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Woot Acquired by Amazon.com
Fresh on the heels of the Zappos.com acquisition, the deal-a-day pioneer Matt Rutledge of Woot.com sells his company to Amazon.com.
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Why It's Trending: The online retail giant announced the launch of another cyber store, Wag.com, which will sell pet supplies.
Why I Sold Zappos
Tony Hsieh built his online shoe retailer into an e-commerce powerhouse. But with credit tightening and investors eyeing the exits, Hsieh was forced to ask: Was selling Zappos really the only way to save it?
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The Great Leaders Series: Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com
Jeff Bezos is an e-commerce pioneer who started Amazon.com to sell books, and expanded into just about everything else.
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Recent Articles about Amazon.com Inc.
The Next Billion-dollar Start-up?
Could Spotify really be worth a billion bucks? Plus, Amazon's answer to Netflix, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Staking a Claim on Web Privacy
Who will regulate consumer privacy on the Internet? Plus, Groupon gets dissed at SXSW and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs. Read more
Yuck: Ad-Subsidized Kindles
Amazon has announced it will begin selling an ad-supported version of its Kindle e-reader starting May 3. The "Kindle With Special Offers" will sell for $... Read more
Economies of Scale: Ideas vs. Attention
The development of social tools and technologies has led us into an idea-driven or knowledge economy. But as it's become easier to share our ideas in blogs, ... Read more
Amazon Offers Huge Royalties to Kindle Authors
Thinking about self-publishing a book? Stop thinking and just do it! Amazon has a new business model that may give you half a chance at actually making so... Read more
Self-Publish Through Kindle Singles
Amazon is putting out an "All Points Bulletin" for big thinkers with smaller format thoughts. Traditional books are generally over 50,000 wor... Read more
Facebook, Amazon Team Up for Venture Fund
Other investors in the new $250 million fund dedicated to the social web include Zynga, Liberty Media and Comcast. Google mysteriously missing. Read more
A Big Day for Diapers.com
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
Amazon Buys Zappos for More Than $900 Million
Tony Hsieh, CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos, announced on Twitter that he had agreed to sell the privately-held company to Amazon. Read more
How Affiliate Marketing Can Create a New Sales Channel
At the Startup Toolkit I look for tools that help you, the startup team, manage, sell, promote or market more effectively. This week, I attended the Read more
How To Track Prices on Amazon
It's tough to find good deals online, because any savvy Web retailer will tell that you're getting a bargain whether it's true or not. It sometimes seems ... Read more
The Best Camera Deals
We've searched the Web to find the best deals on products featured in this month's issue of The Goods. For starter... Read more
Competition for the Kindle
So far, no one has been able to unseat the Kindle for dominance in the ebook reader market. The Kindle's success is based in part on good design, it has g... Read more
E-Billers Dirty Tricks and Google’s Shaming Tactics
Google's shaming tactics for entitled employees . After a devastating wave of layoffs last week, Google has seen a rush of resumes from ex-Yahoo eng... Read more
Gimme 5: Endangered Gadgets List
Earlier this summer, I endorsed the prediction that we'd see sub $100 eReaders from the likes of Amazon, etc. by the end of the year. Maybe. Welll, you ca... Read more
Must-Have Tech Tools for 2009
Are you wondering what new technology tools you will need for business in the new year? Have you ever heard of the Mobigrip? Read more
A Team of "Virtual Assistants," Awaiting Your Command
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Amazon Launches Business Center
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has unveiled a new category store aimed at helping entrepreneurs find solutions for their small and midsize businesses. Th... Read more
The Long Tail of Retailing
Even in a niche market, a well-planned expansion of consumer choices can reveal demand that was otherwise hidden -- and drive sales. ... Read more
Social Coupon Wars Heat Up Between Groupon and LivingSocial
Get ready for a battle for the hearts and minds of social coupon-loving consumers everywhere as these two young companies duke it out for market share with t... Read more
New Online Tools Help Companies Boost Sales During Holiday Season
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
New Tools for Amazon Retailers
Nov. 14, 2006 -- Web-based retail giant, Amazon.com, unveiled new tools today to help online retailers enhance their storefronts.Read more
Go Ahead, Make A Mess
Don't let the neat freaks push you around. Chaos, clutter, disorganization, and on-the-fly decision-making actually are good for your company--and for you. Read more
The Technoethics Trap
Figuring out what is ethical--a challenge under any circumstances--is trickier than ever in the Internet age. Read more
Zappos.com: Amazon for Shoes
With its recent sale to Amazon for over $800 million, Zappos.com has come a long way in the three years since we recorded this interview, at the Inc. 500 ... Watch video
The Technoethics Trap
Figuring out what is ethical--a challenge under any circumstances--is trickier than ever in the Internet age. Read more
In Praise of Niche Marketing
The phrase "niche marketing" contains within itself both highly attractive and self-limiting qualities. It's easy to detect a whiff of condescension, whis... Read more
In Praise of Niche Marketing
Big companies might have their sights set on the "mass market," but entrepreneurial companies realize the key to success is in satisfying the individual. Read more
Do Your Homework (Really)
A good salesperson does research on companies; a great salesperson does research on people. Read more
Jeff Bezos
We love him because "optimism is essential." Read more
Viral Marketing: Worth Catching
Viral (or word-of-mouth) marketing is an excellent way to market your Web site for very little money because it exploits pre-existing communication lines bet... Read more
Want a Novel Idea?
Find a new life in old books. Read more
Internet Business Method Patents
A company that develops a new way of conducting e-commerce may be able to prevent others fromusing it for almost two decades. Since 1998, an increasing nu... Read more
What Business Is Amazon.com Really In?
With more than $550 million in losses over the past five years, how can Amazon.com seriously expect to become a viable retail business? Inc. offers ... Read more
Online Advertising Pricing Models
There are three main ways of pricing online advertising: Impressions Read more
Online Advertising Pricing Models
There are three main ways of pricing online advertising: Impressions Read more
What Business Is Amazon.com Really In?
With more than $550 million in losses over the past five years, how can Amazon.com seriously expect to become a viable retail business? I In... Read more
Join an Affiliate or Associate Program
Associate programs (sometimes called affiliate or commission-based advertising programs)are designed to drive targeted traffic. They typically pay a commi... Read more
Build Your Virtual Store
At some point, every small business must set up shop online. A website can serve as another sales channel, a place to feature products, or just a resource... Read more
Build Your Virtual Store
At some point, every small business must set up shop online. A website can serve as another sales channel, a place to feature products, or just a resource... Read more
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