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Amazon is rolling out a new online platform for fan fiction, that is, original stories that use famous characters from TV and movies.

Concerns over Orwellian surveillance and Big Brother provides a literary boost.

According to Reuters, Amazon is on the verge of bringing online grocery delivery to cities across the country.

Amazon is coming out with its own media box for TVs, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The device would compete with Apple TV, Roku, and possibly cable and satellite companies.

iTunes still dominates the music download arena, but Amazon is coming on, and other competitors are in the wings.

Some Amazon critics say the company’s razor-thin quarterly profits -- if there are any at all -- are evidence that CEO Jeff Bezos is running the company like a “charity” for the benefit of customers at the expense of shareholders.

Walmart is reportedly considering using customers at its brick-and-mortar stores to deliver packages to online customers.

The CIA has reportedly recruited Amazon to develop a private cloud for American intelligence gathering. So is there any sector Amazon isn't involved in these days?

A new web service called Shopping Enhancer aims to restore parity to online shopping by getting around Google's pay-to-sell system.