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Novelist Stephen King, already a trailblazer in electronic publishing, will begin a revolutionary online experiment Monday when he sells the first installment of his new novel using the "honor system." ...

After meeting in Brussels with European Commission officials on Wednesday, U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce Robert LaRussa said that e-commerce issues related to Internet taxation and data protection should be the subject of ongoing international dialogue ...

Just four months after former General Motors executive Roy Roberts unveiled M-Xchange.com, a business-to-business (B2B) trade exchange focusing on minority businesses, the venture has shut down ...

America Online and Citigroup Inc. have announced a new multi-year alliance that will enable AOL's 23 million subscribers to pay their bills online ...

Online advertising campaigns result in significantly more traffic to e-tail Web sites and attract attentive visitors who are likely to linger, according to new research by Media Metrix (Nasdaq: MMXI) division AdRelevance ...

Undaunted by the criticism and controversy surrounding Napster, the Internet music-sharing company they founded, Bill Bales and Adrian Scott have announced the impending launch of AppleSoup, a venture that will bring Hollywood into the age of file-swapping ...

Online retail giant Amazon.com rebounded mightily from a protracted slump Friday, just in time to celebrate its fifth birthday ...

Despite a five-year extension of the U.S. moratorium on Internet taxation, support for taxing online purchases appears to be gaining strength among legislators and consumers ...

Controversy continued to mount Thursday over the issue of Internet gambling, which appeared headed for a U.S. government ban earlier this week. A vote on a pending House of Representatives bill could come as early as next week ...

Responding to defunct online toy retailer Toysmart.com's attempt to sell its customer records, two U.S. Senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to block the sale of consumer information on the Internet ...

A coalition of more than 70 recording artists have launched a national campaign to protect their exclusive rights to distribute and market copyrighted recordings on the Internet ...

Angry musicians came face-to-face with Napster chief executive Hank Barry on Capitol Hill Tuesday, in an emotional hearing before a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee ...

The battle for e-commerce supremacy continued to rage between Amazon.com and America Online in June, according the NextCard eCommerce Index, a monthly listing of online merchants with the greatest number of transactions by NextCard customers ...

After a challenging investigation and trial, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has successfully shut down an Internet pyramid scheme that bilked consumers out of $2.9 million (US$) ...

Canadian e-commerce welcomed a prominent player to the field when the country's oldest department store, Hudson's Bay, announced a joint venture to add an online component to its retail offerings ...

Amazon.com and Federal Express will take on one of the most significant e-commerce challenges to date on Saturday when they attempt to deliver a popular new children's book to 250,000 U.S. homes in a period of just a few hours ...

As e-tailers struggle to find their core user groups, many are increasingly shifting their focus to the fastest growing online population segment -- women ...

CDNow, Inc., the cash-strapped online music retailer, said Thursday it is in talks with a number of potential investors in its quest for survival, but so far has not solidified a deal ...

U.S. automakers have hit a number of regulatory roadblocks to selling cars directly over the Internet, but Ford Motor Company and Toyota are crossing the border to implement a test program that will enable shoppers in three Canadian regions to purchase cars online ...

Companies that sell goods and services over the Internet are responsible for almost 5,400 lost jobs since December 1999, according to a report from Chicago, Illinois-based employment company Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc ...