Amazon pays £14m corporation tax as revenue increases

Amazon's UK logistics and warehouse arm tripled its corporation tax payment to £14m for 2018, the company has revealed. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 21:29:05 UTC ]

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Amazon's Kindle Scribe is back on sale ahead of October Prime Day

Sales on Amazon products continue to roll out ahead of the official start of October Prime Day on everything from Blink cameras to Kindle Scribes. The 16GB Kindle Scribe is back on sale for 22 percent off, dropping to $265 from $340. It mirrors a recent sale on the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-10-02 14:01:15 UTC ]
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Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablet drops to $60 in early October Prime Day sale

Amazon has kicked off a new Fire tablet sale ahead of its Prime Big Deal Days event later this month. The discounts include the Fire HD 8 down to $60, the Fire HD 8 Plus for $70, the Fire Max 11 for $150, the previous-generation Fire HD 10 for $75 and the Fire 7 for $40,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-10-02 07:45:36 UTC ]
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How Canadian Publisher La Presse Is Growing Ad Revenue With Data Clean Rooms

Since 2017, 130-year-old Canadian publisher La Presse has been digital only, a shift that's led to a focus on growing online audiences. The publisher has grown from 4 million monthly unique visitors in 2019 to over 4.6 million as of July 2023, according to data by Comscore, which only has data... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2023-09-29 06:00:00 UTC ]
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AI Detection Startups Say Amazon Could Flag AI Books. It Doesn't

Amazon has taken some steps to stem the tide of books written with artificial intelligence, but another solution may already exist. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2023-09-28 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Valve fails to get out of paying its EU geo-blocking fine

Valve has failed to convince a court that it didn't infringe EU law by geo-blocking activation keys, according to a new ruling. The company argued that, based on copyright law, publishers had the right to charge different prices for games in different countries. However,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-09-27 12:20:53 UTC ]
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Valve fails to get out of paying its EU geo-blocking fine

Book Business Applauds Government Lawsuit Against Amazon

"What took so long?" That was the prevailing sentiment among many industry members upon hearing the news that the FTC had filed an antitrust lawsuit against the nation's largest e-tailer and dominant bookseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The best October Amazon Prime Day early access deals for 2023

No, the sale hasn't started yet. Amazon's second Prime-related event for 2023 is officially called Prime Big Deal Days and will happen October 10 and 11. This is the second year for a fall-based, site-wide Amazon sale and we're already seeing discounts pop up. You'll need a Prime membership to... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-09-22 16:30:31 UTC ]
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Amazon restricts authors from self-publishing more than three books a day after AI concerns

The company announced the new limitations after an influx of suspected AI-generated material was listed for sale but said that ‘very few’ publishers will be affectedAmazon has created a new rule limiting the number of books that authors can self-publish on its site to three a day, after an... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-09-20 16:22:58 UTC ]
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Amazon hardware event 2023 liveblog: Live updates on new devices and services

After Apple's iPhone event and just before Microsoft shows off new Surface devices, Amazon is set to reveal its latest arsenal of hardware. As it typically does every September, Amazon is hosting an event to unveil the goods, only this time it's doing so not in Seattle,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-09-20 14:00:09 UTC ]
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Amazon's Kindle Scribe is up to 22 percent off for Prime members

Amazon has rolled out a new Kindle Scribe sale for Prime members. Each configuration of the 10.2-inch ereader is up to 22 percent off, which brings the base version with 16GB of storage and Amazon's "Basic Pen" stylus down to $265. That's $75 off the device's usual price and only $10 more than... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-09-19 15:15:36 UTC ]
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How to watch and follow Amazon's 2023 Devices event

It's almost time for Amazon's annual fall hardware event, where the company typically announces a bunch of upcoming devices, including new entries for its ereader and smart speaker lines. On September 20, the company will stage Devices at its second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Amazon... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-09-18 15:30:59 UTC ]
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Amazon’s second Prime Day starts October 10th

Amazon’s master plan has been laid bare. By the year 2300, every single day on the calendar will be Amazon Prime Day. Every month will be Amazon Prime Month, it will always be the year of the Amazon, and our homes will be entirely built of smiling cardboard boxes. Amazon hasn’t officially... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2023-09-18 13:46:37 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: Here's what to expect this October Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day came and went in July, but Amazon’s not done with its membership-only sales events for 2023. The company just announced that it will hold “Prime Big Deal Days,” another Prime Day of sorts, on October 10 and 11, mirroring what it did during the same month last year. Engadget will... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-09-18 11:58:42 UTC ]
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Book Fairs Will See An Increase In Censorship Attempts This Year: Book Censorship News, September 15, 2023

A right-wing book publisher has a solution to Scholastic Book Fairs: their own. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-09-15 10:40:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are using online job boards to diversify revenue streams

Globally, the publishing industry is contending with diminishing revenues. With a recent report from intelligence provider WARC finding that global advertising revenue for total print will experience a 7.7% drop-off in 2023 from last year’s number, traditional publishers are looking to shore up... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2023-09-14 15:29:34 UTC ]
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Self-publishers must declare if content sold on Amazon’s site is AI-generated

Retailer announces new rules for its Kindle Direct Publishing forum after complaints about AI-produced works being sold under human writers’ namesAmazon has introduced new rules and guidance for Kindle books generated by artificial intelligence tools, including the requirement that authors... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-09-11 17:08:53 UTC ]
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Nielsen won’t force Amazon’s data into ‘Thursday Night Football’ ad deals this year

Following a contentious meeting last week, Nielsen won't change panel currency used to write deals but will make Amazon first-party data part of offering. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2023-09-07 20:12:10 UTC ]
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Mushroom pickers urged to avoid foraging books on Amazon that appear to be written by AI

Sample of books scored 100% on AI detection test as experts warn they contain dangerous adviceAmateur mushroom pickers have been urged to avoid foraging books sold on Amazon that appear to have been written by artificial intelligence chatbots.Amazon has become a marketplace for AI-produced tomes... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-09-01 16:32:27 UTC ]
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Nielsen and TV networks clash again over Amazon data as MRC debates adoption

Nielsen says networks had months to integrate their own streaming data, but networks deny meaningful talks happened. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2023-08-30 21:14:51 UTC ]
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