
Despite shifting truckloads of copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in July, Amazon has reported a 44 per cent drop in profits in the third quarter - due in part to a $40m settlement of a patents infringement lawsuit. Does this bode poorly for the upcoming online holiday shopping season?
Published: 26 October 2005 14:15 BST
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