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When people hear the word Amazon, these days, most will think of the online store that sells virtually everything. Bloggers talking about Amazon may be discussing many of the product on there from various manufacturers. Web techs might be talking about the services, including fast streaming service and cloud hosting that Amazon provides. Others may be discussing Amazon's e-reader, the Kindle. Hot topics as of late include Kindle Fire HD vs iPad Mini, or perhaps the explosion of the Amazon Android Appstore.

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 Technology
  Kindle Fire Users! Did you Receive Your Coins From Amazon?
  Free Coins Worth $5 for Kindle Fire Users for Apps and Games
  by goldensylph / on May 14, 2013
• in Music
  Rise of Streaming Music Services Spells Download Decline
  Apple’s iTunes music downloads dropped from 69% to 63% because of the same reason.
  by manekari / on May 4, 2013
• in IT
  Amazon to Move One Step Further With Set Top Box Launch
  The set top box will be plugged into the tv and it will provide the access to the online video content which is available on the amazon server.
  by manekari / on May 1, 2013

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “amazon”

 

• Amazon Local: FREE Voucher to Purchase Select eBooks from Amazon Kindle Store for Only $1 (Choose from 37 Titles!)

  
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  Amazon Local is offering up another great deal for all you eBook junkies! Just head on over here and register/log in to snag a FREE free voucher to purchase one of 37 select eBooks from the Amazon Kindle Store for $1. Just click on the “Get Voucher” button to retrieve your unique voucher and then head ...
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• Free Voucher to Purchase Select Kindle Series Books for $1 Each

  
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  Today on  AmazonLocal  you can get a free voucher to purchase one of 37 select Kindle series books for only $1.00 . There is a limit of one voucher per customer. Once you have your voucher head over to the  Amazon Kindle Store  to use the discount code you received. The voucher will expire if not used ...
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• HDD Deal of the Week: The Bourne Trilogy Blu-ray $25 at Amazon

  
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  The high-octane action trilogy starring Matt Damon is Amazons Blu-ray Gold Box Deal of the Week! The online retailer is now selling The Bourne Trilogy for only $25 (58% off suggested price). This set...
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• HDD Deal of the Week: The Bourne Trilogy Blu-ray $25 at Amazon

  
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• Up to 40% off on Disney Princess Hits on DVD and Blu-ray

  
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  Up to 40% off on Disney Princess Hits on DVD and Blu-ray Expires May 19, 2013 View full post on Amazon.com Gold Box Deals
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• Review: “Let’s Get Visible: How To Get Noticed And Sell More Books” by David Gaughran

  
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  By Paul StJohn Mackintosh This book had me diving into my current e-book projects within the first few minutes of opening the review copy, looking at how to improve the preview, feedback hooks, tagging, category choice, etc. And by the end, I had a whole checklist of sites to visit, tweaks to make, programs to [...] ...
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• IN THE MAIL: From Mike Smith, When the Sirens Were Silent. …

  
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• Lovely Vintage Jewelry Crystal Peacock Hair Clip Only $1.00 Shipped!

  
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• What You Say May Not Matter Anyway!

  
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  “What you do speaks so loud, that I cannot hear what you say.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson In today’s environment, Emerson’s words might be interpreted this way: The behavioral algorithms are so good it may not matter what your profile or social resume says about you––your behavior trumps everything! ...
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• Weekend Roundup: Drug Paraphernalia on Amazon, B&N’s Nook Dilemma

  
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  Barnes & Noble’s Nook Dilemma (Dear Author) What’s left if B&N sells the Nook business to Microsoft? (Forbes) Free Books for Mother’s Day (GalleyCat) Now Amazon is selling bongs, nitrous oxide, and deadly hallucinogenic drugs (Business Insider) Kindle Daily Deals: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. ...
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• Mickey Mouse Cookie Cutter $0.65 + FREE Shipping

  
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  Get this adorable Mickey Mouse cookie cutter for only $0.65 shipped!! Check out some customer reviews: I bought this for $0.68 on Amazon with free shipping. It shipped from Hong Kong fairly qiuckly. It’s small, but adorable. My only complaint is that there’s no “sharp” cutting edge. The cutter is ...
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• FREE eBooks: My Antonia, The Color of Lies, Conquer Clutter and LOTS More

  
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  Happy Mothers Day!  If you have some time to relax today, you might want to spend it enjoying a good book.  Check out this big list of  FREE ebooks courtesy of courtesy of Jessica at  Living Chic on the Cheap . Remember that you DONT need a Kindle to read these (or you can get a  great deal on a Kindle ...
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• Romances for Kindle $1.99 or Less

  
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    The   Gold Box Deal of the Day on  Amazon  is  Kindle Romances for $1.99 or less each .  Today only, save on 30 top rated Kindle Romance Novels.   Kindle books can be read on Kindles and on your device with a  free Kindle reading app .
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• Kindle Dx Auctions | Buy it Now Sale

  
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• Dial Foaming Hand Wash 8 Pack $11.78 (Reg $21.37)

  
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• Today’s Picks: FREE eBooks for Download (May 12)

  
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  So, how many of you have bought a Kindle OR if you haven’t bought a Kindle yet, whataya waiting for? Amazon has an ALL-NEW family : eInk -  Kindle ($69) , Kindle Paperwhite ($119) / Kindle Paperwhite 3G ($179) , Kindle Keyboard 3G ($139)  Or the larger sized  Graphite Kindle DX . And tablet – Kindle ...
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• Some free tactical advice for hostile Amazon reviewers.

  
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  If you want to seriously hurt a book’s reputation with a negative review on Amazon.com , a few good ground rules. Learn to spell. Learn to write. Make doubly sure that the title of your review shows that you’ve mastered 1. & 2. Don’t tell people that your review is based on other reader reviews of ...
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• Five Woot Execs Check Out, As Daily Deals Site Feels The Strain Under Owner Amazon

  
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  Woot , the daily deals site that Amazon bought in 2010 for $110 million , built a reputation for its “pile ‘em high, sell ‘em cheap” business model for shifting goods. Now, the company is facing up to a shift of a different kind: that of its own talent. In the last week, TechCrunch has learned that five key ...
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• Richard Branson serves as AirAsia stewardess after losing bet

  
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  His star turn on the flight from Australia’s Perth to the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur came after he lost a Grand Prix bet with the Malaysian budget carrier’s founder. Read the original here: Richard Branson serves as AirAsia stewardess after losing bet
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