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Amazon wants to buy your used video games
obsessable.com - 3/5/2009
Amazon wants to buy your used video games
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Amazon Video Games Trade-In pays you competitive rates for shipping in your used titles. Most of us have ordered from Amazon at one point or another. Although ostensibly a bookstore, the site's product selection has grown to include most any consumer product you can think of. In recent years, ...

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amazon.com - 3/5/2009
Amazon.com’s Trade-In Store Launches with 1,500+ Eligible Titles
— amazon.com — Calling all gamers! Do you have any used games lying around? Today we are pleased to announce the beta launch of Amazon Video Games Trade-In, www.amazon.com/tradeingames . Amazon Video Games Trade-In is a new service that enables you to trade in ... (more) Amazon.com’s Trade-In Store Launches with 1,500+ ...

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edge-online.com - 3/5/2009
GameStop: "Zero Chance" for Amazon Trade-In Success
— edge-online.com — GameStop CEO Dan DeMatteo isn't concerned about online retailer Amazon's venture into the used videogame trade-in business--not in the least. "I give the probability of this working at zero," DeMatteo told Edge in a Thursday phone ... (more) GameStop: "Zero Chance" for Amazon Trade-In Success

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Fictionwise acquired by Barnes & Noble
teleread.org - 3/5/2009
Fictionwise acquired by Barnes & Noble
— teleread.org — Fictionwise has been acquired by Barnes & Noble in a stock deal today. I spoke with Scott Pendergrast of Fictionwise at 7:20 a.m. EST this morning and he told me that all the Fictionwise sites—Fictionwise, eReader and eBookwise ... (more) Fictionwise acquired by Barnes & Noble

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amazon wants your used games
technabob — ... of course there’s a catch. There’s always a catch. Instead of cash, they put Amazon Gift Cards into your account. You can’t even turn around and use ‘em as a gift for someone else (though you could use them to buy a gift). However, sending in the games? Free. If you’re a frequent Amazon shopper, that makes the process pretty painless. The service is still new, though, and there are sure to be a few kinks. [Amazon via Obsessable] ...

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