Amazon pioneered product reviews, wisely betting they would help its shoppers feel more comfortable buying goods online, sight unseen. Last year, it introduced a new twist on product reviews called “Ask an Owner.” But Amazon wasn’t the first company to Read more
This July marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of a little bookselling website called Amazon.com. In 1997, three years after founding Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos wrote in a letter to shareholders that it was Day 1 for the Internet and, Read more
A strong brand is usually an asset, but PayPal probably wishes its brand was less well known among cybercriminals. Phishing fraudsters who attempt to trick users into revealing their confidential consumer data in order to commit cybercrimes put PayPal at Read more
Amazon launched a TV set-box on Wednesday that lets users watch streaming video on their high-def TVs. The ecommerce company introduced the $99 Amazon Fire TV with advanced features that leapfrog similar devices such as Roku and Google’s Chromecast – Read more
Amazon is introducing booklovers who embraced its Kindle ebook reader to the boob tube. It’s widely believed the company will announce a TV set box top akin to Roku but looking like Google’s Chromecast USB device, possibly at a press Read more
Amazon.com customers who purchased certain Kindle ebooks between April 1, 2010, and May 21, 2012, received a credit for future purchases on Tuesday. That’s thanks to a settlement reached between plaintiffs and five publishers in a class action lawsuit. The Read more
In December, EcommerceBytes took a lookat Amazon’s activities in the 3D printing space and how 3D printers could impact retail and ecommerce. Now comes news that Amazon has set up a new division selling 3-D printed products in partnership with five Read more
An online shopper from Rhode Island, A. Cemal Ekin , Ph.D., has filed a class action lawsuit against Amazon over its Prime Shipping program. Ekin paid $79 for Amazon Prime annual membership in order to receive free shipping on Prime-eligible Read more
Amazon is instituting new limits on certain sellers, but different from eBay Selling limits. In Amazon’s case, it is not instituting dollar or listing caps, but rather, it is limiting sellers to the number of novelty SKUs they can list. Amazon Read more
Amazon may catch up to eBay when it comes to offering shoppers top brands in clothing, an especially challenging category for online merchants. Amazon is in talks with major retailers to bring brands to its marketplace in a special arrangement, Read more
