Inside Amazon's first brick-and-mortar bookstore in Massachusetts

Amazon, best known for demolishing the bookstore industry by selling books online, celebrated the opening of its first physical bookstore in the state. The Amazon Books at the Legacy Place shopping center in Dedham is the e-commerce giant's fourth physical store. The other three are in California, Washington and Oregon. The Dedham store is 5,800 square feet and will employ approximately 20 people. While it may seem counterintuitive for a pioneer of online retail to go back to brick and mortar,… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

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Amazon, Indies, Barnes & Noble Unite for E-tax Fairness

Advocates for Internet sales taxes, which include both the American Booksellers Association and Amazon, sent a letter urging Congress to act. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Hachette settle dispute

Internet giant Amazon and book publisher Hachette resolve a bitter months-long royalties dispute that has delayed orders of several high-profile titles. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon-HBG Deal: The Reaction

Reaction to the agreement between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group has been coming in quickly. Douglas Preston, who founded Authors United, said he was “relieved” to hear about the agreement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon, Hachette Reach Deal on Sales Terms

Amazon and Hachette Book Group USA have reached a new, multi-year agreement for ebook and print sales in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon recruits for UK drone engineers

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deal Struck, Amazon Lets Hachette Set Its Own E-Book Prices

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[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Hachette call a truce in their ebook pricing war

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[ Engadget | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon, Hachette end months-long dispute

One of publishing's nastiest, most high-profile conflicts, the monthslong standoff between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group, is ending. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette book preorders return to Amazon as companies come to terms

Amazon and Hachette have resolved a contentious contract battle that caught readers and authors in the crossfire for months. Neither company is talking specifics, but the New York Times reports that Hachette will get the ability to set its own ebook prices. At the same time, Amazon will offer... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon launches Kindle in Holland

Amazon has launched three Kindle e-readers and the Kindle ebook store in Holland. The e-commerce giant launched its Dutch ebook arm today (12th November), offering customers 20,000 Dutch ebooks alongside 3million books in other languages, reports Dutch news outlet NU. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Amazon Wins Auction for .Book Domain

Despite opposition from the AAP, Amazon.com has won the right to operate the .book top-level domain name in a private auction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mackenzie tells SYP: 'Amazon's success could cause it problems'

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everything I Never Told You tops Amazons 100 best books of 2014

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[ The Guardian | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Takes On Amazon's Audible With All-You-Can-Listen Audiobooks

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not all authors are bitter about Amazon | @guardianletters

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[ The Guardian | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booktrust’s Bird defends Amazon partnership

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Top literary agent Andrew Wylie calls Amazon Isis-like distribution channel

Wylie calls for fellow publishers to stand firm and not to blink during negotiations over ebook royalties with digital retailerHe is the sinister jackal of the literary world who counts Salman Rushdie, Philip Roth and Martin Amis among his formidable roster of clients.Andrew Wylie, arguably the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sigrid Rausing: 'Amazon is squandering goodwill'

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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