The Guardian

Self-published ebook author becomes Amazon's top seller
The Guardian
The three-book series has now sold more than a quarter of a million copies, with Locked In selling its 100000th copy on Christmas Eve and becoming the top seller on Amazon's Kindle store for the last quarter of 2011. Kindle EU director Gordon …
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Pocket-lint.com

Amazon Adds Viacom Shows to Prime Instant Video Lineup
PC Magazine
The new Amazon content will be available on more than 300 devices, including the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet. For more, see PCMag's full review of the Fire and the slideshow below. For more from Chloe, follow her on Twitter @ChloeAlbanesius.
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Travel Gadget: Sony Reader
New Zealand Herald
However, the display is, of course, black and white and it's a bit slow and stuttery visually as it loads webpages. Its websurfing ability is perhaps best thought of as a back-up if your smartphone runs out of juice. However, as an ebook reader, …

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Wireless and Mobile News

The Palms Private Residence Club is the Backdrop for New Amazon Kindle Fire …
Houston Chronicle
In January, Amazon sent a crew of 40 to The Palms Private Residence Club on the serene coast of Playa Flamingo in Costa Rica to shoot the new Amazon Kindle Fire commercial. Movie director Ben Younger, who is known for writing and directing the movie …
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Viacom streaming deal for Amazon Kindle
Advanced Television
Amazon.com has agreed a licensing deal with Viacom that will allow Amazon Prime members in the US instantly to stream TV shows from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET, CMT and Logo. The deal will bring the total number of Prime …

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The Bookseller

Self-published author claims Kindle top spot
The Bookseller
Wilkinson, from Lancashire, published his novel Locked In, one of a series featuring detective Jessica Daniel, using Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing tool, and sold “hundred of thousands of copies” of it in the three months before Christmas, …

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PR Web (press release)

The Palms Private Residence Club is the Backdrop for New Amazon Kindle Fire …
PR Web (press release)
In January, Amazon sent a crew of 40 to The Palms Private Residence Club on the serene coast of Playa Flamingo in Costa Rica to shoot the new Amazon Kindle Fire commercial. Movie director Ben Younger, who is known for writing and directing the movie …

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HotPads releases Kindle Fire app with native mapping
AGBeat
Although more and more Amazon Kindle Fire tablet apps are hitting the market, there are some serious limitations that developers must work around, specifically no GPS and no access to mobile networks which is a very serious issue for any company …

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News Pakistan

Kindle Fire Fires Amazon Sales and Satisfaction
Wireless and Mobile News
In a recent survey by ChangeWave Research shows increased popularity of Amazon and the Amazon Kindle Fire amounting to a whole lot of revenue, satisfaction and profits. Almost three-in-ten Kindle Fire owners (29%) say they'll spend More Money at Amazon …
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Scotsman

Wolfson expects another weak quarter before recovery
Chicago Tribune
Wolfson, whose audio chips are used in Samsung smartphones and Amazon's Kindle ebook reader, forecast first-quarter revenue below market expectation, but said it was comfortable with current consensus estimates for the full year.
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