Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending April 24, 2015

This week, U.K. chain Waterstones introduced a watch that consumers can use as a reading device; Vermont mini chain Phoenix Books announced a new store for Rutland; and more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Indonesia to be guest of honour at Frankfurt 2015

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K. Bookselling Adjusting To the New Normal

Britain’s economic “recovery,” which the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition that has run the country since May 2010 once promised would be well in hand by now, has receded beyond the horizon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PC World magazine ends print version -- will focus on digital

Print media is dying; some may argue it is already dead. With the launch of the iPad and the current industry trend of tablet media consumption, consumers don’t want to clutter their homes with stacks of paper magazines and newspapers. Not to mention, there is the trend of "going green" which is... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Templar takes on high-end colouring books

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fair Play? French Want to End Amazon’s Free Book Delivery

The French government announced a plan to introduce a law to stop Amazon from offering discounts and free delivery for books, citing it as "unfair" competitive practice. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Booksellers divided over RRP

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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End of the road for Fairfax technology titles

Fairfax Media has confirmed that it will no longer publish longstanding technology titles Computerworld, Reseller News and PC World. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Funding lifeline for French booksellers

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turkish publishers demand end to police violence

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dutch BA launches Booksellers Barometer

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Hot first-week sales for Inferno

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Week Left to Register for Reaching Readers Conference

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Random House and Foyles triumph at Bookseller Industry Awards

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dubai Arabic E-bookseller Rufoof Attracts 100,000 Users

Dubai's Rufoof e-bookseller offers 5,000 titles in Arabic and has attracted 100,000 users, 50% from Saudi Arabia, starting with free Islamic titles. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Argosy's Richmond wins bookselling award

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An End To The Aggregation Debate? Repost Makes It Easy To Embed Articles

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