Amazon's next step

Amazon, which puts bookstores out of business, will now put publishers out of business.

Is your city well read?

Amazon releases the most well-read cities in America. Well, they ought to know.

Amazon's Cloud Player

The music industry does not like the Amazon Cloud Player at all. Amazon encourages users to upload their music libraries, arguing that no license is required. This is a coming battle, it appears.

Walmart vs Amazon

AP: Wal-Mart is offering free shipping on online purchases with no minimum purchase for the holidays. No doubt Amazon is putting the pressure on them. You can buy just about anything at Amazon with no tax and no shipping over $25.

Amazon has now started to sell new AND used textbooks. College and university bookstores will need to lower some prices soon!

After a quick look, the books that I saw listed are not basic freshman or sophomore textbooks. Some of them might be suitable for upper-level courses, and I think those students are quite aware of Amazon anyway.

Wal-Mart, the mightest retailer in history, has only one rival, Amazon. Well, I buy from both, more from Wal-Mart, of course. But I also go to Amazon to check out all major purchases.