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Endless.com Launches Jewelry Category

By Guest PostOctober 27, 2010TechnologyAmazon, auden, betsey Johnson, bracelets, category, cuffs, cz, devon leigh, earrings, endless, fiona paxton, gold gorjana bangle sets, gurhan necklace, jennifer arthur, jewelry, jewelry styles, kenneth jay lane, necklaces, nicky hilton collection, pendants, rings

*Jewelry Fans Can Now Purchase from a Selection of 68 Brands and over 3500 Styles, All with Free Shipping*

SEATTLE, Oct 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Endless.com (www.endless.com) today announced the launch of its new jewelry category featuring 68 brands and over 3500 styles. Customers can now purchase everything from bracelets, cuffs and rings to necklaces, earrings and pendants available in a variety of colors and styles for men and women. From gold Gorjana bangle sets to exclusive statement pieces from Devon Leigh, customers will be able to find whatever fits their style or occasion. In addition, customers will receive free shipping on all jewelry styles.

“We are so excited to launch jewelry on Endless and believe our customers will love this very diverse, in-depth and trend-driven selection of beautiful jewelry,” said Jennifer Arthur, category leader, Jewelry & Watches, Endless.com and Amazon.com. “Whether it’s a trend piece from CZ by Kenneth Jay Lane or a high-end timeless bauble, like an Auden or Gurhan necklace, customers will have many style options to choose from.” (more…)

New Generation Kindle Device Sales Already Surpass Fourth Quarter 2009 – The Peak Holiday Shopping Season and Busiest Time of Year on Amazon

By Guest PostOctober 25, 2010Technology10 bestselling books, Amazon, devices, kindle, kindle book, lcd devices, new generation kindle, paperback, steve kessel

*Amazon.com Customers Now Buying More Bestsellers on Kindle Than Paperbacks and Hardcovers Combined–At a Rate of 2 to 1*

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SEATTLE, Oct 25, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The new generation Kindle devices are the fastest-selling Kindles of all time and the bestselling products on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. Today, Amazon.com announced that sales of the new generation Kindle devices since their introduction have already surpassed total Kindle device sales from October through December 2009.

“It’s still October and we’ve already sold more Kindle devices since launch than we did during the entire fourth quarter of last year–astonishing because the fourth quarter is the busiest time of year on Amazon,” said Steve Kessel, Senior Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “Readers continue to choose Kindle for its all-new electronic ink screen with 50 percent higher contrast, readability in bright sunlight, long battery life of up to one month, light 8.5 ounce form, flexibility to read their books across all major LCD devices and platforms, and low $139 price. It’s clear that this is going to be the biggest holiday for Kindle yet–by far.” (more…)

Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Sales up 39% to $7.56 Billion

By Guest PostOctober 21, 2010Technology2010, Amazon, blackberry playbook tablet, customers care, ec2, elastic compute cloud, elastic load balancer, electronic-ink screen, financial results, founder, ipad, jeff bezos, kindle, kindle 3g, kindle dx, net sales, operating cash flow, oracle, rds, relational database service, third quarter, Wi-Fi

SEATTLE, Oct 21, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

Operating cash flow increased 16% to $2.62 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $2.25billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2009. Free cash flow decreased 5% to $1.83 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.92 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2009. (more…)

Microsoft and Partners Unveil Windows Phone 7 Global Portfolio

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2010TechnologyAmazon, asia-pacific, chief executive officer, deutsche telekom, ea, electronic arts inc, Europe, lg, live tiles, Microsoft, mobile operators, North America, office onenote, qualcomm, Samsung, sprint, verizon wireless, vodafon, windows phone 7, windows phones, xbox live

*First phones available soon from leading mobile operators around the world.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 11, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today joined its partners in revealing nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available this holiday season from leading mobile operators in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. With more than 60 mobile operators in over 30 countries worldwide committed to bringing Windows Phones to market, the millions of people around the world looking for a phone that plays as hard as it works will have a variety of phones from leading device-makers to choose from. (more…)

Amazon Announces 70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Digital Text Platform in the UK

By Guest PostOctober 6, 2010Technology70 percent royalty, aAndroid-based devices, Amazon, authors, dtp, greg greeley, ipad, iPhone, ipod touch, kindle 3g, kindle digital text platform, kindle dx, kindle store, mac, pc, popular books, publishers, uk

*Starting today, authors and publishers worldwide can earn more royalties from every Kindle book sold in the UK*

LUXEMBOURG, Oct 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that the 70 percent royalty option for the Kindle Digital Text Platform (DTP) is now available in the UK. For each book sold from the Amazon.co.uk Kindle Store, authors and publishers can choose this option immediately and start earning a 70 percent royalty, net of delivery costs. The Kindle Digital Text Platform (https://dtp.amazon.co.uk) is a fast and easy tool which allows publishers and authors around the world to add their books and start selling in the UK Kindle Store (and Amazon’s global Kindle Store on www.amazon.com) in minutes. (more…)

Amazon Web Services Announces “Read Replicas” for Amazon Relational Database Service – Delivering Added Scalability for High Traffic Web Applications

By Guest PostOctober 5, 20102 commentsTechnologyade olonoh, Amazon, amazon rds, amazon relational database service, amazon web services, aws, high memory database instances, multi-az, multi-data center, mysql database, nate wiger, raju gulabani, read replicas

*AWS also introduces lower prices for high memory Database Instances*

SEATTLE, Oct 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced Read Replicas, a new feature for Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) that makes it even easier to scale MySQL database deployments to meet the performance demands of high-traffic web applications. Read Replicas allow customers to create one or more copies of a given MySQL Database Instance, which allows an application to serve read traffic from multiple database replicas. Customers can create or delete replicas in minutes using the intuitive point-and-click interface of the AWS Management Console. To get started using Read Replicas for Amazon RDS, visit: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/. (more…)

Amazon Releases the Beta Version of Kindle Plugin for Adobe InDesign(R)

By Guest PostOctober 1, 2010Technology7, adobe indesign, Amazon, beta version, kindle, kindle books, kindle plugin, mac 10.5, russ grandinetti, vista, windows xp

*Publishers can now install Kindle Plugin for Adobe InDesign(R)for their Adobe InDesign(R) software to create Kindle books directly from InDesign(R) files.*

SEATTLE, Oct 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the Beta Version of Kindle Plugin for Adobe InDesign(R), a new tool that allows publishers to more easily make titles available for Kindle by converting Adobe InDesign(R) files directly into Kindle books. This is a free download, and allows publishers and content creators to take existing print-ready files and create Kindle books with a couple of clicks. (more…)

Amazon Launches Kindle for the Web

By Guest PostSeptember 28, 2010Technologya scattered life, Amazon, dorothy nicholls, Facebook, john miller, Karen mcquestion, kindle, kindle books, kindle for web, the first assassin, Twitter

*Readers can now read the first chapter of Kindle books for free through web browsers – no download or installation required.*
*Bloggers and website owners can embed Kindle book samples and earn referral fees on sales.*

SEATTLE, Sep 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today introduced the beta version of “Kindle for the Web,” making it even easier for customers to discover new books and authors by sampling Kindle books directly through web browsers–no installation or downloading required. Amazon is also inviting bloggers and website owners who are participants in the Amazon Associates Program to be part of Kindle for the Web by embedding samples of Kindle books on their websites. These website owners will earn referral fees from Amazon when customers complete book purchases using the links on their websites. More information about Kindle for the Web and how to embed Kindle book samples is available at www.amazon.com/kindlefortheweb.

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