Raising the price of Amazon Prime to $99 from $79 was the right decision, Jeff Bezos crowed in the company’s Q4 2014 earnings report released Thursday. “The data is in and… Read more »
More than 1,000 authors in support of Hachette reached out to Amazon’s board of directors Monday, decrying Amazon’s treatment of Hachette titles. Read more »
Hachette Book Group CEO Michael Pietsch spoke out Sunday, saying that “Amazon is seeking a lot more profit and even more market share, at the expense of authors, bricks and mortar… Read more »
In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos lists the company’s 2013 accomplishments and says Sunday delivery is coming to “a large portion of the U.S. population” in 2014. Read more »
Amazon has said it may raise the yearly cost of a Prime membership. In two surveys, Prime members say they wouldn’t pay more — and their reasons are revealing. Read more »
“Do I need to go down and get the certificate that says I’m CEO of the company to get you to stop challenging me on this?” An upcoming book reveals what… Read more »
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jeffrey-bezos-washington-posts-next-owner-aims-for-a-new-golden-era-at-the-newspaper/2013/09/02/30c00b60-13f6-11e3-b182-1b3bb2eb474c_story.html The Washington Post (s WPO) interviews its new owner, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Bezos doesn’t get into many specifics about what he might change, but notes that websites can summarize… Read more »
Amazon delivered its Q1 2013 earnings report Thursday afternoon, beating analyst expectations. In its release, which comes a day after renewed reports of an Amazon set-top box, the company highlighted its… Read more »
In a new book, former Kindle exec Jason Merkoski examines where e-reading platforms are now and how they could change in the future. If you’re looking for secrets about Jeff Bezos,… Read more »
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has led a $5 million investment round in Henry Blodget’s website Business Insider, which lost about $3 million last year but has been increasing its audience rapidly. Read more »