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March 4, 2009 -- Amazon.com, Inc. today introduced "Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch," a new application available for free from Apple's App Store that lets customers enjoy over 240,000 books, including 104 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, on the iPhone and iPod touch using Apple's Multi-Touch user interface. Amazon's new Whispersync technology saves and synchronizes a customer's bookmark across their original Kindle, Kindle 2, iPhone and iPod touch, so customers always have their reading with them and never lose their place. Kindle customers can read a few pages on their iPhone or iPod touch and pick up right where they left off on their Kindle or Kindle 2.

"We are excited to bring the new Kindle application to Apple's App Store and think customers are going to love how easy and fun it is to read their Kindle books on the iPhone and iPod touch," said Ian Freed, vice president, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch is a great way for customers to catch up on their current book wherever they are, like in line at the grocery store or between meetings."

The Kindle application for iPhone and iPod touch lets customers bring their Kindle books with them wherever they go and takes full advantage of Apple's Multi-Touch user interface. With the new Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch application, customers can: Read more

March 3, 2009 – Roku, Inc., maker of the popular Roku digital video player, today announced that customers can now watch movies and TV shows from Amazon Video On Demand. With Amazon Video On Demand, Roku customers can for the first time purchase or rent new release movies the same day they are released on DVD and watch commercial-free TV shows the day after they air– all from Amazon’s extensive selection of more than 40,000 movie and TV titles.

”We are excited to give our customers access to Amazon's massive catalogue of top movies and TV shows – including many new releases”, said Anthony Wood, Roku CEO and Founder. “The launch of Amazon Video On Demand on Roku demonstrates our commitment to creating an open platform that instantly delivers the entertainment consumers want directly to their TVs.” Read more

WaterField Designs just announced three protective cases for the Amazon Kindle 2: the Travel Case, the Slip Case, and the SleeveCase—all custom-fitted to the Amazon Kindle 2.

The Travel Case for the Kindle 2 is a water-resistant case designed with padded, internal compartments to keep the Kindle 2, power adapter, clip light, and accessories organized. The front pocket and main compartment feature self-locking zippers, so that your Kindle 2 (and accessories) stay in. The Travel Case is available in six colors: black, silver, brown, blue, green or red. A removable shoulder strap is also available for $5. MSRP: $49.

The Slip Case for the Kindle 2 features a water-resistant material on the exterior and has a lightly padded, scratch-free liner; and impact-resistant plastic to protect the Kindle 2 screen. It has an open top for easy access to the device. Available in black only. MSRP: $27 Read more

February 9, 2009-- Amazon.com, Inc. today introduced Amazon Kindle 2, the new reading device that offers Kindle’s revolutionary wireless delivery of content in a new slim design with longer battery life, faster page turns, over seven times more storage, sharper images, and a new read-to-me feature. Kindle 2 is purpose-built for reading with a high-resolution 6-inch electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, which lets users read for hours without the eyestrain caused by reading on a backlit display. More than 230,000 books are now available in the Kindle Store, including 103 of 110 current New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases, which are typically $9.99. Top U.S. and international magazines and newspapers plus more than 1,200 different blogs are also available. Kindle 2 is available for pre-order starting today for $359 at http://amazon.com/kindle2 and will ship February 24.

“Kindle 2 is everything customers tell us they love about the original Kindle, only thinner, faster, crisper, with longer battery life, and capable of holding hundreds more books. If you want, Kindle 2 will even read to you — something new we added that a book could never do,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. “While we’re excited about Kindle 2, we know that great hardware is useless without vast selection. That’s why the Kindle Store offers customers over 230,000 books.”

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January 5, 2009—Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that it will offer customers the ability to instantly purchase, rent and watch digital movies and TV episodes from its popular video service, Amazon Video On Demand, via the Roku Digital Video Player. Beginning in early 2009, the Roku Player, which currently supports only the Netflix service, will offer access to Amazon Video On Demand’s more than 40,000 commercial-free movies and television shows enabling Roku customers for the first time to watch new release movies titles instantly.

With an easy-to-use interface that customers can enjoy from their couch, Amazon Video On Demand and the Roku Player will enable customers to: Read more

Your novel may be a page-turner, but with the Amazon Kindle, you'll get to the next chapter by pushing a button.

The Amazon Kindle, an electronic reading device, lets you read that all-engrossing novel or your favorite newspaper on a stand-alone six-inch display screen about the size of a paperback page.

The portable device uses the same 3G network as advanced cell phones. Users can purchase books through the Kindle Store, and content is delivered over a wireless system called Amazon Whispernet through Sprint's EV-DO network, which is accessible at no charge. Read more

September 24,2008 -- Amazon.com, Inc. just announced that the Amazon MP3 music store will be pre-loaded on the T-Mobile G1, the world’s first Android™-powered mobile phone in partnership with Google. T-Mobile G1 users can search, download, buy and play music from Amazon MP3, which offers over 6 million DRM-free MP3 songs from all four major music labels and thousands of independent labels that can be played on virtually any hardware device and managed with any music software.

“Amazon wants to make it easy for customers to discover, buy, and play their music wherever they happen to be—whether sitting at their computer or on the go,” said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President for Digital Music and Video. “We look forward to the release of the T-Mobile G1, which will put Amazon MP3’s vast selection of low-priced DRM-free music at the fingertips of even more customers in more places.”

The T-Mobile G1 comes pre-loaded with an Amazon MP3 application, giving customers a phone-optimized version of the Amazon MP3 store and the immediate gratification of buying and playing their favorite music. Amazon MP3 has worked to make its DRM-free music available through numerous products and services, such as Pandora MySpace Music, and now Android and T-Mobile G1. Read more

June 18, 2008 -- Amazon.com announced “Daily Deals” and “Friday Five,” a pair of ongoing promotions that offer customers deep discounts on select newly released and catalog albums from bestselling artists on Amazon MP3, Amazon.com’s digital music download store with more than 5.4 million DRM-free MP3 tracks. “Daily Deals” is updated daily and offers a popular album at a significantly discounted price; “Friday Five” offers five great albums for $5 every Friday and through the weekend. Customers can check out these deals, along with new collections of free songs every week, at www.amazon.com/mp3deals.

In celebration of Coldplay’s new album, “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends,” available on Amazon MP3 for just $8.99, this week’s “Daily Deals” will be their preceding albums. “X&Y” will be available today for $1.99, “A Rush of Blood to the Head” will be available on Wednesday for $1.99, “Parachutes” will be available on Thursday for $1.99 and “Brothers and Sisters” will be offered on Friday for 99 cents. Past Daily Deals have included Madonna’s “Hard Candy” at $3.99, Led Zeppelin’s “Mothership” at $4.99 and Weezer’s “Pinkerton” at $1.99. Read more