Sep 15, 2006 | Amazon, DRM, video, web_services
Cory Doctorow has closely read the license agreement that accompanies Amazon’s movie download service and he doesn’t like it. “I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon. A lot. I won’t ever be buying one of these movies. Amazon has a great and...
Apr 17, 2004 | Amazon, search, web_services
Amazon.com has unveiled its own search engine, www.a9.com. Search results are drawn from Google as well as Amazon, and include search results from inside books indexed by Amazon. If you sign in with your Amazon account, you can store your search history, annotate web...
Jun 4, 2003 | Amazon, Apple, audio
Amazon has been eyeing the market for downloadable music for years, wondering how to jump in. The issue isn’t technology, it’s the business model, availability of content and music industry support. There was an unconfirmed report yesterday that Amazon is talking to...
Aug 26, 2002 | Amazon, news
Amazon has improved its free shipping offer – starting today, you can get free shipping for any purchase over $25.
Jan 9, 2002 | Amazon, hardware
I went shopping for a new monitor tonight and wound up buying it from an unexpected source. After checking Amazon, Buy.com, CDW, Microwarehouse, Insight, and a few others, I stopped by Dell. I was fascinated to find the same monitor was about $40 cheaper from Dell...
Sep 26, 2001 | Amazon, business
Amazon has added a travel store, appearing as a new tab on Amazon’s home page. It links services from Expedia and Hotwire (a discount agency), presented in an Amazon design and with Amazon handling the transactions. Amazon has cut several of these deals where it...
