After three years in the making, Amazon has launched a wireless portable reading device called Kindle which they hope can improve "the book." When I saw the price tag that read $399, I couldn't help but initially think "who's going to buy this at that price." After reading about all that Kindle has to offer, I could easily see this turning into a "must-have" for book enthusiasts and something people would be willing to spend the money on.
It's hard to believe it, but the #1 most influential reviewer on Amazon who has submitted over 5,000 reviews to the site doesn't even have an Internet connection in his home! His name is Peter Harris - he's 56 from Leicester, UK, and over 50,000 people have seen his reviews.
If you're reading this, there's a pretty good chance that you have a soft-spot for electronics. With so many electronic toys and gadgets to choose from, and many places to buy, it can be difficult to know where the best place is to buy.
Oh the benefits of competition are a sweet thing, really! It took Apple approximately three weeks to respond to the launch of Amazon's DRM-Free Music Store. It was a simple as this- Amazon started selling DRM-free songs for 89 cents to a maximum of 99 cents while Apple's iTunes was selling DRM-free songs for $1.29.
It's been about a day since Amazon launched the Public Beta of their DRM-Free Music store called Amazon MP3, and so far the reviews are extremely positive and users are happy with the ease of use, and the prices. Their slogan is "Play Anywhere, DRM-Free Music Downloads" but they should have added "for cheap" on to it.
Forbes has released their list of the 400 richest Americans where this year, even one BILLION dollars wasn't enough to land you on the list. As we've heard, the rich are getting richer with the minimum net worth on this list being $1.3 billion dollars compared to $300 million last year.
Isn’t it great when sites like Amazon are given information regarding a product, and they publish the details right away. I think Amazon is known for leaking pricing and release dates of items, and they’re at it again with the HP MediaSmart Home Server.
When I think of Amazon, I automatically think of books. I can’t help it. I’m still stuck on their early days when they were known as online bookstore. They’ve certainly expanded to sell just about everything possible these days from housewares and electronics to clothing and furniture.
Remember back in February when TiVo and Amazon announced a partnership to bring movies to TiVo users? At the time, those who wanted to use the service were required to purchase the movies that they wanted from the Amazon website which obviously required the use of a computer.
Amazon has just jumped out of the gate leaving DRM behind. Later this year, we can expect an Amazon music store stocked with millions of songs from 12,000 record labels, all DRM-free!
