Welsh Staff ‘Crucial’ In Amazon Christmas Sales Drive
AMAZON workers in Wales are spearheading the company’s battle for the lucrative Christmas market.
The online retailer has announced that it is offering up to 90% of deliveries free of charge and its vast warehouse at Jersey Marine in Neath Port Talbot will soon have more than 1,000 full and part-time staff working flat out on Christmas orders.
eBay paves the way for the end of the auction
EBay confirmed today sweeping changes to the way it runs the business paving the way to replace its auction model with more fixed-price sales to take on Amazon.
Amazon.com buying Canadian used bookseller AbeBooks
Amazon.com Inc. said it’s buying online bookseller AbeBooks for an undisclosed price.
Amazon takes on eBay with PayPal rival
A new online service will allow retailers to offer customers one-click payment by selling via Amazon’s website.
Amazon has set out to take on eBay by unveiling an online payment service which will compete directly with PayPal.
Amazon defies spending slump
The world’s largest Internet retailer announced Wednesday that its second-quarter profit more than doubled over the same period a year ago, blowing past analysts’ expectations while shrugging off a slumping domestic economy as overseas consumers gobbled up video game consoles and other electronics.
Is Amazon a more profitable channel then eBay?
Just like the eternal epic struggle of “boxers vs. briefs”, the comparisons between eBay and Amazon will never cease among online retailers. At least as long as both command a significant share of traffic and online sales in the U.S..
Amazon Sues New York State to Void Sales Tax Rules
Before the ink on the bill has even dried, Amazon.com has filed a suit challenging New York State’s new law that forces online retailers to collect sales taxes on shipments to state residents.
On Friday, Amazon filed a complaint in New York Supreme Court in New York City, objecting to the law. The provision is meant to contribute about $50 million to the $122 billion budget that was passed by the state legislature April 9 and signed by Gov. David A. Paterson last week.
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Kindleporn: Amazon Stays Mum About Its Adult Book Store
Did you know that Amazon sells erotica for its Kindle e-reader? Neither did we. Perhaps that’s because Amazon (AMZN) doesn’t go out of its way to publicize it. In fact, Amazon is so bashful about its blue material that it won’t even tell you how well it’s selling.
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Amazon: Friend or Foe?
New moves have publishers grumbling more than ever about one of their biggest customers
Along with discussions of hot books and high prices at this month’s London Book Fair, another major topic of conversation in the aisles was Amazon. The immediate flashpoint was the e-tailer’s new policy of making publishers who use print-on-demand go through its BookSurge subsidiary if they don’t want to risk having Amazon deactivate the buy button on their titles.
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Jeff Bezos talks about Kindle on Amazon Homepage again
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos talks again *apology from March) about the Kindle ebook reader in a message on the Amazon.com homepage. As reported the Kindle is back in stock since April 20th.
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