While it may sound more Scrooge than Santa Claus, Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, has filed a patent for technology that would allow customers to return — or “convert” — gifts they don’t like, even before they ac…
Among the Chinese Internet companies recently listing on U.S. exchanges, online video site Youko and e-tailer DangDang have gotten the most attention. Both present risks for investors, but it seems clear that DangDang’s longer…
The rumors that e-tail giant Amazon is looking to buy Quidsi, parent company of Diapers.com, have proven true. But Jeff Bezos isn’t likely to stop there, and Alice.com and Drugstore.com could be easy pickings.
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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…