Since Amazon.com debuted its first Kindle e-book reader late in 2007, the reaction within the book industry has been some mix of welcome and scorn. But matters now suggest something more of a middle ground, with important repercussions for publishers and the e-commerce giant alike.

Online retail spending in the U.S. in the fourth quarter reached $39 billion, a 3 percent increase compared to a year ago, according to the latest report from comScore. Total retail ecommerce spending reached $129.8 billion in 2009, slightly lower than the previous year's total of $130.1 billion. "The fourth...

Online retail spending in the U.S. in the fourth quarter reached $39 billion, a 3 percent increase compared to a year ago, according to the latest report from comScore. Total retail ecommerce spending reached $129.8 billion in 2009, slightly lower than the previous year's total of $130.1 billion. "The fourth...

It has been about a year since the music labels got what they had been asking for from the major online music stores: tiered music pricing. Problem is, that system may not be working out as well as the labels had hopedâ??Warner Music Group has reported slowed digital music growth since...

It has been about a year since the music labels got what they had been asking for from the major online music stores: tiered music pricing. Problem is, that system may not be working out as well as the labels had hopedâ??Warner Music Group has reported slowed digital music growth since...

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By Neil HughesPublished: 11:25 AM EST Since Apple granted music labels the flexibility to set individual song prices between $0.69 and $1.29 on the iTunes Music Store, growth of digital music sales has slowed, one music executive revealed Tuesday.According to Peter Kafka at MediaMemo, Warner Music Group revealed Tuesday that...

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Monday's investors can't hold intraday gains, but don't count out Friday's reversal just yet.

New York, Feb 9th (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) are trading very close to calculated support at $114.1 with current price action closing at just $116.83 places the stock price near levels where traders will start paying attention.

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A battle of the business models might not be far away.

The e-book pricing war between Macmillan and Amazon AMZN is still raging but Amazon's lost two more battles, further loosening the online retailer's choke hold on the $9.99 price point for digital books. by Lydia Dishman

The e-book pricing war between Macmillan and Amazon AMZN is still raging but Amazon's lost two more battles, further loosening the online retailer's choke hold on the $9.99 price point for digital books. by Lydia Dishman

The end game is clear.

Market-lagging returns could be written in these two stars.

This week it's not quite the Big Cap 20. It's more of a Big Cap 8. The fact IBD's Big Cap 20 couldn't even get 20 stocks today says a lot about the current market. When so few stocks can make this screen, it validates the viewpoint that the market is in a correction. Here are the stocks that fell off the list since last week: Amazon.com (AMZN), Boeing (BA), PNG Financial Services (PNC), Merck (MRK), Precision Castparts (PCP), Covidien (COV), 3M

BlueLock, a little-known cloud-computing services provider, is rolling out a suite of services aimed at a wide range of customers, it announced Monday. "One size cloud does not fit all," said Brian Wolff, vice president of sales and marketing for BlueLock. "I've got startups ranging to Fortune 500 banks on...

BlueLock, a little-known cloud-computing services provider, is rolling out a suite of services aimed at a wide range of customers, it announced Monday. "One size cloud does not fit all," said Brian Wolff, vice president of sales and marketing for BlueLock. "I've got startups ranging to Fortune 500 banks on...

The Great Amazon Delisting may be coming to an end, according to the New York Times. What no one can quite understand is why it happened at all, or took so long to resolve.A little more than a week ago, Amazon removed all Macmillan books from its online store, both...