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Amazon announces a new version of the Kindle, called the DX, aimed at reading documents and newspapers.

Whoa kittens! What is going on with Amazon this weekend? Amazon states that it regularly culls adult-oriented books from sales rankings so they don't show up in some bestseller lists and site searches. Well, apparently, this weekend the whole "think...

Amazon.com stripped hundreds of LGBT books of their sales ranks.

A "glitch" on Amazon.com has caused the sales rank to be removed from gay- and/or lesbian-themed books by James Baldwin, Gore Vidal and others.

Amazon.com is shutting distribution centers in three states, and will lay off or transfer to other nearby facilities about 210 employees.

Unless Amazon embraces open standards, the Kindle's lead will become a very short story.

The mobile version of Google Book Search gives would-be Amazon Kindle buyers another option for reading classic literature on-the-go.

Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, topped sales and profit estimates yesterday after its biggest holiday season ever, outpacing EBay Inc. and its e-commerce rivals.