Canadian Retail: Rakuten Kobo Acquires Shelfie Technology

Rakuten Kobo will use Shelfie's tech to identify reader preferences for recommendations and to offer ebook editions of print books owned by users. The post Canadian Retail: Rakuten Kobo Acquires Shelfie Technology appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This flat purse is designed for the end of retail as we know it

This flat-pack purse is designed to be shipped. Ikea built an empire out of a simple idea: furniture designed in such a way that it could be flat-packed to ease shipping costs and eliminate the need for a delivery truck. Today, that same innovation comes to purses, as the Milan-based bag label... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-05-06 09:00:23 UTC ]
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'Too big to fail': COVID-19 and Canadian real estate

Could the "wealth-conjuring machine" that is Canadian real estate grind to a halt after the COVID-19 crisis exposed its worst weaknesses? That's the concern many who watch a sector that makes up a bigger part of the Canadian economy than oil and... Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2020-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Allen acquires How Not to be Wrong by James O'Brien

W H Allen is to publish How Not to Be Wrong: The Art of Changing Your Mind by James O'Brien, with editorial director Jamie Joseph acquiring all rights directly from the author. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-04 12:59:16 UTC ]
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Elliott Advisors Buys Wordery, U.K. Online Retailer

Elliott Advisors, owner of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, has bought Wordery, the online bookselling division of U.K. wholesaler Bertrams. Aurelius, which owns Bertrams, said it was "reviewing its strategic options" for the wholesaler. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago acquires historian Virginia Nicholson's Undressing Women

Virago has acquired Undressing Women from historian Virginia Nicholson, exploring 100 years of women's lives in British history through fashion and beauty. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-04 00:00:02 UTC ]
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Little Tiger acquires 'darkly comic' middle-grade series

Little Tiger Group will publish new middle-grade series by Rachel Delahaye, illustrated by George Ermos. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-01 11:07:51 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster acquires two new Robert Hunter thrillers

Simon & Schuster UK has struck a deal for two new Robert Hunter thrillers by author Chris Carter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-29 09:09:44 UTC ]
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BA calls on government to support sector with retail space 'furloughing'

The Booksellers Association has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak asking for a series of measures to support booksellers during the Covid-19 crisis, including allowing retail spaces to be "furloughed" and help to keep the supply chain open.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 12:49:34 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK acquires 'heart-stopping' Windrush story by Zephaniah

Scholastic UK is to publish Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah as part of its Voices series.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 09:03:54 UTC ]
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Walker Books acquires 'wonderful' middle-grade novel about two autistic friends

Walker Books UK and Walker Books US will simultaneously publish Meera Trehan's debut middle-grade novel The View from the Very Best House in Town. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 21:36:57 UTC ]
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Bookshops should be among the first retailers to re-open, says Stephen Page

Stephen Page has said the pandemic is presenting a "very challenging time for businesses", as UK bookshops remain closed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 20:22:12 UTC ]
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With Retail Outlets Closed, Indie Magazines Band Together on Subscription Bundle

Unlike most mass-market magazine publishers, whose print books generally depend far more on subscriptions and advertising revenue than single-copy sales, the closures of newsstands, bookstores and other retail outlets stemming from shelter-in-place orders have robbed many independent, niche... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-23 16:55:51 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury acquires Lev Grossman's debut children's book

Bloomsbury Children's Books has acquired fantasy author Lev Grossman's first children's book,The Silver Arrow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 07:26:16 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires behavioural economist's decision-making guides

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two works from behavioural economist Dr Sheheryar Banuri about making decisions. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 01:52:13 UTC ]
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Princeton UP acquires Cicero biography in 'significant deal'

Princeton University Press will publish a new full-length biography of Cicero by Oxford academic Dr Alison Rosenblitt.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 14:22:07 UTC ]
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Ingram Debuts Book Recommendation Technology

Ingram Content Group is launching Bookfinity, an online site designed to generate personalized book recommendations and drive book sales using technology. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible acquires sportswriter novel by Simon Barnes

Audible will publish novel The Game's Gone by Simon Barnes, former chief sports writer of the Times, exclusively on audio. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 14:14:31 UTC ]
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Canongate acquires Michael Spicer debut

Canongate has acquired actor and comedy writer Michael Spicer's debut book, The Secret Political Adviser. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-19 16:20:27 UTC ]
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Mirror Books acquires 'powerful and twisty' debut

Mirror Books will publish The Weight of Small Things by debut author Julie Lancaster.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-16 14:24:03 UTC ]
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William Heinemann acquires book on 'degrowth' by Jason Hickel

William Heinemann will publish Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World by Jason Hickel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 09:09:19 UTC ]
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