no-bid contract

Laura Hazard Owen for paidContent reported today on a deal the US government made with Amazon to purchase $16.5 million worth of e-readers, ebooks, and services over the course of up to five years. The initial information on the contract, which did not include any opportunities for rival e-reader supplies to step up and offer their own devices at a better rate, has been updated … [Read more...] about US Government Reported to Buy a Massive Amount of Amazon Kindles