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1. Property - International - US OFFICE SPACE

   Amazon to pay US$1.16bn for office campus of 11 buildings in Seattle

   Posted Oct 10th 2012, 12:00am by Bloomberg

   ... of space in the South Lake Union neighbourhood, Amazon said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said it's made a non-refundable deposit of about US$23 ...

   http://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/1057066/amazon-pay-us116bn-office-campus-11-buildings-seattle
2. Business - Companies

   Amazon to sell set-top box to challenge Apple TV-report

   Posted Apr 25th 2013, 10:38am by Reuters

   ... Business Companies Amazon Apple Reuters in San Francisco Amazon.com will release a set-top TV box later this year that will stream video over the Internet, challenging Apple’s Apple TV device and a similar gadget sold by start-up Roku, BloombergBusinessweek reported. The box will plug into TVs and give viewers access to Amazon’s digital video content, which the company has been ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1222667/amazon-sell-set-top-box-challenge-apple-tv-report
3. Comment - Blogs

   Amazon turns up China press with Kindle

   Posted Dec 14th 2012, 12:19pm by Doug Young

   ... on Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) popular Android operating system.   Not surprisingly, this launch of the Kindle store has added to rumors that started appearing last month that Amazon was preparing ... NickyDavies Dec 15th 2012 12:56pm Amazon has the best price on all of the Kindle Models - check it out! ****amzn.to/TSw0AF corygoldblatt Dec 15th 2012 11:40am Can someone please explain to me why someone would want to buy gasoline online? Only in China.... richard.evans.129794 Dec 14th 2012 2:26pm Launch of Kindle store in China by Amazon, will open the market for Kindle ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1105257/amazon-turns-china-press-kindle
4. Business - Companies - STOCKS

   Amazon's expensive reign atop S&P 500 nears end

   Posted Apr 02nd 2013, 12:00am by Bloomberg

   ... Business Companies Amazon S&P 500 Bloomberg in San Francisco Amazon.com 's days as the most expensive stock in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index are numbered as chief executive Jeff Bezos reaps profit from an US$18.5 billion spending spree designed to spur growth. Amazon, whose stock has almost doubled in three years, trades at more than 700 times earnings, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1205085/amazons-expensive-reign-atop-sp-500-nears-end
5. Business - Companies

   As growth wanes, Amazon begins to show Wall Street the money

   Posted Feb 01st 2013, 10:18am

   ... billions erecting warehouses, amassing computer servers, buying video content and manufacturing tablets. Analysts say Amazon is emerging from that supercharged investment phase just as growth ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1140897/growth-wanes-amazon-begins-show-wall-street-money
6. Business - Companies

   Amazon launches Android app store in China

   Posted May 06th 2013, 02:45pm by Reuters

   ... Business Companies News China Lifestyle Technology Amazon Android China Online Retailing Reuters in Shanghai Amazon.com launched an Android application store that offers paid apps in China, beating Google, as the online retailer seeks to increase the amount of digital content it offers in the world’s largest mobile phone market. Amazon, which opened its Kindle e-book store ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1231391/amazon-launches-android-app-store-china
7. Business - Companies

   Penguin joins settlement in US e-books lawsuit

   Posted Dec 19th 2012, 12:28pm by AFP

   ... the scheme was aimed at ending a discounting effort by Amazon, which sold most e-books at US$9.99 until the new pricing plan was forced on the retail giant. The move almost instantly raised ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1108126/penguin-joins-settlement-us-e-books-lawsuit
8. News - World - GERMANY

   Amazon under fire over Nazi death camp puzzle

   Posted Oct 02nd 2012, 12:00am by AFP

   ... wrote in a letter to Amazon, quoted by Der Spiegel on Sunday. The 252-piece puzzle, advertised for US$24.99 (HK$30.60), was offered on Amazon's American website as suitable for children ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1051796/amazon-under-fire-over-nazi-death-camp-puzzle
9. Lying

   Posted Feb 26th 2012, 12:00am

   ... Lie Deception Amazon Kindle Charmaine Chan Lying by Sam Harris Kindle Edition (e-book) Those unsure about whether it is all right to lie should read neuroscientist Sam Harris' book, Lying. All kinds of untruths, from fibs to whoppers, are covered in his Kindle Single on what he terms the 'social equivalent of toxic waste' because everyone is potentially harmed ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/993694/lying
10. News - World - INTERNET

    Amazon adds virtual cash to boost app sales

    Posted Feb 07th 2013, 12:00am by BLOOM

    ... News World Internet Amazon Kindle Virtual cash Bloomberg in San Francisco Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, plans to introduce virtual currency that can be used for purchases on the Kindle Fire tablet to entice more developers to create programs for the device. Starting in May, consumers will be able to use Amazon Coins to buy applications and acquire virtual ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1144757/amazon-adds-virtual-cash-boost-app-sales

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