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Photo Credit: midgetmomma E-book readers: Check your Amazon account. You may have some money credited to you! If you have bought an e-book (from a major publisher) on Amazon between April 2010 and May 21, 2012 , you could have free money in your account. If you have purchased bestsellers between those two dates, you may have even MORE money waiting for you (A friend of mine was credited nearly $70)! Amazon sent out notices to users on Tuesday, letting them know that they have been awarded money in a Justice Department lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed because consumers had overpaid on books due to price fixing. Many major book publishers (and company behemoth Apple) had lost an antitrust case back in 2012 after the Department of Justice sued the companies for "collusion in setting the price of e-books." The Supreme Court ruled that $400 million will go to e-book purchasers. Anyone who purchased a NYT bestseller between the above dates will get a $6.93 credit for ...

photo credit: myxnews The new iPhone 6 has made its debut into the world, and people around the world have camped outside their electronic store of choice just for this new phone. Perth, Australia is home to the first person to buy the iPhone 6. The individual was so excited to have the phone, that he dropped it on the ground when trying to get it out of the box. Luckily for him, the ridiculously expensive phone is still functional. Here in the states, sales for the coveted phone started at 8am on Friday morning. Retailers across the country are reporting long lines in front of their stores. In my state, a local mall reported up to 375 customers waiting in line for the iPhone 6. One customer had been waiting since Thursday afternoon. Now, I know that some of you are fans of the Apple iPhone, but I do not understand the whole hype over the device. My boyfriend had an iPhone and he said that it was garbage. He now has a Samsung Galaxy and he loves it. Also, why would people...