The rock-bottom price of the new Kindle Fire tablet computer is raising questions about Amazon.com's ability to keep up with demand and the device's effect on the company's already razor-thin profit margins... more
In the olden days, before VCRs, there were some people who didn't like to go away because they'd miss their favourite TV programmes. I've always been, pathetically, a bit like this about books... more
U.S. music album sales grew in the first six months of the year from a year ago, the first gain since 2004, thanks to rising sales of digital tracks and albums... more
In the good old days, one could rely on two top UK media companies to deliver better-than-expected results every time they reported quarterly figures. Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP has not disappointed in that regard ... more
Reports from the US claim a price tage of $10 billion has been placed on Twitter after the social networking site held "low-level talks" about a sale to either Google or Facebook... more
There is dismay at Westminster that Twinings, the quintessentially English tea brand that is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, is relocating much of its production to Poland... more
Amazon makes foray into movies with a website that allows would-be filmmakers to submit scripts and videos in the hope of seeing them in cinemas... more
Amazon's £100 electronic book goes on sale this week amid claims it could change the way we read books and cause a major price war in the British publishing industry... more
A senior Labour MP said he was "appalled" that a computer game that allows players to simulate stalking and raping women and children on the subway was available for sale on the internet... more
Online retailer Amazon.com has increased sales by more than 40% and doubled quarterly profit, suggesting that the economic slowdown might be, for now at least, benefiting internet traders... more
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