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Once upon a time, had you tagged a post amazon, you would have been writing about an ancient warrior woman, as recorded by the Greek historian Herodotus. You might alternatively have been referring to the world's largest river, which accounts for about 20% of the world's river flow.

Mostly likely now, however, you're referring to the multinational online retailer, which in 2008 was operating in six languages with sites in the US, China, Canada, Japan, France, Germany and the UK.

Founded out of a garage in Washington in 1994 to sell new books, it now sells clothing, houseware, electricals, and a wide range of other goods, with revenue in the third quarter of 2008 of 4.26 billion dollars.

It caused a splash in the literary world that year with its launch of an electronic book reader, the Kindle, which it has claimed as an important future part of the literary world.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “amazon”

• in Business
  Apple Launches Digital Textbooks, but Amazon May Enjoy the Boost
  With Apple’s iPad at $500, will digital textbooks grow Apple’s sales, or those of Amazon’s "Kindle Fire?"
  by donckster / on Jan 24, 2012
• in Gadgets
  Top Four 7 Inch Tablets Compared - What's Hot and What's Not
  Here's a look at the Top Four 7inch tablets worth buying
  by jbinc / on Jan 20, 2012
• in Cloud Computing
  Amazon Adds Invitations to its Cloud Party
  Amazon Enables Four New Locations to Connect to its Cloud Service
  by goldensylph / on Jan 11, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “amazon”

 

• PlayStation 3 – weißer DualShock 3 Wireless Controller für 39,99€

  
  Rabattkaiser — Authority: 126
  Amazon bietet gerade den weißen PlayStation 3 – DualShock 3 Wireless Controller für 39,99€ inkl. Versandkosten an . In England bekommt ihr die Controller zwar noch ein bisschen günstiger – für Deutschland ist das aber ein wirklich guter Preis.
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• Free at Amazon Tuesday Feb. 7

  
  Books You'll Love from Books We Love — Authority: 115
  Trusting Evil by Mary Leo In the summer of 1966, Richard Franklin Speck, a twenty-two year old Ordinary Seaman, waiting for a berth aboard a merchant ship, murdered eight student nurses inside a townhouse in South Chicago, shocking the surrounding hardworking, religious community to its very core.   ...
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• #2: Let It Be Roberta - Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version) [+digital booklet]

  
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• #9: Bad Girls

  
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• #10: Special K Protein Meal Bar, Double Chocolate, 6-Count Bars (Pack of 3)

  
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• #8: Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

  
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• #1: Poetic (TM) Heavy Duty Protector Stylish Silicone Case Black for Amazon Kindle Fire 7" Tablet

  
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  Poetic (TM) Heavy Duty Protector Stylish Silicone Case Black for Amazon Kindle Fire 7″ Tablet by Poetic Date first available at Amazon.com: December 8, 2011 Buy new: $29.95 $4.95 (Visit the Hot New Releases in Electronics list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) Very Low:  #1: ...
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• Deal of the Day: Save 60% on Your Choice of 16 Heart-Shaped Pendant Necklaces

  
  Amazon Daily Deals Blog — Authority: 128
  Heart-shaped pendants are a traditional Valentine’s Day gift idea for all ages. Today only, save 60% on our favorite heart-shaped pendants as well as new designs. Choose from 16 different pendants necklaces with styles for every personality. Heart-shaped pendants are a wonderful expression of your love. Expires ...
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• Amazon slices S3 storage prices

  
  GigaOM — Authority: 818
  Amazon is cutting S3 storage pricing for standard users, according to a post to the Amazon Web Services website. With the change, effective February 1, 2012 but announced early Tuesday, a customer storing 50 TB of data will see a 12 percent price reduction for storage;  a user with 500 TB of data will get 13.5 ...
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• Amazon to cut the cost of its S3 Cloud storage service

  
  ABRITION — Authority: 123
  Here is the latest report from the Amazon, that they have recently cut the cost of its S3 Cloud Storage Service for users of its small and medium storage tiers, passing on a minimum 10% saving to new and existing subscribers. And, this report is reported by our one of the sources like The Next Web and according to ...
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• Kindle-wielding Amazon dips toes into physical world - Yahoo! News

  
  Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check — Authority: 126
  Would the rest of the retail world complain about no longer being Amazon’s showroom? At a conference in late 2011 run by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, some industry players hinted that Amazon might launch a retail store presence like Apple to let consumers test its gadgets, ...
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• Black History Month – Chris Rock – Comedian

  
  Joey Pinkney — Authority: 462
  Christopher Julius “Chris” Rock III was born February 7, 1965. He is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. JoeyPinkney.com#dropcontentsubject{width: 250px;font-weight: bold;}.dropcontent{width: 480px;height: 80px;display:block;} P.S. To join the ...
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• Amazon Planning To Launch A Physical Retail Store

  
  TheTechJournal.com — Authority: 439
  Amazon has been the king of online retailing for a long time. It is still hailed as the top online retailing store.  However, apparently, the online realm has it’s limitation and is not sufficient for Amazon. And so, a source has revealed that Amazon is now gearing up to launch an actual, physical store. Most ...
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• Kindle Daily Deal! What It Takes: The Way to the White House by Richard Ben Cramer for $1.99!

  
  Randomize ME — Authority: 124
  I like this new promo by Amazon! We get a special Kindle Daily Deal ! Each day we’re unveiling a new Kindle book at a specially discounted price. Check back daily to see what’s next. Deals go live at approximately 12:00 A.M., Pacific time. FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook Deal for today! Jade Lady ...
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• Amazon Said to Be Opening Its First Brick-and-Mortar Store

  
  TIME.com — Authority: 651
  It looks as if Amazon, which seemed like it would never set foot outside of the digital world, will open its own brick-and-mortar store later this year. Multiple news outlets (citing unnamed sources) are reporting that Amazon’s first physical store will open sometime this year in Seattle. According to the reports, ...
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• Author – Hubert Williams

  
  Derek's Vandal Blog — Authority: 114
  My name is Hubert Williams. I was born in 1952 in Cushing, OK. My Dad worked in the oil field as a roustabout, so we moved around a lot when I was little. A result of moving a lot I did not have many real friends so I made up a few. When I tried to be funny around the family, I usually wound up in trouble, which used ...
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• WiFi Kindle Touch gets its passport, now available internationally

  
  2dayBlog - Technology Journal, New Gadget everyday! — Authority: 132
  Ever since Amazon unveiled its cheap-as-chips Kindle Touch, the thing’s been selling like mad here in the US. However, our friends on other continents haven’t been able to enjoy swiping and tapping its multitouch E Ink display — until now, that is. Amazon failed to alert the masses with a press release, but a ...
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• Review: ABC’s ‘The River’ familiarly spooky, with an Amazon bite

  
  Hot News, Trends And Gossips — Authority: 131
  “The River,” which premieres Tuesday on ABC, is a nifty supernatural adventure tale set in mysterious river-riven regions of the uncharted Amazon. Topographically speaking, it is “Lost” inside-out. The story is this: Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood), a world-beloved, globe-trotting “Crocodile Hunter” sort, has ...
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