Amazon currently operates 14 different imprints and they focus on everything from translated works to mysteries. Thousands of these titles are normally only found in the e-book format, because many bookstores have utterly refused to stock them. This prompted Amazon to open up a physical bookstore in Seattle that seeks to legitimize their various imprints in the book selling … [Read more...] about Why the Amazon Bookstore Helps Legitimize their Imprints
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Amazon Books Opens in Seattle
Amazon has been planning on launching a retail bookstore since 2012, when Good e-Reader first broke the news. Amazon had to put their operation on hold because they had to first work out the logistics of running physical bookstore. This was accomplished by opening up a series of university textbook stores over the last few years in the United States. They It looks like all of … [Read more...] about Amazon Books Opens in Seattle
The Best eBooks of 2015
2015 has been an amazing year for literature and a number of notable books have been released. If you are looking for a gift for the upcoming holidays or just a new read, our top 10 bestseller list is for you.The Girl On the TrainBy Paula Hawkins Everyone in this book is absolutely terrible, and as a result, this book is a masterpiece in character study and … [Read more...] about The Best eBooks of 2015
How to buy your way onto the New York Times Bestseller List
The New York Times Bestseller list is trusted by hundreds of millions of people to gauge what books are popular with readers all over the US. Sometimes its hard to trust this list when it comes to politicians running for office. They buy their own books in vast quantities to artificially inflate their sales ranking and leverage the bestseller status to push their own … [Read more...] about How to buy your way onto the New York Times Bestseller List
David Lynch to write an Autobiography
David Lynch is one of the most prolific directors of our time and he has been the subject of many books. Authors have penned David Lynch Decoded and an oral history of “Twin Peaks.” Lynch is not content to let other people tell his tale and has decided to sign a deal with Grand Central Publishing. His upcoming book will be entitled “Life & Work” that will be part memoir, part … [Read more...] about David Lynch to write an Autobiography
Adult Coloring Books is the Hot New Segment in Publishing
Adult coloring books is the hottest new segment in publishing and everyone is getting involved. Disney has released a new 3D coloring book based on popular characters, to mainstream celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and George R.R. Martin who have jumped into the fray.The current coloring-book craze was ignited in 2013, when Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford published … [Read more...] about Adult Coloring Books is the Hot New Segment in Publishing
B&N Closes up Shop in the District of Columbia
Barnes and Noble has abandoned the District of Columbia, in Washington DC. The bookseller has proclaimed that they are closing their last retail location this December because of high rent.The DC region has the largest incomes and overall annual expenditures and people are in love with the written word. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the DC region spends the … [Read more...] about B&N Closes up Shop in the District of Columbia
Chapters Plum Points can now be used online
Chapters and Indigo Books are now allowing readers all over Canada to use their Plum rewards points online and within the companies Android and iOS app. What more, is that you can now earn points by buying books online, something you never used to be able to do. The bookseller has also announced that on your birthday you will earn double the points, but you have to opt into … [Read more...] about Chapters Plum Points can now be used online
The Digital Publishing Industry is Thriving in Germany in 2015
The digital publishing industry in Germany is booming and it is having reverberating effects on the way consumers access audiobooks and e-books on their tablets and e-readers.When it comes to e-book sales, the German market is one of the most lucrative in the entire world. In 2014 e-books accounted for 4.3% of all book sales and generated 24.8 million euros.25% of … [Read more...] about The Digital Publishing Industry is Thriving in Germany in 2015
Waterstones will no longer carry Kindle e-Readers
Waterstones, the United Kingdom bookseller, has announced that they are no longer going to carry Kindle e-readers. CEO James Daunt said there had been no sign of a “bounce” in Kindle sales, so the company was “taking the display space back” to use for physical books instead.Many people in the book selling industry were surprised when Daunt and Waterstones forged a … [Read more...] about Waterstones will no longer carry Kindle e-Readers
Self-Publishing Startup Pronoun vies for Indie Authors Attention
Pronoun is a new company launched by the folks at Vook. They want to convince indie authors that they are a better alternative to LULU, Nook Press, Kobo Writing Life and Smashwords. How can a startup basically come out of nowhere and be a compelling value proposition for digitally savvy authors? Simple, they will put you in every major online store and give you 100% of all the … [Read more...] about Self-Publishing Startup Pronoun vies for Indie Authors Attention
Do you Dream of Sleeping Overnight in a Bookstore?
Many serious readers have dreamed about either living in a bookstore or sleeping overnight. You can read whatever you want having access to thousands of books, magazines and newspapers. A bookstore in Japan has listened and are in the process of organizing a sleepover.According to Rocknews "a little over a year ago, someone in Japan tweeted that they would “love to live in … [Read more...] about Do you Dream of Sleeping Overnight in a Bookstore?
Top 10 Best Bookseller Signs
Booksellers have the wittiest signage in order to capture peoples attention or just to standout in the crowd. All over Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom you are likely to run into one. Today, we are going to take a look at the top 10 best bookstore signs.A photo posted by Charlie (@bookmarkedlife) on Sep 4, 2015 at 1:09pm PDTA … [Read more...] about Top 10 Best Bookseller Signs