Amazon Launches Kindle Library Service

By K. Alexander Smith at 2:23 PM on September 21, 2011

Following up on our previous article on Amazon's plans, today the online retail giant officially launched their library service, allowing Kindle and Kindle app users to borrow eBooks from over 11,000 local libraries. From Jay Marine, Director of the Amazon Kindle:  read more

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Indie Band Breaks Down Spotify, Amazon Earnings

By Tyler Kane at 4:31 PM on September 14, 2011

Indie band Uniform Motion gave readers of their blog some pretty interesting insight as to what kind of money they’re actually making on services like Spotify. The answer is: Not that much. In a conclusion on the site, the band said "In most cases, it’s actually more economically viable not to sell the music at all."   read more

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Amazon Plans to Launch Digital Library Service

By K. Alexander Smith at 1:42 PM on September 12, 2011

According to WSJ, Amazon is in talks with publishing houses to launch a library service similar to the popular movie rental service Netflix for owners of eBook readers like Amazon's own Kindle. Under the proposed plan, Amazon would charge readers a yearly fee to access a large body of content.  read more

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Assessing Amazon's New Cloud Player

By George Howard at 1:55 PM on March 29, 2011

Amazon unveiled their digital locker today. Anyone with an Amazon.com account can currently upload 5GB of material to their “Cloud Drive.” Photos, documents, music or videos can be slurped off your computer and stored on Amazon’s servers....  read more

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Amazon Unveils Free Streaming Video for Prime Members

By Nathan Spicer at 1:00 PM on February 22, 2011

Today, Amazon.com announced that it will offer “unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of 5,000 movies and TV shows” to Amazon Prime members....  read more

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Amazon Considers Streaming Video Service

By Max Blau at 10:09 AM on February 3, 2011

Amazon may be gearing up for battle with Netflix in the coming months, as the Internet giant is considering a jump into steaming video subscription services....  read more

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New U2 Album in May 2011 Says German Amazon

By Nathan Spicer at 5:05 PM on January 31, 2011

The site ATU2.com picked up the news that the German site U2tour.de listed May 27, 2011 as the release date for U2’s next album, generically titled “new album 2011.”...  read more

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Today Only: Get Any Simpsons Season for $13.99

By Nathan Spicer at 11:39 AM on January 25, 2011

For today (Jan. 25) only, you can purchase any season of The Simpsons on DVD for $13.99 at Amazon.com. Act quick!...  read more

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Amazon Launching Movie Studio

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 9:30 AM on November 18, 2010

Amazon recently announced that its latest endeavor will be a leap into the movie business, launching the production company Amazon Studios....  read more

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Sufjan Stevens' Record Label Denounces Amazon's Bulk Discounting

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 11:51 AM on September 21, 2010

His latest album is set to drop in October, and Asthmatic Kitty, the label of our Artist of the Decade, Sufjan Stevens, is urging fans to avoid picking up a copy on Amazon....  read more

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