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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.

New Hunger Games book and movie coming

Suzanne Collins, the acclaimed author behind the Hunger Games series, just announced…

Indigo Goes Private: Sweetened Deal Accepted

Indigo Books & Music Inc. has agreed to a privatization deal, accepting…

Costco to stop selling books year-round

Costco recently announced its decision to significantly reduce regular book offerings in…

Teen Defies Censorship: hands over a copy of Handmaid’s Tale at Grad

At the recent graduation ceremony of the Idaho Fine Arts Academy, Annabelle…

Tipping Points Revisited: Malcolm Gladwell’s New Frontier

Malcolm Gladwell’s upcoming release is generating a lot of buzz. Publisher Little,…
Canada booknet survey

Growing Book Prices: BookNet Canada’s Survey

A 2023 Consumer survey by BookNet Canada highlighted rising prices and buying…
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How Many Books Does An Average American Read?

According to several surveys, the average American reads 12-14 books per year.…

Elvis’s bedside Bible with personal notes up for auction: $37,500

Elvis Presley’s well-used Bible, adorned with gold stamping and bearing signs of…

Author Opens FL Bookstore in response to Book Bans

While they had toyed with the idea of opening a bookstore for…
TikTok bookshelves UK

TikTok Bookshelves to Open Across UK

TikTok is joining forces with the National Literacy Trust (NLT) to “BookTok…
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Most Anticipated Book Sale Hosted By Amazon

Amazon is listening to our silent prayers to bring us a massive…

More Than 4 Billion Books Borrowed Through OverDrive

OverDrive is famous for achieving big feats in the industry. Readers find…

HarperCollins Sales Shake-Up

Mary Beth Thomas, VP and Director of Independent Retail Sales at HarperCollins,…

Beyond Pages: Exploring the World’s most Incredible Book Art

  Get lost in a book- literally Any passionate reader knows that…

Decoding Comic Authentication

People collect comics for many different reasons; nostalgia, artistic appreciation, investment potential,…

Celebrating the Heart of Literature: Independent Bookstore Day

  In the bustling landscape of the literally scene, one unique event…

Rare Superman comic breaks records selling for $6M

Action Comics #1 is iconic for many reasons, but part of what…

End of a family authorship legacy, Babar heir dies

Laurent de Brunhoff, the artist who revived his father’s picture book series…
Al Pacino Memoir

Al Pacino to Publish Memoir

AI Pacino (Alfredo James Pacino), the legendary American actor is set to…

Amazon de-lists Bookwire titles as price negotiation fails

Amazon said e-books distributed by the German digital distribution and publishing services…
books Oscar film adaptation

These Books were made into Oscar-Nominated film adaptations in 2024

Image credit: The Seattle Times Movies based on books often make people…
RuPaul Bookstore

RuPaul Launches Allstora Online Bookstore

Image credit: PEOPLE Recently, RuPaul has co-founded and launched an online books…
Zeenat Bookstore

Piracy Caused Zeenat Bookstore Closure

Last year, New Market’s Zeenat Book Supply shut down on May 1,…