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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.

Gallery Books’ Belles on Wheels Book Tour Crosses US

Gallery Books‘ seven-city Belles on Wheels book tour kicked off on Friday,…

Smashwords Authors Benefit from B&N eBook Pre-Orders

One of the truths we’ve been hearing from forward-thinking publishing industry experts,…

New Look at How Titles Sell Across Genres

The recent furor caused by Hugh Howey and the team at Author…

New Attacks Against Amazon’s International Expansion

Amazon bashing is nothing new, and it’s certainly a popular topic at…

Saving Bookstores the Old Fashioned Way

As libraries and brick and mortar bookstores, both retail chain and independently…

Wizeo Book Funding Platform Takes Advantage of Video to Increase Exposure

Crowdfunding is certainly not a new idea, with sites like Kickstarter and…

Amazon Signs Landmark Agreement with Giunti al Punto Bookstore

Amazon will be furnishing Giunti al Punto bookstores with Kindle e-readers and helping…

Open Road Media Launches Spanish Language eBook Imprint

An earlier partnership between Open Road Media and Barcelona Digital Editions has…

Bowker Raised the Price of ISBNs, Should Authors Care?

According to some reports, it just became a whole lot more expensive…

HarperCollins Buys Olive Tree Bible Study

Olive Tree is a Christian company, best known for their Bible Study…

BookBaby Adds New Sales Outlet, Faster Royalty Payments

There’s no shortage of companies willing to take an author’s manuscript and…

BookBub Secures Funding to Continue Serving Book Discovery

As authors and publishers alike experiment with the sweet spot for ebook…

Wattpad Gets into the Digital Publishing Game

Wattpad has popularized the notion of serialized digital books on their website.…

PW Interprets Print Sales Data

One of the most common misconceptions surrounding writing and publishing relates to…

Mark Coker’s Indie Author Manifesto

To say that self-publishing has unleashed something profound around the world is…

Can Yuzu Save Barnes and Noble?

Despite the reports and rumors that swirl around bookseller Barnes and Noble,…

Blurb Unveils New Streamlined Tools for Authors

For many self-published authors, the various ebook distribution platforms that have made…

Select Barnes and Noble Bookstores Offering Spanish Storytime

Barnes and Noble has unveiled a new pilot program with a Spanish-language…

World Book Night Unveils eBook Giveaway for 2014

The World Book Night organization is best known for its mission to…

Digital Publishing Startups Vying for $10,000 at BEA

Book Expo America sponsored the first official Hackathon next year, which saw…

Small Business Owner Blocks Amazon’s Purchase of Domain Name

Amazon customers in Sweden will have to wait it out to begin…

First 24 Hour Bookstore Opens in China

Most bookstores in North America and Europe have set business hours. They…

Cleis Press, Penthouse Collaborate on New Line of Erotica eBooks

It took them long enough, but some of the biggest names in…