines for Downloading

Kindle for Android has been updated with over 100 possible periodicals downloads, along with the “move to SD card” ability which’ll save your precious memory. Plus, browse titles within the app instead of the website! It’s a free download. [AndroidCommunity] https://gizmodo.com/kindle-for-android-is-here-at-last-5574793

Commerce Kat Hannaford

Amazon Rainforest’s Trees Will be Microchipped Just Like Your Dog

If a tree has been cut down and there aren’t any witnesses, was it really cut down? So goes the thinking behind the group of people tagging Amazon rainforest trees, who wish to stop illegal logging for good. Implanting a microchip into the base of a tree will help determine where the wood has come…

Commerce Kat Hannaford

Amazon Went Offline in Europe, But Not Due to Wikileaks’ Supporters

Last Thursday, a Twitter account purported to be from Wikileaks’ Anonymous supporters (the same group which brought down PayPal, Mastercard and Visa’s websites) threatened to take down Amazon in a similar DDoS attack. Seemingly it failed, but Amazon’s websites in the UK, Italy, Germany and Spain went offline for about 30 minutes each last night,…

Commerce Kat Hannaford

Amazon Could Be the Next Site Brought Down by Wikileaks’ Supporters

Wikileaks’ powerful allies have declared war against Amazon.com, after already ticking PayPal, Visa and Mastercard off their lists this week. Given Wikileaks was booted from Amazon’s servers last week, it’s not surprising the site has been thrown in the stocks. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-ejects-embattled-wikileaks-from-its-servers-5703536 The @Op_Payback Twitter account tweeted just an hour ago “TARGET: WWW.AMAZON.COM LOCKED ON!!” and…

Commerce Kat Hannaford

What You Need to Know When Buying an E-Book Reader

E-book reader options are better than ever for digital bookworms. Here are some favorite choices from the folks at Wired along with the basic things you need to know when buying an e-book reader. If you want to enjoy a good digital book, newspaper or magazine (yes, even a magazine) an e-book reader is a…

Tech News Terrence Russell - Wired

Rise of the eBooks: Kindle Books Now Outsell Paperbacks

Bored of Your Kindle Already? This Publisher Will Swap It For Books and Magazines

Amazon Food Delivery Brings Fantasy of Never Leaving Home Closer to Reality

Star Wars Blu-rays On Sale September 27th, Says Amazon

Amazon Deals Puts Gold Box and Lightning Deals Right on Your iPhone

Kindle for Mac Now Available On App Store

Amazon’s Selling Three Windows Phone 7 Handsets For 1¢ Each

Amazon’s App Store For Android Will Be Tablet-Focused and Use Their Recommendations Tech

Android Tablets Will Benefit From Free Amazon Kindle Apps

Living with Complexity: How Apple Reinvented Music Distribution

Kindle Ebook Loans Are Here

Rachel Swirsky explains why short fiction rocks her world — and why it’s okay to go longer in a short story

Why I Ditched iTunes For Amazon MP3s

Kindle 3 Beats Harry Potter To Become the Best Selling Product in Amazon History

Eight Million Kindles Sold in 2010?

Kindle’s Android App Now Has Newspaper and Magazines for Downloading

Amazon Rainforest’s Trees Will be Microchipped Just Like Your Dog

Amazon Went Offline in Europe, But Not Due to Wikileaks’ Supporters

Amazon Could Be the Next Site Brought Down by Wikileaks’ Supporters

What You Need to Know When Buying an E-Book Reader

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