Foyles Finds the Future With an App for In-store Searches

Foyles Book Search is a unique app that enables customers to find the location of a physical book within the confines of Foyle's Charing Cross bookstore. The post Foyles Finds the Future With an App for In-store Searches appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Media Decoder Blog: Many Online Book Buyers First Shop Around in Stores

According to a survey, 24 percent of people who said they had bought books from an online retailer in the last month also said they had seen the book in a brick-and-mortar bookstore first. Continue reading at The New York Times

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