News updates all day from Fast Company.Amazon is getting ready to introduce new tablets, Staples' president of U.S. retail, Demos Parneros, told Reuters Monday.Parneros said the online retailer will introduce five or six new tablet SKUs, or stock-keeping units, including those for a 10-inch tablet model. That's not necessarily the same as five or six new tablets because each version of a device gets its own SKU. The 16GB iPhone 4s, for instance, has a different SKU than the 32GB iPhone 4s.As Amazon's line of E Ink Kindles has proved, hardware is a good vehicle for selling content. A hit tablet could help Amazon gain market share in electronically delivered music and video in the same way its Kindles have helped establish the company as a leading distributor of ebooks.That's why moving further into the hardware business makes sense for Amazon. But can Amazon, which released its first Kindle just five years ago, continue to compete with veterans like Apple and Samsung on their turf? So far no company has been able to shake the iPad's dominance over the market, but the hotter race for tablet makers is the No. 2 spot, and as of May the Kindle Fire had snagged more than half of the Android market.Rumors have predicted Amazon's next hardware release will embody everything from a thinner Kindle Fire 2 to a smartphone that competes with Apple's iPhone. The company may divulge more during a second-quarter earnings call planned for Thursday. For more news updates like this, visit... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Report says publishers under heavy pressure to make damaging concessions including giving online retailer rights to print on demandBritish authors have condemned as "deeply worrying" reports that Amazon is now pressing for improved terms from publishers in the UK, as its showdown with Hachette... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller reports that Amazon is making new demands on UK publishers, including the right to deliver POD titles to customers should a book be out of stock. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc said it would spin off its Nook tablets and college books business, sending its shares up about 8 percent in early trading. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling's bestseller 'The Silkworm' – previously unavailable to Amazon customers – can now be ordered, although shipping time is still slow. 'The Silkworm' is published by Hachette, with whom Amazon is currently involved in a dispute. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don Piper’s car was hit by a truck in 1989, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Piper wrote about what happened next in the bestselling "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life," which paved the way for other recent bestsellers recounting glimpses of the afterlife. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The German trade association the Börsenverein has officially lodged a complaint against... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK publishers have raised concerns about Amazon’s new contractual arrangements, with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Amazon Fire phone comes with technology that allows consumers to scan an item and then purchase it on Amazon. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Amazon Fire phone comes with technology that allows consumers to scan an item and then purchase it on Amazon. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On June 19, the book was expected to ship in one to two months. A day later, it is in stock, with one to two days processing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Silkworm, written as Robert Galbraith, was advertised with long delivery delays, but web retailer appears to have backed down· Review: The Silkworm by JK Rowling as Robert Galbraith· Digested read: The Silkworm by Robert GalbraithAmazon.com appears to have bowed to consumer pressure and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest from J.K. Rowling as Robert Galbraith, on sale today, is available from Amazon in hardcover, shipping in 1-2 months. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has unveiled its long-awaited smartphone - The Fire Phone -containing an in-built Kindle... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You’d be forgiven for thinking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants to compete with other phone makers with his company’s new Fire smartphone. But forget the multiple cameras and pretty 3-D-like effects, the device is really about selling more stuff.The Fire comes with close ties to Amazon’s online... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The outcome of the current Amazon/Hachette pricing war has implications for the entire publishing industry, Wharton experts and others say. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you head over to iTunes and look for book pre-orders at $9.99 or less, you may notice something strange: they're all Hachette titles. That's no coincidence -- Amazon is delaying shipment on Hachette books right now, a negotiating tactic it calls... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winners of the 18 awards, which in total amount to $150,000 in fellowships, grants, and prizes, will be revealed on July 30, and celebrated at a ceremony on September 29 at the New School in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is responsible for 78% for Hachette ebook sales in the UK, and 60% in the United States — which makes the company especially vulnerable. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hackers at the first ever FutureBook Hack need to come up with ideas that will work in the real... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Colbert asked viewers to pre-order Hachette author Edan Lepucki's upcoming novel 'California,' the book shot to the top of independent bookstore Powell's sales list. Now Colbert asks fans to help him get the book on The New York Times bestseller list. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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