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Amazon Deletes Thousands of 'Fake' Reviews

Online purge sparks debate among authors and fans

(Newser) - Those glowing reviews on Amazon.com that seem a little made-up? The online mega-retailer is finally cracking down, deleting thousands of reviews that strike a phony chord for one reason or another, the New York Times reports. Amazon isn't divulging its deletion policy, but reviews by friends and family...

Testing the Limits of Amazon Prime

Free shipping for a massive safe? Check

(Newser) - Subscribers to Amazon Prime shell out $79 to enroll and then enjoy the perk of free shipping. Eating the shipping costs isn't a big deal for the company if someone's buying a book or a pair of slippers, but what about a 1,600-pound safe? MarketWatch tracks down...

Now on Amazon: Wine
 Now on Amazon: Wine 
Nov 9, 2012 10:04 AM CST

Now on Amazon: Wine

But only residents of 12 states can buy it

(Newser) - This wine has subtle earth tones and a hint of online shopping. Amazon launched its wine market yesterday, featuring bottles from more than 1,000 domestic brands, ready to ship to a dozen states and Washington, DC, reports the Los Angeles Times . It breaks down the "unusual addition" to...

Now Walmart Testing Same-Day Delivery

Retailer intensifies competition with Amazon

(Newser) - Walmart is going head-to-head with Amazon in yet another area: same-day delivery. The retailer has started testing it in several US cities, soon after Amazon started doing the same . Walmart has become increasingly concerned with the threat from Amazon, as its low prices and free two-day shipping for Prime members...

Walmart Halts Kindle Sales
 Walmart Halts 
 Kindle Sales 
Sep 20, 2012 12:55 PM CDT

Walmart Halts Kindle Sales

Will no longer sell Amazon product as competition deepens

(Newser) - Shopping for a Kindle? You won't be getting one at Walmart. The chain has decided to stop carrying Kindles, and will only be selling off its "existing inventory and purchase commitments" from here on out, it said in a memo to store managers yesterday. Amazon has Walmart handily...

Amazon Expands, Eyes Same-Day Delivery

Retailer hopes to make up for new sales tax it must charge

(Newser) - Just when you thought Amazon couldn't get any bigger, the online retail giant is expanding in an effort to offer something that most web-based merchants can only dream of: same-day delivery. The company is opening up new warehouses in California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and elsewhere, in locations much...

Amazon Could Announce Smartphone Today

Company holding big event, and sources confirm phone is in the works

(Newser) - There have been rumors of a looming Amazon smartphone , and now multiple sources tell The Verge that those rumors are true. The Android phone could be announced at a big Amazon event today, but since it's not quite finished, don't expect too many details yet. Other products expected...

Crime Writer Caught Faking Amazon Reviews

Best-seller RJ Ellory apologizes for 'judgement lapse'

(Newser) - Best-sellling crime writer RJ Ellory has been caught writing favorable reviews of his own books on Amazon.com—and penning scathing reviews of his competitors' books. The British writer was exposed by spy thriller author Jeremy Duns, who blew the whistle on Ellory on Twitter , reports ABC . "Ellory writes...

Why Amazon's Kindle Will Someday Be Free

Ultimately, the company wants to make money off content: Farhad Manjoo

(Newser) - Farhad Manjoo admits that his "record on predictions about Amazon is mixed at best," but he's pretty certain about this one: Sooner or later, the company will start offering its Kindle e-reader for free, he writes on Slate . Even though Amazon currently loses money on each Kindle...

Guy Orders TV, Gets Assault Rifle

Police investigating mix-up

(Newser) - A Washington, DC, musician who ordered a flat-screen TV from Amazon got quite a surprise when he opened the box to find ... a semiautomatic assault rifle instead. Seth Horvitz, 38, says he purchased the 39-inch television from a third-party seller. A box arrived from UPS Tuesday, and it seemed too...

Amazon Tightens Security After High-Profile Hack

No longer can customers change account info over phone

(Newser) - Amazon has clamped down on security following last Friday's high-profile hack of Wired reporter Mat Honan's digital identity, which began by breaching his Amazon ID, reports Wired . Customers used to be able to call Amazon and change account information as long as the caller could present name, email...

Amazon Now Streams Movies to iPads

Web giant's Instant Video Store debuts on Apple's tablet

(Newser) - Amazon is popping up on the iPad. The massive e-retailer launched an app for its Instant Video Store for Apple's tablet (but not iPhone—yet). The app can stream "Prime content," which is Amazon's version of Netflix Watch Instantly and is included in Amazon's overall...

Amazon &#39;Cyberbandit&#39; Busted
 Amazon 'Cyberbandit' Busted 
Jul 20, 2012 3:39 AM CDT

Amazon 'Cyberbandit' Busted

Russian bragged about attacks on e-commerce sites: officials

(Newser) - If you had trouble using Amazon, eBay, or Priceline four years ago, you'll be glad to know that the guy responsible has finally been nabbed. Russian hacker Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha has been arrested in Cyprus for his role in a series of crippling denial-of-service attacks on the sites, reports...

Amazon Retailers' Big Threat: Amazon

Sellers say Amazon elbows in on successful products

(Newser) - Amazon.com: friend or foe? For thousands of small retailers, it sure sounds like both. The Wall Street Journal today dives into the catch-22 of Amazon's Marketplace: It enables these third-party sellers to reach an audience vastly larger than they otherwise could (it has 45% more monthly visitors than...

Amazon's Challenge: Selling Clothes That Actually Fit

Farhad Manjoo has some ideas

(Newser) - Amazon is looking to become a force in the apparel industry, but there's one rather big problem, as Farhad Manjoo discovered: Despite the site's vast selection, it's still difficult to find pants that actually fit. This is a big problem with online retailers in general, which could...

Peeved at Amazon, Target Yanks Kindle

Chain sick of customers checking out products before buying them on Amazon

(Newser) - In a sign of rising tension between online stores and their bricks-and-mortar counterparts, Target says it is going to stop selling Amazon's Kindle products. The company, one of the biggest offline sellers of Amazon's e-readers and tablets, has become fed up with shoppers using its stores as a...

Amazon Soars as Kindle Fire Grabs Market Share

Sales of digital products pay off tablet investment

(Newser) - Selling Kindle Fires turns out to have been a very profitable way for Amazon to lose money. The no-frills tablet computer—which sells for slightly less than it costs to make —has now captured more than half of the Android tablet market, with rival tablets from Samsung and Motorola...

DOJ Should Have Gone After Amazon, Not Apple
DOJ Should Have Gone
After Amazon, Not Apple
OPINION
Apr 16, 2012 12:31 PM CDT

DOJ Should Have Gone After Amazon, Not Apple

Price-fixing lawsuit focuses on wrong targets: David Carr

(Newser) - When the Justice Department decided to take on "the monopolistic monolith that threatened to dominate the book industry," it chose the wrong targets —five large publishers plus minor e-book player Apple—while ignoring the all-powerful Amazon, writes a dumbfounded David Carr in the New York Times . "...

Amazon Now Moves to Slash E-Book Prices

But DoJ suit expected to be bad news for readers in long run

(Newser) - Just after the Department of Justice launched its antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five major publishers , Amazon announced plans to slash e-book prices. But while the move is expected to cut the prices of major titles from $14.99 to $9.99 or less, analysts believe the benefit to consumers...

Survey: Amazon Smokes Best Buy on Prices

In the battle of online prices, there's a clear winner right now

(Newser) - If Best Buy is indeed restructuring to better compete with Amazon , a survey by Barclays suggests it needs to work on its pricing. Comparing prices at BestBuy.com to those at Amazon.com, the survey found little or no incentive to visit Best Buy. Business Insider provides a snapshot of...

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