Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes &... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 11:14:14 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 10:53:45 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-08 10:00:00 UTC ]
EVERY YEAR, IT SEEMS, we receive a new diagnosis regarding the viability of books in the digital age: print is dead, print is back, the bookstore is dead, bookstores are back. The nostalgia for and anxiety about print is often reactive, hinting at other anxieties about feeling lonely and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-07-06 19:00:22 UTC ]
Since its launch 25 years ago, Amazon's reach has extended well beyond an online bookstore. And while it may seem obvious today, at the time Jeff Bezos was working to get his idea to the masses, many investors thought it would be no match for bookstore giants like Borders and Barnes and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-07-05 17:38:09 UTC ]
A Rioter not only got to visit the romance bookstore of her dreams, L.A.'s The Ripped Bodice, but also got a slew of recommendations from a co-owner! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-02 10:36:13 UTC ]
A Wisconsin indie has launched a fundraising campaign to benefit for RAICES, an organization that aids immigrants detained at the U.S. border. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
What to do while you wait for Netflix’s Sarah Dessen Adaptations: Obviously, get thee to a bookstore and read her ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-06-29 10:31:00 UTC ]
Book Culture, based in the same Queens neighborhood where Amazon wanted to set up shop, says it will be forced to close if the city or state doesn’t offer assistance. In New York City’s Long Island City neighborhood, down the road from where Amazon tried (and failed) to build a “second... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-06-26 15:56:45 UTC ]
Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has become something of a publishing phenomenon, with several book versions of the report flying off bookstore shelves. Now a San Diego publisher is planning to release a version of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-24 19:00:00 UTC ]
Popular novels, technical tomes and self-published books are pirated and sold on Amazon. That may actually be helping the company extend its grip on the book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-06-23 21:06:40 UTC ]
No stranger to the unconventional, REI is at it again: The outdoors retailer is discontinuing its print mail-order catalog and debuting a magazine. Called Uncommon Path, the print publication will run on a quarterly basis and include stories focused on the outdoors. Kent, Washington-based REI... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-06-20 19:50:29 UTC ]
The building that's home to the famous Strand Bookstore in the East Village was designated a city landmark Tuesday despite warnings from the property's and store's owner that the status could... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2019-06-12 12:57:30 UTC ]
The pilot killed when his helicopter of a Midtown skyscraper in rain and fog radioed that he was lost and trying to get back to the heliport but couldn't find it, an official briefed on the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2019-06-12 11:09:48 UTC ]
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to landmark 826 Broadway, the building that houses the Strand Bookstore—a decision the owner says will be costly to the store. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher of the two top-selling magazines on American newsstands has initiated a process aimed at exploring alternatives outside of the traditional magazine-retail supply chain, which has become dominated by two major wholesalers following years of decline and consolidation. Bauer Media... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-06-11 20:01:50 UTC ]
One of the most thrilling experiences an author can have is walking into a bookstore and finding their book on the shelves Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2017-07-18 13:39:29 UTC ]