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Amazon

The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy

Inside the business of manufacturing online product reviews.

David Streitfeld New York Times Aug 2012 15min Permalink

Arts

The End of Borders and the Future of Books

The demise of America’s favorite mega-bookstore and the factors beyond the e-book boom that fueled the book retail meltdown.

Ben Austen Businessweek Nov 2011 10min Permalink

Arts World Food Travel

Heart of Dark Chocolate

You know this one: German guy heads into tribal jungle deep upriver, sends the company crazy reports full of radical ideas—and then goes totally rogue. Only this time it's not ivory he's after. It's a secret lost for centuries: the finest cacao on earth.

Rowan Jacobsen Outside Sep 2010 25min Permalink

Business Tech

The Great Tech War Of 2012

Apple vs. Google vs. Facebook vs. Amazon.

Farhad Manjoo Fast Company Oct 2011 30min Permalink

Business Tech

The Omnivore

On Jeff Bezos, Amazon, and the genesis of the Kindle.

Brad Stone Businessweek Sep 2011 15min Permalink

Business Tech

What Amazon Fears Most: Diapers

Diapers.com has a stripped-down business model, a massive warehouse staffed by robots, and a legitimate chance to outsell Amazon.

Bryant Urstadt Businessweek Oct 2010 Permalink

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