Amazon appears to have been the big winner in picking up former Borders customers. According to new figures from Bowker Market Research, Amazon’s share of book spending in the first quarter of 2012 was 29%, up from 23% in the comparable period in 2011. Barnes & Noble’s share of spending, in second place, rose to 20%, from 19%, with the gain coming from B&N’s stores as BN.com’s share of spending held even at 3%. In the first quarter of 2011, Borders held a 10% share of spending. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
While publishers and Apple haggle over the pending launch of a digital newsstand, Barnes & Noble took the opportunity to remind everyone that it not only has a functional newsstand, but it's chugging right along. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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