Amazon May Want Customers to Pay to Search Inside the Book

One of the key innovations Amazon implemented on its way to becoming the nation’s largest online book retailer was to allow its customers to preview snippets of books. Now, a new patent granted to the online giant suggests they…

Why Blockbuster Went Bust While Netflix Flourished

It’s easy to blame Blockbuster’s collapse, which culminated Thursday in a voluntary Chapter 11 filing, on the rise of streaming Internet video and kiosk rental options. But Netflix faced the same threats and it’s thriving. So …