With ebooks’ share of unit sales rising from 14% for the first nine months of 2011 to 22% for the same period in 2012, the biggest winners among retailers were Amazon and dedicated ebookstores and digital download sites. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has launched a new Kindle app designed to encourage more people to read ebooks on their mobile phones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I’m a big fan of e-ink Kindles -- preferring them over real books. If you do a lot of reading, they’re great. However, some people prefer the versatility of an iPad, Android tablet or smartphone, and there's a clear benefit to those. You only need to carry around the one device. Today, Amazon... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The retailer has confirmed it will open new bookstores in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and in Austin, next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has rejected a Kiwi author's advertisement for her debut novel, stating the cover and content is too provocative. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Amazon runs out of ways to expand its mountain-sized market share in the online retail space, its attempts to grow its presence in the real world are continuing to materialize, with new plans being firmed up on both coasts of the United States. Today, it officially launched AmazonFresh... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon will open its seventh bookstore, and first in New York City—the heart of U.S. trade publishing and the hometown of Barnes & Noble—on May 25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestseller lists like the one at the New York Times measure a book's success by how many copies its sold. What it doesn't do is tell you how many of those books are being read, nor how fast. Amazon Charts aims to fix this problem with a new, weekly b... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors' and publishers' groups are protesting a change in Amazon's third-party sales policy. The retailer says it's in line with 'the rest of Amazon.' The post Authors Guild Joins Warnings on Amazon’s Buy-Button Book Sales Policy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-09 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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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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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 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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Amazon Publishing, the largest publisher of translations, will be at the London Book Fair with a rights list of suspense, memoir and literary titles. The post Amazon Publishing at London Book Fair: Literary Fiction, Suspense, Memoir appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A joke book "written'' by a conservative author and filled with blank pages in a dig at Democrats is the top selling book on Amazon. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even as flowers sprout from the ground, great books are also popping up all over the place. Which ones are most worth your time? Amazon editors have selected a list of the books they say are the best to be released in March. Here are the picks, with thoughts from Amazon senior editor Chris Schluep. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book trade has generally welcomed Amazon’s new ebook offer, but questioned the five year cap for the new deal and raised concerns over whether it will hold in the UK in a post-Brexit world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple and Amazon have ended a deal that tied them into an exclusive contract for the supply and sale of audio books. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Harry Potter book was by far the bestselling print title of 2016, and 'The Girl On the Train' was a major print and ebook bestseller for the second year in a row. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The mega-retailer is picking up the pace of its bookstore openings, with a new store slated for NYC and a second for the Boston area before its first one even opens. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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