Reviews High bias found in Amazon reviews of low-cost or free samples Andrea James

Business UK Intellectual Property Office grants trademark on "should've" Cory Doctorow

Business Amazon is suing its own retailers over fake reviews Xeni Jardin

design Crowdfunding an Atheist Shoe bus to crisscross America Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Mirror-filled Chinese bookstore seems infinite Cory Doctorow

design Former Starbucks designer on what makes a "third place" feel like home Bill Barol

books Used bookstores doing fine, allegedly Rob Beschizza

books Book vending machine takes unwanted Christmas gifts instead of money David Pescovitz

retail Porn played over Target store loudspeakers David Pescovitz

Business Amazon launches “Etsy-killer” Handmade at Amazon, a marketplace for handmade goods Xeni Jardin

burning man Home Depot reports huge spike in rubber band sales around Burning Man David Pescovitz

shopping Go to Kmart to use the Internet to shop at Kmart David Pescovitz

DRONES The fate of the big box store Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Radio Shack bankruptcy update: most customer data will be destroyed, not sold to pay creditors Xeni Jardin