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Amazon 4Q profit climbs 71 pct on strong holidays

AP News 11 days ago

Amazon profit jumps 71 percent in 4th-qtr, helped by strong holiday sales Amazon.com Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings skyrocketed 71 percent, as shoppers spent more than ever during a holiday season that improved over the previous year for retailers on and off the Web. ...

AT&T earnings up 26 percent, driven by wireless

Reuters US Online Report Business News 12 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T <T.N> reported a 26 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, fueled by wireless subscriber additions, particularly among users of e-readers, smartphones and netbook computers to the Web. AT&T's results reflect consumers' willingness to pay to read newspapers online, ...

Earnings Preview: Amazon reports 4Q on Thursday

AP News 14 days ago

Amazon.com to report 4th quarter marked by expanded Kindle offering, strong e-book sales Amazon.com Inc. reports its fourth-quarter results on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. OVERVIEW: In the fourth quarter, the ...

Apple tablet could write a new chapter for e-books

AP News 15 days ago

An Apple tablet might edit the e-book story, challenging Kindle's role as protagonist The company whose CEO proclaimed in 2008 that people don't read anymore may now be poised to sweep in and school the electronic book reader market. That company is ...

Kindle beefs up for what Apple has in store

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

Amazon on Thursday further bolstered the defenses of its popular Kindle electronic readers in apparent anticipation of Apple unveiling a hot new tablet computer next week. A day after pumping up the royalties it pays to authors or publishers who offer digitized ...

Amazon hikes Kindle royalty payment for self-publishers

AFP Global Edition 20 days ago

Amazon offered a higher royalty payment on Wednesday to authors and publishers who use a self-publishing platform on its Kindle electronic book reader. The online retail giant said the new royalty option will allow authors to keep 70 percent of the list ...

Amazon offers new royalty program for Kindle books

AP News 20 days ago

Amazon to give a bigger cut of Kindle e-book sales to independent authors, publishers Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it will begin offering do-it-yourself authors and publishers a bigger cut of book sales on its Kindle e-reader — but with strings attached aimed ...

Amazon Kindle

AP News 20 days ago

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos displays a Kindle during an interview in Cupertino, Calif. Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, it will begin offering authors and publishers a bigger cut of book sales ...

Justice Dept. settles Kindle-on-campus cases

AP News 27 days ago

Kindle on campus: Justice Dept. says classroom e-books closed unless blind have full access Three universities testing Amazon's Kindle in the classroom have agreed to shelve the electronic book readers until they are fully functional for blind students, under a deal struck ...

Blindness groups, ASU settle suit over Kindle

AP News 29 days ago

Blindness groups settle lawsuit against Arizona State over Amazon's Kindle Two organizations representing the blind have settled a discrimination lawsuit against Arizona State University over its use of Amazon's Kindle e-reader device. Arizona State is among several universities testing the $489 Kindle ...

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