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Amazon Settles Kindle 1984 Lawsuit...Lawsuit That didn't take long. Two months after a high school student sued Amazon for removing George Orwell's "1984" from his Kindle e-reader, along with all his notes, Amazon has settled the lawsuit. Techflash dug up the the... In this article: Amazon, Iphone, 1984, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, AT&T, Google, and George Orwell |
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USATODAY.com | September 04, 2009
Amazon offers to replace Orwell books on Kindles
...by a third party that did not have rights to the books. Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener said Friday the company now has the proper rights to distribute the Orwell books. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This...
In this article: George Orwell, All rights reserved, E mail, Kindle books, Jeff Bezos, USA Today, and Animal Farm
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Indy Star | November 04, 2009
Camby mailman wins $50,000 on Who Wants to be a Millionaire
...to help answer the more difficult questions. The $7,500 question was "In 2009, Amazon.com was ironically dubbed 'Big Brother' after it deleted users' electronic copies of books by what author?" The answer was George Orwell. For $15,000,...
In this article: Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Big Brother, Scrubs, 30 Rock, New York, Oscar, Decatur Central High School, and Rutgers University
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 12, 2009
Amazon expands Web-based business services to Asia
...dangers of information systems. In the wake of the uproar, Amazon announced that it would no longer use its wireless capabilities to erase readers' e-books, and Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos apologized. Lesson learned, right? Maybe, but...
In this article: PayPal, EBay, Revenue, Zappos, Web-based, Asia, George Orwell, Wal-Mart, and 1984
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Computer World | July 20, 2009
Opinion: Amazon Removes E-Books From Kindle Store
...strong-arm grab from rightfully purchased customers property),... PC World - On Friday, Amazon removed George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm from its Kindle e-book store. The company also went ahead and removed any digital trace of the...
In this article: Amazon, George Orwell, Competitive advantage, Revenue, Blu-ray, and Animal Farm
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thestar.com | September 05, 2009
Amazon to replace erased Orwell books
Amazon to replace erased Orwell books SAN FRANCISCO-Amazon.com Inc. is offering free books or $30 (U.S.) to Kindle customers whose copies of the George Orwell novels 1984 and Animal Farm were deleted from their electronic reading devices in...
In this article: Amazon, George Orwell, Jeff Bezos, Animal Farm, and 1984
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 04, 2009
Amazon settles Orwellian kindle dispute
Amazon.com has settled for $173,511 ($US150,000) a lawsuit brought by a high school student and another consumer who claimed the online retailer illegally deleted from their Kindle devices digital copies of George Orwell's 1984. The...
In this article: Plaintiff, Seattle, and George Orwell
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Independent.co.uk - Gadgets & Tech | October 02, 2009
Amazon settles Kindle scrap with student
...school student's e-reader. Justin D. Gawronski, a 17-year-old student in Shelby Township, Michigan, sued Amazon after it erased copies of the Orwell works 1984 and Animal Farm from customers' Kindles in July. Gawronski's suit claimed...
In this article: George Orwell, Seattle, Jeff Bezos, Animal Farm, and Milpitas, California
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American-based multinational electronic commerce company. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, it is America's largest online retailer, with nearly three times the Internet sales revenue of the runner up, Staples, Inc.
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com, Inc. in 1994 and launched it online in 1995. It started as an on-line bookstore but soon diversified to product lines of VHS, DVD, music CDs and MP3s, computer software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys, etc. Amazon has established separate websites in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, and China. It also provides international shipping to certain countries for some of its products.
On January 15, 2009, a survey published by Verdict Research found that Amazon was the UK's favorite music and video retailer, and came third in overall retail rankings.
- Name:
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Type:
- Public (NASDAQ: AMZN)
- Location City:
- Seattle, Washington
- Location Country:
- USA
- Founder:
- Jeffrey P. Bezos
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- AMZN
- Industry:
- Retail
- Key People:
- Jeffrey P. Bezos
- Products:
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- IMDb
- A9.com
- Alexa Internet
- Amazon Web Services
- Kindle
- Amazon.com
- dpreview.com
- Revenue:
- US$ 19.166 billion (2008)
- Operating Income:
- US$ 842 million (2008)
- Net Income:
- US$ 645 million (2008)
- Assets:
- US$ 8.314 billion (2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 20,500 (2008)
- Market Cap:
- $21.27 billion (2008)
- Language:
- English, Japanese, German, French, & Chinese
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