Google Books' deal to scan an archive of published books has been controversial right from the start, and now faces its biggest challenge yet: From a powerful coalition that includes Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon. Is it all about search ...READ»
Word is that Sony's due to make an interesting announcement today--it'll be adopting the ePub format exclusively on its electronic book readers. Why such a public push for a DRM'd open-source format? To beat Apple.
It's also a move ...READ»
It's beginning to look like e-publishing may be changing attitudes to pricing within the industry, as an analysis of Amazon practices shows up an interesting trend: If you want to sell e-books, then giving some away for free is the ...READ»
Amazon released its Android shopping app with a little dose of that augmented reality goodness we've been talking about: Real-world barcode and CD/DVD cover recognition. It's a question of clicking the shutter, then clicking ...READ»
As our nationwide economic turbulence continues, discount Web sites are proliferating. They don't rely on the typical economic mechanisms to get their customers deals--they're not about razor-thin margins, or closeouts, or ...READ»
Amazon's purchase of online shoe retailer Zappos was surprising and interesting news all by itself, but now comes a twist: reports that this marriage made in e-commerce heaven may have been a shotgun wedding forced by Zappos' ...READ»
In an unexpected--and quirky--video announcement, Amazon is
acquiring the shoe-seller-turned-everything-seller Zappos for $807
Million in stock (that number from the press release rose to $880
million by the market's close, plus ...READ»
