This is not a drill, folks. Indie bookstores can sell ebooks now.

As of this morning, you can now easily buy ebooks from your local indie bookstore. Thanks to Bookshop.org, the reigning David to Am*zon’s Goliath. As Wired reports, a new platform on the site will now sell ebooks directly to customers. Bookshop users can buy and read titles via a handy-dandy interface, or an iOs and […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-01-28 14:35:29 UTC ]

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The best Cyber Monday deals on tablets that we could find

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Unnamed Press and Rare Bird Now Double as Indie Booksellers

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