Will Amazon Disrupt Sweden’s Book Market?

Sweden's book market is bracing for the launch of Amazon, where ebooks are hamstrung by high taxes and print books are still relatively affordable. The post Will Amazon Disrupt Sweden’s Book Market? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Connecticut: ‘Wait and See’ How Library E-book Market Develops

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon’s Australian Kindle store: an unhappy ending for the book industry?

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Amazon to Let Independent Bookstores Sell Kindles and Gives Them a Cut of E-Book Sales

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[ AllThingsD | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon MatchBook makes a big push for print book buyers to go digital

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