Tag Archives: Amazon

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    Amazon scoops up kids’ shows for Amazon Prime

    The Kindle-maker’s Prime service now has exclusive rights to kids’ titles like “Dora the Explorer,” plus adult fare from MTV and Comedy Central.

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    Company removes ‘rape’ shirt listed on Amazon

    The shirt read “Keep Calm and Rape On” and was available on Amazon’s UK website.

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    Amazon Wine goes after online booze sales

    When it comes to selling wine, Amazon won’t give up.

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    Amazon distribution centers could be boon for seasonal workers

    As the holiday season approaches, online retailer Amazon announced Tuesday it is hiring 50,000 seasonal workers for its 40 warehouses across the nation.

  • News Amazon rolled out two Kindles at Santa Monica event

    JOB ALERT: Amazon, others to hire thousands for the holidays

    Amazon runs distribution centers in Chesterfield and Dinwiddie.

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    Toys R Us enters video streaming business

    On Thursday, the toy store company is launching toysrusmovies.com, a new digital service for users to stream and download movies and television shows geared toward children.

  • News Woman Allegedly Pepper Sprays Walmart Customers

    Walmart stops selling Amazon Kindles

    Walmart is joining Target in the decision to stop selling Amazon Kindles, in a move that appears to have come after a pricing dispute.

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    Amazon makes big announcements, but no phone?

    Amazon unveiled four new tablets on Thursday, but much of the Amazon chatter focused on what the company didn’t announce: a new phone.

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    E-book settlement will bring lower prices for readers

    A federal judge approved an anti-trust settlement Wednesday with a trio of major publishers that could pave the way for lower e-book prices.

  • News Kindle Touch

    Amazon announces new wave of Kindles

    CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the products at a Santa Monica, California, event.

  • News Netflix plunges on sales outlook

    Netflix stocks drop as Amazon strikes Epix deal

    Amazon announced that it has inked a deal to stream movies from Epix on its Prime Instant Video service.

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    D.C. man orders TV through Amazon, gets assault rifle instead

    Seth Horvitz ordered a flat-panel TV on Amazon last week, he didn’t expect to get a military-grade assault rifle in return.