Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos may be having a difficult time in his personal life right now, but professionally, the multi-billionaire is doing phenomenally. Amazon's stock is through the roof, and there seems to be no slowing down the online retailer. Long gone are the days when the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
While the Amazon-owned online retailer’s first major step into Australia means more competition, it’s not all doom and gloom for independent booksellersHead down Brunswick Street in Fitzroy and walk towards the neon lights until you see the words “Totally Weird Shit” on an awning. Walk through... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
For years, Michael Seidenberg had sold books from his Upper East Side apartment, but received an eviction notice in July. Literary New York mourned – but recently the shop has shown new signs of lifeThis past Independence Day, several dozen bookish New Yorkers eschewed the fireworks and chose,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Folio Society has partnered with Harrods, the first time it has sold books beyond its own... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]