Foyles asked for advice on designing the bookshop of the future and several notable publishing personalities shared their ideas with Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Describe what the ideal bookshop of the future looks like to you? Is it big or small? Does it offer ebooks an POD services? Use robot booksellers? Let us know. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canadians have had to be content with a form of Kindle Store limbo until now. They could buy Kindle ebooks, but they've had to rely on a US-centric portal that scarcely acknowledges their literary tradition. As of this weekend, they don't have to cross the virtual border: Amazon Canada now has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
British bookshop Foyles and The Bookseller have partnered to help crowdsource ideas for making Foyles's new flagship store fit for the 21st Century. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even though Thanksgiving came early this year, big box retailers, national chains, and online sellers began the Christmas season even earlier. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Berlin-based startup txtr has launched a Danish ebook store, with special promotions from two Danish publishers set to begin on December 3rd. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Founded by a writer and mother, Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day is set for Dec. 1 this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The owners of the Big Green Bookshop are to open a second premises in Brookmans Park,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Australia's Bookworld has guaranteed that it will beat Amazon and other online competitors' prices by 10%. But are they risking losing too much profit? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Florence's English-language Paperback Exchange bookstore is as old as Christ was when he died and relies on the shop owners' good taste—and that of its customers—to stay in business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon lowered the price of its Japanese Kindle Paperwhite to 100 dollars, matching the price of the recently announced Kobo Glo, while Sony's ebookstore is again on iOS. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
After Hurricane Sandy swept through the Northeast, some bookstores were left all but untouched; others face major damage.After Hurricane Sandy swept through the Northeast, some bookstores were left all but untouched; others face major damage. This is a partial list of bookstores that were in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Naval book publisher Maritime Books has opened its first bookshop in the Historic Dockyard in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson has developed a new range of its bestselling textbooks for the iBookstore market in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo's CEO discusses Brazil, the world, and how POD will be added to the Writing Life platform. Also, our tart critique of Apple's new "Brazilian" iBookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Alex Mutter Irish book retailer Eason opened a virtual, mobile bookshop at Connolly Station in Dublin on Monday, the Silicon Republic reports. The bookshop’s ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
By Alex Mutter The iBookstore has opened for business in most of Central and South America, reports The Digital Reader. Books have also gone on ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
iDevice owners in New Zealand and 17 Latin American countries are no longer restricted to a diet composed of free content when it comes to their respective iBookstores. A quick search of the storefronts will reveal virtual shelves stocked with paid-content that haven't yet found their way to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eason has opened a “virtual bookshop” in Connolly railway station in Dublin which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is said to be negotiating to acquire Saraiva, Brazil's dominant bookseller, with 102 stores. Is it realistic? We break down the facts and scenarios. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]