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Kindle is Welcomed by a U.K. Bookseller

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Amazon.com has made a deal with British book retailer Waterstone's allowing them to sell Kindle devices. Since the deal with Waterstone's, Barnes & Noble's Nook is beaten by Amazon's Kindle. Amazon has scheduled to have their Kindles in all 294 Waterstone's shops by September. The Kindles in Britain's largest bookstore chain shows the need for physical book companies to get a piece of the digital business. Amazon sees this deal as a great opportunity to get their device out there in Britain. Waterstone's wants some of the lucrative sales, a connection to the Kindle users in Britain. They also want to craft a "digital environment."

Web 2.0: Finding a Web 2.0 Tool

If you were to be looking for a good web 2.0 tool to use for school, Edmodo is great! My brother owns an edmodo for his history class in school. On edmodo, my brother's teacher, Ms. Alves, may post homework assignment that you will have to comment on with the answer or task. She also can link homework sheets and study guides on her edmodo. The teacher may also help a student by linking a powerpoint on a post. The powerpoint may go over the lesson that she taught during class. This will help a student that may not have fully comprehended the lesson.

Amazon Cares Enough to Help Create Texan Jobs

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Amazon.com and the Texas Controller of Public Accounts declared a dead that will create new jobs for Texas citizens. They plan to make 2,500 jobs in the next 4 years. They also want to make $200 million in capitol investments in the state. The agreement will solve all sales tax problems with the state and Amazon. The Controller of Public Accounts states that this is a very important step.