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Promote the Right Landing Page to Maximize Holiday Sales

With the holiday season on the way, online retailers are obviously going to be looking for big sales. A lot of retailers are turning to Facebook and Twitter to help in that department, but if you sell goods online, there's no better place to start than on the site itself.

Amazon Rolls Out Kindle For PC

Amazon.com has introduced "Kindle for PC," a free software application that allows PC users to access Kindle content on their computers. Users will be able to buy e-books from Amazon without having to own its Kindle e-reader. Previously users had to buy a Kindle or an iPhone or iPod touch to buy e-books from its Kindle store. The new Kindle for PC download will be available from Amazon next month. Amazon introduced its Kindle for PC software at Windows 7 launch event today in New York City.

Amazon Offers Payment Services for Charity Donations

Amazon announced today that its Amazon Payments is now being accepted by a number of charities. Organizations include:

Amazon Launches Same-Day Delivery Option

Amazon, one of the biggest names in online retail, is preparing for a big holiday season. The company announced today that it is adding a new shipping option for customers, called "Local Express Delivery." What this equates to is same-day delivery.

Amazon Introduces Mobile Payment Service

Amazon.com has launched Amazon Mobile Payments Service (MPS) which provides developers, merchants and distributors of mobile applications a way to process payments from mobile devices. Amazon MPS allows customers to use their current payment and shipping information from their accounts to make purchases from their mobile device.

Will E-books As Text Books Ever Work?

As students begin to reject the Amazon Kindle ebook reader, the idea of ebooks as text books for colleges should start taking center stage. What device or system is going to truly work for busy students who want to use ebooks, but are finding it hard to use them at all on any device?

Amazon Announces Winner Of TV Ad Contest

Amazon.com has announced the winner of its "Your Amazon Ad Contest" its first national competition for the best customer-created television commercial. Angela Kohler, of Los Angles, was voted the winner by the company as well as Amazon customers. Kohler will receive $20,000 in Amazon gift cards along with a trip for two to the 15th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City next April where her commercial will be screened.

Trade Group Calls Amazon NY Tax Law Unconstitutional

The Performance Marketing Alliance has filed a brief with the New York Supreme Court in support of Amazon.com's appeal, which argues that the law requiring online retailers to collect use taxes on sales in New York based on their relationship with affiliate marketers is unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Amazon Now Allowing Customers To Rate Its Packaging

Last November Amazon.com announced its initiative called "Frustration-Free Packaging" aimed at reducing the amount of packaging materials and making them easier for customers to open. Now the company has added two new features allowing customers to provide feedback on both Amazon's and manufacturer's packaging. Customers can now rate Amazon's packaging on a four-point scale ranging from "too small" to "way too big."

Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon Look to Throw the Book at Google

Microsoft, Yahoo, and Amazon have reportedly banded together under the organization of the Internet Archive and antitrust lawyer Gary Reback, to try and put a stop to Google's settlement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers over Google Book Search.