Amazon wants “.book” – others object, SimCity temporarily suspended, and Prime membership

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ICANN is apparently going to release a bunch of new domain name extensions, not the least of which are “.book” “.author” and .read.” Betcha can’t guess which online entity is ready to pounce on “.book,” right? Yep it’s Amazon, but not without objections by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. [...]

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Amazon’s iPad and Mini Cloud Player app is out, but don’t install!

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It appears that Amazon’s Cloud Player is now available for download, and it will store all your Amazon music purchases and a bunch of imported music (for free) and a bunch more (for a fee).  Unfortunately, it’s having its serious issues.  Don’t install it for now if you are using an iPad or [...]

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Amazon’s customer service experience is great (or not) – depending on who you ask!

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One of the best things about Amazon is its customer service. One of the worst things about Amazon is its customer service. You see: it all depends on who you ask! If you are the customer, you loooooooove Amazon. If you are a writer or the seller of goods, you may not be [...]

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AZ poised for (more) growth, winning the e-book platform, new suit filed against Amazon & Big Six, and more…

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Amazon, the largest marketplace in the world, is prepared to grow some more in 2013.  Somehow I don’t think this is a huge surprise, for those who have been paying attention at all.  It is interesting to note, though, that Amazon hasn’t even been around for ten years, and has become so huge [...]

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No more freebie eBooks? What price DRM-free? Cloud Player connecting to your car…and more!

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No more freebie ebooks? Not a great thing for those of us who download a lot of them, but Amazon is about to start penalizing sites that point their affiliate links primarily toward free downloads. I don’t expect this will – at all – keep people from using free promos as a sales [...]

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Free eBook, Even More Sales Tax Concerns, Amazon Redshift for Everyone, and eBook Sales Soaring

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I have a happy announcement to make today! I have published an ebook (on Amazon, of course!) entitled Making a GREAT Living with Fulfillment by Amazon: Specific Answers to 30 Questions Every Newbie Asks. And today, Sunday, February 17th, for one day only, it’s free! I do hope you will go pick up [...]

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Under the Dome at Amazon, Online shopping battle with Google, and How to screensave your Kindle Fire…

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Venture Beat tells us that Amazon Prime users will be able to stream CBS’s new Stephen King show at the same time it’s airing on broadcast television. This is a first for the streaming service – usually popular shows are only available online after they are off the air. The show, Under The [...]

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