SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its newly-launched Nook electronic readers due to ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Wednesday that early demand for its latest electronic reader was higher than expected in advance ...
Major developments this year could lead to robust growth in 2010 2009 is likely to be remembered as a watershed year in the evolution of e-books and e-readers with several milestones and product launches standing out as catalysts for change in the ...
Amazon expands Web-based business services into Asia Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it's going to offer Web-based services to businesses in Asia starting next year. Amazon Web Services LLC provides cloud computing, storage, database and other services to businesses. The ...
2 universities shun Kindle until Amazon makes e-reader accessible to blind users Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device ...
Amazon.com on Tuesday released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle books on personal computers. The Kindle for PC application syncs with Amazon's popular e-readers so people can switch from one to the other without losing track ...
Amazon shares jump after Bernstein analyst upgrades stoc, sees faster sales growth in 2010 Shares of Amazon.com Inc. got a boost Friday after a Bernstein Research analyst upgraded the Seattle-based online retailer, expecting faster revenue growth in 2010. Analyst Jeffrey Lindsay upgraded ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than half of U.S. retail chains posted October sales that fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations, raising doubts about a widespread recovery for the holiday season. Department store chains and teen retailers in particular disappointed investor ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is slashing prices on flat screen TVs and selling 12-pound turkeys for less than $5 each as the discounter looks to appeal to shoppers preparing for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The efforts build on the ...
Online sellers' prices move up and down as new Grisham book is officially released It was a weird day in the book price wars. The cost of John Grisham's "Ford County," officially released Tuesday, moved up and down like stock market shares ...
Buying holiday gifts year-round helps ease the December crunch Early morning Dec. 26, I will stumble into the cold, hair tangled, bathrobe askew and eyes half shut. I will drag in the heavy newspaper, and over a steaming cup of coffee, begin ...
Amazon.com completes acquisition of online apparel and footwear company Zappos.com Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that it closed on its acquisition of online apparel and footwear company Zappos.com Inc. The Web retailer said in July that it would pay about 10 million shares ...
