Amazon is opening a store across the street from Nashville’s Parnassus Books, because Amazon is bad.

Amazon, apparently intent on fostering the illest of will among book lovers, is opening a store directly across the street from Nashville’s Parnassus Books, an independent bookstore founded by Ann Patchett and Karen Hayes in 2011. (Full disclosure: I visited the store for the first time this weekend and can confirm that it is a […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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BEA 2016: Kobo's User Data Reveals Its 'Sexiest' E-book Consumers

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BEA 2016: Richard Jackson and Jerry Pinkney: Joining Forces: A Pair of Venerable Children’s Book Figures

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Bezos sells 1% of Amazon shares for $671m

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Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Announces 2016 Details

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