Millward Brown conducted a consumer study over the course of 2009 and came up with a list of the Top 10 most trusted and recommended brands in the US. Amazon came in 1st, followed closely by Fedex. There’s a pretty straightforward methodology - TrustR is calculated by looking at consumer responses to the questions “how trustworthy is this brand?” [...]
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Eric Savitz at Barron’s covers Tim Boyd’s twisting, creative interpretation (one that Cirque du Soleil would be proud of) of the Amazon, Microsoft patent cross-licensing deal - Is Amazon working on KindlePad? Here’s the key snippet – Tim Boyd, an analyst at MKM Partners, thinks that might be the real story behind today’s cross-licensing deal between Amazon and [...]
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TechFlash covers the news that Microsoft and Amazon have struck a patent licensing deal that includes Kindle and Linux – Microsoft says the deal grants Amazon patent-related “coverage” for its use of open-source and proprietary technologies in its Kindle e-reader, and its use of Linux-based computer servers. It’s very interesting news because – It involves [...]
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There have been some business books available in the Kindle Store in chapter form. McGraw Hill Professional is ready to take it to the next level by starting a chapter selling business called Select: eChapters in an instant. McGraw Hill Chapters – the Details The Select program has some highs and lows – There will [...]
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