Archive for the 'Amazon.com' Category

USA Today had the news. Kindle books are now coming to iphones and ipods.

I’ve heard people drool about their Kindle. But I like REAL books. I don’t want to carry around another electronic “thing”.
That’s why I like the iphone… it’s all in one device.
Besides, the Kindle, “Amazon’s Wireless Reading Device” costs more than my iphone [...]

Just got the email… Amazon.com now has an AUTO PARTS widget for websites that are auto related.
Every little bit helps… if you are marketing auto related products on the web, this could help you earn some extra commissions.
Also, if you’re a local business and tired of selling on ebay as a friend of mine is, [...]

High gas prices seem to be helping sales at Amazon.com! Here’s the article on that “Amazon Shrugs Off High Gas Prices, Weak Economy”
While millions of customers have kept Amazon in business, they’ve never managed to make their investors very happy.
Maybe this will change that trend. As gas prices skyrocket and consumers want to save on [...]

Amazon.com will be selling office supplies and going head to head with Staples, Office Depot, etc.
“With our enormous breadth of selection, we have paper, pencils, sticky notes, pushpins and much more, all available for purchase with the click of a mouse, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Chris Rupp, director of merchandising [...]

This just caught my eye as I was surfing at Amazon.com… Amazon.com is now offering “Pay Per Click” ads for your online marketing pleasure.
Unlike other pay per click systems, you could actually upload your customer catalog, set pay per click limits, and advertise away. The people who click are sent to your site and purchase [...]

Now that they don’t allow iframes due to the spammers, how do you put up Amazon links?
(You’re supposed to use their module, but some people want to keep ALL the money for themselves!)
Here’s a great page on that.  Looks like you could use it on any HTML page, not just Squidoo.

Amazon has upgraded their aStores. If your site is “family friendly” realize that in the past at least some stores customers have complained about adult products showing up for “innocent” sounding keyword searches so direct linking may be required for your site.
New aStore Features
With the release of our latest features we have increased your ability [...]

From Steve Weber
Any unknown author can put his eBook up for sale on Amazon.com who meets three basic requirements:
1. You own the rights to the book (your question implies that you do, and have not sold the rights to another entity).
2. You must supply an ISBN (International Standard Book Number). You can purchase an ISBN [...]

I’ve blogged about folks being able to use Amazon’s “underutilized assets” before to help run your business. Here’s how you may see that work – coming to an auction near you.
From the Business Opportunities weblog

The New York Times:
Your next eBay purchase could arrive at your door in a brown Amazon.com box.
Amazon.com, the online retailer, is [...]

StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths
StrengthsFinder 2.0 is the new version of the StrengthsFinder assessment. This tool is VERY useful in any management situation so that whether you’re helping a non profit organization or a business, you’re helping people what the do BEST and [...]