http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Sun, 26 May 2013 02:31:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-economy-in-february-signs-of-the-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-economy-in-february-signs-of-the-time/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:25:52 +0000 Econowatch http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349950 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/13/the-economy-in-february-signs-of-the-time/feed/ 0 Yale University is now a debt collector. Amazon enters the second-hand market. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/a-money-losing-success/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/a-money-losing-success/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347384 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/a-money-losing-success/feed/ 0 The latest financial results are ugly. So why are investors still in love with the online behemoth? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/ebay-goes-offline/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/ebay-goes-offline/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:40:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335089 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/ebay-goes-offline/feed/ 0 Meanwhile, Amazon expands pickup locations http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/who-really-runs-netflix/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/who-really-runs-netflix/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:19:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333025 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/who-really-runs-netflix/feed/ 0 A Christmas Eve crash of Amazon Web Services blacked out Netflix http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/publishing-worst-sellers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/publishing-worst-sellers/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:22:01 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306880 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/publishing-worst-sellers/feed/ 0 Penny Marshall's memoir sold 2,000 copies—and was banned by bookstores http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/google-facebook-amazon-and-ebay-go-to-washington/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/google-facebook-amazon-and-ebay-go-to-washington/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:20:30 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/google-facebook-amazon-and-ebay-go-to-washington/feed/ 0 Meet the Internet Association, the big dot-coms' lobby group http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/the-future-of-reading-and-publishing-according-to-amazon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/the-future-of-reading-and-publishing-according-to-amazon/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:48:29 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258286 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/the-future-of-reading-and-publishing-according-to-amazon/feed/ 0 In conversation with Russ Grandinetti, Amazon vice-president of Kindle content http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/kindle-touch-comes-to-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/kindle-touch-comes-to-canada/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:17:37 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255581 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/kindle-touch-comes-to-canada/feed/ 0 It's the cream of the e-reader crop http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/amazon%e2%80%99s-secret-weapon-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/amazon%e2%80%99s-secret-weapon-you/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:00:37 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/amazon%e2%80%99s-secret-weapon-you/feed/ 0 The online giant offered a one-day discount to people who use a smartphone “price check” app to let them know what brick-and-mortar stores are selling, and for how much http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/review-one-click-jeff-bezos-and-the-rise-of-amazon-com/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/review-one-click-jeff-bezos-and-the-rise-of-amazon-com/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:10:56 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/review-one-click-jeff-bezos-and-the-rise-of-amazon-com/feed/ 2 Book by Richard L. Brandt http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/youtube-on-tv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/youtube-on-tv/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:05:52 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216438 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/youtube-on-tv/feed/ 1 Google is taking on industry rivals in the race to bring television online http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/move-over-wal-mart/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/move-over-wal-mart/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:21:32 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/move-over-wal-mart/feed/ 2 Rivals are learning the hard way why Amazon is the next retail king http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/we%e2%80%99ll-call-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/we%e2%80%99ll-call-you/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:30:20 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210083 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/26/we%e2%80%99ll-call-you/feed/ 0 A new app is saving people thousands of minutes spent on hold http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/21/the-web%e2%80%99s-best-friend/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/21/the-web%e2%80%99s-best-friend/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:15:32 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201899 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/21/the-web%e2%80%99s-best-friend/feed/ 0 A ghost of Internet past is back http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/the-internet-is-a-99-cent-store/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/the-internet-is-a-99-cent-store/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:51:28 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=198931 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/24/the-internet-is-a-99-cent-store/feed/ 0 This magic number allows people to get comfortable buying what used to be free http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/brazil-approves-massive-amazon-dam-project/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/brazil-approves-massive-amazon-dam-project/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:41:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194917 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/01/brazil-approves-massive-amazon-dam-project/feed/ 0 Opponents say dam would harm rainforest, displace thousands http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/the-new-e-book-hot-spot/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/the-new-e-book-hot-spot/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 15:20:48 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=187933 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/04/the-new-e-book-hot-spot/feed/ 0 Public libraries are becoming key players in e-publishing http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/from-e-books-to-no-books/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/from-e-books-to-no-books/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:20:07 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149946 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/from-e-books-to-no-books/feed/ 0 In the juggle of priorities on campus, books are falling off the shelf http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/living-room-wars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/living-room-wars/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:00:52 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146516 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/16/living-room-wars/feed/ 0 Apple, Google and Amazon are all going after a slice of the television market http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/discount-chart-topper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/discount-chart-topper/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:00:00 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/26/discount-chart-topper/feed/ 0 Feel-good music: In the U.S., Arcade Fire sold 156,000 copies of its new album in one week http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/at-home-down-market/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/at-home-down-market/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:00:59 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134572 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/at-home-down-market/feed/ 0 Amazon slashes prices on the Kindle e-reader http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/great-moments-in-sock-puppetry/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/great-moments-in-sock-puppetry/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:35:34 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/great-moments-in-sock-puppetry/feed/ 16 British historian Orlando Figes admits to anonymously trashing competitors' work online http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/22/seven-days-a-week-in-a-life-of-stephen-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/22/seven-days-a-week-in-a-life-of-stephen-harper/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:20:02 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=120778 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/22/seven-days-a-week-in-a-life-of-stephen-harper/feed/ 2 Good News, Bad News http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/this-week-good-news-bad-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/this-week-good-news-bad-news-5/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:20:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/this-week-good-news-bad-news-5/feed/ 0 A week in the life of Sandra Bullock http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/24/canadians-get-a-kindle-surprise/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/24/canadians-get-a-kindle-surprise/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:00:03 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=98451 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/24/canadians-get-a-kindle-surprise/feed/ 17 The e-book reader available in Canada isn’t Amazon’s top-of-the-line device http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/13/you-buy-a-book-but-don%e2%80%99t-own-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/13/you-buy-a-book-but-don%e2%80%99t-own-it/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:00:52 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=74372 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/13/you-buy-a-book-but-don%e2%80%99t-own-it/feed/ 1 Amazon’s Kindle deletions sparked a host of questions over e-book rights and privacy http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/amazon-v-boreal-deforestation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/amazon-v-boreal-deforestation/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:37:45 +0000 Alex Shimo http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=21009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/01/amazon-v-boreal-deforestation/feed/ 3 The rate of Amazon deforestation has accelerated. This year is worse – almost 12,000...