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Amazon to Let Independent Bookstores Sell Kindles and Gives Them a Cut of E-Book Sales
Amazon, which has been blamed in part for the decline of independent bookstores, said it has a new program called Amazon Source to allow them and other retailers to resell Kindle devices and accessories, and also give them 10 percent on every e-book bought on them for two years. “With Amazon Source, customers don’t have to choose between e-books and their favorite neighborhood bookstore — they can have both,” said Amazon Kindle VP Russ Grandinetti in a statement.
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Obama Unaware as U.S. Spied on World Leaders: Officials
The National Security Agency ended a program used to spy on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a number of other world leaders after an internal Obama administration review started this summer revealed to the White House the existence of the operations, U.S. officials said.Explaining What It’s Going to Do With All That Dough, Pinterest Unveils Stats on Strong Mobile and International Usage
Yes, you may say it out loud: Has Silicon Valley lost its mind?Good Eggs Nabs $8.5 Million from Sequoia and Others for Local Farm-to-Fridge Effort (Video)
Founder Rob Spiro talks about getting sustainable food to consumers.Voices
Apple iPhone Trade-Ins More About Convenience Than Savings
Apple’s long-rumored iPhone trade-in program is up and running at its U.S. stores around the country, adding to a healthy mix of competitors offering similar schemes. But is Apple’s program a good deal?Voices
Two Dead in San Francisco Plane Crash
Two 16-year-old Chinese girls were identified as the passengers killed in Saturday’s airliner crash in San Francisco.News Byte