Philip Jones how the “designer bookshop” is becoming central to how high streets are reinventing themselves in the 21st century. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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At Publishers Weekly’s May 8 discussion series on trends in consumer book-buying, held at the offices of Random House in New York City, Carl Kulo, U.S. director of Bowker Market Research, highlighted the major shifts that took place in 2012 in such key areas as sales by format and by channel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online retailer Pages has launched today (9th May) selling only books by independent publishers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Line, the popular messaging platform based in Japan, is challenging ebook vendors like Amazon and Rakuten with a new service to download and view manga, or Japanese comic books. The company has launched "Line Manga," a mobile app for Android and iOS phones. Line's initial offering consists of... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last year saw a higher number of books bought from internet-only businesses than from bricks and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The rise in ebook reading in the US and UK over the past three years has driven market share... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Just 12 hours after (already denied) rumors circulated that Barnes & Noble may ditch its Nook business, the company has had to make an announcement concerning its retail division. Thanks to SEC regulations, the company has had to 'fess up that majority shareholder and "founder*" Leonard... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK high street sales have risen by 1.9% like-for-like in January according to the British Retail... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has said it is "fully committed to the retail concept" and has made... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N will cut up to a third of its brick-and-mortar stores, slowly and carefully over 10 years. Bookseller Barnes & Noble has said it expects to shut up to a third of its real-world stores. CEO Mitchell Klipper has confirmed the plans in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. But... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK retail sales grew by 1.5% in the run-up to Christmas and online retail saw a boost of 17.8%,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A leading retail m.d. has said the government must "address the Amazon problem" in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retail sales values were up 1.5% like-for-like this September from the previous year according to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simply Books of Bramhall in Cheshire has been judged Independent Retailer of the Year at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jamie Oliver will beat J K Rowling to the Christmas number one book spot, the majority of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the start of the student year approaches, academic booksellers have been warned that shunning... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of London-themed Olympic 2012 books shot up 21% last week, as booksellers reported a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing giant behind the Daily Mail is entering the travel arena with a bookings site. MailTravel.co.uk is described as offering a “robust new sales distribution channel to existing and new suppliers”. A& ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House Children's Books has acquired three new titles in The Edge Chronicles by authors... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ebook store market may be dominated by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple, but a few independent online ebookstores, patterned after bricks-and-mortar retailers, have carved out a lucrative niche. Some were emboldened as far back as 2003, when Barnes & Noble.com initially exited the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sainsbury's enters the digital books marketplace by buying HMV's stake in Anobii, an online retailer of ebooks, for just £1. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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