Amazon is negotiating deals with newspaper and magazine publishers to bring content to its upcoming tablet, reports theWSJ. In the interest of getting deals in place, Amazon is also reportedly willing to consider cutting these providers a better deal than they get for providing content on Apple’s iPad. Apple currently charges providers a 30% cut of any sales and subscriptions that are made through the app directly. If publishers are unwilling to comply with this, they are unable to place a direct purchase link inside the app or make any reference to sales....

Amazon is nowofferinga $2 credit to Appstore customers just for Tweeting a notice about it. In order to get the credit, you have to link your Twitter and Amazon accounts and follow @appstore on Twitter. After you do so a Tweet stating “I just got a $2 credit for Android apps from the @amazonappstore. Click http://amzn.to/tweetapps2 to get yours. #get2” will get automatically Tweeted out from your account. In order to get the credit, you will also need to have theAmazon Appstoreinstalled on your Android device too as it is separate from the standard Android Market....

Amazon plans to open a data center forAmazon Web Servicesin Australia early next year,The Australian reports. The company is still looking for the perfect site, and reportedly has three on its list so far, and is looking for the site with the best energy efficiency ratings. The data center will be in Sydney. The only data center for AWS in the region is in Singapore, making latency an issue. Some businesses are concerned about the legal implications of hosting data outside of Australia....

Amazon has reportedly added TPK Holding as its third supplier of 7-inch touch panels for one of its two tablet devices expected to launch in October, suggesting the company is preemptively protecting its supply chain should its devices see excessive demand or have restrictions placed on panel production output. Digitimes reportsthat Amazon’s supply of 7-inch panels from Wintek and JTouch “may not be sufficient”, prompting the company to add the Chinese manufacturer as a third touch panel partner....

Amazon’s UK division hasannouncedthat it’s offering free Super Saver delivery to India. While that may not seem like a big thing, it’s actually an important move. Here’s why: It’s possible to order and get some items delivered from eCommerce sites abroad to India. But the shipping costs play a major spoilsport. At times, the shipping charges might be 100% higher than the price of the product itself. That’s what makes Amazon’s announcement extremely exciting....