In the wake of pop legend Michael Jackson’s death, retail sales of his albums and videos have predictably gone through the roof, with both traditional and online retailers selling out of Jackson products at a rate that industry insider’s call “stunning.”

By Brad Stone In a significant step toward vanquishing the local video store and keeping couch potatoes planted firmly in front of their televisions and computers, Amazon.com was to introduce in the United States on Thursday an online store of TV shows and movies, called Amazon Video on Demand.

By Brad Stone Over the past 14 years, Amazon.com has mastered the art of getting physical copies of books, music and movies to customers through the mail. Now it is trying to add to its repertoire in a hurry. The market for entertainment and information is inexorably going digital.

By Brad Stone Over the last 14 years, Amazon.com has mastered the art of getting physical copies of books, music and movies to customers through the mail. Now it is trying to add to its repertoire in a hurry. The market for entertainment and information is inexorably going digital.

By Elizabeth M. Gillespie Associated Press SEATTLE -- Amazon.com plans to open an online music store offering only songs that are free of copy-protection technology and can be played on anything from PCs to portable gadgets such as Apple's iPod or Microsoft's Zune.