Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 06/04/2011 - 09:13 Gardners will look to create a mobile phone app for Hive after its official launch. The book wholesaler has been working with e-consultancy firm Tangent One to build the Hive website, which will sell books directly to consumers. Online shoppers will have the choice of collecting Hive purchases from their local bookshop, encouraging footfall into stores, and Gardners is offering to give indies up to 25% remuneration on Hive books, ebooks, DVDs and stationery sold in the form of a credit note. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 19/08/2011 - 08:45 Around 10,000 people have signed up to Scholastic's Horrible Histories virtual world since its official launch last week and the beta testing period over the summer. Publisher Scholastic intends to develop further "Horribles"... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 09/06/2011 - 15:21 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a merger inquiry after Smiths News Plc bought Dawson Holdings for £20m. The deal, which will see Dawson Holdings' division combine with Bertrams and provide the book wholesaler... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's not unusual for bookstores to have cafés, so perhaps it's only to be expected that a book wholesaler might want to get into food service, or one of its partners would. That's the case for Bookazine COO Richard Kallman, who recently added a new title, CEO of CupcakeStop. Kallman, who had... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 06/04/2011 - 09:13 Gardners will look to create a mobile phone app for Hive after its official launch. The book wholesaler has been working with e-consultancy firm Tangent One to build the Hive website, which will sell books directly to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 15/03/2011 - 09:58 Price and range have been highlighted as the most important factors in buying habits of online book buyers, with recommendation and review less crucial. In a survey of 91,500 customers worldwide on the Book Depository's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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