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Amazon is looking for television executives to develop original half-hour kids ' and comedy series for both online and traditional distribution, according to two new job postings at Amazon.com. The driving force behind these hires is Amazon Studios, which solicits screenplays, pitches and test movies from anyone on the web .

Highly acclaimed author Peter Thomas Senese is very serious about making a substantial impact for children and parents who are targeted for international child abduction.

First up, Japan: Kindle could launch there as soon as April, Reuters reports . Amazon has been been in discussions with Japanese publishers since last year.

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My first diary in a very long time. Joe Romm at Think Progress alerts us regarding more smearing of Michael Mann.

Analysts have fueled rumors of an upcoming addition to Amazon's Kindle Fire family, with the new 9-inch model set to launch later this year.

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Amazon.com has promised to make a paid app free every day in the Amazon Appstore, and today's app is Humans vs Aliens .

Amazon.com plans to announce a deal with Viacom to launch an online subscription service this week, according to Reuters.The move comes in the wake of hints Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman made last week on a CC.Reuters reported that the deal would be unveiled as soon as this week.Amazon.com has potential upside of 27.8% based on a current price of ... (more)

Amazon gets into India's e-commerce market. Really? Sort of. Can you buy products from the website? Yes, sort of.

The Virginia Senate voted Friday to close the so-called Amazon loophole that has allowed the online retailer giant to duck the state sales tax. K Cups Cheap The bill, sponsored by Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), would require retailers with a physical presence in the state to collect and pay the state sales tax.

Amazon Web Services , as the trailblazing provider of Infrastructure as a Service , has changed the dialog about computing infrastructure.

Apple could unveil a smaller version of its hit iPad tablet later this year, to head off the threat of Amazon's successful Kindle Fire Apple could unveil a smaller version of its hit iPad tablet later this year, to head off the threat of Amazon's successful Kindle Fire.

The rumor mill churning around Amazon.com has offered up a new hatchling, in brick and mortar.

World's biggest online retailer Amazon.com Inc. will begin sales of its Kindle e-book readers in Japan, as early as April, for less than 20,000 yen , The Nikkei said.

There is a strange duality in the world of brick and mortar tech stores today. In the last four years CompUSA, Borders and Circuit City all went out of business.