News that the government may bring in an ‘Amazon tax’ to help “rebalance the playing field” between physical and online retailers has been welcomed by booksellers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sources from Amazon's supply chain in the Far East indicated to DigiTimes that Kindle Fire orders with original device manufacturers are expected to be just 3 million units this quarter. That's half the 6 million units Amazon reportedly shipp ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has pledged to write to the chief executives of all 390 local... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literacy charity Quick Reads is to recruit a new project director following Kathy Gale’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association is urging members to write to their MPs today expressing their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has hired Mauro Widman as Kindle "vendor manager" in Brazil, to prepare for a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Booksellers Week is to take place over the first week of July, with the Booksellers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Tip Sheet called up Sarah Bagby, owner of Watermark Books in Wichita, Kan., to find out what’s being exchanged during the annual post-holiday gift-correction season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers are discounting books and ebooks by up to 80% in post-Christmas promotions. Amazon... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales soared by 10% (£6.9m) week-on-week during the week before Christmas Day... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK government has reiterated its view that it cannot bring down value added tax on ebooks... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The International Publishers Association (IPA) has called on the government of Egypt to stop... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller is launching its annual survey of how independent bookshops have fared with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fear that Amazon will come to dominate the bookselling market is nothing new in the publishing industry. But last week, as booksellers continued to decry the companys price check app (which could be used to access prices on booksellers sideline items, like toys and DVDs) and as information... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.co.uk has announced its New Year discounting already, launching what it calls "... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If showrooming wasnt part of the industry lexicon before last week, it is now, thanks to Amazons price check app that gives customers up to $15 in discounts to those who scan prices of products at different stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I love reading, and I love books. I don't care much about the medium--paper or digital, it's all the same to me, for the most part. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2011-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Penguin announced last week that it was disabling library ebook lending on the Kindle and pulling its latest ebook titles from all library lending platforms, libraries and readers took the hit, but to some observers they were collateral damage in a fight between publishers and Amazon about... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Falco creator Lindsey Davis has become the new chair of the Society of Authors, vowing to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin US will restore its supply of backlist titles for ebook lending to Amazon until the end... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 17/11/2011 - 10:01 Waterstone's m.d. James Daunt has said booksellers are facing the same crisis" as libraries as he called on the public to lobby politicians to protect the library service. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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