A 32-inch LED television for $75. Harry Potter books for up to half off their list price. An Apple iPad mini for $265. Continue reading at 'Baltimore Sun'
[ Baltimore Sun | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has revealed it will launch a retail arm in Australia after years of speculation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's second Massachusetts bricks and mortar opened yesterday, becoming the e-commerce giant's sixth physical bookstore in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost anyone can use the worldwide web to be a media outlet, so how will we differentiate between truth, myth and lies? Australia’s two largest legacy media organisations recently announced big cuts to their journalistic staff. Many editorial positions, perhaps up to 120, will disappear at... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has appointed Shona Abhyankar, currently head of PR at Penguin Random House Children’s and formerly senior publicist at Ebury, as publicity lead of Amazon Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As subscription growth becomes more top of mind to publishers, Facebook's fast-loading article feature is losing favor. The post Facebook faces increased publisher resistance to Instant Articles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For a spectacularly styled fashion magazine cover, look no further than the May issue of Marie Claire, hitting newsstands April 18. All five "Fresh Faces" covers are notable for the wardrobe selections, especially the one featuring singer-songwriter and Moonlight actress Janelle Mon?e. Her... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo, the Canadian e-reader titan, has snapped up a little-known ebook platform called Shelfie and will incorporate its features into its apps. Shelfie was a service that sold digital copies of print books you already own at a discount before it shu... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The University of Exeter has ditched its former partner Pearson for a new 10-year partnership with US-based ed-tech provider Keypath Education with whom it is launching online Masters degrees to UK and international students in September this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With an 18% increase in Amazon's stock price for Q1 2017 over Q1 2016, the tech giant leads the PW Stock Index. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has revealed statistics from its Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) programme claiming Manchester as "an indie publishing hotspot". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From a new novel by writer Fredrik Backman to a follow-up from 'Lean In' writer Sheryl Sandberg, April has various intriguing options for book lovers. Amazon staff have selected the titles they think are the best to be released this month – check out the full list, with thoughts from Amazon... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has confirmed that it will open a bricks and mortar location at 7 West 34th Street this summer. The new outlet will be the second New York City store for the company, its 11th nationwide. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon US is offering authors $5,000 upfront in lieu of royalties to incorporate their books into its unlimited reading programme for Prime members. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has acquired Middle Eastern e-commerce website SOUQ.com in a deal referred to as "the biggest-ever technology M&A transaction in the Arab world". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historian Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, which offers lessons on resisting repressive rule, provokes fake book listing that repeats slogan seen on pro-Putin posters Publishers believe that Russian individuals are behind the creation of an fake book parodying a self-styled manual for resisting US... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The acquisition of Souq.com, a Dubai-based online retailer that is the dominant one in the Middle East, comes one month after Souq announced plans to open a "global bookstore." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historian Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, which offers lessons on resisting repressive rule, has sales blurb rewritten to repeat slogan seen on pro-Putin posters Publishers believe that Russian hackers are behind an attack on the Amazon page for a self-styled manual for resisting US president... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The pace of openings for Amazon's physical bookstores has ramped up. Here's a map of every existing and announced location. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has partnered with the University of Leeds to offer online degree programmes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The elimination of the NEA, which is proposed in President Trump's just-released budget plan, could have a severe ripple effect on independent publishing, as hundreds of small presses depend on funding from the NEA to stay afloat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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