Amazon's new program invites indies to sell Kindles and receive a commission from ebooks bought by their customers (if the store is eligible). Many stores are unimpressed, with one bookstore worker likening the program to 'being complicit in your execution.' Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#sell kindles
#ebooks bought
Independent presses keep up the good fight in a fall season full of bold and inventive offerings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#independent presses
Independent booksellers from across the country highlight eight independently published books they're excited to sell this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#independent booksellers
Susan Wojcicki, best known as the head of YouTube but also a key player in convincing the book world to allow Google to scan books into its search engine, died of lung cancer on August 9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book world
#lung cancer
#search engine
#key player
A revised Department of Education regulation likely to have delivered a setback to the popular Inclusive Access and Equitable Access programs, which provide course materials for college students, has been delayed by at least a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#college students
The Indie Horror Showcase event is returning on October 24. This is a “celebration of upcoming nightmarish games” made by developers throughout the world and will be hosted by DreadXP, an indie publisher responsible for well-received games like The Mortuary Assistant and Sucker for Love. The... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-08-12 16:25:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#indie publisher
#horror movies
#paranormal activity
Results at Amazon Web Services helped to increase second quarter sales and profits 10% and 90%, respectively, at the company, while sales in its online sales division rose only 5%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#quarter sales
What do you think of Barnes & Noble's plans surrounding the future of the Tattered Cover? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-31 18:23:52 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bookstore
#barnes
#tattered cover
#barnes noble
With 320 agencies in its Literary Agents and Scouts Center, Frankfurt Book Fair will also feature a Games Business Center and a Book-to-Screen Day. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 2024 Rights Center Sells Out appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-07-31 17:57:19 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#literary agents
#frankfurt book fair
#scouts center
#frankfurter buchmesse
There’s really no better way to read on vacation (or any other time, for that matter) than with a Kindle Paperwhite. This device offers a near-identical reading experience to paper books, except you don’t have to lug around your massive TBR stack anymore. If you don’t have an e-reader... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-29 14:39:59 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kindle
#previous version
The Boys may be one season away from ending but it’s not done caking your screens with blood and torn muscle tissue. Cast member Jensen Ackles who plays Soldier Boy on The Boys revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that Amazon will produce a prequel of the superhero show called Vought Rising. The... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-26 20:10:58 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#anthology
#seth rogen
#early days
At Restless Books, Black Lawrence Press, and Academic Studies Press, first-generation American editors want to hear from writers with cross-cultural stories to tell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#restless books
In this monthly roundup of BookLife titles, we feature general fiction and poetry. Want to see your book featured? Check out the Indie Spotlight calendar at booklife.com/indiespotlight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book featured
#monthly roundup
#indie spotlight
#booklife titles
In this monthly roundup of BookLife titles, we feature general fiction and poetry. Want to see your book featured? Check out the Indie Spotlight calendar at booklife.com/indiespotlight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book featured
#monthly roundup
#indie spotlight
#booklife titles
Last week, shortly after the announcement that JD Vance would be joining the Republican ticket, I was working my bookstore gig at The Golden Notebook when a woman came in and asked me if we had any copies of Hillbilly Elegy. I took a glance at the inventory, told her we did not, and started to […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-25 18:51:59 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bookstore
#jd vance
#hillbilly elegy
Ever heard of “reading yoga”? You know, figuring out the best way to position yourself while holding your e-reader so you don’t end up with a crick in your neck? A big problem, especially as you get older. But no longer a problem when you have a remote page turner! Just prop your Kindle... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-25 15:28:33 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kindle
#absolute comfort
#single charge
#touchscreen devices
#reading experience
#page turner
The Amazon Prime Day sale ends tonight, but don't think that all opportunities to save have come and gone. In typical Amazon fashion, most of the best Prime Day deals on day one of the sale remain the best offers now on day two — if they didn't sell out already, that is. Thankfully, many of the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-17 23:00:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kindle
#yahoo life
#entry-level kindle
#compact design
Amazon Prime Day 2024 will be over in a few hours, but there's still time to save on some of our favorite gadgets. As to be expected, the best Prime Day deals from day one of the sale remain the best offers now on day two — if they didn't sell out already, that is. We haven't seen a ton of sold... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-07-17 17:35:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kindle
#yahoo life
#fitness trackers
#mopping capabilities
#storage bag
#detangling comb
#long barrels
#bundle includes
#storage case
Today is the last day to snap up these Prime Day deals on some of the best kids' books. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-17 15:40:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#children’s book
#book deals
As a bridge-builder between Arabic and international publishing, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award offers categories for both international and Arabic submissions. (Sponsored) The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Invites Submissions from International Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-07-17 00:21:20 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#zayed book
#international publishing
#international publishers