A month after a ransomware attack shut down the bookseller's website and crippled its internal computer systems, the book chain's stores are again accepting all forms of payment and its online store has been restored and is fully functional. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
If lockdown has New Yorkers going postal, the independent journal Civilization has revived the tradition of mail art in order to make us all feel less isolatedIn New York in the early 1960s, the pop artist Ray Johnson pioneered mail art, posting drawings and notes to friends, which he invited... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-04-07 12:08:05 UTC ]
Microsoft has removed the ebooks category from its online store in a move that will see purchased titles deleted from customer libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon shares took a hit after President Donald Trump attacked the online store on social media, this time accusing it of not being on a "level playing field" with “fully tax paying retailers” and of ripping off the US postal service. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones is well and truly getting back to basics today, as it has dropped ebooks and audiobooks from its online store. The digital libraries of Waterstones customers will remain accessible until June 13th, with Kobo taking over the following day... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital publishers are looking for all kinds of alternatives to the traditional banner ad. They've typically looked at new ways of fusing editorial and advertising -- sponsored articles, branded videos, etc. -- but Mashable has come up with a way to add e-commerce to the mix.On Cyber Monday... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last week, little-known erotica author Lacey Noonan set the football world aflame with the publication of her scintillating ebook A Gronking to Remember: Book One in the Rob Gronkowski Erotica Series. On Thursday, Amazon extinguished the fire when it removed the book from its online store; the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
While e-commerce is a new territory for many publishers, Dwell has taken a decidedly integrated approach between what they feature in their magazine pages and what they sell in their online store. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Upscale shelter magazine Dwell, which is moving its editorial operations to Manhattan from San Francisco, just launched an online store that offers fans a handpicked selection of furniture and other home (and office) goods. But rather than acting as a link between buyer and seller, like most... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple director Keith Moerer said in court on Tuesday that the company holds about 20 percent of the US ebook market, double the size commonly assumed. The revelation came after the Department of Justice tried to bolster its price fixing case against the company by asserting that "Apple forgot to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is it not enough to make a killing selling $5 bottles of Dasani and two-pill packs of Tylenol? Hudson Booksellers, from the folks behind those fine Hudson News airport establishments, has begun peddling ebooks and book books online. The site, which appears to be (at least partially) powered by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
We'd say it's about time. Although it's almost two years late to the party, Barnes & Noble is responding to Amazon's Kindle for the Web with Nook for Web. Much like its counterpart across the virtual aisle, the Nook web edition lets readers browse free samples and whole books entirely from a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
After years of refusing to release her boy-wizard books in electronic format, Harry Potter mastermind J.K. Rowling is finally taking the digital plunge, launching an online store that will sell Harry Potter ebooks directly to consumers and a social-networking site designed to keep the Potter... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 03/05/2011 - 08:30 High street retailer Argos intends to increase its online book range from 500 to 5,000 titles over the next month. The chain store, known for stocking a large range of non-food products, launched its books category on its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]