Analysis says Amazon’s latest Kindle e-reader costs $185 to build, 52 percent of retail price

October 6th, 2009 Amazon cuts Kindle price, adds global versionCUPERTINO, Calif. — Amazon.com Inc.

September 23rd, 2009 Verizon Wireless to support e-book readerNEW YORK — Verizon will be providing wireless book downloads for an electronic reading device, joining AT&T and Sprint in supporting electronic books. IREX Technologies, a Dutch company, said Wednesday that it would start selling an e-book reader this fall for $400.

September 4th, 2009 Amazon offers to replace Orwell books on KindlesSAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. is offering free books or $30 to Kindle customers whose copies of the George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" were deleted from their electronic reading devices in July.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's favourite drink could become dearer because dry weather in India, Sri Lanka and Kenya are fast depleting global stocks. Production in some areas is down 15 percent and stocks have plummeted about 80,000 to 90,000 tonnes of tea, according to Bill Gorman, executive chairman of the UK Tea Council.

August 14th, 2009 College publishers get into book-rental businessCollege students fed up with spending hundreds of dollars to buy textbooks they only use once are getting some new rental options. And textbook publishers, undercut by sales and rentals of used versions that push them to the sidelines, are hoping they have figured out some new strategies to make money.

July 24th, 2009 Amazon.com CEO apologizes for Orwell incidentLOS ANGELES — Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeffrey P.

July 24th, 2009 On The Call: Amazon CFO Tom SzkutakSAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. refuses to say how many of its Kindle electronic reading devices have sold since their original debut in 2007, but the release of newer versions of the product, a steadily growing number of available digital books and a recent price cut suggest it may be gaining some traction with consumers.

July 20th, 2009 Barnes & Noble to open electronic bookstoreNEW YORK — Retailer Barnes & Noble says it will take on Amazon.com with an electronic bookstore that will allow customers to buy books to read on a variety of handheld platforms and computers. The New York-based retailer says the store will provide access to more than 700,000 titles and up to 1 million titles within the next year.

June 30th, 2009 China raises gasoline, diesel pricesBEIJING — China boosted state-set gasoline and diesel prices Tuesday to reflect rising global crude costs. The retail price of gasoline rose by 8.6 percent and that of diesel by 9.6 percent, the country's planning agency announced.

June 29th, 2009 Texas LB treated for concussion after crashAUSTIN, Texas — An attorney for Texas linebacker Sergio Kindle says the senior was treated for a concussion after crashing his car into an Austin apartment building last week. Kindle's attorney, Brian Roark, says the crash happened June 24.

May 6th, 2009 Amazon's larger Kindle for textbooks, periodicalsNEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. will release a larger — and more expensive — version of its Kindle electronic reading device that is geared toward periodicals and textbooks.

April 28th, 2009 Amazon.com buys Stanza e-book app maker LexcycleLOS ANGELES — Kindle e-book retailer Amazon.com Inc. has purchased Lexcycle, a year-old company that makes the iPhone e-book application Stanza, in a move that ratchets up Amazon's presence in the electronic book market.

April 23rd, 2009 Amazon 1Q profit, revenue jump on strong salesNEW YORK — The recession may mean consumers are cutting discretionary spending, but Amazon.com didn't seem to feel much of a pinch in its first quarter. The Seattle-based online retailer said Thursday that during the first three months of the year, earnings and revenue climbed thanks to strong sales of products such as books, DVDs and electronics.

April 22nd, 2009 Report: Amazon's Kindle 2 cost almost $186 to makeNEW YORK — A research firm estimates that Amazon.com's latest Kindle e-reader costs almost $186 in parts and manufacturing. This is about 52 percent of the $359 retail price for the Kindle 2.

February 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Auto major Hyundai Motor India Friday hiked prices of three models - Santro, i10 and Accent - by up to Rs.14,600 on the back of rising input costs. Hyundai managing director Heung Soo Lheem had said in December last year that a price hike was imminent because of rising input costs.