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4 New Websites
mebanefaber.com — Cool new equity modeling site . —- Lots of new shareholder letters on Hedge Fund Letters .... —- Timothy Sykes launches Investimonials . I always thought there was a huge need for a Brightscope style offering for RIAs and brokers ... (more) 4 New Websites
Why I Don’t Buy Digital Media
lazymanandmoney.com — Credit an Owner's Account a Percentage for Deletion of the eBook - In this scenario, you are... essentially selling the book back to Amazon. Why would Amazon buy the book back? Simply because they know you A) are more likely to buy a book in the first ... (more) Why I Don’t Buy Digital Media

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Online sales to be darling of holiday season
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Thanksgiving Trade #2: Barnes & Noble (BKS)
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For Wal-Mart and Amazon, the First Round of a Price Fight
nytimes.com — Workers unloaded a cart full of merchandise to be packed for delivery at an Amazon warehouse in... Goodyear, Ariz. (more) For Wal-Mart and Amazon, the First Round of a Price Fight
Brazil: 'Gringos' must pay to stop Amazon razing
news.yahoo.com — MANAUS, Brazil Brazil's president said Thursday that "gringos" should pay Amazon nations to prevent deforestation , insisting... rich Western nations have caused much more past environmental destruction than the loggers and farmers who cut and burn ... (more) Brazil: 'Gringos' must pay to stop Amazon razing
Amazon Taking the Fight to Walmart
Amazon Taking the Fight to Walmart
blog.ockhamresearch.com — “But while media products still account for a majority of Amazon’s sales, the company’s added dozens of... new products. It’s become the online Walmart, not the online Borders… Amazingly, it is much lower than Walmart, which allows it to undercut Walmart’s prices. ... (more) Amazon Taking the Fight to Walmart
Amazon.com Bubble 2.0?
Amazon.com Bubble 2.0?
bespokeinvest.typepad.com — While we're on the topic of stocks, take a look at a historical chart of Amazon.com (AMZN).... After breaking to all-time highs following its recent earnings report, the stock hasn't looked back and has pretty much gone vertical. The steepness of the ... (more) Amazon.com Bubble 2.0?
A Kindle Under Every Tree?
A Kindle Under Every Tree?
blog.ockhamresearch.com — Barnes & Noble ( BKS ) reported today that their new eReader product has sold out of... the entire supply for delivery before the holidays.  This may be a positive sign for Barnes & Noble in the long run as demand appears to be quite strong, but it is clear that production limitations ... (more) A Kindle Under Every Tree?
Cramer: Flat Wrong on GameStop
Cramer: Flat Wrong on GameStop
blog.ockhamresearch.com — “The problem with Gamestop is you need to be able to have both good hardware and software... sales. Not until later next year do I expect Grand Theft Auto. We had Rock Band, Guitar Hero. Those are all played out. I can’t get behind GameStop not because they’re not a great company ... (more) Cramer: Flat Wrong on GameStop
Sony, Google Point the Way Toward a More Open Future for E-Books
Sony, Google Point the Way Toward a More Open Future for E-Books
xconomy.com — wwwade , e-books , IT Wade Roush wrote: In a presentation at the Boston Book Festival last... weekend, Jon Orwant, a Google engineer involved in the company’s Book Search project, made a memorable and, I thought, quite perceptive remark about the e-book business. “Think ... (more) Sony, Google Point the Way Toward a More Open Future for ...
With Book Price War Comes Rationing
online.wsj.com — BYJEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG ANDMIGUEL BUSTILLO Two weeks after an online book price war broke out among giant... retailers, the three stores involved—Walmart, Amazon and Target—are limiting the number of copies their customers can buy. The limits will ... (more) With Book Price War Comes Rationing
James Surowiecki: Priced to Go
newyorker.com — In the spring of 1992, the airline industry was in dismal shape, debilitated by the recently ended... recession and an overreliance on discounting. So American Airlines announced a new “value pricing” plan, which entailed cutting fares while ... (more) James Surowiecki: Priced to Go
Amazon: Bernstein Turns Bullish; Sets $160 Target
blogs.barrons.com — Amazon.com (AMZN) shares are getting a boost this morning from Bernstein Research analyst Jeffrey Lindsay , who... lifted his rating on the stock to Outperform from Market Perform, and boosted his price target to $160 from $125. “We believe ... (more) Amazon: Bernstein Turns Bullish; Sets $160 Target
Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (AMZN, ANSS, BEBE, CAH, CNQ, CROX, GCO, PEET, ...
247wallst.com — These are this morning’s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls:... Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) Raised to Outperform at Bernstein and target raised from $125 to $160. ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) Raised to ... (more) Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (AMZN, ...
The Man Who Sunk Citigroup Launches Hubris Fund
dealbreaker.com — Having just written a book on the subject ( When Mooks Fail , currently #15 on the... Amazon.com best-seller list ), Charlie G. continues his intrepid reporting on the utter shamelessness of Wall Street. Now, Tom Maheras , the former Citigroup president, ... (more) The Man Who Sunk Citigroup Launches Hubris Fund
Book Review: Understanding Wall Street
Book Review: Understanding Wall Street
canadiancapitalist.com — I was surprised to learn that this book by Jeffrey Little and Lucien Rhodes was first published... over 30 years ago, is now in its fifth edition and has sold over one million copies. I say surprised because I hadn’t even heard of the book in ... (more) Book Review: Understanding Wall Street