Amazon News

London - Two foreign companies who trade in the UK have been in the spotlight this week. The companies involved are Amazon and Goldman Sachs. So first the tale of Amazon and its corporation tax liabilities in the UK, or rather its lack of them.

Citing its most favorite source: “people familiar with the company's plans”, Wall Street Journal says Amazon has recently been developing a wide-ranging lineup of gadgets, including two smartphones and an audio streaming device.

Sydney - Kindle, the quasi-original reader, is about to get another upgrade, this time to a realistic, slightly bigger than 6x9 paperback standard size. This may be welcomed by readers, but so far the idea is more interesting than based on hard facts.

News came to light on Thursday that online retail giant Amazon may soon release a mobile payment solution for merchants and consumers.

A Seattle jury has rejected a claim by actor Junie Hoang after her date of birth was posted on Amazon’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

Was Jack Bauer almost James Bond? That's an interesting question and one that's addressed in a controversial and eagerly anticipated new ebook released this week from Entertainment Legends E-Press.

Sydney - I got an email from Goodreads this morning telling me they’d joined the Amazon family. No problem for me, I’m an Amazon author, but others weren’t at all happy about it. The question of Goodreads values vs. commercial realities is the issue.

Amazon was forced to stop selling the popular SimCity video game due to ongoing technical issues and following a series of customer complaints. The matter has now been resolved.

In a throw back to the Second World War the phrase "keep calm and.." has become popular. We have become used to seeing "Keep Calm and Have a Cuppa", but what about "Keep Calm and Rape a Lot"?

Paris - These days it can be hard to find a job, so a Parisian decided to come up with a brand new idea for offering his services. A mock Amazon.com web page offering himself for bids, which is now going viral online.