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businessweek.com - 2/17/2009
Amazon's Amazing Fourth Quarter
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The online retailer crushed the Street's expectations by snaring customers and snapping up market share as traditional merchants foundered By Heather Green Being bullish on Amazon.com proved to be a smart bet in the fourth quarter. Even as traditional retailers founder amid the worst economic ...

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MacUser:  The Kindle: It's not an iPhone

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The Kindle: It's not an iPhone
MacUser — ... on the Web, but whenever you click ‘Want to buy this eBook’ you’re told to download the software first. Booooo.  So, what’s the big deal about Amazon’s Kindle Store, you say—it sounds just like Amazon. That is the big deal. You may not have noticed that the economy is generally melting into puddles around the world, but despite the econo-calypse Amazon’s profits were up 18% this quarter . Amazon knows how to sell things, whether it be physical books, tents, kitchen appliances, or e-books. I bet you (and this is where we enter the land of speculation, so strap on your seat ...

The Kindle: It's not an iPhone
Macworld — ... on the Web, but whenever you click ‘Want to buy this eBook’ you’re told to download the software first. Booooo.  So, what’s the big deal about Amazon’s Kindle Store, you say—it sounds just like Amazon. That is the big deal. You may not have noticed that the economy is generally melting into puddles around the world, but despite the econo-calypse Amazon’s profits were up 18% this quarter . Amazon knows how to sell things, whether it be physical books, tents, kitchen appliances, or e-books. I bet you (and this is where we enter the land of speculation, so strap on your seat ...

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