Millions of Amazon customers can now discover their favorite apps and
games online, from their Android mobile devices and Kindle Fires with
Amazon Appstore
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 23, 2013–
(NASDAQ:AMZN) – Amazon.com announced today that the Amazon Appstore is
now available to millions of customers in nearly 200 countries, giving
them access to apps and games from top brands like Disney and Electronic
Arts, new releases including “Angry Birds Friends” and “Iron Man 3,”
all-time favorites like “Temple Run 2” and “Plants vs. Zombies,” and
indie titles like “The Room” and “Beach Buggy Blitz.” Customers around
the …
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Kindle Fire HD—with a stunning custom 7” or 8.9” HD display,
ultra-fast Wi-Fi, and exceptional battery life—perfect for web browsing,
apps, games and books
Instant access to the most popular apps and games, including
Where’s My Perry?, Pinterest, NBA JAM, and Asphalt 7—each one optimized
for Kindle Fire HD
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 23, 2013–
(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Today Amazon announced that Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire
HD 8.9” are now available to customers in over 170 countries and
territories around the world for pre-order through Amazon.com, giving
customers access to millions of apps, games, books, audioboo…
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Like Kindle Singles and Kindle Serials, Kindle Worlds Adds a New
Approach to Digital Publishing
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 22, 2013–
(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Today, Amazon Publishing announces Kindle Worlds, the
first commercial publishing platform that will enable any writer to
create fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters
and earn royalties for doing so. Amazon Publishing has secured licenses
from Warner Bros. Television Group’s Alloy Entertainment division for
its New York Times best-selling book series Gossip Girl, by Cecily von
Ziegesar; Pretty Little Liars, by Sara Shepard; and Vampire Diaries, by
…
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Amazon Increases Tuition Pre-Payment to $3,000 a year, up to
$12,000 Over Four Years
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 22, 2013–
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced it is increasing the amount it
will pre-pay for hourly employees to pursue associate degrees or
vocational certifications, as part of its Amazon Career Choice Program,
an initiative designed to expand the choices available to its employees
in their future careers, whether at Amazon or in another industry.
Through the program, which launched in July 2012, Amazon will pre-pay an
eligible employee’s tuition at accredited schools up to $3,000 per year
…
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Voting now open for Amazon customers to choose their favorite in five
categories; Grand Prize winner to be announced at special awards
ceremony in Seattle on June 15 and will receive a $50,000 advance
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 21, 2013–
(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon began a new chapter with its sixth annual Amazon
Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA), introducing five categories for
submission and exciting new prizes. Ten thousand entries came in from
around the world—the most entries ever in the history of the contest—and
after several rounds of judging, Amazon Publishing has selected one
winner in each of five categories: general f…
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Achievement recognizes suitability of AWS to run sensitive government
applications and meet security and compliance mandates
U.S. Department of the Navy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, NASA,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Recovery.gov, and
over 300 U.S. government agencies are using AWS to save money, drive
research and development, and increase innovation globally
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 21, 2013–
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN),
today announced AWS GovCloud (U.S.) and all U.S. AWS Regions have
received an Agency Authority to Operate (ATO) from the U.S. De…
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Also as a part of the agreement with NBCUniversal, popular children’s
shows including Curious George and Land Before Time will
be available to customers with Kindle FreeTime Unlimited
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 16, 2013–
(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Amazon.com today announced an expanded content licensing
agreement with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution that will
bring a variety of popular programs to Prime Instant Video. Prime
Instant Video offers more than 40,000 movies and TV episodes for Prime
members to stream on Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, iPad, iPhone, iPod
touch, Roku, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U, amon…
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Every Kindle Fire owner in the U.S. will find $5 worth of free Coins
deposited directly into their Amazon account
Customers can also purchase Coins in bulk and receive a discount up
to 10%
Tens of millions of dollars worth of Amazon Coins are now in
customers’ accounts to spend on developers’ apps
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 13, 2013–
—(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced that customers can now use Amazon
Coins to purchase apps, games and in-app items in the Amazon Appstore
and on Kindle Fire. To celebrate the launch, existing and new Kindle
Fire customers in the U.S. have had 500 free Coins—a $5 v…
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- #1 NEW CABLE SERIES OF THE YEAR IN THE U.S. TO PREMIERE ON LOVEFiLM
INSTANT IN UK AND GERMANY -
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 10, 2013–
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM, along with MGM Television (MGM),
has today announced the premiere of the highly-rated and critically
acclaimed epic U.S. television series “VIKINGS,” exclusively on LOVEFiLM
Instant in the UK and Germany, making the streaming service the first
and only place to watch the hit series in these countries.
From May 24th, 2013, members of LOVEFiLM Instant in the UK
will be able to feast on all nine episodes of the Norse action-drama at
once in full high-definit…
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Kindle for iPhone and iPad is the first Kindle app to receive new
accessibility features
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 1, 2013–
(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced new accessibility features for the
Kindle reading app, making it easier than ever for blind and visually
impaired customers to navigate their Kindle libraries, read and interact
with their books, and more. These new features are available starting
today on Kindle for iOS, and accessibility enhancements will be
available on additional platforms in the future.
“We’re excited to introduce these new features to our Kindle for iOS
app, making it easie…
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