The Media Equation: Byliner Takes Bissinger’s E-Book Off Amazon

Byliner.com, a digital publishing company, withdrew the ebook “After Friday Night Lights” by Buzz Bissinger from Amazon because of a pricing dispute involving a promotional giveaway. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nook and Kobo to stock Amazon's ebooks

E-book releases from Amazon’s New York-based publishing imprint will be available through... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Best of prize' for book awards

Britain's oldest literary prize is to make a special award later this year for the best ever winner. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Templar starts digital picture book releases

  Templar is readying its first ebook picture book releases for this autumn, as it... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Paid Reviews Bite Amazon Back?

At least one entrepreneur sells positive book reviews to Amazon authors. How an apparently unreliable customer-review system might finally eat itself. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA Study: Social Media Enhances Magazine Consumption, Engagement for Millennials

  In a new study produced by the MPA, the Association of Magazine Media, and research firm GfK MRI, data reveals that Millennial magazine media readers aged 18 to 34 believe that technology has improved their experience of accessing various media—including magazines. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young-adult books by Fiona Paul, Eric Greitens and others this fall

YA promises diversity with historical fiction, paranormal romance, murder mysteries and thrillers.YA promises diversity with historical fiction, paranormal romance, murder mysteries and thrillers. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Livrada Tries Its Luck with E-book Gift Cards

Livrada is hoping to create a niche for itself in a market that until now has been largely ignored: ebook gift cards. Its goal—to make ebook giving a more personal and streamlined experience—makes sense considering that gift card spending exceeded $100 billion in 2011 and, according to a Bowker... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New stock focus boosts HMV book sales

HMV has seen a 16% rise in book sales year on year after refocusing its core offer back onto... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookscore: the new Rotten Tomatoes for books?

The website The Bookscore rounds up book reviews, assigns a ranking, and lets readers discuss literary news. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Increased Competition for Marketing Spend is Bad News for Print Media

The newspaper business’s reliance on the industrial machine of printing and distributing is often understated. It’s a delicate ecosystem that can have a real effect on publisher margins – as the fluctuation in newsprint ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My favourite book titles

What makes you pick up a book from the bookshelf (either physical or online)? Is it the cover, the blurb or the title? Perhaps a combination of all three? Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith reports high street book sales increase

W H Smith has announced that it expects full-year results to be at the top end of market... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's political reading map shows which way your neighbors are leaning

Religion, bathroom routines and politics are three things you should never, ever discuss at the dinner table. However, if you're curious about your neighbors' political reading habits, then you should check out Amazon's Election Heat Map. The bookseller rated the top 250 books with a "clear... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon launches India Kindle Store, swap rupees for good reads

Indian consumers haven't been cut off from Amazon's world of ebook goodies, but their experience is about to get a lot more native with the launch of a local Kindle Store. The prices of over a million books are now available in rupees, and if you're in need of hardware, the latest bare-bones... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon launches India Kindle store

Amazon has opened an India Kindle store on Amazon.com, as well as launching the device for sale... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book sales surge in first quarter, says B&N

US retailer Barnes & Noble has reported a 46% rise in digital content sales for its fiscal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hairy Bikers topple Fifty Shades from Amazon top spot

Orion title The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight has toppled Fifty Shades of Grey... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon trialling local delivery scheme

Amazon is reportedly trialling a scheme to deliver parcels which customers can collect from... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ICM Partners Turns Books into Film and TV

Bestselling authors Cormac McCarthy, Walter Isaacson, the late Nora Ephron, and Jennifer Egan are among the many authors represented by ICM Partners, whose book sales are boosted by the adaptation of their work to film and television, all under the watchful eyes of agents Ron Bernstein, Josie... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten beats Amazon to Japanese e-reader market

Kobo's parent Rakuten claims to have sold 100,000 devices following a launch of the Kobo e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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