Kindle Fire HD and Paperwhite sales make Amazon no profit

Ian W. (Canada)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19907546
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  1. stark
    severely simple
    It is a stark contrast to the strategy of best-selling tablet-maker Apple.
  2. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    Mr Bezos made the comments as his firm launched its new Paperwhite e-reader and an associated book lending scheme in the UK, Germany and France.
  3. distinguish
    mark as different
    Amazon is seeking to distinguish its line-up by offering a subscription package that includes access to the Kindle Owners' Lending Library.
  4. subscription
    agreement expressed by signing your name
    Amazon is seeking to distinguish its line-up by offering a subscription package that includes access to the Kindle Owners' Lending Library.
  5. selection
    the act of choosing
    The service offers users the ability to borrow up to one book a month from a selection of titles including well known authors - such as JK Rowling - and writers who have published their works through Amazon's own publishing system.
  6. appetite
    a feeling of craving something
    Bigger appetites
  7. coincide
    happen simultaneously
    Deliveries of Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite will begin in Europe on 25 October, coinciding with the release of its 7in (18cm) Kindle Fire HD tablets.
  8. subsequently
    happening at a time later than another time
    Mr Bezos made clear that the devices' success would depend on how many books and other media files were subsequently bought by their owners.
  9. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
    "However benign a figure Mr Bezos cuts, his power over what gets written and read grows by the day.
  10. warehouse
    a storehouse for goods and merchandise
    The offer includes rapid delivery, at no additional cost, of products from its warehouses.
  11. platform
    a raised horizontal surface
    "Prime does lock you into its platform," said Colin Gillis, a New York-based technology analyst at BGC Partners.
  12. core
    the center of an object
    "Prime has been the core way for Amazon to reduce the influence small differences in prices can have, to keep its customers loyal.
  13. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
    It is a stark contrast to the strategy of best-selling tablet-maker Apple.
  14. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
    Analysis
  15. disclose
    expose to view as by removing a cover
    "But the activities cost money and investors are worried that the firm does not disclose details about how its Prime numbers break down."
Created on Fri Oct 12 11:32:37 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Oct 12 11:35:17 EDT 2012)

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