Jeff Bezos
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Barnes & Noble may face Kindle-type dilemma

News When the bookseller releases its e-reader devices next year, it may not be able to avoid having to remotely delete e-books, as Amazon did last month.

Thursday, August 13 2009 06:50 PM

Tags: Copyright, Digital media, E-book Reader, Safe Harbor, Wireless, Singapore, Jeff Bezos, Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle

High-tech CEOs chalk up large paper losses

News Not only the little people, but also rich and famous high-tech executives got slammed in Friday's big sell-off on Wall Street.

Friday, June 01 2001 03:51 PM

Internet stocks need revenue to survive

News Internet players who fail to generate revenue by mid-2001 will drop out of the race, warned international market research firm, IDC.

Friday, June 01 2001 03:26 PM

Amazon apologizes for deleting Kindle e-books and offers replacement

News Kindle owners whose lawfully purchased copies of two George Orwell novels were deleted from their devices will be entitled to a replacement copy or US$30.

Monday, September 07 2009 03:48 AM

Tags: Data Management, E-commerce, Copy, E-mail, gift certificate, George Orwell, E-commerce, CBS Interactive Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Data Management

Amazon CEO apologizes for Kindle book deletions

News CEO Jeff Bezos has issued an apology last week, after Amazon deletes certain books from users' e-book readers.

Monday, July 27 2009 06:05 PM

Tags: Consumer Technology, Digital media, E-book, Sales, Jeff Bezos, Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., CEO, founder, ZDNet

Bezos: We've got issues with Google Book Search

News At the Wired Business Conference, Amazon CEO says his company takes issue with the Web giant's Book Search project because of the exclusive rights it could gain to out-of-print digital books.

Tuesday, June 16 2009 10:59 AM

Tags: Search, Web services, Conference, Google Inc., Jeff Bezos, Advertisement, Amazon.com Inc., New York, industry, California

Suddenly, infrastructure is cool again

News commentary Cloud computing would have happened anyway. But the recession has given IT a more pressing reason to consider making the switchover.

Sunday, February 22 2009 10:39 PM

Tags: Innovation, Network infrastructure, Service level management, Web 2.0, Virtualization, Hardware, Computing, Storage, Cloud Computing, Jeff Bezos

Amazon goes global with new Kindle

News New edition of the e-book reader that can wirelessly download books in more than 100 countries. Also: a price cut for U.S. consumers.

Thursday, October 08 2009 09:41 AM

Tags: Handhelds, Forrester Research Inc., e-reader, e-reader sale, eReader, Sony Reader, U.S., Amazon.com Inc., Sales, online retail company

Amazon's revenue jumps, beats Street forecast

News Despite the weak economy, the e-commerce giant reports an 18 percent increase in fourth-quarter revenues on strong holiday sales.

Friday, January 30 2009 07:26 AM

Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Web sites, E-business, Electronics, Stock, Sales, Jeff Bezos, e-commerce company, Amazon.com Inc.

Amazon, Facebook, and Google back FCC on Net neutrality

News Some of the biggest names on the Internet are throwing their support behind the FCC's plan to form new Internet openness regulation.

Tuesday, October 20 2009 09:11 AM

Tags: Facebook, Google Inc., Rule, CEO, network, Amazon.com Inc., Wireless, cable company, Cable, Net Neutrality

Amazon sues Barnesandnoble.com over patent

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Friday, June 01 2001 02:56 PM

Amazon to sell euro convertible notes

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Friday, June 01 2001 03:30 PM

Amazon rents space to other retailers

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Friday, June 01 2001 02:47 PM

Amazon chief: Web Services ready for takeoff

News Launched five years ago, Web Services business "is an investment", says CEO Jeff Bezos.

Tuesday, April 17 2007 10:10 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web services

Amazon, Barnes&Noble settle patent suit

News Amazon settles its patent dispute against Barnes&Noble.com over the 1-Click checkout technology.

Friday, March 08 2002 02:47 AM