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Amazon.com Editorial Team Unveils Best Books of 2010 List

By Guest PostNovember 4, 2010Culture, TechnologyAmazon, best books of 2010, daphne durham, faithful place, frank mackey, isabel wilkerson, jonathan franzen, novel, oprah, rebecca skloot, tana french, the immortal life of henrietta lacks

*Just in time for holiday shopping, Amazon book editors announce the 100 best books of the year, as well as the top 100 customer favorites*

SEATTLE, Nov 04, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced its picks for Best Books of 2010. This annual feature includes the Editors’ Picks for the Top 100 Books of the Year, the Top 100 Customer Favorites and Top 10 lists in nearly two dozen categories, from Literature & Fiction to Children’s Picture Books. To see all of our Best Books of 2010, or to download one of the picks to your Kindle, go to www.amazon.com/bestbooks2010.

“Whether it was Jonathan Franzen’s reunion with Oprah or the eagerly anticipated final books in blockbuster trilogies, 2010 had everyone talking about reading,” said Daphne Durham, Managing Editor of Books at Amazon.com. “Deciding on our Top 100 Books is always a tough assignment, but our choice for the Best Book of the Year, Rebecca Skloot’s ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,’ was unanimous.” (more…)

Amazon Customers Can Now Send Gift Cards Through Facebook Platform

By Guest PostNovember 2, 2010Technologyaci gift cards, Amazon, amazon.com gift card, drm-free, Facebook, facebook wall, gift cards, michal geller, mp3, mp3 player, mp3-themed, phone

*New gift card delivery option available just in time for the holiday season*

SEATTLE, Nov 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a new method for sending Amazon.com Gift Cards to friends on Facebook. Customers can now connect to their Facebook account on Amazon.com (www.amazon.com/giftcards-facebook) and create a personalized gift card that will be delivered on the recipient’s Facebook Wall.

After connecting to his or her Facebook account on Amazon.com, the sender can choose a gift card design, specify an amount up to $5,000 and provide an optional gift card message. The sender can also schedule the date for the gift card to appear on the recipient’s Facebook Wall up to a year in advance. (more…)

MasterCard and Amazon.com Present the 2010 Holiday Toy List

By Guest PostNovember 1, 20101 commentTechnology2010, Amazon, barbie, books, electronics, holiday toy list, kids, leapfrog, lego, mastercard, movies, music, nintendo, sarah wood, sporting goods, toys, video games

*Holiday toy shopping just got easier – customers get FREE Two-Day Shipping when they use their MasterCard*

SEATTLE, Nov 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today unveiled the annual 2010 Holiday Toy List (www.amazon.com/holidaytoylist), where customers can find this season’s hottest toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics, music, movies and books for kids. New this year, customers can get FREE Two-Day Shipping, or a $10 credit towards a future purchase for Amazon Prime members, when they use a MasterCard to purchase $75 or more in eligible items from the Holiday Toy List. Visit www.amazon.com/htl-promo for details.

“At Amazon we are focused on making holiday shopping simple and cost effective for parents, friends and family members,” said Sarah Wood, director of the Toy & Games Store for Amazon.com. “We know saving money is very important to our customers, and now when they use their MasterCard to purchase select items from the Holiday Toy List they can get faster shipping at no additional cost.” (more…)

Amazon to Launch Kindle App for Windows Phone 7

By Guest PostOctober 28, 2010TechnologyAmazon, dorothy nicholls, kindle app, kindle book, kindle for windows phone 7, Microsoft, windows phone 7

*Free Kindle application extends Amazon’s Buy Once, Read Everywhere approach, bringing over 725,000 Kindle Books to Windows Phone 7*

SEATTLE, Oct 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that Kindle for Windows Phone 7 will be the first major eBook application available for Windows Phone 7. Kindle for Windows Phone 7 will be released later this year, and includes the features customers love about all of the Kindle apps, plus new features built into a Kindle app for the first time, such as personalized book recommendations on your Kindle app home screen and the ability to send a book suggestion to a friend from any book in your library without leaving the app.

Like all Kindle apps, Kindle for Windows Phone 7 will let customers Buy Once, Read Everywhere–on Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Android-based devices and in the coming months, on Windows Phone 7-based devices. Customers can sign up to be notified when the Kindle for Windows Phone 7 is available later this year at www.amazon.com/kindleforwindowsphone. (more…)

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…)