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Amazon Kindle said to bring in $750 million by 2010 (TechConnect Magazine)

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:25:19 GMT

Amazon's e-book reading device, Kindle has enjoyed a quite successful launch but according to Mark Mahaney, a CitiGroup analyst, we're just seeing the tip of the iceberg. Mahaney is prediction that demand for the Kindle will bloom like a beautiful, big e-flower and lead to sales of 2.2 million units in the first two years. That would lead to some $750 million in revenue made from the e-reader...

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Amazon invests in Animoto (Cnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:53:00 GMT

E-commerce giant becomes first big investor in online video creation site Animoto.

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Amazon's Kindle: What's Mark Mahaney Smoking? (SeekingAlpha CE Stocks)

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:17:46 GMT

Mathew Ingram submits: Whatever it is, I would like some. According to Henry Blodget, the Citigroup analyst seems to think that Amazon (AMZN) will be selling $750-million worth of its Kindle e-book readers within two years. What actual data is this analysis based on, you ask? Absolutely none whatsoever, as Kevin Maney points out at Portfolio, since the company has refused to give any details...

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Amazon Launches MP3 Clips Widget (Digital Media Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:35:32 GMT

Seattle - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Thursday launched the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget, which bloggers and website owners can post on their sites to offer song samples from the catalog of over 5 million tracks at the Amazon MP3 store. Users can also generate revenue if they join the Amazon Associates program, which offers up to 10% in referral fees when visitors click through...

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Amazon China Donates Sales Percentage To Red Cross (Pacific Epoch)

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:13:14 GMT

Amazon's China subsidiary Joyo is donating RMB 0.5 for every transaction it makes on May 18 to the Red Cross Society of China, reports DoNews quoting a Joyo marketing department executive. The executive said the date was originally marked for the company's eight anniversary celebration.

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Amazon Funds Animoto (Tag Edge)

Fri, 16 May 2008 06:15:09 GMT

Animoto, a new Web application that let users to create their own MTV-style videos from images or music they choose, is announcing a venture capital fund from Amazon. Although the sum of funding is not disclosed in their blog, but this funding mean that they're just begun to fulfill their promise to collaborate, as [...]

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What happens when Apple responds to the Amazon Kindle? (Rexblog.com)

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:40:31 GMT

I must say, I’m beginning to admire Henry Blodget for his unabashed willingness to ignore any irony others might see in his analytical posts about Amazon.com, like this one that looks at Citi analyst Mark Mahaney's report that the Amazon Kindle could be a $750 million iPod-like franchise in a couple of years. Blodget does not explicitly agree with the prediction, indeed, he points out...

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Amazon to collect N.Y. sales tax; Overstock drops out (Cnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:47:00 GMT

New York's expansive new online sales-tax requirements are drawing mixed responses from major e-tailers that haven't previously collected such fees in the Empire State. Despite a pending lawsuit challenging the law's constitutionality , Amazon.com has said on its Web site that it still plans to abide by ...

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WooHoo! I Won a $50 Amazon Gift Card! (Blogging Away Debt)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:25:07 GMT

This week has been a pretty good week when it comes to financial things. I received our health insurance bill and they finally are billing monthly instead of every two months. No more saving up to make a huge $800 payment! I just pay $400/month. It's a lot easier to budget for. Then, today, I received an email notifying me that I won a $50 Amazon gift card from Prime Time Money . PTMoney was...

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Hilarious Amazon moment (::: mograph :::)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:23 GMT

http://www.amazon.com/Rolex-Perpetual-Cosm...5941&sr=8-5 Read the comments....HAHAHAHAHAHA

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Creative Labs Zen 4GB Media Player $83 Shipped at Amazon (Dealhack)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:34:44 GMT

Get the Creative ZEN 4GB MP3 Media Player for $135 - $52 instant savings = $83 shipped at Amazon. This Zen features 4GB integrated flash memory with storage for up to 32 hours of video or 2,000 songs, 2.5-inch LCD, photo viewer, FM radio, voice recorder, rechargeable battery, USB 2.0 port, and Secure Digital Card slot (with SDHC support). The Zen can play DiX and Xvid videos as well as support...

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Add MP3 clips to your Web page with Amazon widget (Crave RSS)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:52:00 GMT

Amazon released a new MP3 Clips Widget today that lets you build playlists with 30-second samples from any of the 5 million+ songs on Amazon's MP3 store , then embed those playlists in any Web page. The process is brain-dead simple: first you run a search of song titles or ...

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Amazon's MP3 Clips Widget Is Cool, but Not Cool Enough (Listening Post)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:27:01 GMT

Amazon.com took one step closer to our shared online music future Thursday by launching a rather cool MP3 clips widget that lets users build song lists and embed them on sites of their choice. I say rather cool, because it's...

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Manhunt 2 - $19.99 (Thurs, Amazon Deal of the Day) (Cheap Video Games | GAMER Deals.net)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:38:00 GMT

List Price: $39.99 Price: $19.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. You Save: $20.00 (50%) Grab Manhunt 2 (Nintendo Wii) for $19.99 (save $20). It is the Amazon Deal of the Day for Thursday, May 15, 2008. Check it out: Amazon Deal of the Day Product Features M rated Demented screams echo around the dank asylum that has caged you for the last six years Waves of...

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Murder training for cheap at Amazon (Nintendo Wii Fanboy)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:37:35 GMT

Filed under: Sales Remember all the controversy over Manhunt 2 ? Now it might be time to see what all the fuss was about, as Amazon has it marked down to $19.99 (for today only). Most people who've played the game would probably agree that it's not worth a purchase at full price, but at half its cost you might be a little bit tempted -- if you're a crazy homicidal murderer, that is, or wish...

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John McCain Has A Wish List From The Future [Amazon Wish Lists] (Wonkette)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT

He hasn't even beat Mitt Romney (or Ron Paul) for the nomination, yet, but John McCain is still making plans — plans for the end of his "first term" as president of the Senior Center. He just...

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Amazon Releases MP3 Clips Widget (netZoo)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:50:24 GMT

I’ve been an Amazon associate for years and have yet to reap any rewards, however, I’ve always had fun playing with their new tools, from the Omakase ad widget to clicking on my own ads to (eventually) get an additional 5% off and now to testing their new MP3 clips widget. Let's have some fun! [...]

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Animoto: When Using Amazon Web Services Gets You Funding (Mashable)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:07:26 GMT

Animoto, web app for creating videos out of photos and music has received funding from Amazon. The amount of money invested was not disclosed. The service uses Amazon Web Services (S3 in particular) to scale its application which quickly gained tremendous popularity. For instance, the Facebook version of Animoto is one of the most popular [...]

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Overstock Cuts Off NY Affiliates Over NY's Amazon Sales Tax Law (Techdirt)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:57:31 GMT

Last month we wrote about how New York was changing a law to try to force Amazon to collect and pay sales tax in New York by defining any affiliate in the state as being an Amazon point of presence. This is a clear perversion of the intention of the law that only requires collecting sales tax if the company has a physical presence in the state. While Amazon is now fighting this...

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Amazon Funds Video Creation Service Animoto (Digital Media Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:24:18 GMT

New York - Animoto, the developers of a Web application that lets users automatically generate video slideshows from their photos and music, announced on Thursday that it has received an investment from Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) . read more

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