Read more Amazon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28122/amazon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:05:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72354/amazon-app-allows-kindle-books-on-pcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmazon will introduce a free software app next month that will allow Kindle users to read their e-books on their PCs. What's more, the app works for non-Kindle owners: Anyone with an Amazon account will be able to buy the books and download them to their Window-based computers, notes CNET....http://www.newser.com/story/72354/amazon-app-allows-kindle-books-on-pcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 15:31:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71845/wal-mart-takes-on-amazon-in-book-price-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGood news for readers, but maybe not for the publishing industry: Wal-Mart has launched an aggressive price war against Amazon. The retailer is slashing the online price of 10 big-buzz books to $9 each. The company initially cut the price to $10, then lowered it further after Amazon quickly matched...http://www.newser.com/story/71845/wal-mart-takes-on-amazon-in-book-price-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 13:01:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71137/amazon-cuts-kindle-price-offers-worldwide-wireless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmazon slashed the price of its Kindle e-reader by $40 today and introduced a new edition of the device that will enable wireless downloads in 100 countries. The move brings the price of a Kindle to $259, which is still $60 more expensive than Sony's competitor. Amazon will also finally...http://www.newser.com/story/71137/amazon-cuts-kindle-price-offers-worldwide-wireless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 6:27:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70964/online-everyones-a-critic-but-not-so-critical.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnline reviewers are a little like T-Ball parents: To them, everyone’s a winner. Though the Internet is laden with snark and meanness, customer reviews are a bastion of the positive, with the average grade sitting at about 4.3 out of 5 stars, according to Bazaarvoice, a company that provides...http://www.newser.com/story/70964/online-everyones-a-critic-but-not-so-critical.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 11:19:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69570/lost-symbol-sets-record-in-first-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo the surprise of exactly no one, Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code follow-up, The Lost Symbol , is a smash hit, selling, between its hardcover and e-book editions, 1 million copies in its first day on the shelves, the New York Times reports. Amazon and Barnes & Noble both say it’s...http://www.newser.com/story/69570/lost-symbol-sets-record-in-first-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 14:12:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68773/firms-refuse-to-cut-service-to-stolen-kindles-iphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDigital gadget manufacturers may know who stole your cell phone, satellite radio or ebook reader, because they're often registered and used by the thief. But good luck getting tech companies to share that information, or even to shut off service to the device, reports the New York Times . Angry consumers...http://www.newser.com/story/68773/firms-refuse-to-cut-service-to-stolen-kindles-iphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 8:50:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68470/despite-sex-and-scandal-madoff-books-are-a-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSex and scandal have not been enough to make major sellers out of books about Bernard Madoff. According to Nielsen BookScan, neither a much-discussed tell-all by alleged ex-mistress Sheryl Weinstein nor a recent wave of biographies about the imprisoned financier have caught on with the public. Weinstein's Madoff's Other Secret...http://www.newser.com/story/68470/despite-sex-and-scandal-madoff-books-are-a-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 20:34:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67449/microsoft-amazon-unite-against-google-book-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft, Amazon, and Yahoo are ganging up against Google Books, trying to quash its settlement with publishers and authors, the Wall Street Journal reports. The settlement, which still needs court approval, would allow Google to offer works scanned off library shelves online for free, provided publishers get a cut of...http://www.newser.com/story/67449/microsoft-amazon-unite-against-google-book-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 12:07:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65766/why-the-kindle-stinks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicholson Baker wanted to like the Kindle, honest. But when he unwrapped it and began to see what all the fuss was about, he "tussled with a sense of anti-climax," the prolific author writes in the New Yorker . Things never improved. He slams the e-reader for having a "greenish, sickly...http://www.newser.com/story/65766/why-the-kindle-stinks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 10:34:49 CDT