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Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales....

For now, it’s a battle of discounts, but Wal-Mart’s long-term goal appears to be stopping Amazon from taking away its business.

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

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

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.