Amazon sold many books, particularly best-sellers, for little more than the wholesale price, or even at a loss.

NEWYORKER: Publish or Perish

Books sales are flat, discount super-centers like Wal-Mart have gobbled up half the best sellers and no one touches Amazon online.

FORBES: Booking Losses

When it became clear that Mr. Martin had never heard of him, Mr. Howey told him his novel was No. 6 on Amazon's list of science-fiction and fantasy best sellers, behind Mr. Martin's five books.

WSJ: Wool: Sci-Fi's Underground Hit

The Kindle Store at Amazon.co.uk offers customers a vast selection of over one million books - including the most best-sellers in the UK - plus subscriptions to hundreds of popular newspapers, magazines and blogs.

ENGADGET: Hold the presses! Amazon UK selling more e-books than printed ones