Rumor: Amazon to Launch a Kindle Fire With Special Offers?

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A recent AdAge article states that Amazon is currently in the process of selling ad space for future ad-supported versions of the Kindle Fire.

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Amazon’s CreateSpace Self Publishing and Print-on-Demand Service Launches in Europe

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Amazon-owned CreateSpace, a publishing and distribution company for independent publishers, has finally gone across the pond.

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Amazon Releases List of the 20 Most Well-Read Cities

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Amazon just came out with a list of the US cities that order the most books per capita. To be eligible, a city had to have a population of at least 100,000.

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Report: Amazon to Release Front-Lit Kindle in July

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Amazon will be releasing a front-lit Kindle in July, a source told Reuters today.

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Diablo III Becomes Amazon’s Most Preordered Game Ever

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Ahead of its May 15 release date, the third installment of Blizzard’s epic Diablo franchise has become Amazon’s most preordered game ever.

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Amazon Might Be Launching a Series of New Blogs

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A report by The Daily states that Amazon will soon be starting three new blogs.

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Amazon Adds All 7 Harry Potter Books to Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, Are Free for Prime Members

Thumbnail image for Amazon Adds All 7 Harry Potter Books to Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, Are Free for Prime Members May 10, 2012

Wow. Talk about a big coup for Amazon. The company announced today that starting June 19, all seven books in the Harry Potter series will be part of Kindle Owners’ Lending Library and therefore free for Amazon Prime members.

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Amazon News in Brief: High Fashion, Harry Potter, and More

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Here’s a brief roundup of the interesting Amazon and Kindle news that’s currently floating around.

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Amazon News and Stories That We Tweeted But Didn’t Write About Last Week (5/7/12)

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Here are some great Amazon-related news articles and tips that @Amazopia tweeted about in the last week. Items marked with two asterisks (**) are especially interesting and worth checking out.

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Amazon Releases Another Kindle Fire Over-the-Air Update, Includes Parental Controls

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Amazon just came out with another over-the-air update for its Kindle Fire, and this one includes a much-requested feature.

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Amazon Releases Desktop App for Its Cloud Drive—How Does it Compare to Dropbox?

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If you’re a fan of Amazon’s cloud storage service Cloud Drive — or if you’d like to try it out — you’re in luck. I’ve got some great news for you.

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Target to Stop Carrying Amazon’s Kindles

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It came to light today that Target will no longer carry any of Amazon’s Kindles.

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Amazon Studios to Create Original Comedy and Children’s Shows, Wants Your Help

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Amazon announced today that its film production subsidiary, Amazon Studios, is going to make original comedy and children’s shows that will be exclusively available on Amazon Instant Video. The production company is looking for original ideas.

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Get a Refurbished Kindle Fire Today for Only $139

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A little over a month ago, Amazon sold refurbished Kindle Fires for only $139. The deal is back and is apparently for today only or until supplies run out.

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Amazon News and Stories That We Tweeted But Didn’t Write About Last Week (4/30/12)

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Here are some great Amazon-related news articles and tips that @Amazopia tweeted about in the last week. Items marked with two asterisks (**) are especially interesting and worth checking out.

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Amazon Releases Its First Quarter 2012 Numbers

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Amazon just released its financials for the first quarter (ending March 31) of 2012 and they’re better than analysts expected.

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Amazon News in Brief: Kindle in China, Sales Tax Issues in Texas and Illinois, Fashion, and More

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Here’s a brief roundup of the interesting Amazon and Kindle news that’s currently floating around.

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Amazon Releases Mac Version of Its “Send to Kindle” Software

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I’ve got good news for all you Mac lovers out there: the Mac version of Amazon’s free Send to Kindle software has just been released.

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Amazon to Start Collecting Sales Tax in Nevada

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Nevada governor Brian Sandoval announced today that Nevada and Amazon have reached an agreement regarding Amazon collecting sales tax in the state.

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Amazon Launches AmazonSupply, a Site Dedicated to Business and Industrial Products

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It seems like Amazon comes out with new products and services every week, and this week is no exception. Today Amazon launched AmazonSupply, an e-commerce site selling parts and supplies to business, scientific, industrial, and commercial customers.

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Amazon Launches AWS Marketplace, an AWS Software Rental Store

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Today Amazon went live with AWS Marketplace, an online store where businesses can rent software that is pre-configured to work with the AWS cloud.

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Amazon Buys All Print and Digital Rights to the James Bond Books

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Amazon just scored exclusive publishing digital and print publishing rights to the James Bond series of books.

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Amazon News and Stories That We Tweeted But Didn’t Write About Last Week (4/17/12)

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Here are some great Amazon-related news articles and tips that @Amazopia tweeted about in the last week. Items marked with two asterisks (**) are especially interesting and worth checking out.

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Amazon-Owned Audible.com Wants to Give Authors $1 Extra Per Audiobook Sale

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Audible.com — an Amazon.com company that is the web’s largest retailer of audiobooks — just announced that it’s starting a new program that should simultaneously boost the number of audiobooks available and give book authors some extra cash.

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Amazon Releases Kindle Touch Update, and It’s a Good One

Thumbnail image for Amazon Releases Kindle Touch Update, and It’s a Good One April 11, 2012

Like the recent Kindle Fire update, Amazon’s latest Kindle Touch software update to its Kindle lineup is definitely worth downloading if you have the device.

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You Can Now Trade in Your CDs for Amazon Gift Cards

Thumbnail image for You Can Now Trade in Your CDs for Amazon Gift Cards April 11, 2012

If you still have a few cases of CDs burning a hole in your closet floor, Amazon is ready and willing to relieve you of your burden. Oh, and they’ll give you some Amazon credit in return.

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Amazon Adds Little Pinterest Buttons to Product Pages

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Amazon is one of the top sources of images for social network Pinterest, so Amazon’s recent addition of small Pinterest sharing icons to each product page makes sense. 

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Amazon News and Stories That We Tweeted But Didn’t Write About Last Week (4/10/12)

Thumbnail image for Amazon News and Stories That We Tweeted But Didn’t Write About Last Week (4/10/12) April 10, 2012

Here are some great Amazon-related news articles and tips that @Amazopia tweeted about in the last week.Items marked with two asterisks (**) are especially interesting and worth checking out.

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Amazon’s Android Appstore Announces In-App Purchases for Kindle Fire

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Amazon announced today that its in-app purchasing program (which has been in beta for a while) is now open to all app developers.

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Amazon Launches Big Spanish-Langauge Kindle Store on Amazon.com

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Amazon just launched a big Spanish-language Kindle store right on Amazon.com.

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Amazon Releases KDP Select Numbers for March

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Amazon just announced in a press release some of the KDP Select numbers for the month of March.

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Colorado’s 2010 “Amazon Tax” Thrown Out By Federal Court, Deemed Unconstitutional

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In 2010, the state of Colorado passed a law stating that Amazon had to start collecting sales tax from all Colorado customers. That law has now been thrown out by the federal courts.

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You Can Now Stream Movies From Amazon With Your PlayStation 3

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Amazon announced today that it has reached an agreement with Sony that lets PlayStation 3 owners watch Amazon Instant Videos on the gaming system.

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Amazon Wants Us All to Choose the Best Magazine Cover of 2011 (and Win a Kindle Fire)

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The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) started their annual Best Cover of the Year Contest yesterday, and Amazon is hosting the Readers’ Choice contest.

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Amazon News and Stories That We Tweeted But Didn’t Write About Last Week (4/2/12)

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Here are some great Amazon-related news articles and tips that @Amazopia tweeted about in the last week.Items marked with two asterisks (**) are especially interesting and worth checking out.

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Amazon’s Android Apps Gaining on Apple’s iOS Apps in Terms of Developer Revenues

Thumbnail image for Amazon’s Android Apps Gaining on Apple’s iOS Apps in Terms of Developer Revenues March 30, 2012

Mobile apps analytics company Flurry just released some new numbers regarding app developer revenues from Apple’s App Store, Amazon’s Appstore for Android, and Google’s Android Market (now part of Google Play).

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Using Reading View in Amazon’s Silk Browser on the Kindle Fire [VIDEO]

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I mentioned briefly that Reading View in the Kindle Fire’s Silk browser is one of my favorite new features of the Kindle Fire. Here’s a video showing what it is and how it works.

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Wow. Amazon Is Selling Refurbished Kindle Fires for only $139! (Today Only)

Thumbnail image for Wow. Amazon Is Selling Refurbished Kindle Fires for only $139! (Today Only) March 29, 2012

I just ran across this awesome daily deal that Amazon is doing on its Gold Box page.

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Amazon CEO/Founder Jeff Bezos to Retrieve Apollo 11 Rockets from Ocean Floor

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Amazon founder and CEO (and billionaire… that’s an important title to keep in mind as you read this) has found and plans to retrieve the rocket engines that powered Apollo 11 — the first spaceflight to land on the moon — from the bottom of the ocean floor. 

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Amazon Pushes Out Kindle Fire Update 6.3 and It’s Awesome (All Fire Owners Should Read This)

Thumbnail image for Amazon Pushes Out Kindle Fire Update 6.3 and It’s Awesome (All Fire Owners Should Read This) March 29, 2012

Amazon just released a brand new over-the-air update to its Kindle Fire, and it adds some really great features and functionality to an already great device.

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