Sainsbury's buys ebook retailer

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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Titan buys four Schwab titles in six-figure deal

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon launches weekly ebook serial

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Voice Search Changes Media Buying, Attribution, Publishing

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[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S pledges help for libraries and retailers struck by Hurricane Harvey

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Did a YA book buy its way to the top of the New York Times bestseller list?

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: McGraw-Hill and iFlipd Pilot a Weekly Rental Ebook+Print Textbook Program

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Where's Mr Lion unveiled as Sainsbury’s children's 'book of the year'

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CLA and Kortext buy library reading list management system

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S buys magical hotel series from Butler

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Netflix buys Scottish comic book publisher Millarworld

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B&N buys writing skills firm for £45m

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Netflix buys comic book company behind Kick-Ass and Kingsman

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[ The Guardian | 2017-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Education Buys Student Brands for $58.5 Million

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[ Digiday | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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