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Amazon Removes 5000 Books From Kindle Store Over Contract Dispute

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Amazon recently removed about 5,000 ebooks from the Kindle store as a result of not being able to forge an agreement with Independent Publishers Group about over a new contract. The 41 year old IPG was founded in Chicago and officially went into the ebook business in 2001. The group is the second largest independent book distributor in the United States.

Amazon began to remove IPG titles from the Kindle Store at the beginning of the week when the two entities could not agree on terms on a new contract. The pullout is only for the ebooks, the printed editions of the same titles are still available at Amazon. [Read more…]

Originally posted on February 24, 2012 @ 8:35 pm

More People Using Mobile Phones To Research Purchases

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A study recently conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project shows that more than fifty percent of people who shopped during the 2011 holiday season used their mobile phones to do research on various products before committing to buy them.

The study involved 1,000 adults and according to the results, it was found out that a fourth of them took out their mobile phone while shopping inside a store in order to look up the price for the products they’re eyeing at online resellers.  [Read more…]

Originally posted on February 1, 2012 @ 7:40 pm

Food Truck Names: How to Choose the Perfect Name in 2023

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When you’re thinking of going into the food truck business, there’s a lot to consider to represent your talent and attract customers.  One of these considerations is a catchy name. A unique name for your food truck business will help you to stand out from the crowd and rise above competitors in this hard-to-master field. […]

Originally posted on July 9, 2023 @ 1:41 pm

Words With Friends Saves Man’s Life

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We all know that gadgets and various internet technologies can really make a difference in our lives. But sometimes these benefits come at the most unusual places.

I bet you guys have read the news about Alec Baldwin being kicked off a plane because he insisted on playing Zynga’s highly addictive game Words With Friends. Before you think that Words With Friends is gaming crack, consider how this very same game saved a person’s life. [Read more…]

Originally posted on January 13, 2012 @ 7:00 pm

Google To Pay Fine in France For Google Maps

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I remember a time when offering something for free would elicit gratitude and calls for the person to run for president. Google was probably thinking the same thing when it decided to offer a number of its services for free. But that’s not what the Company got for offering their highly useful Google Maps for free.

For the “crime” offering Google Maps to the public free of charge, Google is being asked to pay a fine. [Read more…]

Originally posted on February 6, 2012 @ 7:05 pm