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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.

Consumers Warned Against “Showrooming”

A name has been given to an evil that plagues independent bookstores,…

Amazon Starts Collecting Sales Tax in Indiana, Nevada, and Tennessee

Amazon is now officially collecting sales tax on all online orders placed…

Marvel Suspends Single Issue Comic Sales to Chapters and Indigo

Marvel has officially acknowledged the suspension of single issue comic sales to…

Barnes and Noble & Books-A-Million Stop Selling Marvel Comics

Barnes and Noble and Books-A-Million have confirmed to Good e-Reader that they…

What’s Up with Amazon Royalties Coming Down?

The debate over the most recent accusations about how Amazon is destroying…

Elevating Amazon to a Divine Status

As news came out that Amazon’s stock has reached an all-time high–only…

Amazon’s List of Bestselling Titles of 2013

While retailers around the world–both in the book industry and out of…

eBook Prices Still a Sensitive Issue for Authors, Publishers

As more and more holiday shoppers scramble to finish up their holiday…

Judge Throws Out Conspiracy Case Against Amazon, Publishers

At the same time five of the then-Big Six publishers and Apple…

Quebec’s Book Price Fixing Law Can Ruin the Book Economy

The government of Quebec has gone forward with a law that was…

Amazon Australia a Source of Concern to Booksellers, Publishers

Every time Amazon branches out into a new territory, concerned booksellers, publishers,…

Price Fixing Monitor Blasted by Apple for Legal Fee Extortion

The Justice Department came down hard on Apple for the agency pricing…

eBooks Continue to Set Sales Records for Hachette

Some industry watchers have noted the recent tapering off of digital sales…

eBooks Account for 22% of Revenue at HarperCollins

Harpercollins has just reported their latest quarterly results, which are the first…

Flagship Toronto Chapters Bookstore to Close

In 1999 Chapters moved into the The Runnymede theatre that was first…

Bookstores Express Disdain with Amazon Source

Indie bookstores in the US and UK are expressing a massive amount…

The Beginning of the End for Indigo Books in Canada

Chapters and Indigo has announced another quarterly loss of ten million dollars…

Amazon Announces New Plan to Battle Kobo to Sell e-Readers and eBooks in Independent Bookstores

Over the course of the last few years Kobo has been the…

Kobo e-Readers and Tablets to be Available at 60 Eason Locations in Ireland

Kobo has just signed off on an agreement to their entire line…

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2 Now at Big W and Dick Smith

The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2 is making its way over to Australia…

Indigo Releases Book Shopping App for iOS and Android

Indigo has just unveiled a new shopping experience for iOS and Android.…

Brussels Vote Might Eliminate the VAT on eBooks in the UK

The EU is having a vote in Brussels this week that might…

Book Distribution in Russia Enhanced via Ingram

Ingram has expanded their Global Connect Group into Russia with a new…