Don’t Shout Too Loud, Amazon Might Hear

Dallas-based startup Bookshout is looking to disrupt the current ebook ecosystem with its new offering of Apple and Android mobile apps. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Translations now free in this year's offer include today's release of Keiichiro Hirano's bestseller in Tokyo, 'At the End of the Matinee.' The post Keiichiro Hirano Leads Amazon Crossing’s World Book Day Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Court Appoints Hagens Berman Lead Counsel in Amazon E-book Price Fixing Case

In a brief order, judge Gregory Woods said the move, which is common in consumer class action cases, will bring "efficiency and economy" to what is "likely to be expensive and complicated litigation." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Amazon Announces Its Wattpad-Style ‘Kindle Vella’ Platform

Opening a new route to self-publishing, Amazon's Kindle Vella capitalizes on the popularity of online serialized storytelling. The post Amazon Announces Its Wattpad-Style ‘Kindle Vella’ Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-14 17:25:03 UTC ]
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Amazon Charts: Twochubbycubs swipe up to the top

James and Paul Anderson's Twochubbycubs: Fast and Filling (Yellow Kite) has zoomed straight to the top of the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Non-Fiction chart.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book Workers to Hold Day of Solidarity with Amazon Workers

Book business workers at a number of bookstores, publishers, and literary publicity firms have declared a Book Workers Day of Solidarity on March 26 in support of Amazon workers organizing to form a union in Bessemer, Ala. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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‘The big guys are winning’: Digital media budgets prioritize Walmart, Amazon despite a glut of retail media inventory

Despite ample inventory available on other retail media platforms, brands still mostly turn to Walmart and Amazon. The post ‘The big guys are winning’: Digital media budgets prioritize Walmart, Amazon despite a glut of retail media inventory appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

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Embla Books acquires 'laugh-out-loud' debut in first deal

Bonnier Books UK's new digital-first imprint Embla Books has bought Laura Starkey's debut, Rachel Ryan’s Resolutions, as its first acquisition.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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NFL hands Amazon exclusive games, and Teen Vogue editor undone by teen rogue tweets: Friday Wake-Up Call

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Lawyer Chris Murphy portrayed as 'past it' by News Corp columnist, defamation hearing told

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Amazon Has a Responsibility to Stop Anti-Trans Misinformation

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We Can’t Believe Survivors’ Stories If We Never Hear Them

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Amazon Charts: Haig's Midnight hour in Most-Sold: Fiction

Matt Haig's The Midnight Library (Canongate) has clocked in at the top of the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction top 20, unseating Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Penguin). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Back to school with a little bear and his hearing aids

How a picture book about a little bear who discovers he is deaf tells a personal story for its creators. Continue reading at BBC News

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Amazon loses its head of Fire TV, Kindle and Luna to Unity

After a five-year stint, Marc Whitten — the man in charge of Fire TV, the Kindle and more — has stepped down as Amazon's VP of entertainment devices and services. News of Whitten's departure was spotted yesterday by consultant Matthew Ball o... Continue reading at Engadget

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Amazon Charts: Stacey Solomon's Tap to Tidy sweeps up the chart

Stacey Solomon's Tap to Tidy (Ebury) has mopped the floor with the competition, rising 18 places up to the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Non-Fiction number one, a week ahead of its release. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Congressman and Others Vow to Fight Amazon, Monopolies

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Amazon E-book Case Sprawls, Lawyers Propose Consolidation

Lawyers for a potential class of e-book consumers have asked a federal judge to consolidate four cases alleging an e-book price-fixing conspiracy among Amazon and the Big Five publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Amazon: letter to the editor

Philip Jones’ editorial “Give and Take” explains Amazon’s recent success and Jeff Bezos stepping down. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Firefly Press acquires detective tale with hard of hearing protagonist

Firefly Press has acquired world rights in Major and Mynah, a junior detective story featuring a hard of hearing protagonist, by children’s author Karen Owen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon CEO in Q3

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