Amazon Works to Speed Pick-Ups

After complaints that Amazon has been slow in picking up orders from various suppliers, the company has instituted some changes to ensure speedier pick-ups. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Amazon extends same day delivery to Scotland

Amazon.co.uk is expanding its Prime same day delivery service across the Midlands, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Milton Keynes. The service is now available to residents in Birmingham, Bristol, Dudley, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Walsall and Wolverhampton, with further... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'Memory Theater' by Simon Critchley

Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends 'Memory Theater' by Simon Critchley, a modern philosophical thriller in cliff notes form. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Francis Bacon's entire works published in £1,000 title

The Estate of Francis Bacon is set to publish the entire oeuvre of the artist’s work for the first time, including 100 previously unpublished paintings, for £1,000 a copy.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 16, 2015

This week: John Lennon's secret island, a philosophical mind-bender, and why we believe conspiracy theories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'The Assassin’s Curse' and 'The Pirate's Wish' by Cassandra Rose Clarke

Assistant editor Drucilla Shultz recommends "The Assassin’s Curse" and "The Pirate's Wish," a pirate adventure set in an Arabian fantasy world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Let's wish the Amazon bookshop well

Bookshop owner Sue Lake argues that the new Amazon bookshop should be welcomed.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight lessons for publishing start-ups

September Publishing founder Hannah MacDonald offers eight essential learnings from the company's first year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pick Your Favorite Book of the Year Twitter Contest

In a tweet with the hashtag #PWbestbooks, tell us the title and author of your favorite 2015 book, and tell us why for a chance to win our top 10 books of 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Promoting Translation, Amazon Moves on to Poetry

Amazon is holding a poetry contest that offers $5,000 in prize money along with a contract with Little A, Amazon Publishing’s literary imprint. The post After Promoting Translation, Amazon Moves on to Poetry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside Amazon's First Physical Bookstore

On Tuesday, Amazon, the largest bookseller in the world, did something it has never done: it sold a book to a customer face-to-face. Despite appearances Amazon Books, the company's first branded retail storefront, is a far cry from the bookstore as we know it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon opening a brick-and-mortar bookstore

Twenty years after Amazon.com famously upended the brick-and-mortar book business, the e-commerce giant is going to open a physical bookstore of its own. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon opens traditional bookshop

Amazon is opening a bookshop in Seattle, promising books will be the same price as those on its website. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Opens First Bricks and Mortar Bookstore

The tech giant that pioneered online bookselling is going old school. Amazon unveiled its first bricks-and-mortar bookstore, Amazon Books, in Seattle’s upscale University Village shopping mall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Sequel play to pick up where final JK Rowling book left off

A new play will pick up the story of Harry Potter where the seventh and final volume of JK Rowling's saga left off, with a plot involving a grown-up Harry and his youngest son, Albus. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's third quarter sales rise 23%

Amazon saw a 23% rise in sales in the third quarter (ending September 30th) to $25.4bn ($20.6bn in third quarter 2014).  Net income stood at $79m in the third quarter, compared to a loss of $437m in the same period in 2014. The results follow a profitable second quarter of the year. Amazon is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How German Publishers Deal With Amazon

At the opening press conference at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair (which ended October 18), Heinrich Riethmüller, the chairman of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, told reporters about the German book industry’s battle to prevent Amazon from “monopolizing” the book business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'The Fifth Heart' by Dan Simmons

Sherlock Holmes teams up with Henry James to stop an international conspiracy (yes, really) in Dan Simmons's latest. PW senior reviews editor Peter Cannon loves it meta-fictional wiles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surface Book vs. Surface Pro 4: Picking the best came down to just one thing

We love the Surface Book. We love the Surface Pro 4. But what we haven’t told you yet is the question many of you are asking: Which one is better? And the answer is: the other one. For the last week, we’ve tossed the question back and forth: which one do you like? Why? We both agree that the... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Beats Third Quarter Estimates

Amazon did better than analysts had been expecting in the third quarter, posting net income of $79 million while total sales jumped 23% to $25.4 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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