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Amazon.com closes on Zappos.com acquisition

Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that it closed on its acquisition of online apparel and footwear company Zappos.com Inc.

Correction: 3Q earnings roundup

In an Oct. 22 roundup on earnings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Amazon.com Inc.'s third-quarter net income rose 62 percent. The company's net income actually rose 68 percent.

Earnings roundup: Terra Nitrogen, Chipotle

Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 22, from AP Financial News:

Amazon.com CEO apologizes for Orwell incident

Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos has apologized to Kindle customers for deleting pirated copies of George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" from their e-reader devices.

Clarification: Amazon Holiday Sales story

A Dec. 26 story about Amazon.com's holiday orders carried a Seattle dateline. It should have carried a New York dateline, where the writer is based.

Lucky’s favorite holiday gifts that give back

Looking for a present that will delight your loved ones and make you feel good? Lucky magazine's favorite designers and retailers are teaming up with worthy charities for the holidays — and the results are stellar.

Amazon.com profit soars but outlook and stock down

Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that its profit climbed 48 percent in the third quarter, but the company reduced its full-year sales outlook, showing that the online retailer cannot escape the weak economy. Its shares dived in after-hours trading.

Amazon Tests Doorstep Grocery Delivery

Has enough time passed since the sensational demise of Webvan.com and its Web-to-doorstep grocery delivery peers for another company to try again?

Technology investments paying off for Amazon.com; 1st-quarter profit more than doubles

After two years of technology investments that sent revenues and profits moving in opposite directions, Amazon.com's spending may finally be paying off.

Amazon.com Drops Search Engine Features

Amazon.com Inc.'s A9 search engine has dropped some of its most widely touted features, including the ability to remember everything a user has ever searched for and a service that showed detailed, street-level images of major cities.

Amazon.com Unit Sells CBS News on DVDs

An Amazon.com Inc. subsidiary has started selling DVDs of CBS News programs, one of the latest examples of how television content is increasingly being made available in more convenient, on-demand formats.

Amazon.com Subsidiary to Sell TV DVDs

Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that its subsidiary, CustomFlix Labs Inc., has signed deals with television networks including NBC Universal that could let them sell DVDs of television shows soon after they air.

Amazon.com Jumps Gun on NCAA Winner

College basketball fans may have been surprised to turn on their computers Monday morning and find an e-mail from Amazon.com Inc. proclaiming, "UCLA Wins."

Amazon.com Modifies 'Abortion' Queries

Amazon.com Inc. said Monday it had modified the way its search engine handles queries for the term "abortion" after receiving an e-mail complaint that the results appeared biased.

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Kindle user sues Amazon over broken screen
Source: msnbc.com

Amazon.com has been sued by a user of its Kindle electronic reader who claims the device's cover, which is sold separately, can break the screen and make the device inoperable.

Obama-mania in book world picks up after election
Source: msnbc.com

The weekend after becoming the country's first black president-elect, Barack Obama's "The Audacity of Hope" and "Dreams from My Father," both already million sellers, are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.

Amazon.com is challenging French competition law
Source: International Herald Tribune

The online retailer Amazon.com said Monday that it would pay €1,000 a day in fines, rather than comply with a court ruling upholding French limits on price discounts for books.

Anne d'Roid's Dungeon
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