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The former Vice President comes out against the Stop Online Piracy Act.
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The backlash to the backlash to one of Amazon's comedy pilots is proving how letting fans on the Internet choose what they want to watch can backfire for the creative minds behind projects.
The former Vice President comes out against the Stop Online Piracy Act.
Today in books: Independent bookstores are taking a page out of Amazon's and wading into the world of publishing, a look at Iran's literary prizes, and a very thorough guide to the best books coming out over the next year.
An accessories company has sued the Internet giant for alleged sabotage, making it the latest in a series of little guys who are calling the retail giant a bully.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: It's not impossible to make a good zoo movie, a little polar bear without a home is going to be a big deal, and Conan's gets laughs out of the Kindle Fire's slow start.
As promised, Amazon has given Kindle users an update to fix some (not all) of the tablet's issues.
Amazon's seasonal workers endure the same grueling conditions as the full-timers, it just doesn't seem as bad for such a short period of time.
In response to Amazon's price check application, retailers have responded, creating an "Occupy Amazon" movement that unfortunately for them, doesn't help their cause.
Today in books: Oscar Wilde's Tomb has had its last kiss, the British lose an undiscovered Charlotte Bronte manuscript to the French, and picking the year's most overrated books.
After many Kindle Fire complaints, Amazon has finally promised a fix, coming in two weeks -- over a month and a half since the device first came out -- the company told The New York Times's David Streitfeld.
Today in books: The New York Daily News tips its toe into the world of blog blogging with a picture of a semi-nude Truman Capote, Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs biography was Amazon's top-selling book of 2011, and "China's Amazon" is going to start selling e-books.
Go to a store, scan an item with your phone, then order it for less from Amazon. See why small retailers hate this idea?
Today in books: Amazon's disappearing gold badges, the messy scrawl of Charles Dickens, and Jeff Bezos is testing the patience of America's independent booksellers once more.
The European Commission announced an agressive antitrust investigation into Apple's e-book policies, leaving many to wonder the obvious: What about Amazon?
Three weeks after Amazon released the Kindle Fire, users have had enough time to notice its kinks.
Google is reportedly looking to partner with major retailers and UPS to offer shipping for online purposes, a move that (if successful) could undercut Amazon's dominance in the online shopping market.
Now that the legislation favors Amazon, in a total turnaround from earlier this year, today Amazon came out and said it "strongly supports" the Internet sales tax.
Today in books: Pippa Middleton will receive £400,000 for her party-planning book, Amazon's Kindle sales numbers remain infuriatingly vague, and The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik offers a theory on the appeal of fantasy novels.
With each Kindle Fire sale Amazon loses money, but not that much.
With the supposed iPad killer making its debut tomorrow, techies have gotten a day-early hands on look at the product, deciding that Amazon's tablet probably won't do too much damage to Apple after all.
Just a few months ago, the giant retailer was filing lawsuits and dropping affiliates to combat states trying to charge online sales tax. Now, Amazon is on board.
Even though the Kindle Fire's riding a wave of positive reviews, the tablet's insecurities are showing as it gets ready for the big reveal next Tuesday.
Today in publishing: Amazon Publishing snags another big name, the chairman of next year's Man Booker Prize panel comes with "impeccable bookish credentials," and Jonathan Lethem is still smarting over a bad review he got in 2003.
Just in time for a friendly Christmas competition with Amazon's Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble is announcing the release of its competitor, a Nook Tablet.
On the surface, Amazon's Lending Library, which begins today, sounds Netflix-esque: Pay a fee for unlimited digital borrowing access.
Tablets are the must have gadget of the past few years, but people aren't willing to fork over big money to own one.
Despite a solid 44 percent spike in sales, Amazon reported a staggering 73 percent drop in income on the heels of its new lineup of recession-friendly Kindles.
1Q84 arrives in stores in the U.S., three leading publishers make it clear they don't want Casey Anthony's memoir, and more hand-wringing over Amazon Publishing.
The lucky Americans who have jobs are working more hours for less money, which is keeping American productivity up but worker morale low, and over the last few months we've gotten a clearer picture of what that means for workers.
Plus: The National Book Award corrects its nomination mistake and a brief history of the Man Booker Prize
Stores are attracting cheapskates jealous of the iPhone 4S
Buying an UltraViolet title on disc also gives you access to a digital copy
Your afternoon funny meme of a day is a book on Amazon
There are some scary privacy concerns about the Kindle Fire's browser
Low-price Kindles are made possible by turning people into purchasers of other products
With that price tag, it's easy to overlook the tablet's shortcomings
The Fire will be priced at $199, which is $300 cheaper than the iPad
Amazon is expected to launch its tablet tomorrow, here's what we know about it so far
Plus: Michael Fassbender on the shortlist for 'U.N.C.L.E.' and 'Robocop'
The retailer's big announcement, and a big challenge to Apple, is expected Wednesday
A newspaper investigation on the company's Allentown warehouse paints an ugly picture
Plus: a new manuscript from 'Mildred Pierce' author James Cain will be released next fall
Mark Zuckerberg's love of Spotify is expected to translate into Facebook Music
Putting deals on the Kindle makes buying dangerously easy
The online retailer is in talks with publishers to launch a new e-book rental service
IKEA is redesigning their bookshelves to accommodate tchotchkes instead of hardbacks
The biggest online retailer's website redesign will change the way we shop
The world's largest retailer is using social media to boost their e-commerce business
Plus: A new short story from Tom Rachmann is available as a Kindle Single
Plus: Amazon Publishing lands its first big author,
Her name has been Amazon bombed for witch-related results
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