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Brett Larson spoke to TV and radio stations around the country during his Satellite Media Tour to help their audience find the ideal gift that mom really wants this year. The choices included five cool ideas for both the tech savvy and not-so-tech savvy mom and grandmother in your life. West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 With over 80 million moms to shop for, Mother’s Day is second only to Christmas when it comes to gift giving. "Keeping mom up to date on the hottest trends...

Experts at The Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank, comment on the passage in the United States Senate of Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would allow states to require businesses – even those headquartered outside their borders – to collect Internet sales taxes from consumers. CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 The United States Senate today passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would allow states to require businesses – even those headquartered outside...

Costs of compliance would exceed profit margin, according to company's calculations NEW STANTON, Pa., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marketplace Fairness Act will require companies to comply with the sales tax laws of all states they ship to if it is passed into law. At present, companies only collect sales tax for states where they have nexus, such as a store or warehouse. Online Stores estimates its cost of compliance will be $360,000 on sales of $30m. This amount is greater than...

PlayScape Plus Platform on Amazon Features Brand-New Freemium and Ad-Free Premium Games, Top-Sellers from PlayScape Catalog, Premium Item Discounts and More NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Android-game publisher PlayScape has partnered with Amazon to expand distribution of its mobile gaming portfolio with a brand-new content platform called PlayScape Plus. Completely customized for Amazon's audience, PlayScape Plus features the best of the PlayScape's...

With inspirations about happiness, spiritual growth, personal development, and longevity in the 21st century, it features the wisdom of Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch and Frank Ra; this best-selling book reveals perennial truth necessary for living happily and healthily in modern-day society VANCOUVER, Canada, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 30th, "BioHarmonizing" became an Amazon best-selling book in the Spiritual category, right after Chopra's "Seven Spiritual Laws of...

'Internet Marketing Confidential' Book Shows How to Spot the Internet Marketing Scams DENVER, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Authors can save money if they don't fall for common scams uncovered in "Internet Marketing Confidential," a new tell-all book by Internet Marketing expert Dan Janal, which shows the lies, half-truths, misconceptions and downright scams that could plague authors and entrepreneurs. "Authors want to believe the best in people. Unfortunately, there are webmasters,...

New business ethics book shows how to spot the scams and dirty little secrets that Internet marketers use to rip off authors, speakers, consultants and coaches. Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Unscrupulous Internet marketers have stolen fortunes from authors, speakers, coaches and consultants. “Internet Marketing Confidential,” a new tell-all book by Internet Marketing expert Dan Janal, shows the lies, half-truths, misconceptions and downright scams that could plague any person...

BALTIMORE, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation's leading advocate for access to technology and education for the blind, commented today on Amazon's incorporation of new accessibility features into its application for the iPhone and other devices using Apple's iOS operating system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120815/MM57966LOGO) Dr. Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "We are...

Amazon.com accounted for 15% of all U.S. e-commerce sales and 28% of Top 500 sales in 2012, according to Internet Retailer's newly published 2013 Top 500 Guide. CHICAGO, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With total sales that grew year over year 27% to $61.09 billion and North American sales that increased 30% to $34.81 billion in 2012, Amazon continues to dominate the ranks of America's biggest web retailers, according to Internet Retailer's 10(th) anniversary Top 500 Guide®, which...

Helping organizations securely navigate the cloud, Trend Micro delivers innovative solutions compatible with Amazon Web Services SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AWS Summit, Booth #101 -- Trend Micro Inc. (TYO: 4704;TSE: 4704), the global leader in cloud security and a key security vendor speaking at the San Francisco AWS Summit, is proud to showcase the company's latest innovations in cloud security optimized for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment, and designed...