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Amazon CEO Pledges $2.5 Million for Washington Same-Sex Marriage Effort

Jeff Bezos and his wife, responding to an email from an Amazon employee, have made what is the largest single donation to the cause of same-sex marriage in the United States to support passage of a referendum in Washington state.

Posted on Jul 27, 2012 READ MORE



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The Amazon Effect

From the start, Jeff Bezos wanted to “get big fast.” He was never a “small is beautiful” kind of guy.

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Amazon Sells Many More Digital Books Than Hardcovers

It looks like Amazon’s e-book strategy is paying off. CEO Jeff Bezos revealed Monday that, “even while our hardcover sales continue to grow,” his company sold 180 Kindle edition books for every 100 hardcovers last month. That figure has accelerated since Amazon dropped the price of its best-selling product, the Kindle e-book reader, by $70.

Posted on Jul 20, 2010 READ MORE  |  14 COMMENTS


The Tax War Goes Online

Amazon has sent a message to states buckling under budget deficits: If you make us play by the same tax rules as other businesses, we’ll punish you.

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Are the Kindle’s Days Numbered?

Although Kindle sales have seemed strong since its debut nearly two years ago, the future of Amazon’s e-reader may not be rosy, according to The Atlantic’s Kevin Maney, who sums up the “Kindle problem” thusly: “[I]n aiming to provide both a great experience and supreme convenience, it has achieved neither.”

Posted on Sep 15, 2009 READ MORE  |  18 COMMENTS


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