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Barefoot Books breaks up with Amazon
Barefoot Books is a small house based in Cambridge, Mass., that publishes children’s book. As of this week, you can call it “The Mouse that Roared.” The people who run Barefoot Books are frustrated with the business practices of...Tags: Concord (Staten Island, New York), Literature, E-Commerce Industry, United Kingdom, Amazon.com Inc.
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Amazon launches project to monetize fan fiction: Kindle Worlds
Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder. The idea is that...
Tags: Entertainment, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Literature, Amazon.com Inc., Stephenie Meyer
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No e-book for Stephen King's new novel, 'Joyland'
In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an e-book version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s something of a radical move for the man who stood onstage with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc., Stephen King, Book
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Burb's Eye View: 'I'll write a book. How hard could it be?'
She's been called a mother, a lawyer and the "Queen of Erotic Romance." It's an exciting time, a fertile time for new writers, and a time of opportunity for established romance writers like Burbank's Cheryl Holt. Today, romance writers, as all authors,...
Tags: Authors, Marketing, Amazon.com Inc., Book
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Amazon launches digital currency for use in app store, on Kindle
ReutersAmazon.com Inc. launched its own digital currency, Amazon Coins, on Monday, allowing people to buy apps and games in its app store and on its Kindle Fire tablet computers. Amazon is the leading e-reader company and has a range of Kindle Fire tablets that...Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPad, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle Fire, Apple Inc.
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Amazon working on smartphone with 3-D display, report says
In an effort to expand beyond the world of online retailing, Amazon.com is reportedly working on a high-end smartphone that would feature a 3-D screen. The device would allow users to see 3-D images without having to wear glasses, according to the...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com Inc., Newspaper and Magazine, Amazon Kindle Fire
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Should you write a book?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wealth managers who think that writing a book will bring them influence and a flood of new clients may want to think again. A nice hardback could bring some respect, say advisers who gave in to the temptation of authorship, but at...Tags: Personal Finance, Amazon.com Inc., Public Relations, Finance, Federated Investors Incorporated
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YOUR PRACTICE-Should you write a book?
ReutersBy Chelsea Emery NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - Wealth managers who think that writing a book will bring them influence and a flood of new clients may want to think again. A nice hardback could bring some respect, say advisers who gave in to the temptation...Tags: Chelsea (Staten Island, New York), Personal Finance, Amazon.com Inc., Public Relations, Finance
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Column: Sales tax bill ill-advised
It was a happy day for me when, years ago, the Little Professor Book Center opened in Lakewood Mall. It was an equally sad day when it recently closed its doors. In today's environment, a small bookstore has one big problem and one insurmountable...Tags: Washington, DC, E-Commerce Industry, Literature, Politics, Amazon.com Inc.
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Used e-books for sale? Not so fast
Is it legal to sell a used e-book? A Massachusetts start-up that hopes to start selling used e-books and other used digital content this summer suffered a legal setback in court recently when a federal judge ruled that it had infringed the rights of...
Tags: Justice System, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Authors, Judges, Germany
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Amazon lanza tienda de aplicaciones Android en China
ReutersSHANGHAI, 6 mayo (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc lanzó una tienda de aplicaciones Android en China que ofrece programas de pago, adelantándose a Google, en momentos en que el minorista en lÃnea busca aumentar la cantidad de contenido digital que ofrece en...Tags: Google Inc., China, Amazon Kindle Fire
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Amazon launches Android app store in China
ReutersSHANGHAI, May 6 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc launched an Android application store that offers paid apps in China, beating Google Inc, as the online retailer seeks to increase the amount of digital content it offers in the world's largest mobile phone...Tags: Google Inc., China, New Products, E-Commerce Industry, Amazon.com Inc.
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