The Advertising Standards Authority has said it is assessing whether an investigation into Amazon parcel deliveries is warranted, following "a handful" of complaints. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Advertising Standards Authority has said it is assessing whether an investigation into Amazon parcel deliveries is warranted, following "a handful" of complaints. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The complaint against Amazon that the German trade association Börsenverein officially... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online retail giant Amazon has cut back its pioneering drone delivery team, but says it will still have a Prime Air presence in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 16:20:14 UTC ]
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Amazon is to close six of its warehouses in France, after a court ruling stopped the delivery of non-essential items during the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 21:29:21 UTC ]
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Following its deployment of a traveling team of workshop leaders, the Authors Guild opens a round of regional chapters. It also has just opened a new author-complaint resolution service in direct cooperation with Amazon.com. The post US Authors Guild Opens First Regional Chapters and Amazon... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Exhausted" staff at Amazon are being taken away in ambulances and falling asleep on their feet due to intense pressure to meet warehouse targets, an investigation by the Mirror has claimed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has begun using drones to deliver parcels to customers in the UK, in a limited trial. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Inc and European Union regulators have started settlement discussions over the internet giant’s ebook deals with publishers, according to news reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Supermarket Sainsbury’s is taking on Amazon by offering a one-hour delivery of goods, via a courier on a bicycle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Advertising Standards Authority has rapped Amazon for misleading delivery charges to customers and ordered the e-commerce giant to clarify them. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is partnering with the UK government to explore making the delivery of parcels by drones a reality. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Guardian investigation has revealed Amazon is selling illegal weapons on its website, including stun guns, pepper spray pistols and knuckledusters. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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Author protest group Authors United is asking authors to sign a letter to the US Justice Department, asking it "to examine Amazon's control of the book market." The letter has been drafted with the help of the Authors Guild. Meanwhile both the American Booksellers Association and the Association... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Days before Amazon celebrates its 20th anniversary, Authors United is asking authors to sign a letter to the DoJ for an investigation of Amazon, and ABA submitted a similar request on Monday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just because Apple is on the hook for allegedly anti-competitive book sales doesn't mean that Amazon is above reproach. As promised, groups representing both authors and booksellers are calling on the US Department of Justice to investigate Amazon fo... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon UK has launched Prime Now in London, which will allow customers in the capital to receive purchases within one hour of ordering them. Only Amazon Prime members are eligible for the service, in a further move to encourage customers to sign up to the £79-a-year membership. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Pullman has warned that the European Commission should consider falling author income as part of its investigation into Amazon's ebook business. The author warned The Bookseller that the investigation, announced yesterday (11th June), was failing to take the role of the author into... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into the way Amazon distributes ebooks and its relationship with publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US tech sector’s problems with Brussels deepen as competition chief focuses on allegedly restrictive contract clausesThe European commission has launched a competition inquiry into Amazon’s dominant market position in ebooks, as Brussels steps up its scrutiny of US tech groups. The EU’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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