Many people may have forgotten that before it became a tech and ecommerce behemoth, Amazon started as an online bookseller in 1994. Nearly three decades later, Amazon is celebrating the roots of its business with a major campaign for its books division. The goal of the campaign, titled "That... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2022-07-25 13:00:00 UTC ]
After spending two decades pulling bookstore shoppers to its business online, Amazon.com Inc. is trying to lure some of them back to brick-and-mortar stores across the country. Amazon Books has quickly expanded its footprint since opening its first bookstore in Seattle two years ago. Amazon now... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon may have spent the past two decades pulling bookstore shoppers to its business online, but with a new storefront in California's East Bay, the retail giant is hoping to lure them back to a brick-and-mortar store. Amazon Books is in the final stages of preparing for its opening tomorrow... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The retailer has confirmed it will open new bookstores in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and in Austin, next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, best known for demolishing the bookstore industry by selling books online, celebrated the opening of its first physical bookstore in the state. The Amazon Books at the Legacy Place shopping center in Dedham is the e-commerce giant's fourth physical store. The other three are in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Books, the e-commerce giant’s seemingly incongruous bricks-and-mortar venture, is now open in San Diego. The store marks the company’s second foray into offline retail. The 3,500-square-foot shop at a mall in the University City neighborhood premiered with little fanfare Sept. 7 and is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The mega-retailer has opened a dozen pickup locations to date, but it has yet to open its second Amazon Books, which was slated to be ready this summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
After debuting its first physical bookstore in Seattle last year, Amazon is expanding its footprint with a second location.Amazon is building a second brick-and-mortar bookstore in a San Diego mall, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports, with plans to open the store this summer. The new location... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Opinions were mixed about what Amazon's rumored plans to open more physical bookstores could mean for the publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
In light of Amazon opening a physical store in Seattle, the booksellers association head is reminding publishers and other vendors of their obligation to ensure that accounts do not transfer inventory from one class of business to another. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The tech giant that pioneered online bookselling is going old school. Amazon unveiled its first bricks-and-mortar bookstore, Amazon Books, in Seattle’s upscale University Village shopping mall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]