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Pick your monopoly: Apple or AmazonNews from Washington Post: As a general rule, we don’t prefer monopolies. We know that, over the long run, monopolists tend to raise prices, reduce choice and stifle innovation. But are monopolies so bad that we might want to tolerate a little price-fixing by customers or suppliers in order to [...]

Supplier calls Amazon a bully and a copycat in new suitNews from CNET News: by Josh Lowensohn December 28, 2011 10:24 AM PST An M-Edge Kindle case. (Credit: M-Edge) Accessory maker M-Edge is suing Amazon, claiming the online retailer bullied it into making less profitable deals while infringing on its intellectual property. The lawsuit, which [...]

Tablets wars: Apple is from Venus, Amazon is from MarsNews from GigaOm: They say Apple has met its first real tablet competitor. And no, it is not Samsung or Motorola. Instead it is from a company that started out selling books on the Internet: Amazon. And while there is some truth to that assertion, I [...]

Amazon unveils Kindle Fire tablet computer for $ 200News from Los Angeles Times:Amazon.com Inc. unveiled its first tablet computer with a host of functions and features that allow it to do nearly everything the iPad can do — but at less than half the cost. Called the Kindle Fire, the device may quickly become the [...]

Amazon Set To Reveal New Tablet ComputerNews from OzarksFirst.com:(Seattle, WA) — Amazon.com is set to take on Apple in the tablet computer market. The online retailer that turned the way we read books on its ear with the Kindle e-reader is expected to unveil a tablet that industry insiders say will give Apple’s iPad some [...]

Will Amazon unveil new tablet computer Wednesday?News from The Seattle Times: Originally published September 23, 2011 at 4:53 PM | Page modified September 23, 2011 at 7:05 PM For months, technology bloggers and stock analysts have been buzzing about a new tablet computer believed to be in the works by Amazon.com. And for months, Amazon’s [...]

Kindle Wars: When Amazon Tab Comes, How Does Apple React?News from International Business Times: One thing is clear: While shareholders of both Apple and Amazon may not be happy, consumers will be once Amazon starts shipping its much-anticipated Kindle tablet for about $ 300. Amazon, the world’s biggest e-retailer, has neither officially introduced the Kindle [...]