The Christian Science Monitor – 2012-09-22
Wal-Mart's decision echoes a similar one made by Target last May. Some analysts say both companies are viewing Amazon as more of a competitor.
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AllThingsD – 2011-09-21
Amazon has launched its long-promised library lending program for its Kindle e-reader, and says more than 11,000 libraries are participating. E-book competitors -- like Barnes & Nobles' Nook, and...
The Bookseller – 2011-09-20
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 20/09/2011 - 10:00 Amazon has begun rolling out its Appstore worldwide, with a selection of customers across western Europe, India and Australia...
AdWeek – 2011-09-20
Its no secret that publishers have been frustrated with Apple and the high-handed way its dealt with them as they negotiate to get their content on the iPad. Theres little they can do,...
The Bookseller – 2011-09-19
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 19/09/2011 - 11:47 The Office of Fair Trading has said it now expects to announce its decision on the Amazon takeover of The Book Depository by late...
Boston.com – 2011-09-14
Amazon.com Inc. and Hearst Corp. announced Tuesday that they've inked a new partnership. Amazon said it will become the biggest third-party seller of subscriptions for Hearst's print magazines...
The Bookseller – 2011-09-14
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 14/09/2011 - 15:30 Amazon has launched a Spanish website, although Spanish readers will have to wait to get their hands on the Kindle. The site,...
CBC – 2011-09-13
A rumoured push by Amazon.com to create a Netflix Inc.-like service for digital books could change the way we consume the printed word, Dan Misener writes.
Editors Weblog – 2011-09-13
Tablets have long been touted as the saviour of newspaper publishing and an app like Flipboard, which delivers personalised magazine content to your tablet, has demonstrated much of the devices'...
Boston.com – 2011-09-13
Is Amazon about to conquer a whole new market? There is a report in the Wall Street Journal recently that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) could be launching a Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) style service for e-books.
PC World – 2011-09-13
Amazon's rumoured streaming-book service would be great for businesses, students, and educators. Here's why.
Reuters – 2011-09-12
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is in talks with book publishers about launching a media library service similar to Netflix Inc for tablets and other digital books, The Wall Street Journal...
AllThingsD – 2011-09-12
Amazon.com Inc. is talking with book publishers about launching a Netflix Inc.-like service for digital books, in which customers would pay an annual fee to access a library of content, according to...
PC World – 2011-09-12
Amazon's "Netflix for E-Books" lending program is still a rumor, and not popular with book publishers, but here are some ways it could work.
The Bookseller – 2011-09-08
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Thu, 08/09/2011 - 08:56 Amazon customers based in London may soon be able to collect their orders from shopping centre-based lockers as opposed to...
The Bookseller – 2011-09-05
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 08:10 People in Huntingdon and Cambridge buy the most books of any town or city in the UK, according to a list compiled by Amazon from...
Reuters – 2011-09-04
BANGALORE (Reuters) - On some days when they were starting out, the Bansals would get on a motorbike to make the rounds of book warehouses around Bangalore, ride back to their two-bedroom apartment...
BBC News – 2011-09-02
The Booksellers Association has formally opposed Amazon's attempts to merge with The Book Depository.
GigaOM – 2011-09-01
Amazon has launched a new feature that allows readers to ask questions of authors from their Kindle e-book readers -- which looks like yet another step in the online bookseller's ongoing quest to cut...
The Bookseller – 2011-09-01
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 01/09/2011 - 15:20 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has pushed back its decision on whether to refer the Amazon takeover of The Book Depository to...
The Bookseller – 2011-08-30
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 30/08/2011 - 15:30 The Office of Fair Trading has postponed its ruling on the merger between Amazon and The Book Depository until Friday (2nd...
The New York Times – 2011-08-17
Amazon moved aggressively to fulfill its new ambition to publish books as well as sell them, announcing that it had signed Timothy Ferriss, the popular self-help guru.
San Jose Mercury News – 2011-08-17
Kepler's Books owner, others to gather in Palo Alto today in solidarity against Amazon's tax fight.
ZDNet – 2011-08-16
Amazons new student-focused iPhone application lets students buy and trade-in books and gadgets for the new back-to-school season.
The Bookseller – 2011-08-16
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 16/08/2011 - 15:46 Amazon's move into publishing is a "concern" and the business is close to being in a monopolistic position, according to the...
The Wall Street Journal – 2011-08-11
Amazon.com unveiled the Kindle Cloud Reader, a service that lets Kindle users read their e-books on Web browsers, increasing the number of places they can access digital content
CBC – 2011-08-11
Amazon.com Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday revealed new e-book and video services that are designed for the iPad but bypass Apple Inc.'s fees on content sales.
The Bookseller – 2011-08-10
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 10/08/2011 - 15:45 Amazon has launched a Kindle Cloud Reader app, just two weeks after it, along with other e-booksellers, was forced to remove...
GigaOM – 2011-08-10
Amazon's new browser-based version of its Kindle e-book app is designed to get around Apple's restrictions on in-app purchasing, but it is also a great example of how media companies should be...
The Bookseller – 2011-08-09
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 09/08/2011 - 14:10 Waterstone's and WH Smith closed stores across riot-stricken areas in London as the violence appears set to continue into a fourth...
The Bookseller – 2011-08-08
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 08/08/2011 - 15:39 Amazon.com has launched a social networking site for Kindle users to discuss and share notes on e-books. The site, called...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-29
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 29/07/2011 - 09:15 Eason is opening four new franchise stores in Ireland as it appeals for more people to become franchisees. The Irish bookseller...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-27
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 07:40 The Irish Competition Authority has cleared the acquisition of The Book Depository by Amazon after a three-week investigation into...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-27
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 08:17 The Irish Competition Authority has cleared the acquisition of The Book Depository by Amazon after a three week investigation into...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-27
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 07:47 Amazon.com is experiencing its "fastest growth" in more than a decade with accelerating Kindle sales, according to its founder...
AdWeek – 2011-07-26
In the latest development in Apples contentious relationship with booksellers, the countrys two biggest e-book retailersAmazon and Barnes & Noblehave stopped selling their wares directly to...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-26
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 26/07/2011 - 09:30 Amazon.com is reportedly in discussions with e-commerce companies in India in a bid to expand into one of the world's...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-26
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 26/07/2011 - 09:14 Amazon has followed digital manufacturer Kobo and retailer Branes & Noble in complying with Apple's app purchasing rules. The...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-26
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Tue, 26/07/2011 - 08:50 Stephen Leather's bestselling e-books The Basement and Once Bitten are to be republished under Amazon.co.uk's Encore programme. He...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-21
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 21/07/2011 - 09:08 Amazon.co.uk has launched a service allowing customers to trade in old textbooks in exchange for gift card credit on their Amazon...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-21
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 21/07/2011 - 09:45 The Society of Authors is the latest organisation to argue that the merger of Amazon with The Book Depository could lead to...
Baltimore Sun – 2011-07-20
Iniative would allow Kindle users to rent books with up to 80% offAmazon.com launched Kindle textbook rentals, promising "tens of thousands of textbooks" at discounts of as much as 80% less than...
San Jose Mercury News – 2011-07-19
Students can get e-books for the Kindle for as much as 80% off the purchase price
The Bookseller – 2011-07-19
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Tue, 19/07/2011 - 09:15 The Bookseller has added its voice to calls for Amazon's acquisition of The Book Depository (TBD) to be referred to the...
Boston.com – 2011-07-19
There will be no storybook ending for Borders. The 40-year-old book seller could start shuttering its 399 remaining stores as early as Friday.
The Bookseller – 2011-07-18
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 18/07/2011 - 15:22 Amazon.com is giving students the ability to rent textbooks on Kindle e-readers. The company said students can save up to 80% off...
AllThingsD – 2011-07-18
Amazon, which dominates the ebook market, has stayed out of the electronic textbook market. Until now: The company has opened up a textbook store for its Kindle platform, where it is renting "tens of...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-15
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 15/07/2011 - 09:10 The Publishers Association has united with the Independent Publishers Guild for the first time to oppose the merger of Amazon and...
CBC – 2011-07-15
Talisman Energy has stopped distribution of a children's colouring book featuring a hard hat-wearing dinosaur that's been criticized by a Massachusetts congressman and lampooned by Comedy Central...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-13
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 13/07/2011 - 15:32 Amazon.com has dropped the price of its advertising-heavy Amazon 3G Kindle to $139 (£86.91). Telecoms company AT&T is sponsoring...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-11
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 11/07/2011 - 08:45 Amazon.co.uk is creating 900 jobs by opening its seventh fulfilment centre in Rugeley, Staffordshire. The 700,000 square foot...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-08
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 08/07/2011 - 08:27 HarperCollins has bought four books by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards, whose self-published novels have been Amazon bestsellers, in...
PrintWeek – 2011-07-07
Amazon's acquisition of The Book Depository, which is under investigation by the Office of Fair Trading, is facing strong opposition from book retailers and publishers.
The Bookseller – 2011-07-07
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 07/07/2011 - 09:06 The Booksellers Association has announced it will formally oppose the merger of Amazon and The Book Depository, with the BA...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-07
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 07/07/2011 - 09:06 The Booksellers Association has announced it will formally oppose the merger of Amazon and The Book Depository, saying that...
AdWeek – 2011-07-05
Amazon is making a move to become even more international. The online bookseller has just acquired the Book Depository International, a U.K. bookseller that distinguishes itself as being home to "the...
AllThingsD – 2011-07-05
Amazon.com has acquired The Book Depository International, a seven-year old online bookseller based in the UK, which also republishes titles that are no longer in print or poorly available.
The Bookseller – 2011-07-04
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Mon, 04/07/2011 - 12:29 Amazon.com has reached an agreement to acquire The Book Depository, the fast-growing online retailer founded by Andrew...
The Bookseller – 2011-07-04
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 04/07/2011 - 16:00 The Book Depository has said it will continue to operate independently of Amazon, as the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said it was...
Boston.com – 2011-06-27
Amazon.com's favorite books for this year so far run the gamut from Fey (FAY') to Z.
The Bookseller – 2011-06-22
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 22/06/2011 - 15:24 Amazon Publishing has bought almost 50 titles from crime author Ed McBain. The retailer's Thomas & Mercer crime imprint will...
PC World – 2011-06-18
As awesome as Kindle Direct Publishing is, it will be crushed by spam if Amazon doesn't take some action to control the amount of junk titles being dumped on it.
Reuters – 2011-06-17
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Spam has hit the Kindle, clogging the online bookstore of the top-selling eReader with material that is far from being book worthy and threatening to undermine Amazon.com...
The Bookseller – 2011-06-16
Publication Date: Thu, 16/06/2011 - 09:20 Angus & Robertson has announced 42 store closures across Australia and has sacked more than 500 staff. The announcement was made on administrator Ferrier...
Poynter. – 2011-06-14
A little over 100 days ago, a community news blog in Rockville, Md., took a big leap. Founder and Publisher Brad Rourke and Editor Cindy Cotte Griffiths moved the entire operation of Rockville...
Reuters – 2011-06-09
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bankrupt Borders Group Inc said it may have to close up to 51 more stores -- including some of its most successful -- as the shrinking bookstore chain struggles to avoid...
The Bookseller – 2011-06-07
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 07/06/2011 - 11:40 Amazon.co.uk has announced that Orange Prize shortlisted author Emma Donoghues Room (Picador) is leading sales on the website...
The Bookseller – 2011-06-02
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 02/06/2011 - 09:20 Borders stores in Australia will cease to exist in two weeks as the remaining stores were given their final death knell yesterday...
The Bookseller – 2011-06-02
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 02/06/2011 - 07:50 Borders stores in Australia will cease to exist in two weeks as the remaining stores were given their final death knell yesterday...
The Sydney Morning Herald – 2011-06-02
The last nine Borders stores in Australia will close after no buyers could be found for the bookseller chain, the administrator said today.
The Sydney Morning Herald – 2011-05-30
ADMINISTRATORS for the troubled book retailers Borders and Angus & Robertson have warned both chains may close if buyers can't be found.
The Bookseller – 2011-05-26
Written By: Gayle Feldman Publication Date: Thu, 26/05/2011 - 08:52 Thriller writer Barry Eisler, who turned his back on a two-book deal for half a million dollars from St Martins Press, has...
Editor & Publisher – 2011-05-26
Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch announced the new Nook, aimed at "those turned off by buttons."
San Francisco Chronicle – 2011-05-25
(05-24) 16:48 PDT SEATTLE, (AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. is selling an ad-laden version of its Kindle 3G e-reader, which has wireless service for downloading books. Amazon said late Tuesday...
The Bookseller – 2011-05-25
Publication Date: Wed, 25/05/2011 - 14:24 Amazon is to open a new customer service centre in Edinburgh this August, with one of its roles to handle technical support for the Kindle. The move will...
AdWeek – 2011-05-25
Earlier in the week, Amazon announced that it was hiring Laurence Kirshbaum, the former CEO of Time Warner Book Group, to head a new publishing imprint. This seems like an odd time for Amazon to be...
The Bookseller – 2011-05-25
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 25/05/2011 - 09:23 Amazon.com has created a 3G version of its cheapest Kindle after it become the companys bestselling e-reader. The internet...
The Bookseller – 2011-05-24
Written By: Gayle Feldman Publication Date: Tue, 24/05/2011 - 09:41 Responses to Amazon.com's hire of Laurence Kirshbaum as publisher have varied from worried to fear of a "dampening" effect on...
The Bookseller – 2011-05-23
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Mon, 23/05/2011 - 09:54 Amazon.com has hired publishing big hitter Laurence Kirshbaum to run its New York Publishing office. read more
Publishers Weekly – 2011-05-23
Booksellers attending the Canadian Booksellers Association's National Conference in Toronto, May 1315, were introduced to innovations from two Canadian companies designed to help bricks-and-mortar...
L.A. Times – 2011-05-20
The surge in e-book sales by Amazon is in keeping with the publishing industry's trend toward digital books and away from hardcover and paperback copies.Amazon.com now sells more digital books than...
BusinessWeek – 2011-05-20
Amazon.com Inc., the largest online retailer, said sales of electronic books have overtaken those of printed versions for the first time, a sign of the growing dominance of its Kindle digital reader.
AdWeek – 2011-05-20
While the Rapture isnt scheduled to occur until Saturday, according to members of certain religious fringe groups, it looks like doomsday has come early for publishers of print books. Amazon...
The New York Times – 2011-05-20
Amazon.com said that it sold 105 e-books for every 100 printed books, a milestone that its chief executive, Jeff Bezos, said had occurred sooner than expected.
Boston.com – 2011-05-20
For the second straight year, independent booksellers will have good news to share as they gather with the rest of the publishing industry for BookExpo America.
PC World – 2011-05-20
It happened. Amazon says e-book sales have surpassed physical book sales on Amazon.com.
AllThingsD – 2011-05-20
As a former Amazon Associate, I can tell you that a great many sales of Kindle Books are for the 99¢ complete Dickens, etc. Movie critic and Web publisher Roger Ebert, providing some context...
Reuters – 2011-05-19
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday that it now sells more digital e-books than paper books and that its recently introduced lower-priced Kindle e-reader is outselling other versions...
The Bookseller – 2011-05-19
Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Thu, 19/05/2011 - 09:59 Amazon has told US publishers that it will begin accepting digital files in the ePub format in the near future and will also allow...
The Bookseller – 2011-05-19
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 19/05/2011 - 10:00 The percentage of e-book purchases has dropped back from the high of the post-Christmas period, falling to 2.5% of all book...
The Bookseller – 2011-05-18
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 18/05/2011 - 14:47 Amazon.com has announced the launch of its second publishing imprint this month, with Thomas & Mercer to focus on mysteries and...
The New York Times – 2011-05-14
In a new book, Edward Humes tells how a former river-rafting guide convinced Wal-Mart to change its environmental policies.
AllThingsD – 2011-05-09
Last week Fortune published a deep dive into Apple, then made sure that many people who would care about it couldn't read it. It's an experiment.
AllThingsD – 2011-05-05
Amazon.com Inc. is expanding its fast-growing publishing business with a new line of romance books, its latest quest for original content to distinguish its print and digital bookselling services.
The Bookseller – 2011-05-05
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 05/05/2011 - 09:08 Amazon.com has launched its fourth imprint, focusing on romance, as it continues to hire across its publishing business. Montlake...
The Bookseller – 2011-05-03
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 03/05/2011 - 08:30 High street retailer Argos intends to increase its online book range from 500 to 5,000 titles over the next month. The chain...
The Bookseller – 2011-04-27
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 27/04/2011 - 09:39 Amazon.com has reported a steep drop in profit despite boosting sales by over a third. Amazon.co.uk also revealed that one print...
AllThingsD – 2011-04-26
A few weeks ago a postdoc in my lab logged on to Amazon to buy the lab an extra copy of Peter Lawrences The Making of a Fly a classic work in developmental biology that we and most other...
The New York Times – 2011-04-26
The publisher of The Kansas City Star and The Miami Herald didn't escape the continued downturn in the newspaper business.
EContent Magazine – 2011-04-26
Posted in ArticleYesterday's announcement that Kindle will be partnering with OverDrive to make Kindle editions available through libraries raised plenty of questions--especially in light of recent...
San Francisco Chronicle – 2011-04-22
(04-22) 06:14 PDT New York, NY (AP) -- Amazon.com struggled Friday morning to restore computers used by other major websites such as Reddit as an outage stretched beyond 24 hours. Though better known...
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