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Amazon Closes Zappos Deal, Ends Up Paying $1.2 Billion
techcrunch.com - 11/2/2009
Amazon Closes Zappos Deal, Ends Up Paying $1.2 Billion
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Amazon earlier this morning announced the official closing of the acquisition of Zappos , a deal which we broke the news about back in July. Turns out the valuation of the online retailer went up a bit over the past few months too – thank you, stock market – and Zappos turns out to ...
paidcontent.org - 10/27/2009
Barnes & Noble Won't Sell Nook To Go In All Stores
— paidcontent.org — Its 700-plus U.S. stores should give Barnes & Noble an edge in the contest for e-reader dollars... but many won’t be selling the actual Nook on site. Instead, I was told as a customer, the booksellers will order a device for in-store customers ... (more) Barnes & Noble Won't Sell Nook To Go In All Stores

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affiliate-blog.amazon.com - 11/4/2009
The Official Amazon Associates Blog: Amazon Associates Now Integrates Directly with Twitter
— affiliate-blog.amazon.com — We are excited to announce the launch of a new feature called Share on Twitter. You can... access Share on Twitter from the Site Stripe and post links to your Twitter account from Amazon detail pages in just two clicks. The Share on Twitter feature is ... (more) The Official Amazon Associates Blog: Amazon Associates ...

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aws.amazon.com - 10/27/2009
Amazon Relational Database Service
— aws.amazon.com — MySQL as a web service from Amazon. Interesting.  ★ ... (more) Amazon Relational Database Service

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Amazon and Zappos Seal the Deal for $1.2 Billion
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... , a purveyor of shoes, bags and clothing. Now that the deal is finally closing, and Zappos’s stock has risen on the news of the buyout, Amazon has agreed to make the purchase for $1.2 billion, up from the initial stock price-based estimate of $928 million. ...

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