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Amazon: Kindles Are Flying Off The Shelves (But We’re Still Not Sharing Numbers)

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Amazon: Kindles Are Flying Off The Shelves (But We’re Still Not Sharing Numbers)

Amazon this morning pounded itself on the chest once more for selling Kinde devices as if they were hotcakes, particularly during last (Black) Friday. According to the company, it was the “best Black Friday ever” for the Kindle family, with Kindle sales “increasing 4x over last year”. As usual, don’t expect Amazon to...

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The Kindle Fire, What Is It Good For?

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The Kindle Fire, What Is It Good For?

When the Kindle Fire first shipped a couple weeks ago, the reviews were mixed. Uncle Walt calls it good, but not great . David Pogue at the NYT thinks it is “sluggish,” lacking “polish or speed.” But the Kindle Fire is still selling like hotcakes . Some reviewers are disappointed that it is...

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Walmart’s Black Friday Disaster: Website Crippled, Violence In Stores

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Walmart’s Black Friday Disaster: Website Crippled, Violence In Stores

Fire sales turned into a firestorm for Walmart this morning as the company’s web servers buckled under Black Friday traffic. Shoppers from around the country waited until the middle of the night for sales only to experience broken checkout pages, emptied shopping carts, and login errors. This caused their desired items to go...

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Tired Of Facebook? Try Facedrink Energy Shot Before Zuck Sues

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Tired Of Facebook? Try Facedrink Energy Shot Before Zuck Sues

“It gives you social energy. It gives you taste of friendship.” It’s Facedrink ! And you better go buy some because it will be sued out of existence any minute now. Following in the footsteps of the unofficial Mark Zuckerberg action figure, some dude named Barry Moustapha (ROFLCOPTER) has created a lawyer-magnet energy drink. It’s...

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Dog Bites Man; Pope Condemns Violence; Publishing Still Doesn’t Get It

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Dog Bites Man; Pope Condemns Violence; Publishing Still Doesn’t Get It

I’m an author , but thankfully I’m not a member of the Authors Guild, that “not-for-profit American organization of and for authors”, who a few days ago issued a statement that first lauded publishers for not signing on to Amazon’s new Kindle book-lending program for Amazon Prime members, and then condemned those few...

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