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Amazon to Sell Cheaper Kindle With Ads

In exchange for putting up with ads, customers get device for $114

(Newser) - Have you been dying to get a Kindle, but thought that it was about $25 too expensive? Well, you’re in luck. Amazon today unveiled a $114 version of the Kindle that’s the same as the $139 version except for one crucial difference: You’ll have to put up...

Pedophile Guide Author Gets Probation

Phillip Greaves won't need to register as sex offender

(Newser) - The author of a how-to book for pedophiles has been sentenced to two years' probation for distributing obscene material depicting minors engaged in harmful conduct, reports the BBC . Phillip Greaves was arrested after sending a copy of his guide to undercover police in Florida. The Pedophile's Guide to Love and ...

Amazon Beats Apple, Google to Cloud Music Service

Service allows people to upload their music to company servers

(Newser) - Amazon has launched a new service that allows people to store their music on the company's servers and play it on their computers or Android devices, reports CNET . The move is getting plenty of buzz because Amazon beat both Apple and Google in the development of a so-called cloud system,...

Apple Sues Amazon Over Its, Um, 'Appstore'

Says it violated its trademark

(Newser) - Got legal problems? Well, unless you're using an iPhone/iPad/iPod, there had better not be an "app" for that, at least not one sold in an "App Store." Apple has sued Amazon over the name of its new "Amazon Appstore," which sells Android applications, the LA ...

25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google
25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google
survey says
Mar 21, 2011 7:15 AM CDT

25% of Young Professionals Want to Work for Google

Other hot would-be employers: Apple, Disney, State Department

(Newser) - We're guessing "job openings" is a popular Google search term: Nearly 25% of young professionals would like to work for Google, according to a new survey. It was by far the most popular would-be employer, reports the Wall Street Journal . Apple snatched second place, followed by Walt Disney, the...

Chevron Appeals Massive Amazon Pollution Fine

Oil company claims indigenous supporters 'corrupted' trial

(Newser) - Chevron has launched an appeal challenging a whopping $9.5 billion penalty for polluting much of Ecuador's Amazon region. Company attorneys are accusing lawyers and supporters of the indigenous groups who brought the suit against Chevron of "corrupting" the trial, and claims that the finding against the corporation is...

Amazon Unveils Movie Streaming Service

Amazon Prime subscribers get Netflix-esque service

(Newser) - Amazon threw down the gauntlet against Netflix today, offering its own streaming movie service. From now on, subscribers to Amazon Prime—which offers customers free two-day shipping for $79 a year—will also get access to more than 5,000 movies and TV shows, CNET reports. You can see the...

Most Romantic Cities in America

Amazon looks to rom-com, Barry White sales

(Newser) - Seeking a romantic getaway this Valentine’s Day? Love is in the air (and perhaps the water supply) in Amazon ’s 20 most romantic cities in America. The firm compiled the list with an eye on key sales data: romance novels, rom-coms, and, of course, Barry White albums. The...

Brazil Releases Photos of Endangered Tribe

Illegal logging putting uncontacted tribes at risk, Brazil warns

(Newser) - Brazil has released photographs of a tribe living deep in the Amazon in an effort to draw attention to their plight. Tribespeople who've had virtually no contact with the outside world, some painted with vegetable dye and brandishing bows, are seen looking upwards at a government plane. The tribe lives...

Kindle Allows E-Book Lending ... Sort Of

You can loan to a friend for two weeks, with publisher's OK

(Newser) - Amazon today gave its Kindle users the ability to lend e-books for the first time, an innovation the Nook e-reader had first. The privilege comes with similar limits, however, as ReadWriteWeb explains. First of all, it's up to the publisher whether a book can be loaned, which could create a...

Amazon Strategy Will Block Lousy Gifts Before They Hit Mail

Patent would allow gift filtering, automatic exchanges

(Newser) - Tired of getting strange, useless gifts from bizarro relatives each year? Now Amazon.com is working on an online solution to the annual holiday headache, patenting a tool to ban lousy gifts and gift-givers, and give you a head start on cashing in on bad presents before they are ever...

Google Set to Battle Amazon With Launch of eBooks

Gloves are off in battle of the eBookstores

(Newser) - After much anticipation, Google launched its ebookstore in the US today, jumping into the fray with Amazon, Apple, and Borders with its first “real” retail service, reports Wired . Google eBooks lets readers view their books on a variety of devices, from iPhones to Chrome and Safari browsers to Sony’...

Amazon Boots WikiLeaks From Servers

... and suffers the wrath of snarky tweets from Assange and crew

(Newser) - It's not easy fighting baddies . WikiLeaks got kicked off servers it was renting from Amazon today and had to move its URL to a Swedish hosting company, reports ComputerWorld . The move came complete with huffy tweets: "WikiLeaks servers at Amazon ousted. Free speech the land of the free--fine our...

Another Pedophile Book Still for Sale on Amazon

'Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers' has drawn complaints for years

(Newser) - The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure has been removed from Amazon's e-book store—but a similar book remains for sale. Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers (which, disturbingly, has a 2.5 star rating) is described in Amazon's review of the book as such: "Defensive in tone and amateurishly...

Pedophile's Guide No Longer for Sale...

...but only after sales shot up 101,000% in less than a day

(Newser) - Outrage over The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure may have convinced Amazon.com to stop selling the book, despite the company’s initial insistence that to do so would be “censorship.” The controversial e-book is no longer available on the site, Gawker notes, though it’...

Twitter Users Slam Amazon Over 'Pedophile's Guide'

Retailer refuses to censor e-book

(Newser) - Amazon has come under fire for selling a Kindle version of The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure. On the book's Amazon page, the author explains it is "my attempt to make pedophile situations safer for those juveniles that find themselves involved in them, by establishing certian (sic) rules...

New Kindle Finds Hole in 'Great Firewall of China'

Device selling like hotcakes on gray market

(Newser) - Amazon’s Kindle 3G has become the hottest item on China’s gray market, and not just for its e-book features. Chinese bloggers have been gleefully recommending the device because it can circumvent the government’s censorship measures—or as one put it, “scale the wall automatically.” Its...

Porn, or Porn-Lite, Creeping Into the Kindle

Amazon will have a decision to make eventually

(Newser) - Some unexpected titles have charted high on the Kindle's bestseller list, notes James Ledbetter in Slate . Take Compromising Positions, about an "international fitness company" executive who gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to help a friend demonstrate Kama Sutra positions for her yoga class—you get...

Man Walks Entire Amazon River
 Man Walks Entire Amazon River 
Aug 9, 2010 6:31 AM CDT

Man Walks Entire Amazon River

Brit walks 2 years, facing anacondas and hostile tribes

(Newser) - After 859 days, thousands of miles, and "50,000 mosquito bites," Ed Stafford will be the first person known to have walked the entire length of the Amazon river when the waves of the Atlantic Ocean lap his feet in northern Brazil today. "I am simply doing...

Amazon Unveils Cheaper Kindle
 Amazon Offers Even 
 Cheaper Kindle 
NOW $139
Jul 29, 2010 8:39 AM CDT

Amazon Offers Even Cheaper Kindle

It's also thinner, has better screen

(Newser) - Amazon has announced a new, improved and cheaper version of the Kindle, boasting that the price cut will make it a “mass market” device. The new, slightly smaller, device boasts a higher-contrast screen and a one-month battery life, but can be had for just $139 for the WiFi-only model....

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