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Amazon Launches Kindle for the Web
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 8:06am | 125Read More...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 with no installation or downloading required. More information about Kindle for the Web...
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New Kindle Update Available for Android (AMZN)
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 9:18am | 90Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Kindle for Android, the free application that lets users read Kindle books on their Android-powered devices, now includes a number of new features. With the newest update, Kindle for Android now enables customers to search the full text of Kindle...
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Amazon Kindle Indicates Shift In Books Market
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 10:58am | 304Read More...Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) announcement last week that their new-generation Kindle had more orders in the first month than their previous Kindle launches is not particularly surprising, given trends in the book publishing industry overall. E-books are proving to be both a blessing and a curse for the...
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Amazon.com Introduces A New Generation of Kindles (AMZN)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 10:22pm | 314Read More...Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) tonight has introduced a new generation of the Kindle. The all-new Kindle has a new electronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than any other e-reader, a new sleek design with a 21 percent smaller body while still keeping the same 6-inch-size reading area, and...
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Its Time To Take Position In Amazon (AMZN)
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 8:05am | 223Read More...An article on CNBC mulls over the latest announcement made by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) to gauge out the impact of the statement over the movement of the stock when the company reports its quarterly results on July 22. The company’s latest statement indicated that AMZN is currently selling more e-...
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LG and IRiver Enter the E-Reader Fray
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 12:54pm | 204Read More...South Korean maker of MP3 players, IRiver, is pairing up with flat-screen company LG Display (NYSE: LPL) to manufacturer e-readers for the global market. The companies hope that their “story” e-reader, already on sale in parts of Europe and Asia, can distinguish itself from the already popular...
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Chipmakers See Tablet Growth In Future
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 1:32pm | 209Read More...Major semiconductor manufacturers are seeing green as the tablet computer revolution is kicking off. With the success of Apple's (NASDAQ: APPL) iPad, Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s (NYSE: BKS) Nook, both chipmaker Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and equipment architect Applied...
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The Amazon Kindle Deal With Target Won't Help Much
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 8:56am | 280Read More...Amazon (NASAQ: AMZN) announced that it will begin to sell its Kindle digital book reader in some Target (NYSE: TGT) stores. The news was viewed as a big “win” for Amazon, which has been besieged by publishers who believe it charges too little when it sells electronic books and the perception that...
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Amazon Likely To Hit $200 Level In Coming Years (AMZN)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 7:52pm | 650Read More...When evaluating the prospects for the U.S. economy as we emerge from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, investors would be wise to look at the companies that have emerged as the leaders in the technology space. Make no mistake about it, if the United States is going to continue...
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Amazon.com Hits A 10-Year High--Adding $8B To Its Market Cap!
Friday, October 23, 2009 - 10:08am | 104Read More...Amazon.com (AMZN) has popped $19 or 20% this morning to $122.77. Investors and traders are gobbling up Amazon.com as it continues to steal market share from other retailers online and offline. AMZN is included in our aggressive growth portfolio and our price target is $120. Investors are buying...
