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Is Amazon Giving You Another 1.2 Billion Reasons to Own It?
Friday, October 28, 2011 - 2:17pm | 802News broke this morning that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) might be bringing its popular Kindle Fire to China, the world's largest country. When Amazon reported earnings earlier this week, investors punished shares, sending them down sharply. As gross margins fell, earnings fell short of expectations, and...
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Amazon Allows Consumers to Remove Ads from Their "Special Offers" Kindle
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 12:30pm | 348Just pay the difference and you're good to go. The Digital Reader and TechCrunch have discovered an interesting tidbit today: Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) now allows consumers who buy the latest Kindle devices with “Special Offers” to later remove those offers by paying $30. The process sounds rather...
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Barnes and Noble Stock Dips Following Kindle Fire Announcement
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 6:13pm | 393Earlier today, among other things, Amazon announced its first Android-based tablet, dubbed the Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire is expected to be a direct competitor to Barnes and Noble's NOOK, which is also an e-reader with more functions. However, the Kindle Fire does have slightly better specs and...
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Kindle Fire May Retail for $199, but Amazon is Paying $249 Per Unit
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 2:09pm | 119Will the Kindle Fire be the first tablet since the HP TouchPad to take a loss on every unit sold? Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster seems to think so, telling AllThingsD that Amazon is “likely losing about $50 per Kindle Fire.” He says this without providing any data to support this assumption....
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Amazon Drops Kindle Price to $79, Introduces Kindle Touch
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 1:03pm | 594Alongside the announcement of the Kindle Fire today, Amazon also revealed that it is introducing a next-generation classic Kindle e-reader, which will cost $79. The new Kindle is 30% lighter than the previous generation, weighing in at 5.98 ounces and is also 18% smaller. The new Kindle also turns...
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Amazon Launches "Kindle Fire" Android Tablet
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 12:54pm | 394As expected, Amazon unveiled the "Kindle Fire" tablet today. The Kindle Fire, which is based on Android OS, is essentially the classic Kindle (with improved specs) and 10,000 apps available for download from Amazon's Appstore. The Kindle Fire, which sports a 7-inch display, will cost $199 when it...
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Amazon.com to Destroy Apple iPad with $199 Kindle Fire
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 12:47pm | 1034Please note - that title is facetious, I just wanted to get on the bandwagon for hyperbole that comes out with the "(insert object here) killer". (olease no hate mail from Apple fanboys) :) That said the price point for the new Amazon Kindle Fire is great and the product is immediately...
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Amazon Takes on Apple with New Tablet, New Browser, New Kindles, and Lower Prices
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 12:25pm | 1237The new Kindle e-readers will be surefire hits. But what about the Kindle Fire? At a press event unlike any in the history of the company, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) took the wraps off its long-awaited tablet, confirmed the low price of $199, announced a November 15 ship date, and promoted a host of...
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"Kindle Fire" Tablet To Be Revealed at Amazon Event This Wednesday?
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 9:42pm | 425According to TechCrunch, Amazon will reveal its long-awaited Android-powered tablet computer, dubbed the "Kindle Fire," at a press event this Wednesday, September 28, 2011. The report claims that the Kindle Fire will begin shipping in the second week of November and sport a 7-inch display. The...
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Rumored Amazon Tablet Will Likely be Here Soon
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 6:46am | 218The much-speculated Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android-based Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) tablet computer could be here soon, if supply chain leaks from Taiwan are any indication. According to the Digitimes online magazine, sources say Amazon recently settled its supply chain to produce 7- and 10-inch tablets...
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Ominous Thoughts for Christmas in July
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 6:29pm | 745I can recall fond memories of Christmas past unwrapping the latest CD by Coldplay or the Dave Matthews Band. And I can remember that great feeling I would get while opening a brand-new, pristine book and leafing through the pages on a snowy Christmas morning in front of a lit tree. But with the...
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A Cheaper Amazon Kindle, As Long As You Can Stand Ads
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 4:14pm | 251If you don't mind having ads splashed on your Kindle screen, Amazon is launching a cheaper version of its eReader called Via Design TAXI News. DesignTAXI is a daily news and editorial site interested in the overlap between design and technology.
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Cheaper Kindle, Tarnished Reading Experience? (AMZN)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 3:41pm | 561Once upon a time, when consumers paid for entertainment, they only paid once. Believe it or not, we could actually go to the movies, hand over the admission fee, and enjoy a couple hours of commercial-free entertainment. Crazy concept, wouldn't you say? Advertisers would. They jump at the chance...
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Amazon Introduces Cheaper Kindle with On-Screen Ads (AMZN)
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 6:33pm | 199Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is introducing a new Kindle e-reader that carries advertisements on the bottom of the device's screen. Amazon is set to announce Tuesday that the new Kindle with Special Offers will cost $114. The price is $25 less than the currently lowest-priced Kindle, but its the...
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Cramer: You Can't Own Netflix or Amazon.com Now (NFLX, AMZN)
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 3:44pm | 104This afternoon on CNBC, Cramer said that you can't own Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) or Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) now. Everyone “wants to write a negative article about Netflix or Amazon,” he said. “Don't stand in front of the freight train hitting high-multiple stocks.” When asked if the Kindle (which is...