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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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| Net product sales | $ 51,733 | $ 42,000 | $ 30,792 | |||||
| Net services sales | 9,360 | 6,077 | 3,412 | |||||
| Total net sales | 61,093 | 48,077 | 34,204 | |||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Cost of sales | 45,971 | [1] | 37,288 | [1] | 26,561 | [1] | ||
| Fulfillment | 6,419 | [1] | 4,576 | [1] | 2,898 | [1] | ||
| Marketing | 2,408 | [1] | 1,630 | [1] | 1,029 | [1] | ||
| Technology and content | 4,564 | [1] | 2,909 | [1] | 1,734 | [1] | ||
| General and administrative | 896 | [1] | 658 | [1] | 470 | [1] | ||
| Other operating expense (income), net | 159 | [1] | 154 | [1] | 106 | [1] | ||
| Total operating expenses | 60,417 | 47,215 | 32,798 | |||||
| Income from operations | 676 | 862 | 1,406 | |||||
| Interest income | 40 | 61 | 51 | |||||
| Interest expense | (92) | (65) | (39) | |||||
| Other income (expense), net | (80) | 76 | 79 | |||||
| Total non-operating income (expense) | (132) | 72 | 91 | |||||
| Income before income taxes | 544 | 934 | 1,497 | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | (428) | (291) | (352) | |||||
| Equity-method investment activity, net of tax | (155) | (12) | 7 | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $ (39) | $ 631 | $ 1,152 | |||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ (0.09) | $ 1.39 | $ 2.58 | |||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ (0.09) | $ 1.37 | $ 2.53 | |||||
| Weighted average shares used in computation of earnings per share: | ||||||||
| Basic | 453 | 453 | 447 | |||||
| Diluted | 453 | 461 | 456 | |||||
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Costs incurred to operate and staff fulfillment and customer service centers, including buying, receiving, inspecting, and warehousing inventories; picking, packaging and preparing customer orders for shipment; payment processing and related transaction costs. Fulfillment costs also include amounts paid to third parties that assist us in fulfillment and customer service operations. No definition available.
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Payroll and related expenses for application development, editorial content, merchandising selection, and systems support; and costs associated with computing, storage and telecommunications infrastructure. No definition available.
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The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total costs of sales and operating expenses for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate total of expenses of managing and administering the affairs of an entity, including affiliates of the reporting entity, which are not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest that was charged against earnings during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Income derived from investments in debt securities and on cash and cash equivalents the earnings of which reflect the time value of money or transactions in which the payments are for the use or forbearance of money. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Expenditures for planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services. Costs of public relations and corporate promotions are typically considered to be marketing costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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The total amount of other operating cost and expense items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The net amount of other income and expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income (expense) recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) net gains or losses on securities, (d) unusual costs, (e) gains or losses on foreign exchange transactions, and (f) miscellaneous other income and expense items. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate revenue during the period from services rendered in the normal course of business, after deducting allowances and discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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