U.S. State Department withdraws Kindle contract proposal

By: on 8.16.12
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The U.S. State Department, which was considering a $16.5-million no-bid contract with Amazon to provide Kindles, content and services for overseas language programs, has officially withdrawn its proposal, saying it “intends to conduct additional market research and reexamine its requirements for this program.” Gary Price at Library Journal’s Infodocket blog first discovered the notice about the withdrawal of the contract, which was posted to the State Department’s website August 15 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Read the full story at Paid Content.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).

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  • Paula Lynn

    Good idea, bad deal. Of all people, you know, Shelly, the faster time goes by the faster things change. What is bought now will be able to bought next year for less, not to mention who knows what is going be able to be downloading now and better for less literally tomorrow. And a stinking 10% off was a good deal for that quantity ? It is so obvious than this kind of buy done by people who have no idea what they are doing in purchasing. My mother worked as a clerk in that government department. I called it a place for misfits. Many people didn’t know how to file, literally.