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Posted by Zonk on Friday July 28, 2006 @03:51PM from the do-you-like-my-song-and-dance dept.

tabdelgawad writes "The Washington Post has a story detailing how Amazon has purchased the rights to turn a recently published book into a feature-length movie. The article also outlines other 'strange directions' Amazon has taken in response to declining profits and a plummeting stock price, including moving into the grocery business and producing original live webcasts and streaming shows."

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Well (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday July 28, 2006 @03:57PM (#15801474)

They could always sell their "one click" technology.

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With apologies to Yeats... (Score:4, Funny)

by Bieeanda ( 961632 ) writes: on Friday July 28, 2006 @04:05PM (#15801540)

"Come away, human author, take a venture capitalist by the hand/for the stock market's more full of bullshit than you can understand."

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Re:The old saying goes... (Score:3, Funny)

by hansamurai ( 907719 ) writes: <hansamurai@gmail.com> on Friday July 28, 2006 @04:17PM (#15801617) Homepage Journal

Speaking of jungles, a search on Amazon reveals these fantastic jungle items!
a novel [amazon.com], a dvd [amazon.com], a lamp [amazon.com], diaper wipes [amazon.com], and a free MP3 performed by the US Marine Corp [amazon.com]!

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Re:Well (Score:5, Funny)

by drinkypoo ( 153816 ) writes: <drink@hyperlogos.org> on Friday July 28, 2006 @04:30PM (#15801715) Homepage Journal

They could always sell their "one click" technology.

I think you have that wrong. Try they could always sell their one click "technology".

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