Amazon Coins, re-using digital content, AWS more expensive than you think,...
Got Coins, Amazon? Oh, no, that’s Amazon Coins – to be released in May. What is Amazon Coins? It’s a type of virtual currency to pay for apps, and, I suppose to get people hooked, Amazon will be...
View ArticleNo more Digital Reader for Amazopia…
I just read the most condescending blogpost I have seen in some time. Without going into great detail and without linking to the post, I just want to mention that The Digital Reader will no longer be...
View ArticleUnder the Dome at Amazon, Online shopping battle with Google, and How to...
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 –...
View ArticleFree eBook, Even More Sales Tax Concerns, Amazon Redshift for Everyone, and...
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...
View ArticleNo more freebie eBooks? What price DRM-free? Cloud Player connecting to your...
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...
View ArticleAZ poised for (more) growth, winning the e-book platform, new suit filed...
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...
View ArticleAmazon’s customer service experience is great (or not) – depending on who you...
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...
View ArticleAmazon’s iPad and Mini Cloud Player app is out, but don’t install!
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)....
View ArticleAmazon wants “.book”– others object, SimCity temporarily suspended, and Prime...
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...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to your friends, Lawsuit by small merchants, Google/Amazon...
Can’t figure out what to buy someone for their birthday, and couldn’t afford it anyway? You might be just the candidate for Aggregift, a service that allows users to crowd-fund gift campaigns on...
View ArticleSend to Kindle, raising Apollo 11 engines, nudity in advertising, and more…
Hey, did you see the new button on the site? Yes, THAT one, right above this paragraph! Now, I don’t know whether Amazon is reacting to Google’s impending shut-down of Google Reader, or if they have...
View ArticleNo more ads, AZ’s return policy, .pin up for grabs? and more…
I feel so bad! I didn’t even come up with some stupid, scary story yesterday to get everyone all upset, and then at the last minute save myself with a “Happy April Fool’s.” Face it: I have no...
View ArticleAuto-Rip for Vinyl, eBook Cover Designer, Discounting MacMillan books, and more…
Have you used Amazon Auto-Rip? That’s the service where you purchase a CD and get the MP3 version free. This service started in January 2013, and I mentioned it in this post. Now, Amazon has introduced...
View ArticleBack in the Saddle: Expanded distribution of Kindle Fire, Barefoot Books...
They say time flies when you’re having fun! Based on that, I’ve been having a TON of fun – and in actuality, that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. I took a little time off to acclimate myself to my...
View ArticleWindows Azure, Amazon in the courtroom (again), Amazon Publishing, and more…
Microsoft will begin more strongly promoting its new-ish Windows Azure services at TechEd and Build, both conferences to be held later this month. This new service is in direct opposition to Amazon...
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