Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=15003 IPO coming out tomorrow. $14-16 range. Another internet flash in the pan?? With Barnesandnoble.com, AOL and CUC Int'l standing ready to eat Amazon's lunch, what are peoples' thoughts on when to short this one? Can you say roman candle...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=1500338013210Sr KTECHNOLOGY | Updated June 18, 2013, 8:00 p.m. ET Wal-Mart's E-Stumble After Years Giving Short Shrift to Web, Retailer Plays Catch-Up With Amazon . Wal-Mart's online shipping can cost $5 to $7 per parcel, while Amazon averages $3 to $4 per parcel, analysts say ... A version of this article appeared June 18, 2013, o...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289589046/19/2013 1:42:27 AMSr KGE moves into 'Industrial Internet' service with Amazon Reuters – 18 minutes ago (Reuters) - General Electric Co joined forces with Amazon Web Services on Tuesday to make a wide range of data on products, including jet engines and gas turbines, available online so they can be analyzed. GE said Amazon Inc is the first...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289578476/18/2013 1:44:26 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289574576/18/2013 10:51:15 AMSr Kwsj blog Digits June 13, 2013, 6:59 AM Amazon Brings Kindle to India By R. Jai Krishna Amazon.com Inc. is launching its Kindle e-readers and e-books in India, adding to the growing volume of content available to the country’s rapidly increasing numbers of smartphone and tablet users. Amazon, which launched its I...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289494416/13/2013 8:18:44 AMSr KWorth reading, if you are short or long AMZN BUSINESS | Updated June 12, 2013, 11:11 a.m. ET CIA Chooses: Amazon or IBM? By SPENCER E. ANTE The battle between International Business Machines Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. over a $600 million contract to set up a cloud-computing system for the Central Intelligence A...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289484906/12/2013 5:09:20 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289482716/12/2013 3:21:59 PMThe OxI guess a 30 point move to the upside in one month just isn't good enough for some people<vbg> Link: SI Message 28868624http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289479556/12/2013 1:38:20 PMDoren> Triple Top Breakout per StockCharts Seems to me Amazon is stalled... 5 Year Linear [graphic] 6 Months [graphic] I guess we'll know if they actually DO break out above 285.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289478586/12/2013 1:05:01 PMSr KTriple Top Breakout per StockCharts In case it doesn't post from iPad, it says Prelim. bullish Price Obj. (Rev.): 348.0 Pre-opening, Amazon put out news that the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle now available in China. finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-starts-selling-kindle-paperwhite-132037410.html finance.yahoo.com  [grap...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289400526/7/2013 6:27:20 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289390146/7/2013 11:29:10 AMChrisGillette<<1 - Amazon is throwing $1 billion per year down the drain. And in order to gain traction, Amazon faces a Sophie's Choice of either doubling down on content spend or acquiring Netflix for a significant premium ($15-20 billion?).>> Looks like Amazon is choosing the former.... ----------------------------- reuters.co...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289328626/4/2013 5:43:38 PMSr KAmazon plans major move into grocery business Reuters – 06/04 3:21 PM By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is planning a major roll-out of an online grocery business that it has been quietly developing for years, targeting one of the largest retail sectors yet to be upended by e-commerce, accordi...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289328036/4/2013 4:58:30 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289009565/17/2013 4:08:19 PMRoad WalkerIt's really hard to short a stock where the investor metrics make no sense. They could post a huge loss on a huge revenue gain... and the market could love it. Too much irrationality for my precious dollars, short or long.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289001555/17/2013 11:20:09 AMDorenInteresting. Amazon rose through selling hard media online, they might fail because of downloadable media... Well they probably won't fail completely, they sell so much stuff now that cannot be downloaded... currently. Wallymart reported yesterday, I believe Amazon's rival, lackluster sales and rising costs. Its gon...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289000435/17/2013 10:46:27 AMChrisGillette<<Is anyone else thinking about shorting AMZN?>> It's been a few months since your post, but I started a short position today and am looking for sub-$200 over the next 12 months. While valuation, sales tax issues, etc. have been discussed ad nauseam, I haven't heard much about the threat posed by Netflix. Despite th...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288994045/16/2013 9:47:27 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288919455/13/2013 5:45:16 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288919195/13/2013 5:22:46 PMSr KAmazon Buys Liquavista From Samsung MAY 13, 2013 AT 1:17 PM PT Looks like Samsung’s efforts to sell off its Liquavista subsidiary have paid off. Amazon on Monday said it had acquired the company, which develops low-power, high-visibility electrowetting displays. Amazon did not disclose a price, though rumors circulat...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288918315/13/2013 4:37:59 PMSr KReuters Adidas online sales practice draws interest of German watchdog 05/07 01:01 PM HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, May 7 (Reuters) - The German cartel office is taking a closer look at the online sales practices of Adidas, which has banned some sellers from offering its products via sites like Ebay and Amazon . The ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288803415/7/2013 1:11:55 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288612224/26/2013 5:52:56 PMGlenn PetersenHere Comes Amazon's Kindle TV Set-Top Box By Brad Stone Bloomberg Businessweek April 24, 2013 Amazon ( AMZN) is making e-readers and tablets and will likely soon introduce a smartphone. As it works to build all types of connected devices, that leaves a natural next step: a television set-top box. The e-commerce g...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288563614/24/2013 1:56:02 PMGlenn PetersenAmazon Is Finally Setting Up Shop In Russia, Says Report, Expanding Its International Footprint Again Ingrid Lunden TechCrunch April 20, 2013 E-commerce giant Amazon looks like it is gearing up for the latest chapter in its international expansion: an operation in Russia. According to this article in Forbes (in R...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288489254/20/2013 8:25:26 PMSr Kfinance.yahoo.com  finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-targets-amazon-price-cuts-130112328.htmlhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288382704/16/2013 11:01:16 AMGlenn PetersenShifting rhetorical gears: Surprise! Jeff Bezos explains to Amazon investors why no profits are a good thing Can a public company prosper catering only to its customers? By Tim Carmody The Verge on April 12, 2013 04:50 pm @tcarmody Jeff Bezos' annual letter to Amazon investors is always worth reading, a peek in...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288337524/13/2013 8:54:03 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288274644/10/2013 7:14:13 PMDoren Wal-Mart resets Vudu user IDs after hard disk robbery bbc.co.uk  ----- Might make a good movie. A tech secreting out multiple hard drives.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288272504/10/2013 5:40:20 PMDorenJapan’s Answer to Jeff Bezos Sets Sights on Amazon, America wired.com  Rakuten now handles more than one-quarter of all e-commerce business in Japan — more than twice as much as Amazon’s share in the country. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288102624/1/2013 3:57:50 PMFUBHOhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288075473/30/2013 2:22:50 PMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288074413/30/2013 12:47:46 PMSr KNot OT on sales tax and whether affiliates in a state meet the 1992 Quill standard: 2:02PM Overstock.com eyeing Supreme Court Appeal of adverse NY internet tax decision ( OSTK) 12.31 -0.13 : Co is considering a U.S. Supreme Court appeal of the adverse ruling handed down today by the New York Court of Appeals in its c...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288049653/28/2013 5:12:55 PMSr KWMT up 5¢ and TGT down 60¢ and AMZN up $1.19. Amazon.com buys Goodreads. finance.yahoo.com  “Amazon and Goodreads share a passion for reinventing reading,” said Russ Grandinetti, Amazon Vice President, Kindle Content. “Goodreads has helped change how we discover and discuss books and, with Kindle, Amazon has helped ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288048613/28/2013 4:37:25 PMDorenExclusive: Wal-Mart may get customers to deliver packages to online buyers reuters.com  ----- I can see this working out in rural areas. For example 50 miles to your nearest Walmart and unknown to you your neighbor is planning a trip there? You have ordered a mini-refridgerator, too big to ship conventionally at a r...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288048443/28/2013 4:27:15 PMGlenn PetersenWal-Mart steps up its online game with help from stores By Jessica Wohl and Alistair Barr SAN BRUNO, California Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:25pm EDT SAN BRUNO, California (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is ramping up plans to combine its physical stores with online technology, testing the use of lockers to hold goods order...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288013183/26/2013 11:10:59 PMigNew Kindle Fire 8.9, first impressions. [graphic] Very nice. I like its responsiveness. Using the onscreen keypad seems a little quicker than my iPad 2. I also like the form factor over the iPad. Holding them both in landscape orientation, the Kindle is the same width, but shorter by almost an inch. This, to me, is...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288010393/26/2013 7:19:27 PMigThe 4G which is LTE includes a first year for $50 (for the year) for 250 MB per month Hm. Anyone who has a 4G LTE smartphone that sets up as a WIFI hotspot probably wouldn't be interested in paying up for the 4G Kindle plus the data plan. Amazon lowered the price $100. I bet sales didn't meet expectations.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287970713/24/2013 6:17:10 PMSr KThe 4G which is LTE includes a first year for $50 (for the year) for 250 MB per monthhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287969253/24/2013 4:14:27 PMigI'm going to buy an 8.9" Kindle Fire tomorrow. Kind of excited about it. I bought the first Kindle, then the upgrade, then the first Fire. Anyone here got the 8.9? I'm thinking of going with the $269 version instead of the $399 4G. Most of my use will be WIFI, I think.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287967253/24/2013 1:32:31 PMSr KThat's how the Supreme Court ruled in Quill. If Congress wants to overrule that, Congress has to vote for a change. It is unwieldy for a small business to keep track of the local rates and pay small amounts to 5,500+ sales tax jurisdictions. It is also not going to happen that their will be a national uniform rate of...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287966923/24/2013 1:19:24 PMighttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287966823/24/2013 1:14:59 PMRoad WalkerDamned looters. At the risk of descending into a political morass, someone has to pay for state roads and public schools and police protection and 1000 other services. Should the people without computers bear an unequal burden? Should the guy that lives next door and owns a small business lose revenue/profit to a guy...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287966173/24/2013 12:39:44 PMFUBHOOne of the first people that needs to lose a job in DC is the smart ass who names all these evil laws...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287962993/24/2013 7:05:09 AMigThe Marketplace Fairness Act would ensure that all retailers collect and report sales tax. Damned looters. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287962853/24/2013 5:33:36 AMSr KIt will be unlikely to pass. There are more than 1,300 comments to that article. One snip: Mr French, you are an idiot. When asked who opposes this action, you state a fragment of society. The on-line CONSUMER opposes this. Do you honestly believe that some small e-Bay seller in TN is going to send sales tax revenue...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287962213/24/2013 12:46:56 AMJ.F. SebastianOnce Amazon started to cave on this issue, I knew it was only a matter of time before we'd have to pay sales taxes on out-of-state Internet purchases. Amazon had the most clout in this fight and fought hardest against it, but with their decision to build distribution centers in many states they could no longer fight i...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287960333/23/2013 8:13:07 PMFUBHOThe Tax-Free Internet Shopping Era May Be Over Daily Ticker - The Marketplace Fairness Act would ensure that all retailers collect and report sales tax.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287959763/23/2013 7:12:07 PMTimFE-book porn flourishes on Amazon's Kindle Platforms for e-book self-publishing like Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing let amateur porn producers slap together adult picture books and sell them online with ease. news.cnet.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287958563/23/2013 5:18:05 PMDorenWell Amazon has nothing to fear from Target: [graphic] How stupid can an online retailer get? I DO have cookies enabled, but even if I didn't don't they want my business? And even worse, since I can't access their site, I theoretically can't let them know about this bug. Actually I'm computer savvy enough to figure ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287882933/20/2013 1:15:05 AMSr KMEDIA & MARKETING | March 18, 2013, 2:53 p.m. ET Amazon to Speed Up Authors' Royalty Payments By JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG Amazon Publishing intends to speed up royalty payments to its authors, a move that may put pressure on rival publishers. In a letter sent to literary agents on Monday, Amazon Publishing, a unit o...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287855583/18/2013 3:55:41 PMSr K1:05PM Amazon.com confirms launch of Kindle Fire HD 8.9" in Europe and Japan; introduces new, lower price ( AMZN) 273.46 -0.67 : Co confirmed that Kindle Fire HD 8.9" is now available in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan. With the expansion of Kindle Fire HD 8.9" to Europe and Japan, Amazon also announced...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287767963/13/2013 5:14:51 PM