Amazon is now officially collecting sales tax on all online orders placed and shipped to Indiana, Nevada, and Tennessee. Online orders will now cost an extra 7% in sales tax in addition to the cost of the item and shipping. Currently, Amazon collects sales tax in 19 out of the 50 states. The Seattle based company is trying their very best to fight in the courts and via … [Read more...] about Amazon Starts Collecting Sales Tax in Indiana, Nevada, and Tennessee
amazona
Amazon Starts selling eBooks, e-Readers and Apps in Australia
Amazon has just opened up shop in Australia and customers will be able to purchase eBooks and apps. Starting today, if you have the Kindle Fire you will be able to purchase paid apps and download free ones. There is also a copious amount of eBooks available including Australian best sellers and hundreds of thousands of titles that are exclusive to Kindle. You can read local … [Read more...] about Amazon Starts selling eBooks, e-Readers and Apps in Australia
New Entry Level Kindle Fire HD Tablet Revealed
Amazon has just announced their entry level tablet that is branded as the Kindle Fire HD. This is a brand new device that has upgraded specs across the board from the prior Kindle Fire models. “Two years ago, we revolutionized the tablet industry with the breakthrough $199 price point for tablets—now we're doing it again with the $139 price point,” said Jeff Bezos, … [Read more...] about New Entry Level Kindle Fire HD Tablet Revealed
Morgan Stanley Analyst Looks at Amazon Kindle e-Reader Sales
It is no secret that Amazon keeps all sales data private and never divulges that sales data on Kindle Fire and e-readers. An analyst from Morgan Stanley is trying to crack the code, and has some fairly interesting information. In a report released last week, Morgan Stanley proclaimed that Amazon will sell $4.5 billion worth of Kindle e-readers and tablets this year, up 26% … [Read more...] about Morgan Stanley Analyst Looks at Amazon Kindle e-Reader Sales
Video: Amazon Coin Review
Amazon has just released its new Coins program, which acts as a virtual currency to buy apps or to buy in-app content. Every account registered to a Kindle gets 500 free coins that you can spend on whatever you want. Amazon also sells packs of coins, which you can use to buy things in bulk. Not everyone has updated their apps yet to support coins, but there is a ton of stuff … [Read more...] about Video: Amazon Coin Review
Amazon to Expand Its App Store to 200 Countries
Amazon has announced that it will be expanding the Android App Store's footprint to over 200 different countries this summer. This will give customers in Canada, Brazil, Australia, and many more the ability to download and purchase apps. Developers are encouraged to submit their apps and aim them at those specific countries. This is fantastic for anyone with a Kindle Fire … [Read more...] about Amazon to Expand Its App Store to 200 Countries
Jeff Bezos Confirms Amazon Retail Store Ambitions
We reported back in February that Amazon was internally making a decision to open up a retail store. The news was picked up by CNN, Fox News, Thompson Reuters, and every major news source on the planet. Today, CEO Jeff Bezos talked about the company's retail ambitions in an interview with Charlie Rose. Jeff mentioned during the interview that "We would love to but only if we … [Read more...] about Jeff Bezos Confirms Amazon Retail Store Ambitions
Amazon Evaluating eBook Data for Possible Entry into Sweden
Amazon is in late stage negotiations with Sweden based Bokrondellen to iron out specific demographics on the entire publishing industry. Bokrondellen basically has access to all of the metadata for the entire Swedish digital and traditional publishing industry. They hold all of the sales figures for the competition and know all about the current distribution pipelines. This is … [Read more...] about Amazon Evaluating eBook Data for Possible Entry into Sweden
Amazon Kindle Fire Shipments Plummet in Q1 2012
The Amazon Kindle Fire enjoyed copiously robust sales in the last quarter of 2012 that propelled it into one of the most sought after Android devices. Around 4.8 million Fire tablets were sold in the last few months of 2011 and things have not been the same since. In the first quarter of 2012 shipments have dramatically decreased to only 728k tablets shipped. Research firm … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire Shipments Plummet in Q1 2012
Got a New Kindle? Amazon UK is Offering 12 days of Cheap eBooks!
If you have procured yourself a new Kindle Fire or one of the e-ink variants for Christmas, congratulations! Now it is time to start reading, and Amazon.uk is offering a 12 day program to give you great ebooks at a fraction of the price. Starting today you can pick up hundreds of bestselling books for only 99p. There will be more books added to the list every day, so the … [Read more...] about Got a New Kindle? Amazon UK is Offering 12 days of Cheap eBooks!
Amazon Launches monthly ebook lending service
Amazon announced today they are launching a new service called the Kindle Owner's Lending Library. This new service will get you thousands of books to choose from and instantly download them to your e-reader. The new service from Amazon basically is an expansion on their Amazon Prime program which you pay roughly $75 a year for. This nets you their Video on Demand service to … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches monthly ebook lending service
Amazon in Discussions to Bring e-Readers to China
Amazon is in talks with various Chinese regulator bodies about bringing their latest generation e-readers to one of the worlds largest markets. Amazon's Senior Vice President Marc Onetto told Sohu IT in an interview on Thursday that the firm's Kindle products are still under discussion with regulators over copyright issues. "We hope to launch products in China that are … [Read more...] about Amazon in Discussions to Bring e-Readers to China
Amazon Kindle 3G to be sold in AT&T stores March 6
Amazon in the last calender year has gone to great lengths to get its flagship Kindle e-Readers in a retail setting. They ironed out agreements with mainly USA stores such as Staples, Bestbuy and Target and now have coerced At&T to stock its Kindle 3G e-readers in all of their retail locations nationwide. Starting March 6 2011 you will be able to visit most locations of … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle 3G to be sold in AT&T stores March 6