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Want to know about the business side of things from booksellers such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Chapters/Indigo and Waterstone’s? We have the latest coverage and industry news.

Banned, Buried & Burnt: Book Censorship on the Rise

“Can you tell me, does equity and inclusion, also include incestuous relationships?”…

Japan’s Book and Bed Tokyo is a bookstore where you can stay the night

Imagine getting to stay in a hotel that also doubles up as…
The Rise of The Dragon by George R. R. Martin

George R. R. Martin’s The Rise of The Dragon announced, due out later this year

Legendary writer George R. R. Martin has revealed more details pertaining to…

Barnes & Noble Embraces BookTok

BookTok is a hashtag where passionate readers share all about their favorite…
Brandon Sanderson Kickstarter page screenshot

Brandon Sanderson breaks record, launches most funded Kickstarter ever

If you’re into fantasy novels, chances are you’re more than just aware…

Amazon is shutting down all of their physical bookstores

Amazon plans on shutting down all 24 of their bookstores in the…

Blackwell’s Books has been sold to Waterstones

Blackwell’s Books has been the largest independent bookstore in the United Kingdom…

The updated Tolkien website is a tell-all about the famous English author and scholar

The Tolkien Estate today announced the launch of an official website that…

Britney Spears to publish her memoir in a deal worth $15m

Think you know all about Britney Spears? Maybe not, and that is…

US Bookstore sales increased by 28% in 2021

Bookstore sales in the United States recovered from the pandemic that hit…

Audiobook and ebook sales account for 17% of HarperCollins Revenue

In the last three months of 2021, which include the critically important…

Rakuten Kobo offering exciting discounts on Kobo e-reader and e-book at Taipei Animation Festival

The 2022 Taipei International Animation Festival and the Reading Citizen Book Fair…

The worst self-publishing company has been sold to Draft2Digital

Smashwords is an independent self-publishing company that has been in business for…

IDW to lose GI Joe and Transformers license by year end

IDW Publishing has been one of the key players in the world…

Will AI writers eventually render authors of today defunct?

Content is the lifeblood of the internet, toppling over traditional forms of…

Book sales in the United Kingdom are booming

Book sales in the UK are soaring. Over 212 million titles were…

Booksellers face the heat in Nigeria as economy faces downturn

Print books might reign supreme in most parts of the world though…
Streets of Sandvik by WojtekFus

Break into the high fantasy genre with these reads

A few weeks ago, we talked about some of the best books…

6 Tips To Help You Save Money While Shopping For Books

In the past, books used to be extremely valuable items that were…

Amazon forced to remove ratings, reviews of Chinese president’s book

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s book, The Governance of China is in the…
Scribd Year in Review: Reading trends in 2021

Scribd shares the top reading trends of 2021

The year is drawing to a close, allowing many of us to…

Indigo Books records a 16.3% profit in the past three months

Indigo Books and Music has reported that in the past three months,…

Publishers continue to see strong book sales

The major publishers continue to see strong book sales all over the…